For Clincians

How we think about children shapes everything about how we relate to them — in the playroom, in the clinic, and at home. Child-centred play therapy begins not with techniques, but with a set of beliefs about who children are and what they are capable of. Landreth outlines ten tenets that together form the framework from which the therapist approaches every child. Children are not miniature adults. The therapist does not respond to them as if they were. Children are people. Th

From Nondirective Therapy to Child-Centred Play Therapy: A Clinical Overview For clinicians working with children, understanding the theoretical roots of child-centred play therapy (CCPT) is more than historical background — it shapes how we understand the therapeutic relationship, the role of the therapist, and why we do what we do in the playroom. The influence of Carl Rogers The foundations of CCPT trace back to the relational therapy movement and, critically, to Carl Roge