MG Play Therapy

04/12/2025

About to take off! On my way to Edinburgh for the second leg of the Clinical Supervision training!

Feeling ready and excited for what I have to learn and catching up with my colleagues and lovely course director.

Edinburgh, here I come!

23/11/2025

Part 2 of the Child and Adolescent Counselling Skills course I was doing, offered by IATE, finished today.
I have just ended my last intensive weekend of training with an assessment day. 🎉
It has been so full on, but exceptionally enriching at the same time.
I'm very tired but excited about all the new skills I had the opportunity to learn and put into practice.
It's been such an amazing journey. I definitely learnt a lot!
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18/11/2025

This is why bedtime stories are important... Keep reading to your little ones... :-) It builds strong emotional bonds and helps the child's brain process language by tuning into the exaggerated rhythms of speech.

When parents read to young children their neural patterns begins to align, an experience no screen can match

06/11/2025

This morning, I received very fantastic news and I've been feeling very bouncy and cheerful ever since. I felt I had to channel all of my energy and happiness. This quick drawing captures how I am feeling right now.

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30/10/2025

Last year, I joined the Certificate in Child and Adolescent Counselling Skills course run by The Institute for Arts in Therapy and Education (IATE) and Dr Margot Sunderland.

The course is split into two parts, and I am delighted to share that I've successfully completed and passed the assessment for Part One and have been awarded a Certificate in Child and Adolescent Mental Health.

It's been an incredibly rewarding journey so far, full of learning, reflection and grow.

I have one more month to go before completing the full course. Roll on the end of November!! 🎉 ☺️

15/10/2025

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11/10/2025

Cards as a tool to help children and teens talk about their lives with the help of a trusted adult who offers understanding, empathy, and gentle enquiry.

They should only be used when the child/teen very clearly wants to engage in the process of talking about their feelings.

Using cards can help a child/teen make the shift from unstoried emotions to a coherent narrative, make sense of painful life experiences and alleviate alexithymia.

02/10/2025

Ta da...

This is the building where I have just started the first block of my training to become a Clinical Supervisor.

A new challenge!!

01/10/2025

Something exciting is happening tomorrow...watch this space!!

I'm feeling playful! 😊

29/09/2025

I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to have more meaningful conversations and interactions with children and teens.

It provides practical skills advice and a brief summary of some of the neuroscience facts that underpin Margot Sunderland's integrative approach.

I would recommend it to anyone who works therapeutically with children.

On top of that, it is very easy to read.

27/09/2025

Today, I started part 2 of the Certificate in Child and Adolescents Counselling Skills run by IATE and CCMH.

On this part 2, I have 3 intensive weekends of training to attend and a final assessment day, before I fully complete the course...and lots of learning opportunities to practise what we are exploring and the skills we are adquiring.

Right now, I feel buzzing, but I am also a bit tired.

I'm looking forward to tomorrow's day of training. Let's see what the day brings!

03/09/2025

Summer is over, and my batteries are fully charged!

As the new academic year begins, I'm looking forward to reconnecting with clients and embracing the fresh challenges, exciting projects, and new opportunities ahead.

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