GET TO KNOW YOUR PLAY THERAPIST

Kerri is a qualified Child Centered Play Therapist and a Bachelor trained Early Childhood Teacher. Kerri is also currently studying for a Diploma in Counselling and a Graduate Certificate in Child and Adolescent Mental Health. 

Kerri’s journey brings over 20 years of experience working with children and families - both as an Early Learning Centre Director and a Kindergarten Teacher.

Kerri enjoys building secure and supportive relationships with children and their families/carers and she feels excited and privileged to be a part of their therapeutic journey. Kerri feels a great sense of pride in being able to provide a play-based oasis of acceptance, encompassed by an authentic and non-judgemental relationship.

"The outcome I want for children is for them to truly love and appreciate themselves. I want my relationship with children to encourage them to accept their differences with pride and to harness the power within them to overcome challenges and let their strengths shine.” (Kerri)

Kerri is a Registered Play Therapist with the Play Therapy Practitioners Association (PTPA); an Approved Provider for the Play Therapy Foundation and a student member of the Australian Counselling Association (ACA). As an Early Childhood Teacher, she is registered with the Victorian Institute of Teaching. Kerri has also completed several learning modules through the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission.