Ahakoa he iti he pounamu

Although it is small it is a treasure

Play therapy is an ideal process for children to do as it is based in their natural world of communication, which is play. In play therapy, children are able to process difficulties they have experienced at a deep level and they do not need to talk if they do not wish. They will express what they need to in their world of play alongside a fully-trained play therapist. Child-Centred Play Therapy is child-led, is non-invasive and does not re-traumatise.

We have wonderful ChildPlayWorks (CPW)-trained Child Centered Play Therapists located across Aotearoa. Find your local therapist in the list below.

Please contact the CPW graduates; CPW advanced interns; CPW Level 2 graduates; and CPW Level 1 practitioners directly for availability and pricing.

CPW Interns - please contact us for availability.

CPW graduates - successfully graduated from the ChildPlayWorks Clinical Play Therapy Training Programme, having met all requirements of training.

CPW advanced interns - completed more than 150 hours of clinical supervised practice. 

CPW Interns - in their first and second year of supervised practice.

New CPW Certification Training Levels:

CPW Level 1 - successfully completed Level 1 certification (CPW CCPT-Foundational)

CPW Level 2 - successfully graduated from the ChildPlayWorks Clinical Play Therapy Training Programme, having completed advanced certification (CPW CCPT-Advanced)

All CPW practitioners practice under the ethical guidelines of their professional association memberships.

Please note, in all regions we have further CPW practitioners than those shown below. Please contact us if you need more information or help.

Find a Play Therapist

Te Ika-a-Māui
North Island

Te Tai Tokerau
Northland

Tāmaki Makaurau
Auckland

Te Moana-a-Toi
Bay of Plenty

Waikato

Taranaki

Manawatū / Whanganui / Wairarapa

Tairawhiti
Gisborne

Te Matau-a-Māui
Hawkes Bay

Te Whanga-nui-a-Tara
Wellington

Te Waipounamu
South Island

Whakatū, Te Tai-o-Aorere, Te Tauihu-o-te-waka
Nelson, Tasman, Marlborough

Te Tai Poutini
West Coast

Waitaha
Canterbury

Ōtākou
Otago

Murihiku
Southland

Australia

Northern Territory