Frequently Asked Questions

The waitlist is currently closed. 

Be Me Play Therapy accepts referrals from parents/carers, GPs, other mental health professionals and community service organisations.

If you are a parent ready to refer your child or a professional wanting to refer a client, please download a form and email it to claire@bemeplaytherapy.com.au  

If you have more questions feel free to call or email me to discuss.

Yes. If your child has plan-managed or self-managed NDIS funding, you can access Be Me Play Therapy under the Capacity Building Supports Budget. Contact me for more information. 

PARENT PAY FEES

Initial Parent/Carer Intake & Assessment $160

Play Therapy Session $135

Parent/Carer Consult $115

Written Reports $115 p/h

SERVICE/NDIS PAY FEES

Initial Parent/Carer Intake & Assessment $232.50

Play Therapy Session $165

Parent/Carer Consult $165

Written Reports and Professional Consult $165 p/h

CCPT is considered a medium to long-term intervention. Because each child is unique, there is no 'one size fits all' timeline for Child Centred Play Therapy.  On average, a child will usually require around 25 sessions, but this could be less or more depending on the child's individual circumstances and frequency of attendance.

I will meet with parents/carers every 4-6 weeks to review the child's progress, gather feedback, and assess the treatment plan and goals. When it is determined that the treatment goals have been achieved, an end date will be agreed upon, and the child will be supported to end the therapeutic relationship in a healthy and positive way.  

The frequency and reliability of weekly, scheduled therapy sessions over a period of time, contributes to a feeling of safety and trust that allows the child and therapist to work on a deeper, more effective level. 

Attending therapy weekly, as opposed to less often, is beneficial because it helps make the work more ‘holding’.  If a child (or any client) doesn't feel ‘held’ in therapy they aren’t going to be able to build the kind of trusting and healing relationship which helps rewire their nervous system. Therapeutic holding isn’t about touch or physical holding – instead, it’s about emotional safety. Attending less frequently can really interfere with developing emotional safety, and often children will need to spend time at the beginning of each session re-connecting with their therapist, as opposed to jumping straight into the work.

When a child feels held and emotionally safe enough to connect to their inner self in the context of the therapeutic relationship, then change, growth and healing can really start to happen.