Ilze Alberts – Filial Play Therapy

Filial Play Therapy: Good play, great child

Play is the language of children, and you can learn to speak it.

Filial Play Therapy: Good play, great child

Play is the language of children, and you can learn to speak it.

The world an be overwhelming for the young. Filial Play Therapy was designed to teach parents how to use the Art of Play to reduce anxiety, thrive through change and live build their powerful families.

Ilze’s Filial Play Therapy

An 8-week, online course for groups of parents (or teachers) with children 8-years or younger, that will teach the skills needed to become a successful playtime facilitator.
Learn how to interact in a whole new way in just 2-hours a week training for parents, over 8 weeks.

Filial Play can help children facing a variety of challenges, such as:

The birth of a sibling (or rivalry), a family relocation, parents divorce, blended family dynamics, social challenges, starting at a new school, the death of a loved one, changes in behaviour, a change in the family dynamics, attachment challenges.

A little play can go a LONG way.

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Reviews

There is very little that brings me as much joy as showing the light to people wishing to shine. Allow me to guide you to shine more brilliantly, more significantly, and more inspiring.

The four weeks of ‘Circle of Women’ reminded me that I am never alone and that there is enormous power in sharing with others. The sense of relief and reprieve that we are so connected by our experiences was edifying. The wisdom we shared with one another and nuggets of insight expressed, made me feel part of something bigger than me. I loved the safe environment, which was created by you Ilze, in which each of the attendees felt comfortable to share. How wonderful to know that a group of strangers from across the globe could be such great teachers and comfort to one another. I am humbled by the journeys of others and comforted by the thought that I now have a new group of friends I can call on to share my life’s dreams and challenges with. ‘I am because of you’ has taken on a whole new meaning. It has made me braver than I thought I could ever be. I now have a refined roadmap and taking the action steps to get to the masterplan of my life, all the way knowing it’s not a destination but a journey. A journey of self-growth, empowerment and of understanding how important it is to really know myself.

In an effort to navigate the now I needed to re-think what got me here won't get me there....(my heart's desire). I joined @Ilze Alberts circle of women, a 4-week series, that assisted in clearing the clutter and helping me with a road map to what I want to achieve and how I want to live in the world. The time spent with the group helped me focus, Ilze's insight retooled me and my next steps. If you are in need of a path or a light please join her in September for the next session of a Circle of Women.

I don't know how to thank the women in this group for being so vulnerable. As a mother, I soak up every little thing I can learn from other moms/businesswomen etc.... I think Ilze has created something incredibly special here.

Circle of Women should be compulsory. I am completely a different woman now because of Circle of Women. I am thriving

What is Filial Play Therapy?

Originally conceptualised and developed in the 60s, Filial Therapy (FT) aims to strengthen the existing bond between children and their caregivers through focussed, intentional play.

Through these play sessions, adults learn to understand the kids by understanding their language, and their world, and the children learn to express their emotions, develop the skills needed to solve problems, and increase their self-confidence.

We teach parents 8 specific principles to help their children live their best lives.

You will earn how to:

Develop a warm, caring relationship through genuine interest in your child.
Experience unqualified acceptance of the child as they are.
Create a feeling of safety and permissiveness in the relationship so the child feels free to explore and express self completely.
Learn how to be sensitive to the child’s feelings through reflective listening.
Believe deeply in the child’s capacity to act responsibly, while respecting their ability to solve their own personal problems.
Allow the child to follow their inner direction to also lead in areas of the relationship and resists the urge to direct.
Appreciate the gradual nature of the child’s process.
Establish only those therapeutic limits, which help the child accept personal and appropriate relationship responsibility.

Course details – how we teach:

8 x online group sessions
2 hours a week
1 x live session, one-on-one, with Ilze for feedback
Please note that we maintain small groups of no more than 20 parents at a time.

Why Ilze?

Ilze received her FT training through the American Play Therapy Association in 2004 and has since trained hundreds of parents and teachers in this impactful intervention. After a short break to focus on her business, she once again looked to FT when her first granddaughter, Leila was struggling with her parents’ relocation to Cape Town.

Her passion for people, and creating beautiful families, is what motivates her to now continue this work for other families in similar situations.

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