Brighter Foundations
Play Therapy for Autism & PDA supports your child to express, explore, and grow - at their own pace. Child-led, creative, and stress-free. Because every child thrives differently.
Welcome
I’m Rachel Lyon, a Play Therapist offering neurodivergent-affirming, creative, child-led therapy. You and your child are supported together, every step of the way.
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Testimonials
"Rachel’s tailored PDA-informed approach helped my son feel comfortable and understood. Her deep understanding of autism and calm, supportive manner made a real impact for our family. "
Vikki, Parent
"My daughter valued her time in play therapy as it helped her to build friendships and helped her a little more in her class. It also helped her to channel her emotions to tell someone when she was feeling upset, worried or scared. "
Zoe, Parent
"Fun, intuitive and inventive. Rachel was a wonderful play therapist for my son, keeping him engaged with endless energy and creative ideas. She was so patient and perceptive, they used to have lots of lovely chats as they played. He used to look forward to their weekly session so much! "
Angela, Parent
"The impact of this support has seen parents requesting to make referrals for further assessments, teachers seeing children becoming more confident in their interactions and engagement in learning and children developing more meaningful relationships with their peers. The support that Rachel the play therapist offered has been invaluable for our children."
SENCO, Greenleaf primary school
"Rachel’s play therapy sessions were a fantastic support and guide for both me and my son as we navigated through him struggling at school, home and socially. Rachel has a truly child centric approach, that helped my son feel he was in a safe and nurturing space to talk about his challenges and develop positive strategies. She also helped us as parents to better understand his world and mindset, to better support him at home. Rachel also helped us navigate the process of getting him an ADHD and autism diagnosis, which has been a real game changer for us. "
Barbara, Parent