08/04/2026
Supporting Parents & Children Through Play-Based Therapy 💛
Children don’t always have the words to explain big feelings, worries, grief, trauma, or life changes. Often, play is their language.
At The Oak Room for Counselling and Health, we support children and their caregivers using Sand Tray Therapy and Theraplay®-informed interventions to help children process experiences in a way that feels safe, natural, and developmentally appropriate.
How these approaches help:
🧸 Sand Tray Therapy
• Allows children to express thoughts and emotions through symbols and play
• Helps process anxiety, trauma, grief, behavioural challenges, and transitions
• Encourages emotional expression without needing to “talk it all out”
🤍 Theraplay®-informed Therapy
• Strengthens the parent-child connection through playful, attuned interactions
• Builds trust, regulation, confidence, and secure attachment
• Supports the development of a healthy social-emotional brain
When children feel seen, safe, connected, and understood, they are better able to:
✔️ Regulate emotions
✔️ Build healthy relationships
✔️ Develop confidence and resilience
✔️ Improve social and emotional skills
Our goal is not just to reduce challenging behaviours, but to help children and parents create a stronger, more connected relationship that supports lifelong emotional wellbeing.
Now accepting children as young as 3 years old.
The Oak Room for Counselling and Health – Rimbey, AB
Book through our website or contact us to learn more about Sand Tray Therapy and Theraplay®-informed counselling
