What People Are Saying
“Annamaria is the most beautiful soul! My son started seeing Annamaria from the age of 2-5. He was Diagnosed with a developmental delay at 2 and then at the age of 5 ADHD and autism. My son’s twin sister also adores Annamaria and always makes her feel included when she would feel like she was missing out. Seeing Annamaria was the highlight of my son’s week. From painting and relaxing to playing cops and robbers and building obstacle courses. Annamaria would follow Archie’s lead and hold a space for him to feel safe and express his emotions. Annamaria has also been a blessing to myself and my family. Archie would struggle with regulation his emotions and she gave me strategies to help understand and help him regulate when he would have a melt down. Annamaria has such a calming and fun energy about her and absolutely loves what she does. I trust her completely and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend her services!! We love you Annamaria and so excited for your new journey xxxx”
Amber Spears
“My son, age 7 lives with level 2 autism, was seeing Annamaria every week for 2+ years. The sessions were meant to be an interim measure while being on a waitlist for other therapies. It turned out being the highlight of his week wondering what fun activities he was going to do. The difference with his vocab and social interactions with peers were noticeable within a couple of months and continually grew stronger. I would highly recommend this type therapy for kids with communication & emotional difficulties. One of his biggest achievements was overcoming emotional meltdowns when playing win/lose games. If she didn’t move further away from us, we would have continued the sessions. Annamaria helped my son build his confidence and social skills by engaging with his love for play.”
MP
“Annamaria was an excellent play therapist for my son, George. He benefited greatly from her sessions and learned valuable tools to aid him in overcoming some of his emotional and social struggles. I found Annamaria to be a caring individual who genuinely cared about our family’s well-being, not just my son’s. Her services are exceptional.” I highly recommend her!”
“We have found Annamaria to be a warm, patient and extremely supportive Play Therapist for our son who has ASD. She is very friendly and easy to talk to providing constructive feedback and strategies to better understand our child. My son, although shy and timid at first has developed a beautiful, trusting relationship with Annamaria. He absolutely loved going to Play Therapy. Watching his confidence and independence develop, particularly socially has put him on the right path to start his next journey at Primary School this year. Thank you Annamaria, I couldn’t recommend you highly enough”.
Brooke Hopkins
“My son started seeing Annamaria for play therapy at the start of 2023. He had a lot going on at the time, a recent diagnosis and starting prep at school. Big emotions for a little boy. During the most intense times of school and home life Annamaria was always calm, managed to engage with him where others couldn’t get him to slow down and assisted with his emotional regulation. Their session was the break during his week where he could just be himself. She went out of her way to coordinate other therapists and my son’s school inclusion team which was no easy feat with so many conflicting schedules. My husband and I always felt supported by Annamaria. It was without doubt my son’s favourite part of his week and we saw the positives as a result.”
Emma G