Dear Soul Play & Creative Therapy offer the following services
I work in school settings, and can offer school contracts on a regular basis, where I offer 1-1 play therapy, group play therapy, parent sessions, staff workshops, & parent /carer workshops.
I am also contracted with a Local Authority to provide individual play therapy support on request.
I offer creative, grounding, and supportive clinical supervision. Supervision which is centred around ethical principles, standards, creativity, and theory. If you are looking for play therapy supervision, I offer a free 40 minute consultation to support the decision making process.
All services are subject to availability and sometimes I work with a waiting list. All enquiries are welcome.
For further information, and a free no obligation visit (to school), or free telephone consultation for individual work, contract commissions, and supervision enquiries, please contact me at susan@dearsoultherapy.co.uk, please see contacts page.
Compliances
A registered and regulated profession
Play Therapy is a regulated profession, look for a therapist registered with either PTUK, PTI, or BAPT.
Play Therapists have to complete
*Post Graduate qualification,
*attend regular Clinical Supervision,
*complete ongoing professional development courses (CPD),
*hold insurance,
*be ICO registered (in the UK), and are GDPR compliant.
*Enhanced DBS
*Uphold professional standards and ethical practice
PTUK
The most longstanding regulatory body for play therapy in the UK. They also have a worldwide division Play Therapy International (PTI).
PTUK hold a register of suitably qualified play therapists, accredited and assured by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
https://www.professionalstandards.org.uk/
https://playtherapyregister.org.uk/
Qualifications & Training
Susan Nostelthaller, therapist at Dear Soul Play & Creative Therapy, holds the following:
BA (hons) in Sociology & Social Policy (The University of Sheffield)
Post Graduate Diploma in Social Work (DipSW, The University of Wales)
Post Graduate Certificate in Therapeutic Play Skills (University of Ireland, Galway)
Post Graduate Diploma in Play & Creative Therapy (Leeds Beckett University, Distinction)
PQ Certificate in Clinical Supervision, with trainee practice status.
Theraplay (level one)
Training also completed with:
Anna Freud Centre, London & the Trauma UK Council
Brooks
Lucy Faithful Foundation
Margot Sunderland, Dan Hughes,
Safeguarding & Prevent