Play therapy · Roxburgh Park

Play therapy for Roxburgh Park 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: CraigieburnMonday to Saturday, 8am to 6:30pm
A playroom with a toy kitchen, soft toys and a child painting at a small table
A child in a cat mask acting out a story with a light-up sword
Exploring internal identities and emotions (IFS approach)
A child building an enclosure for toy animals from blocks and magnetic tiles

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 Roxburgh Park, at our Craigieburn 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 Craigieburn clinic is around 2.5 km from Roxburgh Park.

Close to home

Play therapy near Roxburgh Park

Roxburgh Park families are around 2.5 km from our Craigieburn clinic at 35 Craigieburn Road.

Roxburgh Park is in the City of Hume and has its own station on the Craigieburn line, one stop before Craigieburn. Most Roxburgh Park families see us at our Craigieburn clinic, just next door.

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 Craigieburn, Greenvale and Meadow Heights. Telehealth is available for many sessions.

Craigieburn clinic

35 Craigieburn Road, Craigieburn VIC 3064

Monday to Saturday, 8am to 6:30pm

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(03) 8104 9051

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

Read more about Play & Filial Therapy →

Who you will see

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 Roxburgh Park 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.

Will my child be seen at the Craigieburn clinic?

Usually, yes. Roxburgh Park families normally see us in Craigieburn. If the clinician best suited to your child works from our Doreen clinic, our intake team will talk through the options with you, including telehealth.

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 Roxburgh Park?

Our Craigieburn clinic, at 35 Craigieburn Road, Craigieburn, around 2.5 km from Roxburgh Park. We are open Monday to Saturday, 8am to 6:30pm.

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Book play therapy near Roxburgh Park

Call us or complete our referral form. No referral needed.