Child-Led Therapy for Children with Complex Trauma: Just Playing?

Taking an occupational therapy perspective, this book provides a resource for practitioners from many disciplines working with children who have experienced complex trauma. An essential for any therapist working in the field of children’s mental health, this book provides readers with an effective approach in their clinical work.

Gita Ingram is an occupational therapist and systemic practitioner who worked in a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service as Head of Occupational Therapy and then Manager of a Specialist team for children in the care system. She is now an independent trainer and consultant and writes about play and psychodynamic approaches.

Susie Reade is an occupational therapist who worked in a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service as Clinical Specialist in the sexual trauma team. She is learning British Sign Language and now volunteers in services for deaf children. She is an exhibiting visual artist.

Annie Green is an occupational therapist and counsellor who worked for many years in a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service as Head of Occupational Therapy and Clinical Specialist in the child trauma team. She is now an exhibiting visual artist.