Hello I'm Helen and I live in Shrewsbury, Shropshire. I'm 27. I'm between jobs at the moment and would ideally like to work in web design - just need to get the skills to do it.

I'm studying for a psychology alevel and got married last year. Enjoy reading, cross stitch, keeping fit and socialising in my spare time.

My passion is ...

Learning new skills

I know too much about ...

True crime

My parents always told me ...

To be honest

My childhood ambition ...

To be a children's author - not there yet though

My favorite memory ...

Sitting on Son Bou beach

Why I write ...

To share my knowledge with other

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Thomas Harris's latest book - Hannibal Rising

My first job ...

Saturday Assistant at Partners the Stationers

My best moment ...

My wedding day

My inspiration ...

My friends and family

Education > Learning Styles & Skills What are the benefits of play therapy?

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Play therapy is a methodology used to help troubled children cope with traumatic or distressing situations. Play is used as a medium of communication which enables the child to recognise and separate their role in situations. Through play therapy ultimately the child is able to internalise their role within the distressing situation, to have a clear understanding that they are not to blame for the events and help them to understand and make contact with the wider environment.

Children use modern play therapy as a blank canvas to communicate what they are feeling. Often this communication...

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