Beyond the Horizon Charity provides therapeutic services to children and families in Birmingham after bereavement, loss and domestic abuse. We are very grateful to the The Pixel Fund for awarding us a grant to support our Play Therapy work with children across the city.
Play Therapy is particularly effective for younger children because it aligns with their natural way of communicating and expressing emotions. Young children often struggle with verbal expression and abstract thinking. Play Therapy uses simple activities, to help them start to process their emotions and experiences, often through subconscious metaphors and images of play. Therapists use items such as art and craft materials, dressing up props, sand and water, clay, small figures and animals, and musical instruments to enable children to express themselves.
Through Play Therapy children build resilience, confidence and self esteem. Their sense of isolation reduces as they start to connect more with those around them.