Play Therapy for Children in Central Kentucky
Helping children express emotions, process trauma, improve behavior, and build healthy coping skills through evidence-based Play Therapy interventions. With locations in Danville, Harrodsburg, and Somerset, KY we are here to provide the BEST child counseling experience to your family!
What Is Play Therapy?
Play Therapy is an evidence-based therapeutic approach designed to help children express emotions, process difficult experiences, develop coping skills, and improve emotional regulation through developmentally appropriate interventions. Because children often communicate through play rather than words, Play Therapy allows trained therapists to better understand a child’s emotional world while supporting healing and growth. Play Therapy has been proven to be an effective way to help children cope with a wide range of issues, such as anxiety, depression, trauma, and behavioral concerns.
Benefits of Play Therapy
Increased emotional regulation
Improved coping skills
Reduced anxiety symptoms
Better communication
Increased self-esteem
Improved behavioral functioning
Stronger family relationships
Trauma processing
Better frustration tolerance
The Play Therapy Experience
At Nurture Nest Counseling, we believe that every child is unique and deserving of individualized care. That's why we take a client-centered approach to therapy, tailoring each session to meet the specific needs and goals of your child. Our Play Therapy sessions are conducted in a specially designed playroom, filled with a variety of toys, games, and art supplies that encourage imaginative play and self-expression. Our Play Therapists work closely with your child, using their natural play activities as a means to communicate, explore emotions, and work through challenges. We understand that seeking therapy for your child can be a difficult decision, but our goal is to provide a supportive and welcoming environment where your child can feel comfortable and safe to express themselves.
Play Therapy Can Address:
Abuse/Neglect
ADHD
Anxiety
Attachment Concerns
Behavioral Concerns
Depression
Divorce/Family Changes
Emotional Regulation
Foster Care/Adoption
Grief/Loss
Positive Social Skills
School Difficulties
Self-Esteem
Stress Management
Trauma Exploration
Why Choose Nurture Nest for Play Therapy?
Specialized Play Therapy Services in Kentucky
At Nurture Nest Play Therapy & Counseling Center, we understand that children often communicate through play rather than words. Our team provides specialized Play Therapy services designed to help children safely express emotions, build coping skills, improve emotional regulation, and process difficult experiences in a developmentally appropriate way.
Specialized Play Therapy Training
Our therapists receive ongoing training and supervision in evidence-based Play Therapy interventions and Child-Centered Play Therapy techniques. Nurture Nest is led by Rebecca Patterson, MA, LPCC-S, RPT-S, a Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor and current President of the Kentucky Association for Play Therapy. Our promise to YOU is that if your child is being seen for Play Therapy then that clinician is following the Association for Play Therapy guidelines related to training, supervision, and experience. We take the business of play seriously and you can trust that Nurture Nest is training each therapist to work effectively with your child.
Family-Focused & Child-Centered
We believe therapy works best when families feel supported too. Our child therapists work closely with caregivers, schools, and support systems to help children experience success both inside and outside the therapy room.
Specialized Play Therapy Leadership
Nurture Nest is led by Rebecca Patterson, MA, LPCC-S, RPT-S, a Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor and current President of the Kentucky Association for Play Therapy.
Rebecca has dedicated her career to supporting children, teens, and families through evidence-based and developmentally appropriate mental health services. Through her leadership, Nurture Nest prioritizes high-quality Play Therapy services, ongoing clinician training, ethical care, and best practice interventions for the children and families we serve.
Our therapists utilizing Play Therapy interventions receive ongoing support, consultation, and supervision in Play Therapy techniques, Child-Centered Play Therapy, trauma-informed care, emotional regulation interventions, and child development. This commitment helps ensure that children receive specialized care from clinicians who understand how to support healing through connection, creativity, and play.
Nurture Nest remains actively connected to current research, continuing education, and professional leadership within the Play Therapy community to provide compassionate, evidence-based care throughout Central Kentucky.
Nurture Nest Locations
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If you are looking for Play Therapy in the central Kentucky area, Nurture Nest Play Therapy and Counseling is here to help. Contact us today at 859-475-0234 to schedule a consultation or learn more about our services.