Play Therapy Prague: Healing at Your Own Pace
Play therapist, educator, performer, clown, artist, and creator Vanessa Gendron is a Canadian who moved to Prague and has lived in the city for over 20 years. The majority of Gendron’s artistic and educational work has been deeply inspired by working and creating with and for kids of all ages. She offers a diverse yet interconnected array of services that are exclusively for kids of all ages, focussing on their well-being, their entertainment, and education. These offer quite unique but enriching experiences. Firstly, play therapy is an intriguing derivative of therapeutic practice. It provides a safe and playful space for children, with the aim of letting children express themselves through art, such as painting, clay, puppets, sand tray, role play, dance, music, yoga and costumes. Gendron’s play therapy is accessible to any child whose parents express concern, and want to try out this process. Vanessa practices non-directive and directive therapy, which tracks and follows the patient. Through play, children learn to communicate with others, express feelings, modify behavior, develop problem-solving skills, and learn a variety of ways of relating to others. Rather than therapists trying to offer their solutions to the patients, this type of therapy builds the inner foundations...
