Through playful and creative experientials, this seminar will explore the role of play in developing affect attunement, a critical component in building attachment-focused relationships between both parent and child or therapist and client.
Although we think of play and creativity as relevant for our work with children and young people, those working with adult clients can also explore how to lean into their playfulness and that of their client to enable deeper attunement.
Dr Helen Gedge (RegMBACP; Full Member BAPT)
As a fully qualified counsellor and accredited play therapist, Helen offers short and long-term therapy to children, adolescents, adults, couples and families through her business Hope Street Counselling and Play Therapy. She has worked for many years in schools as a freelance play therapist and offers supervision for play therapists, counsellors and teaching staff.
Helen’s doctorate research took place at a shelter home for families affected by homelessness and violence in Curitiba, Brazil. The title of her research study was ‘Intensive Filial Therapy with Brazilian Mothers and their Children, Victims of Family Violence’. She has also taught part-time as a university lecturer in Counselling and Psychotherapy.
