Play and sand therapy in Cantonese and English is available at SJCS for children and teens by our trained and academically qualified therapists who utilize play activities and sand box materials in counselling. Play and sand therapy are effective with kids and teens:

1. Self-discovery: play therapy can trigger both an emotional catharsis and a greater sense of cognitive awareness with a person's thoughts, feelings and behavioral patterns that have blocked developmental growth in children and teens, and psychosocial growth in adults;

2. Personal Fulfillment: arising from the creative and analytical aspects of play therapy, clients can further develop their self-esteem and self-worth personality elements to build their confidence and sense of direction in life (school, family or work);

3. Empowerment: play therapy can assist people in visualizing their emotions and thoughts that sometimes they cannot express verbally, eventually allowing clients to gain a sense of self-control over emotions and thoughts they once were afraid of;

4. Relaxation-stress relief: when used alone and/or with other forms of healthcare practices, sand and play therapy can help reduce certain types of acute and chronic stress;

5. Creativity and Imagination: play therapy can assist people in unleashing certain blockages and other obstacles that hinder the creative element that is in all our personalities. Some of us are more creative in storytelling, some in public speaking, still others in building things, or other skill areas such as acting, teaching, marketing, research and problem solving;

6. Personal healing: stress disorders, traumatic events, and cognitive disorientations have also been effectively treated with sand and play therapy, especially those children and teens who have experienced traumatic events in their growing-up years.

For further information, please contact us at info@sjcshk.com. All inquiries are confidential and we are a children-teenager friendly counselling centre.