We know that a diagnosis of childhood or adolescent cancer has a huge impact on the entire family. We also know that the emotional effects can last long after treatment has ended.
We are pleased to launch a new pilot programme to offer families an opportunity to access play therapy for a child or psychotherapy for a teen who has had cancer, or their sibling.
How does the programme work?
We have developed a network of qualified and experienced play therapists / child and adolescent psychotherapists around the country, who can work with children and adolescents (from age 3 to 18). For now, our pilot programme is open to children and young people who are out of treatment or to their siblings at any stage.
We will put you in touch with a play therapist / psychotherapist in your area. If we do not have someone in your area, we’ll do our best to refer you to the appropriate support. We also refer to cancer support centres, some of which offer play therapy and/or child and adolescent psychotherapy.
Parent advice sessions
We can also offer an online parent advice session with a play therapist. This may help you to put some strategies in place that will help and you can then decide if further intervention is needed.
How to apply?
If you feel that your child or teen would benefit from the type of emotional support provided through play therapy or psychotherapy, please complete this short form and we will e in contact shortly.
Feedback from parents
“I just wanted to send a quick email to say thank you so much for enabling our family to participate in the play therapy sessions. My child hugely benefitted from the series of sessions with her play therapist. It was a wonderfully positive experience for her as a sibling and gave her an independent environment and platform to process her feelings about her sibling’s illness.”
