Narges Seif
Registered Play Therapist
Play therapy · Mernda
Play therapy for Mernda 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 Mernda, 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 about 3.5 km from Mernda.
Close to home
Play therapy near Mernda
Mernda families are our close neighbours: our Doreen clinic on Laurimar Boulevard is about 3.5 km away.
Mernda is in the City of Whittlesea, at the end of the Mernda train line, which opened in 2018. Being so close, many Mernda families book after-school and Saturday appointments.
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 Doreen, South Morang and Wollert. 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
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 Mernda 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.
Do you have after-school and Saturday appointments?
Yes. We are open Monday to Saturday, 8am to 6:30pm. After-school times are popular, so let our intake team know your preferred days and times when you enquire.
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 Mernda?
Our Doreen clinic, at Level 1, 1 Laurimar Boulevard, Doreen, about 3.5 km from Mernda. We are open Monday to Saturday, 8am to 6:30pm.
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Book play therapy near Mernda
Call us or complete our referral form. No referral needed.