{"id":672,"date":"2026-03-04T14:15:46","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T14:15:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eva.amz.mybluehost.me\/?page_id=672"},"modified":"2026-04-19T08:15:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T08:15:01","slug":"services-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/growandthriveplaytherapy.com.au\/zh\/services-2\/","title":{"rendered":"How Play Therapy Works"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Header&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;gcid-785b065d-ff51-4923-93f6-862c95d4cbe2&#8243; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_stops=&#8221;gcid-785b065d-ff51-4923-93f6-862c95d4cbe2 100%|rgba(46,91,97,0) 100%&#8221; background_color_gradient_overlays_image=&#8221;on&#8221; background_enable_image=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;20px||0px||false|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{%22gcid-785b065d-ff51-4923-93f6-862c95d4cbe2%22:%91%22background_color_gradient_stops%22,%22background_color%22%93}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;50%&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;80%&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;80%&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;c16985e1-e0d6-4022-964d-e2bfc04fa633&#8243; header_font=&#8221;Quicksand|700|||||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#E1ECEA&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;90px&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;1.1em&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||0px||&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; header_font_size_tablet=&#8221;40px&#8221; header_font_size_phone=&#8221;24px&#8221; header_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h1>How Play Therapy Works<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;1f09816e-184e-4ce5-a4cf-b39c52c423ca&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Open Sans||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#E1ECEA&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;14px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; header_font_size_tablet=&#8221;55px&#8221; header_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Services&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/growandthriveplaytherapy.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/therapy-31.png&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;center_right&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;40px||40px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;1f09816e-184e-4ce5-a4cf-b39c52c423ca&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Quicksand||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#22434A&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;14px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; header_font_size_tablet=&#8221;55px&#8221; header_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Play therapy is a developmentally appropriate, evidence-informed therapeutic approach that supports children to express themselves, process experiences and build emotional resilience through play.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Children do not always have the words to explain how they are feeling or what they have experienced. 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