About Squiggles
For the past 30 years Squiggles has been providing therapeutic support for children and their parents and carers, most of whom have experienced early childhood trauma and have Attachment and Trauma related difficulties.
In essence Squiggles works primarily with children who have challenging behaviour and are exhibiting emotional distress
Our Play Therapist
Julie is the sole therapist within Squiggles Play Therapy and Consultancy . She created and developed Squiggles which now services families and Local Authorities situated within Swansea ,Neath Port Talbot , Bridgend , Powys, Carmarthenshire, Rhondda Cynnon Taff and Ceredigion.
Julie Howes
Play Therapist & Consultant
Julie Howes is a fully accredited Play Therapist and Social Worker with over 30 years experience of working Therapeutically with Children and their Families a variety of settings
Professional experience
My name is Julie Howes , I am a Fully Accredited Play Therapist and Social worker and a paid member of PTUK/APAC & The Care Council of Wales. I have in excess of 30 years direct experience of working Therapeutically with Looked After and Adopted children supporting parents, foster carers and professionals in the supporting network around the child aswel as providing training on Therapeutic Parenting with PACE and supporting Transitions.
During that time I have worked in a variety of settings: Residential Therapeutic communities, specialist residential homes, Childrens and Adolescents Mental Health Team, NSPCC Sexual Abuse project. Local Authority Child Protection Team, Independent Fostering agencies and Western Bay Adoption Team, before establishing Squiggles Therapeutic services over 10 years ago.
My professional development has been informed by an early grounding in Psychodynamic theory and Practice before undertakingCroydon's Psychoanalytically based CQSW and Diploma in Applied Social Sciences.
The most profound and influential work setting for me was The Caldecott Therapeutic Community in Kent. Its philosophy was based on Psychodynamic principles the ground breaking work on Attachment theory of Winnicot and Bowlby. This experience for me provided the grounding I needed going forward in my professional development and has served to underpin all that I have learnt since.
Qualifications
BA Hons Movement Studies & Education
CQSW & Dip Applied Social Sciences
Cert Counselling
Post Graduate Diploma In Experiential Play therapy (PTUK)
Further Training
DDP Level 1 (Dan Hughes )
Theraplay Levels 1 &2 ( Phyllis Booth )
Sensory Integration Processing and Attachment (E
Story Stem Assessments (Anna Freud)
Early Childhood Trauma (Kate Cairns)
Our Philosophy
Julie uses an Integrative Holistic model of Play therapy. A wide range of creative arts media are used such as; sand play, puppets, art, story telling and dramatic role play . When the child is engaged in the play the therapist works with the conscious and unconscious processes using non-directive and directive approaches to help progress the process for the child.
Outside of play therapy the therapist delivers services which keeps the needs of the child central to any work that is undertaken with parents carers and the support network around the child.
Code of Ethics
Squiggles Play Therapy is bound by the code of ethics and clinical Governance laid down by the PTUK Governing body.
Data Protection
Squiggles Play therapy and consultancy is registered as a Data protection holder
