Supportive communication starts with empathy — for both the child and their caregivers. This digital guide was designed for play therapists, counsellors, and child practitioners who want to strengthen their communication with parents and caregivers throughout the therapy process.
Inside you’ll find professionally worded example responses to some of the most commonly asked parent questions, covering the child-centered play therapy process, expectations and boundaries, and partnering with parents.
💬 This Resource Can Help You:
✔️ Respond to difficult or sensitive parent questions with warmth and clarity
✔️ Set gentle, confident boundaries while maintaining trust
✔️ Understand the emotions and anxieties that often sit beneath parent questions
✔️ Model the same empathy, regulation, and unconditional positive regard that you offer to children
📘 What’s Included
- A 13+ page digital PDF (printable or viewable on screen)
- Example therapist responses to frequently asked parent questions
- Introductory guidance page (boundaries, empathy, disclaimer)
- Blank pages for reflection or to add your own answers to commonly asked questions
⚖️ Please Note
This guide is designed to inspire and support professional reflection — not as a prescriptive script.
Therapists should always use clinical judgement, seek supervision or consultation as needed, and follow their professional association’s ethical guidelines. No responsibility is accepted for how these ideas are implemented in practice.
WHAT YOU’LL GET
2 PDFs: one A4 size (with British spelling), one US letter size (with US spelling). This is not a physical product, it is a digital download.
COPYRIGHT
This product is for PERSONAL USE ONLY. This means you can use it at home, for your own clinical reference, or to show to a parent in a therapy session. If you wish to send, share, or redistribute this to parents/teachers/other professionals, you must buy a commercial license from my store here: https://www.rosekolliastherapy.com.au/shop/p/unlimited-redistribution-license
Supportive communication starts with empathy — for both the child and their caregivers. This digital guide was designed for play therapists, counsellors, and child practitioners who want to strengthen their communication with parents and caregivers throughout the therapy process.
Inside you’ll find professionally worded example responses to some of the most commonly asked parent questions, covering the child-centered play therapy process, expectations and boundaries, and partnering with parents.
💬 This Resource Can Help You:
✔️ Respond to difficult or sensitive parent questions with warmth and clarity
✔️ Set gentle, confident boundaries while maintaining trust
✔️ Understand the emotions and anxieties that often sit beneath parent questions
✔️ Model the same empathy, regulation, and unconditional positive regard that you offer to children
📘 What’s Included
- A 13+ page digital PDF (printable or viewable on screen)
- Example therapist responses to frequently asked parent questions
- Introductory guidance page (boundaries, empathy, disclaimer)
- Blank pages for reflection or to add your own answers to commonly asked questions
⚖️ Please Note
This guide is designed to inspire and support professional reflection — not as a prescriptive script.
Therapists should always use clinical judgement, seek supervision or consultation as needed, and follow their professional association’s ethical guidelines. No responsibility is accepted for how these ideas are implemented in practice.
WHAT YOU’LL GET
2 PDFs: one A4 size (with British spelling), one US letter size (with US spelling). This is not a physical product, it is a digital download.
COPYRIGHT
This product is for PERSONAL USE ONLY. This means you can use it at home, for your own clinical reference, or to show to a parent in a therapy session. If you wish to send, share, or redistribute this to parents/teachers/other professionals, you must buy a commercial license from my store here: https://www.rosekolliastherapy.com.au/shop/p/unlimited-redistribution-license
