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ForExpressive arts therapies

Creative tools for expressive therapies

PlaySpace brings drawing, story, music and movement into one space, and keeps the child’s creative work as part of the clinical record when they consent.

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The approach · Expressive arts therapies

Tools for your treatment approach

Explore activities and example goals for expressive arts therapies.

Area of care

Art-based expression

Drawing, painting and making to express what’s hard to say.

How PlaySpace helps

Prompts built around the child’s themes and interests.

Example goal

Child uses art to represent a feeling and talk about it.

Features · Expressive arts therapies

How PlaySpace supports expressive arts therapies

Sessions

Many ways to express

Children can draw, tell, sing or move in the same space, and switch between them as they need to.

Alliance

Keeping the child’s work

Creations are saved with consent as part of care, so themes can be revisited over time.

Studio

Prompts that open a conversation

Starting prompts are matched to the theme the child is working on.

Your care day · Expressive arts therapies

Tools for your daily work

Choose tools for preparing activities, running sessions, reviewing notes and supporting families.

1Before the session
Studio

Create art and story prompts around the child’s theme.

2In the session
Sessions

Draw and build together live, in person or remotely.

3Between sessions
Alliance

Keep artwork alongside notes with the child’s consent.

In practice · Expressive arts therapies

Ways to use PlaySpace

01Alliance

A memory book

Drawings from several sessions are gathered into a keepsake the child can take home.

02Sessions

When words are hard to find

You can move from conversation to drawing without leaving the session.

03Studio

A soundtrack for feelings

The child chooses a song for each feeling, which opens a conversation about why each one fits.

FAQ

Questions, answered

More answers in the Quick start guide.

No. PlaySpace drafts notes, plans and summaries for you to review. Nothing reaches a family or the record until you approve it.

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Explore other roles, approaches and settings.

Across PlaySpace

Keep exploring

Ready when you are

See how PlaySpace supports expressive arts therapies.

Our clinical team will walk you through PlaySpace with examples drawn from your discipline and care setting.