Narges Seif
Registered Play Therapist
Play therapy · Eltham
Play therapy for Eltham families
Play is how children make sense of their world. Our Registered Play Therapists help children work through big feelings and hard experiences, and coach parents to do the same at home.
Registered NDIS providerNearest clinic: DoreenMonday to Saturday, 8am to 6:30pm
Photos from sessions at our Doreen and Craigieburn clinics, shared with families’ consent.
Wonderful Mind offers child-centred play therapy and filial therapy for families in Eltham, at our Doreen clinic. Registered Play Therapists (APPTA) help children with anxiety, anger, trauma, grief, family change and neurodivergence through play, their natural language. Sessions are $193.99 and can be NDIS-funded. Our Doreen clinic is roughly 15 km from Eltham.
Close to home
Play therapy near Eltham
Eltham families see us at our Doreen clinic, roughly 15 km north, and many use telehealth for parent sessions.
Like the eastern part of Doreen, Eltham is in the Shire of Nillumbik. Eltham is on the Hurstbridge train line, but our Doreen clinic isn’t within walking distance of a station, so most Eltham families drive and use telehealth for some sessions to cut down on travel.
Alongside individual sessions, our Play Therapy Social Group runs at our Doreen clinic during school terms, and filial therapy coaches parents to continue therapeutic play at home.
We also see families from Greensborough, Research and Montmorency. Telehealth is available for many sessions.
Doreen clinic
Level 1, 1 Laurimar Boulevard, Doreen VIC 3754
Monday to Saturday, 8am to 6:30pm
How we help
What play therapy can help with
- Big emotions, anger and meltdowns
- Anxiety and separation worries
- Trauma, grief and loss
- Family separation, a new sibling or a move
- Autism and ADHD
- Filial therapy: coaching parents to run therapeutic play at home
- School readiness through play: emotional regulation, following instructions and fine motor skills (pencil grip, drawing, early writing), with parent support
Who you will see
Alicia Grant
Registered Play Therapist
Fees and funding
Play therapy sessions are $193.99 per hour, with the first parent consultation billed as 1.5 hours. Play therapy can be NDIS-funded; it is not covered by Medicare. See all fees.
Questions from Eltham families
What age is play therapy for?
Play therapy suits young children who express themselves best through play, roughly from preschool through primary school. Older children may be better suited to art therapy, music therapy or psychology.
Can parent sessions be held by telehealth from Eltham?
Yes. Parent consultations and filial therapy coaching often work well online, which saves Eltham families a trip. Your child’s own play therapy sessions are usually held in our playroom in Doreen.
What is filial therapy?
Filial therapy trains and supports parents to run special play sessions with their child, strengthening the parent-child relationship.
Where is your nearest clinic to Eltham?
Our Doreen clinic, at Level 1, 1 Laurimar Boulevard, Doreen, roughly 15 km from Eltham. We are open Monday to Saturday, 8am to 6:30pm.
Book play therapy near Eltham
Call us or complete our referral form. No referral needed.