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Play Therapy at NeuroInclusive Education Group

Playing in Nursery

Play Therapy provides a safe, structured way for children and young people to explore feelings, build regulation, and rehearse new skills through play. Our service is bespoke. We design each programme around the learner’s interests, neuroprofile, and goals, and we work closely with families, schools, and multidisciplinary teams so support is consistent across home and education settings.

What We
Offer

Who we support

We work with children and young people who benefit from a playful, low-demand route into therapeutic work, including learners with autism, ADHD, PDA profiles, developmental trauma, attachment needs, speech and language needs, sensory processing differences, and anxiety or school-based distress.

Clinical governance and safeguarding

All therapists are qualified, insured, supervised, and follow our safeguarding policy and local reporting pathways. We agree consent, information-sharing, and safe-contact arrangements at the outset. Risk is reviewed continually, with clear escalation to the DSL, school DSL, or statutory services where required.

Family and professional collaboration

Parents and carers are partners. We offer short coaching touchpoints, simple co-regulation plans, and practical strategies that translate therapy gains into the home routine. With consent, we liaise with SENCOs, EPs, SLTs, OTs, CAMHS, and social care so the plan sits neatly inside wider support and any EHCP.

How a bespoke programme works

  • Referral and triage to understand need, risk, and desired outcomes.

  • A short assessment phase to identify play themes, sensory needs, communication preferences, and accommodations.

  • A tailored plan setting frequency, duration, goals, and co-regulation strategies.

  • Regular sessions using directive and non-directive approaches, creative media, and sensory tools that match the learner’s profile.

  • Review points to adjust pace, goals, and generalisation into daily routines

Measuring progress and reporting

We define a small set of functional targets and track change across sessions using observational notes, simple rating scales, and goal-attainment measures that make sense to the family. You receive brief updates and, where needed, formal summary reports for reviews, EHCP evidence, or tribunal bundles.

Access, funding, and practicalities

Provision is available in school, at home, or in suitable community venues. Session length and frequency are flexible to energy and sensory needs. Funding can be through private clients, Local Authority maintained provision, EHCP personal budgets, or EOTAS packages. We also deliver high-quality virtual parent coaching where direct work is not appropriate.

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