Olivia Cunningham

Olivia is a fully accredited and registered play therapist with IAPTP, the Irish Association of Play Therapists and Psychotherapists. She holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Play Therapy from NUI Galway and a Post Graduate Diploma in Special Education from Trinity College Dublin. Her background is in primary teaching and she has been working for over twenty years with young people and their caregivers. Olivia’s approach is client centred and she appreciates the uniqueness of each child that she meets. She is fully garda vetted and works under the Children’s First Guidelines.

Play therapy helps children to work through a range of difficulties, in a way that is safe and developmentally appropriate. Play is the natural language of the child and children have an innate ability to communicate through their play.

To find out more about play therapy, or to make an appointment with Olivia, please contact ocunninghamplaytherapy@gmail.com