Play Therapy for Children in Katy, TX

A supportive space for children to express what they may not yet have the words to say.

Play gives children a way to communicate when they may not have the words for what they are feeling. At Social House Wellness, play therapy gives children a supportive space to work through big emotions, anxiety, behavior changes, grief, family transitions, and other challenges in a way that feels natural to them.

Using toys, art, sensory materials, and imaginative play, our therapists help children express themselves, build coping skills, and feel more understood. Sessions take place in our dedicated playroom at our Katy office and are shaped around each child’s age, needs, and pace.

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Play therapy room with toys and a play kitchen at Social House Wellness.

How Play Therapy Helps Children Thrive

Children communicate through play long before they can express complex feelings verbally. Play therapy allows them to:

  • Process difficult emotions
  • Strengthen coping skills
  • Improve communication
  • Increase self-confidence
  • Work through behavior challenges
  • Develop emotional awareness
  • Build trust and safety

Our approach offers gentle guidance while honoring each child’s pace and unique needs.

Common Concerns Supported in Play Therapy

Play therapy can support children who may be experiencing:

  • Anxiety, fear, or worry
  • School or social stress
  • Behavioral challenges
  • Emotional regulation difficulties
  • Family transitions, including moves, divorce, or new siblings
  • Trauma or stressful life events
  • Grief and loss
  • Self-esteem concerns

 

Our Therapeutic Approach

Our play therapists use a combination of child-centered play therapy, strengths-based approaches, trauma-informed care, and emotional skill-building. The playroom is intentionally designed to help children feel safe, creative, and free to express themselves.

Therapists guide the process while allowing the child to lead, helping them make sense of their internal world and develop resilience.

Our team can help match your child with Jasmine, Ashley, or Carissa based on your child’s age, needs, and clinician availability.

Supporting Parents Along the Way

Parents are an essential part of the healing process. Our approach includes:

  • A parent meeting before therapy begins
  • Ongoing updates and check-ins
  • Support with behavior strategies at home
  • Guidance on communication and emotional validation

We support the whole family—not just the child—so growth continues outside the therapy room.

For adolescents ages 12–17, learn more about our teen counseling services.

In-Person Play Therapy in Katy, TX

To protect the integrity of the therapeutic process, all play therapy sessions are held in our dedicated playroom at our Katy, Texas office. This ensures your child has a consistent space for emotional expression and growth.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is play therapy?

Play therapy is a therapeutic approach that uses play, toys, and creative activities to help children express their thoughts and emotions in a safe and natural way.

Play therapy helps children process emotions, improve behavior, build confidence, and develop healthy coping skills, making it easier for them to thrive at home and school.

A Supportive Space for Healing Through Play

If your child is struggling—or simply needs support navigating big feelings—play therapy can help them grow with confidence and stability.

Ashley Rodriguez, LPC

Ashley provides counseling in English and Spanish for children, teens, and adults. She supports clients navigating anxiety, family stress, identity exploration, relationship concerns, and emotions that can feel difficult to understand or manage.

Her approach is warm, grounded, and responsive to each person’s age, experiences, and needs. She blends CBT, trauma-informed strategies, play therapy, and emotion-focused approaches to help clients express themselves and develop ways of handling challenges.

Ashley brings respect for cultural differences and family experiences to her work. She offers a welcoming space for clients and families seeking bilingual care where they can feel understood and speak in the language most comfortable for them.

Jasmine Porche-Ware, LMFT-Associate

Jasmine works with individuals, couples, and families who want to understand themselves and their relationships more clearly. She provides trauma-informed care with a particular commitment to supporting BIPOC clients in a space where their identities and experiences are respected.

Her approach is collaborative, compassionate, and shaped around each client’s needs. She helps clients recognize relational patterns, work through difficult conversations, and build stronger emotional connections. With couples, she draws from Emotionally Focused Therapy and Gottman Method principles. Her broader work includes CBT, DBT, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, Structural Family Therapy, and individual EMDR when appropriate.

Jasmine is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist-Associate, a certified Cognitive Processing Therapy provider through the State of Texas, and a certified sex therapist.

Maria Ramirez, LPC

Maria provides counseling in English and Spanish with warmth, curiosity, and respect for each client’s culture, identity, and lived experience. She supports people navigating anxiety, depression, grief, family relationships, cultural adjustment, and questions about who they are and where they belong.

She also works with clients who feel pressure to hold everything together—whether that shows up as perfectionism, self-criticism, imposter syndrome, or difficulty making room for their own needs. Her work includes support for migratory grief and the emotional challenges that can come with building a life in a new place.

Maria’s integrative approach draws from family systems, attachment-based, cognitive behavioral, and person-centered therapies. She offers individual EMDR when it fits a client’s needs, along with in-person counseling and secure online therapy across Texas.

Adam Rahman, LPC-S

Adam is the founder and Clinical Director of Social House Wellness Company. He works with adults navigating trauma, anxiety, relationship challenges, stress, and major life transitions—including people who are used to achieving a lot while carrying more than others realize.

His style is grounded, direct, and collaborative. He combines Adlerian therapy, EMDR, Reality Therapy, and parts-informed work to help clients understand what they’re experiencing and find a way forward that fits their lives. Adam offers individual and group EMDR. His approach makes room for honest conversation, emotional safety, and working through what keeps showing up.

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