Helping Aisha – A Small Girl with Big Emotions
When four-year-old Aisha started preschool, mornings became a battleground. She clung to her mother, cried at drop-off, and withdrew during group time. At home, she had sudden outbursts over small changes. This morning, she cried when her mother used a different cup at breakfast. Aisha’s experience is common in the early years, when children face […]
Jayden’s Bravery: Finding His Feet at Nine
Jayden is a soft-spoken Primary Three student who loves science facts and drawing superheroes. This year, group work became stressful as a classmate started teasing him about his handwriting, and break times turned into a maze of shifting friendships. At home, Jayden grew irritable and avoided homework. His parents reached out for counselling to help […]
Play Therapy for Holistic Care in School Settings
Integrating play therapy into the school environment alongside evidence-based modalities such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and family involvement provides a well-rounded framework for supporting students’ emotional and behavioral growth. Within the familiar setting of school, play therapy allows children to express themselves through movement, imagination, and symbolic play while CBT […]
Helping Adolescents Manage School Anxiety
Nurul will be turning 13 this year. She is thoughtful and quick with numbers. Secondary school has been a big leap for her. New subjects, longer days, and friends split into different classes. In the first month, she started avoiding group projects and panicking before oral presentations. At home, she felt “stuck on a loop,” […]
Why Culture Matters in Child Counselling: Supporting Multicultural Children
Lina is nine and was born to a Japanese Dad and a Chinese mom. At home, she speaks Japanese and Chinese. She goes to an international school as her parents relocated to the US from Asia. In class, she loves science and talks to her classmates in English. Whenever she is with her grandmother, she […]
Play and Belonging as Children’s Culture
For many children, culture is not just background—it is woven into the way they communicate, relate, and play. In play therapy, acknowledging and integrating a child’s cultural identity can be deeply healing, especially for children navigating the complexities of bicultural or immigrant experiences. Take, for instance, a 7-year-old Chinese Singaporean girl living in Nigeria who […]