Services for children and families
Theraplay™ (attachment-based play therapy)
Rachel is qualified as a Foundational Level Theraplay Practitioner.
Therapla is a recognised play therapy that fosters positive relationships and secure attachments between children and their caregivers. Guided by a practitioner, parents and children engage in playful activities that promote regulation, connection, and a sense of love, joy, and safety.
Theraplay can help:
- Children regulate emotions and expand their tolerance for stress.
- Children accept structure, directions, and rules.
- Parents support their child in managing stress.
- Parents better understand their child's facial, vocal, and gesture cues.
- Parents attune to fluctuations in their child's arousal.
Theraplay is particularly suitable for young people who have experienced trauma or attachment disruption, or who present with symptoms of ADHD, ODD, Autism or Anxiety.
EMDR Therapy
Rachel is qualified with Level 2 EMDR Therapist specialising in work with children and adolescents.
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) therapy is a structured, evidence-based psychotherapy used to help people process and heal from traumatic experiences and distressing memories.
Rachel is skilled at combining EMDR Therapy with playful therapeutic approaches to engage children of all ages.
EMDR Therapy is particularly suitable for young people with trauma, attachment and development trauma, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, and behavioural and emotional regulation.
Our yoga programs
Pure Wonder
Pure Wonder is a 7-week group mindfulness, movement and meditation program for children and young people.
Pure Wonder is a playful and supportive space in which children are guided to connect to their bodies, whilst they learn about their emotions and underlying needs.
Pure Wonder yoga is wonderful for children and young people of all ages and backgrounds.
Pure Wonder is available for children 5 - 14 (split into smaller groups according to age).
Classes are $26 per week.
Family Yoga
Yoga provides an opportunity for individuals to learn useful skills around emotional regulation, mind-body connection, mindfulness, meditation, relaxation, nervous system regulation and calm.
Mums 'n' Bubs, Parents 'n' Primary School Kids & Parents 'n' Preschoolers group available.
Group Prices:
$30 per class family of 2-3
$40 per class family of 4
$50 per class family of 5
Individual Prices:
$148 per class (whole family welcome).
Individual Therapeutic Care Plans (ITCPs)
At Naya Dawn we can develop Individual Therapeutic Care Plans (ITCPs).
ITCPs are designed to support young people with complex presentations by developing a centralised plan which details how professionals and caring adults can work collaboratively to attune to the needs of the child.
Our Social Worker Rachel conducts a series of sessions with parents, children, school staff, and other relevant professionals in the young person's life to obtain an in-depth understanding of the presenting issues, and to develop a structured therapeutic plan with relevant goals and suggestions to sequentially support growth, development and healing.