Play Therapy by the Bay

Play Therapy by the Bay, based in the heart of Drysdale, is owned and run by Registered Child Play Therapist Kim Logan. With a degree in Nursing and a postgraduate diploma in Midwifery, Kim brings over 20 years experience working in Special Care Nurseries, the paediatric cardiac/renal unit at the Royal Children’s Hospital and time in a paediatric surgical unit. Kim has completed the Masters in Child Play Therapy and is trained in Learn to Play, Humanistic Play Therapy and Filial Therapy. It is a way to help children communicate their thoughts, feelings and needs through play. Play Therapy gives children the opportunity to express inner thoughts, feelings, experiences and concerns as they use a more natural form of communication, play. Kim’s vast experience has led her to working with families and children in supporting them to connect with each other, understand neurodiversity, heal from trauma, and grow and develop their play skills including enhancing social and emotional development. Kim is interested in learning and understanding how individual children perceive their world and provides a safe, calm and inviting environment for children to explore their thoughts and emotions through play. Kim is a mother of two boys and brings her own experiences of parenting to her play therapy role.