Welcome to a world where
HEALING begins through PLAY

At our practice, play isn’t just fun — it’s how children speak, heal, and grow. We offer a safe, creative space where children aged 3 and up (including adults) can express themselves, process emotions, and build the tools they need to navigate life’s challenges.

What is
PLAY
THERAPY?

Play therapy is a specialised, evidence-based approach that helps children express and process their inner world through play. While adults use words to com/municate feelings and experiences, children naturally use play. In play therapy, children work with a trained therapist using toys, stories, art, and imaginative activities to “speak” in the way they understand best.

This approach is important because it supports healthy emotional, social, and psychological development. Through play therapy, children can safely explore difficult emotions, build confidence, develop coping skills, improve com/munication, and work through trauma or life changes—often more effectively than traditional talk therapy.

The benefits of Play Therapy?

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Healthy emotional expression

Play Therapy helps children identify, express, and process feelings such as sadness, anger, fear, anxiety, or confusion in a safe and age-appropriate way.
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Stronger confidence and self-esteem

As children explore, problem-solve, and master new skills, they begin to feel more capable and confident, both in and outside the therapy room.
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Improved com/munication skills

Children who struggle to verbalize their emotions gain alternative ways to express themselves — through play, art, storytelling, and symbolism.
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Effective coping skills

Play therapy teaches children how to manage stress, self-regulate, and handle everyday challenges with greater resilience.

Let the parents speak

  • Great with my kids, even my preteen is happy to see her!
    Joy Bryant
  • She poured her heart and soul into her work, healing and coaching others with com/passion and wisdom. Brilliant therapist!
    Rita Property Solutions
  • Elmarie is a kind, thoughtful, intuitive play therapist. And she supports families well.
    Nadia Sanger
  • Meeting Elmarie was an absolute pleasure and a mind opening experience about parenting. She managed to help me a lot with some life change Rocco Russoof my 2 years old child's life.
    Rocco Russo
  • Elmarie is wonderful! And my son James has benefited hugely:) He really loved the sessions, and has enjoyed learning and growing in such a great environment. I would highly recom/mend Elmarie Play Therapy!
    Jessica Magner
  • My daughter really enjoyed her sessions with Elmarie, she is a wonderful and caring person who connected with my daughter almost immediately and helped us through a difficult adjustment. My daughter is feeling alot calmer and has regained her confidence. A huge thank you. Would highly recom/mend Elmarie
    Amy Wentzel
  • We've been working with Elmarie for just over a month, and we are delighted with what we've experienced with her so far. Elmarie is incredibly kind and com/passionate, and I love the methods of therapy she uses. We've already seen some changes in our child since working with her -- I highly recom/mend her for play therapy!
    Tarryn Bento
  • Elmarie is such an amazing play therapist, my 4 year old took to her immediately and keeps asking when she can go to the playroom. She is kind and gentle and can highly recom/mend her.
    Roxy Cullinan
  • Loving and caring! My son is thriving since we started seeing Elmarie!
    Saneli Van Niekerk
  • Elmarie has been working with my twin seven year old boys. She is fantastic. We can see the change in our children. She has regular feedback sessions. We have seen another play therapist before, and there is a huge difference. Would definitely recom/mend Elmarie to any parent!
    Sarah Buerger
  • Very helpful and insightful into the understanding of play therapy
    Meghan Van Wyk
  • Meeting Elmarie has been a real blessing for me and my son. She has helped me to understand my child’s behaviour better and she has supported me to implement changes that have really impacted our lives for the better. Elmarie is an Earth Angel - she has a gentleness that makes everyone com/fortable, and coupled with her vast knowledge in children’s psychology she makes an excellent therapist. I also found that play therapy in itself was a very revealing and helpful way to approach therapy for children.
    Bonnie-Lee O'Keeffe
  • Elmarie has been an absolute blessing in our lives. She is honest, reliable and only has the best interest of the child at heart. We struggled to find someone willing to see our little girl because of her age but, this was no hindrance to Elmarie. I highly recom/mend her because she not only ensures that a relationship is developed with the child but, with the parents as well.
    Loreal Stellenboom
  • Compassionate and caring!
    Rheeder du Plessis

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