{"id":31,"date":"2020-09-23T16:30:53","date_gmt":"2020-09-23T15:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blueoctopus-playtherapy.co.uk\/?page_id=31"},"modified":"2021-10-18T20:39:39","modified_gmt":"2021-10-18T19:39:39","slug":"childs-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blueoctopus-playtherapy.co.uk\/?page_id=31","title":{"rendered":"What is Play Therapy and why Blue Octopus?"},"content":{"rendered":"<span itemprop=\"description\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">The ocean\u2019s deep, the ocean\u2019s wide, the ocean has many things inside\u2026 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/blueoctopus-playtherapy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/blue-octopus1-1024x688.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-424\" width=\"549\" height=\"368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blueoctopus-playtherapy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/blue-octopus1-1024x688.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blueoctopus-playtherapy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/blue-octopus1-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blueoctopus-playtherapy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/blue-octopus1-768x516.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blueoctopus-playtherapy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/blue-octopus1-1536x1032.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blueoctopus-playtherapy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/blue-octopus1-2048x1376.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blueoctopus-playtherapy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/blue-octopus1-1200x806.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 549px) 100vw, 549px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Welcome! My name is Paula and I work with children to help them work out things that might be tricky for them. I work using play. My playroom is lots of cool things which children can play with however they want. I called my play therapy sessions Blue Octopus as I think they are very clever, creative and flexible, just like children!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"685\" src=\"http:\/\/blueoctopus-playtherapy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/lost-in-thought-1024x685.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"504\" class=\"wp-image-504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blueoctopus-playtherapy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/lost-in-thought-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blueoctopus-playtherapy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/lost-in-thought-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blueoctopus-playtherapy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/lost-in-thought-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blueoctopus-playtherapy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/lost-in-thought-1536x1028.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blueoctopus-playtherapy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/lost-in-thought-2048x1371.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blueoctopus-playtherapy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/lost-in-thought-1200x803.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/blueoctopus-playtherapy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/pile-on-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"505\" data-link=\"http:\/\/blueoctopus-playtherapy.co.uk\/?attachment_id=505\" class=\"wp-image-505\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blueoctopus-playtherapy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/pile-on-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blueoctopus-playtherapy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/pile-on-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blueoctopus-playtherapy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/pile-on-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blueoctopus-playtherapy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/pile-on-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blueoctopus-playtherapy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/pile-on-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blueoctopus-playtherapy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/pile-on-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"579\" src=\"http:\/\/blueoctopus-playtherapy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/cyring-1024x579.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"506\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/blueoctopus-playtherapy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/cyring-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/blueoctopus-playtherapy.co.uk\/?attachment_id=506\" class=\"wp-image-506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blueoctopus-playtherapy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/cyring-1024x579.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blueoctopus-playtherapy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/cyring-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blueoctopus-playtherapy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/cyring-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blueoctopus-playtherapy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/cyring-1536x869.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blueoctopus-playtherapy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/cyring-2048x1158.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blueoctopus-playtherapy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/cyring-1200x679.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3>The Playroom<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/blueoctopus-playtherapy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/53860976_309629189743660_1740889672592130048_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-122\" width=\"230\" height=\"172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blueoctopus-playtherapy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/53860976_309629189743660_1740889672592130048_n.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blueoctopus-playtherapy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/53860976_309629189743660_1740889672592130048_n-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><figcaption>A picture of me drawn by a child!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The playroom is a bit different from home and school. There are fewer rules. As long the things and people in the room aren&#8217;t hurt or damaged, children can play as they wish. I try to make it a place that children feel safe to express what they need to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Play Therapy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I have made a video to tell you about who I am and how I work in the playroom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"http:\/\/blueoctopus-playtherapy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/20201008_145024.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>The Things in the Room<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/blueoctopus-playtherapy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/20201012_145112-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-266\" width=\"292\" height=\"219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blueoctopus-playtherapy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/20201012_145112-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blueoctopus-playtherapy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/20201012_145112-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blueoctopus-playtherapy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/20201012_145112-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blueoctopus-playtherapy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/20201012_145112-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blueoctopus-playtherapy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/20201012_145112-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blueoctopus-playtherapy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/20201012_145112-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 292px) 100vw, 292px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In my playroom children can draw and paint, write, use clay or make little worlds with figures and a big sand tray. They can move, dance, shout, sing and play music. Or they could sit quietly or make a cosy, soft den. They can also choose not to play or to do anything at all. Children can use puppets and are allowed to &#8216;sword&#8217; fight. They can shout if they want to too!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, below is a video of some of the things that children might play with in the room, if they wish to. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"http:\/\/blueoctopus-playtherapy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/birds-vid-3.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3><strong>Some Resources<\/strong> for Young People to Use<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Guided Relaxation<\/strong>: If you sometimes find it hard to get calm and still, have a listen to <a href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/childsmind\/episodes\/A-visualisation-for-children-about-creating-a-safe-space-ebit5c\">this <\/a>which might help feel more relaxed.<\/li><li><strong>How Our Brains Work!: <\/strong>Watch <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/eVhWwciaqOE\">this video<\/a> which explains how our brains work and what happens when we get frightened or cross!<\/li><li><strong>Play Therapy:<\/strong> Grown ups can find out more about play therapy <a href=\"http:\/\/blueoctopus-playtherapy.co.uk\/?page_id=22\">here<\/a>.<\/li><li><strong>Stories:<\/strong> Lastly, if you want to listen to some stories, visit my <a href=\"https:\/\/peasinapodstories.co.uk\/homepage\/\">storytelling site<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/blueoctopus-playtherapy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Dr_Seuss_Quote-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-115\" width=\"217\" height=\"130\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"excerpt\"><span itemprop=\"description\">The ocean\u2019s deep, the ocean\u2019s wide, the ocean has many things inside\u2026 Welcome! 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