Dual Model Therapy & Family Support
At Tartan Lighthouse we encourage a 'Dual Model' of therapy, where both you and you child receive help and support in different ways at the same time. While your child has sessions with one therapist, who helps them via play-based therapy, you see another who will provide the support and guidance that you need yourself.
By participating in sessions, in parallel with your child, you demonstrate your value and commitment to the therapeutic intervention, send a message to your child that they are not a problem to be fixed, and help them understand that your family would benefit from the support of Tartan Lighthouse.
The dual model approach adopted here at Tartan Lighthouse means not only does the child develop coping mechanisms, they recognise their adult is changing and the relationship between the child and the adult inevitably changes too.
Child's Play Therapy Sessions
Tartan lighthouse therapeutic services provide non-directive play therapy for children and young people. This means that children lead the play rather than the therapist. They decide what, when, and how they use the resources in the room and whether they invite the therapist into their play.
In play, children use toys as tools to explore how the world works, how they interact with the world and follow their own ideas, interests and desires. Using play and creative arts as a means of exploring their trauma means children are using a method they feel familiar and comfortable with. In turn this helps the child to feel safe in the playroom.
The play therapist’s role is to support the child as they journey through their difficulties, helping them to feel safe, valued, and heard as they explore their trauma. In doing so they develop emotional regulation skills and build resilience.
Parenting Guidance and Support
Pareting sessions will:
- Allow time to reflect on experiences of Parenting and being Parented
- Allow time to consider previous adverse experiences and the impact of trauma on wellbeing and development.
- Increase understanding of attachment, development, and a child’s behaviour as a communication.
- Provide strategies and tools to help adults cope with stress and anxiety, promoting wellbeing, positive relationships, and more therapeutic environments.
- Ensure adult's self-care is considered.
- Signpost adults to other appropriate services and resources.
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