Narges Seif
Registered Play Therapist
Play therapy · Epping
Play therapy for Epping 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 Epping, 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. Epping is roughly 9 km from our Craigieburn clinic and 10 km from our Doreen clinic.
Close to home
Play therapy near Epping
Epping sits between our two clinics: roughly 9 km from Craigieburn and 10 km from Doreen.
Epping is in the City of Whittlesea and is home to the Northern Hospital. Because both clinics are a similar distance away, Epping families usually choose the one that fits best with school, kinder or work.
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 Lalor, Wollert and South Morang. 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 Epping 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.
Which clinic should Epping families choose?
Whichever is easier for your family. Our Craigieburn clinic is roughly 9 km from Epping and our Doreen clinic about 10 km. When you enquire, our intake team will check which clinicians and appointment times are available at each.
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 Epping?
Both are a similar distance away. Our Craigieburn clinic, at 35 Craigieburn Road, Craigieburn, is roughly 9 km from Epping, and our Doreen clinic, at Level 1, 1 Laurimar Boulevard, Doreen, is about 10 km. We are open Monday to Saturday, 8am to 6:30pm.
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Book play therapy near Epping
Call us or complete our referral form. No referral needed.