Anya Reddy
Play Therapist
“I help children and families build resilience and connection through Synergetic Play Therapy and strengths-based Parent Coaching. I support emotional overwhelm, behavioral challenges, anxiety, grief, and parenting stress—creating a safe space where both kids and caregivers feel heard and empowered.”
About Me
Approach
Services
Services Offered:
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Play Therapy
A therapy for children that uses play as a natural form of communication, allowing them to express feelings and process difficult experiences.
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Parenting Support
Guidance for the psychological challenges of raising children, including discipline, communication, co-parenting, and managing the emotional demands of parenthood.
Works With:
- •Adolescents
- •Children
- •Parents
Area of Expertise
Scope of Practice:
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Child Behaviour
Behavioural difficulties in children, such as tantrums, aggression, withdrawal, or defiance, that signal emotional distress or developmental needs.
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Parenting Support
Guidance for the psychological challenges of raising children, including discipline, communication, co-parenting, and managing the emotional demands of parenthood.
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Adolescent Therapy
Therapy designed for teenagers, using age-appropriate methods to address issues like anxiety, identity, peer pressure, and family conflict.
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Online Therapy
Therapy sessions conducted over video call, phone, or secure messaging, using the same professional methods delivered remotely.
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School Refusal
A child or adolescent's persistent inability or unwillingness to attend school, typically driven by anxiety, social difficulties, bullying, or emotional distress.
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Anxiety
Persistent worry, nervousness, or fear that is disproportionate to the situation and interferes with daily functioning.
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Adoption
The process of legally becoming a parent to a child who is not biologically yours, which can raise complex emotions around identity, attachment, and belonging for all involved.
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Behaviour or Conduct Issues
Persistent patterns of defiant, aggressive, or rule-breaking behaviour in children or adolescents that significantly disrupt home, school, or social life.
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Bedwetting
Involuntary urination during sleep (enuresis), most common in children, that may have physical, developmental, or emotional contributing factors.
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Anger
An intense emotional response to perceived threat, injustice, or frustration that, when persistent or uncontrolled, can damage relationships and well-being.
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Professional Title:
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Play Therapist
A therapist who uses play as a medium to help children express feelings, process experiences, and develop coping skills.
Qualifications
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Music
Bharati Vidyapeeth University
Year: 2016
Certificate in Synergetic Play Therapy
Synergetic Play Therapy Institute
Year: 2024
Postgraduate Certificate in Parent Coaching
The Parent Coaching Institute
Year: 2025
Art-based Therapy Certification
Indian Institute of Psychology and Research
Year: 2018
Personal Counseling Certification
Heart to Heart Counseling Center
Year: 2017