Child Play Therapist in Hermanus
Supporting Your Child's Emotional Wellbeing
Play Therapy in Hermanus
Hermanus is Sulene Swanepoel’s home and primary practice location. Situated on the shores of Walker Bay in the Overberg, Hermanus is a growing town of families who deserve accessible, high-quality emotional support for their children — right in their community.
Sulene offers child play therapy in Hermanus from a warm, private, fully equipped therapy room. She sees children from the age of 3, addressing a wide range of emotional, behavioural, and developmental challenges using the Gestalt play therapy approach.
Why Hermanus Families Choose Sulene
- The only dedicated play therapy specialist (not a general psychologist offering play therapy as one of many services) in the Hermanus area
- Trained to Level 1 and Level 2 in Gestalt Play Therapy through The Centre for Play Therapy and Training
- A background in education — Sulene understands the school environment that your child navigates every day
- Warm, child-centred practice with consistent parent communication and feedback
- SACE registered and professionally trained
Common Reasons Hermanus Families Seek Play Therapy
- Anxiety and school refusal
- Behavioural challenges at home or school
- Processing divorce or family change
- Grief and bereavement following loss
- Trauma and emotional dysregulation
- Building confidence and resilience
About Hermanus
Hermanus is the administrative centre of the Overstrand Municipality and home to a growing community of families who have relocated from Cape Town and Johannesburg in search of a more balanced, community-oriented lifestyle. With excellent schools, a vibrant arts scene, and the famous whale-watching coastline, Hermanus offers a rich environment for family life — and Sulene is here to support the emotional wellbeing of its youngest residents.