Katie Conway Play Therapy

Katie Conway Play Therapy Play Therapy Practice based in Gorey, Co. Wexford.

Pop Up Messy Play Sessions ✨These pop-up sensory/messy play classes are a gentle, playful space for little ones to explo...
28/04/2026

Pop Up Messy Play Sessions ✨

These pop-up sensory/messy play classes are a gentle, playful space for little ones to explore, create, connect and get messy, with their grown-up close by 🤍

📍 KCC, Kilanerin Community Centre
📅 Saturday, 9th May
🕥 10.30am & 1.30pm sessions
👶 Ages 10 months–3 years

Booking is essential —

10.30am session:
https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/sensorymessy-play-1030am-session-tickets-1988310168237?aff=oddtdtcreator

1.30pm session:
https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/sensorymessy-play-130pm-session-tickets-1988312093997?aff=oddtdtcreator

27/04/2026

Healing doesn’t always look big or obvious.
Sometimes it looks like this… quiet moments, paint, toys, a child just being.

In play therapy, children don’t have to sit and explain how they feel. They get to show it in ways that feel natural to them, through play. It’s gentle, it meets them at their level, and it goes at their pace.

This is where they start to feel safe.
This is where their nervous system settles.
This is where healing can begin 🤍

Play isn’t “just play”, it’s a child’s language 💛

This is a child known to me personally. I don’t take or share images of clients to protect their privacy and the therapeutic space.

I’m delighted to be offering this Play Therapy Ireland approved CPD ✨Setting Up in Private Practice: A Practical Guide f...
15/04/2026

I’m delighted to be offering this Play Therapy Ireland approved CPD ✨

Setting Up in Private Practice: A Practical Guide for Play Therapists is designed to support you in opening and running your own practice in a way that feels clear, manageable, and sustainable.

If you’ve been thinking about going into private practice (or are newly set up), this training will walk you through the actual steps—without the overwhelm.

We’ll cover:
• How to get started and what you actually need
• Choosing the right structure for your business
• Insurance, safeguarding & essential requirements
• Managing tax, money & records in a doable way
• Setting fees, boundaries & sustainable ways of working
• Practical systems to keep your practice organised and running smoothly
• Supports available to you along the way

My aim is to help play therapists feel more confident stepping into private practice, so they can focus on supporting the children and families they work with 🌿

📅 Wednesday 20th May
⏰ 7–9pm via Zoom
🎓 2 CPD points
💻 €50 + booking fee

Book via link in bio or QR code on the poster ✨

✨ Wild Minds Camp ✨A therapeutic, play-based summer camp for children 🤍Across the week, we’ll explore our wild minds — h...
14/04/2026

✨ Wild Minds Camp ✨

A therapeutic, play-based summer camp for children 🤍

Across the week, we’ll explore our wild minds — how they work, how they feel, and how we can express what’s going on inside through play, creativity and movement 🌿

Children will have the opportunity to engage in:
• messy and sensory play
• creative arts (drawing, painting, clay)
• movement and active play
• outdoor play and exploration
• small world and imaginative play
• gentle group games and connection

All within a safe, child-led and relaxed setting, supported by qualified play therapists 🤍

Wild Minds Camp is suitable for all children — whether they are full of energy, more reserved, highly creative, or simply need a space to be themselves.

It may be especially supportive for children who:
• feel overwhelmed in busy environments
• need time to settle or warm up
• experience big feelings
• would benefit from a boost in confidence or connection

Through play and gentle support, children are given space to:
• understand their thoughts and feelings
• build confidence at their own pace
• express themselves in ways that feel natural
• develop emotional regulation
• connect with others in a safe, supported way 🤍

📍 KCC, Kilanerin
📅 14–17 July
👶 Ages 4–7: 9am–12pm
👧 Ages 8–12: 12.30pm–3.30pm
🏷️ €160

Limited spaces available ✨

To book:
📧 playtherapykatie@gmail.com
📧 nurturingheartsplaytherapy@gmail.com

26/02/2026

This work is rooted in knowing that children don’t need fixing, they need to be met with presence and understanding.

That’s why play therapy is held with care 🤍

25/02/2026

Play therapy offers children a gentle, child-led space to explore the big things, the small things, and the things words can’t quite reach 🤍

✨ What is Play Therapy? ✨Play therapy recognises play as a child’s natural way of expressing themselves. When words are ...
17/02/2026

✨ What is Play Therapy? ✨

Play therapy recognises play as a child’s natural way of expressing themselves. When words are hard to find, play, art, and creative expression allow thoughts, feelings, and experiences to be shared safely and meaningfully.

Sessions take place in a calm, supportive, and non-judgemental environment where children are met with empathy, understanding, and attunement. The therapist tunes into each child’s emotional and nervous system cues, responding to their pace and needs, helping their nervous system feel safer and more settled over time. The therapy is child-led, meaning children can explore what feels important to them at a pace that feels manageable and safe. There is no pressure to talk or perform,the focus is on relationship, trust, and emotional safety.

Through this process, play therapy supports children to process challenges, build emotional resilience, develop self-regulation and self-awareness, and experience healthy relational connection. This helps strengthen emotional regulation, problem solving skills, and a child’s sense of agency and self-worth.

Play therapy can be supportive for children experiencing anxiety, emotional overwhelm, grief, changes within their family, difficulties with friendships, low confidence, or the effects of stressful or traumatic experiences, including times of transition. It can be supportive even when those experiences are difficult for children to put into words ❤️

This page has been here for a while, and as more people have found it, it felt important to reintroduce myself 🤍My name ...
13/02/2026

This page has been here for a while, and as more people have found it, it felt important to reintroduce myself 🤍

My name is Katie, and I’m a play therapist based in Gorey. I primarily work with children aged 4–12, offering a non-directive play therapy service. Sessions are gentle, creative, and pressure-free, allowing children to express themselves in ways that feel safe and natural to them.

I work with children who may be experiencing anxiety or worries, difficulties with emotional regulation, big feelings that are hard to put into words, changes within their family, or challenges with confidence, friendships, or transitions. Some children come to play therapy because something specific has happened, while others come because things feel overwhelming, even if they can’t quite explain why.

Before qualifying as a play therapist in 2024, my work included various roles within health and social care settings, where I supported both adults and children and families across a range of environments. This background shaped how seriously I hold care, responsibility, and the influence adults have in children’s lives.

Alongside my professional journey, my own lived experience has played a big part in shaping the way I understand care. It has influenced how attuned I am to children’s needs and why safety, trust, and being genuinely listened to matter so deeply to me. I’ve learned that small, consistent moments of care can have a lasting impact.

I’m someone who values depth over quick fixes, authenticity over perfection, and presence over pressure. I believe children need adults who can move at their pace, notice what’s underneath behaviour, and offer steadiness when things feel hard.

I’ll be using this page to share more of me, my work, and gentle, helpful insights for parents and caregivers. I hope this space feels informative, supportive, and real , whether you’re new here or have been following along since the start ❤️

✉️ For any enquiries, please email playtherapykatie@gmail.com

Officially Accredited Play and Creative Arts Therapist 💕 I’m delighted to share that I am now an Accredited Play and Cre...
28/11/2025

Officially Accredited Play and Creative Arts Therapist 💕

I’m delighted to share that I am now an Accredited Play and Creative Arts Therapist with PTIrl, following my qualification last May.

Accreditation is a step beyond becoming qualified. It is professional recognition that I meet the standards set out by PTIrl (Play Therapy Ireland), aligned with PTUK’s ethical, clinical and safeguarding framework.

To become accredited, I needed to complete:
✨ A minimum of 250 post-qualifying clinical hours (I’m well beyond this)
✨ Regular clinical supervision with an approved supervisor
✨ Demonstrated competency across PTIrl/PTUK standards
✨ Adherence to strict regulations, safeguarding rules & ethical guidelines

My annual membership also requires:
🌿 Ongoing CPD to make sure my practice stays current, safe and evidence-based
🌿 Continued clinical supervision, which supports reflective, high quality therapeutic work.

Whilst I reached my clinical hours a while ago, I just recently got around to submitting the application and this accreditation reflects the steady, meaningful work I’ve been doing since qualifying.

I am also a proud member of IPTCA (Irish Play Therapy Community Association), a community of trained play therapists in Ireland who advocate for professional standards, ethical practice, and child-centred therapeutic support. Being part of IPTCA means I’m connected to a network that prioritises competence, integrity, and the protection of the profession as a whole.

In a profession where I work in private practice and practice solo, it’s essential to stay connected, accountable and supported. Accreditation, membership and supervision ensure that I am never truly working alone,I am part of a wider professional network that upholds safety, ethics and best practice for every child I meet.

Thank you to everyone who has supported me on this journey, especially the l children who make this work so meaningful ❤️

☀️ Out of Office ☀️ Thank you so much for your continued business and support this academic year. I’m officially on annu...
13/06/2025

☀️ Out of Office ☀️

Thank you so much for your continued business and support this academic year. I’m officially on annual leave now and taking some time to rest and recharge 🌿

I’ll be back replying to messages and emails from the 30th June but for anything urgent, feel free to email me at playtherapykatie@gmail.com 🤍

🌀 “You’re okay.”It’s something we often say without thinking—out of love, out of hope, out of our own discomfort.But whe...
01/06/2025

🌀 “You’re okay.”
It’s something we often say without thinking—out of love, out of hope, out of our own discomfort.

But when a child is overwhelmed, scared, or hurt, those two little words can quietly shut down something important:
🌱 the chance to feel,
🌱 to express,
🌱 and to make sense of what’s happening inside.

When we rush to reassure—“You’re okay,” “It’s not a big deal,”—we can unintentionally send the message that their feelings are wrong or too much.

Instead, what if we paused?
What if we said,
✨ “That was really loud—did it startle you?”
✨ “I see you’re upset. I’m right here.”
✨ “That felt big, didn’t it?”

Validation creates space.
Space to feel.
To trust themselves.
To know their emotions are safe to bring into relationship.

Because feeling not okay is okay.
And when it’s safe to feel, healing and resilience can grow. 💛

29/05/2025

Sensory Cinema Time...

Movies@Gorey have reached out to advised that they will be holding a sensory-friendly screening of Peppa Meets the Baby, Cinema Experience this Sunday, June 1st at 1:30pm. 🐷👶
This screening is designed with our children’s needs in mind:

Lower sound levels
Soft lighting throughout the film
Rated G | Runtime: 66 mins
Ticket Options:
• Ticket Only – €6.00
• Ticket + Munchbox – €10.00
• Ticket + Medium Combo – €12.00

This is a great opportunity for families to enjoy the cinema in a relaxed and supportive environment.

Please share.

Address

Wellbrook House, Railway Road
Gorey
Y25T6W2

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