Does Free Spirit Collective offer play therapy for children?

Yes. Its Kids, Teens & Parents team includes a child counselling psychologist who uses a child-led, play-based approach, and its social skills sessions and groups use embodied, play-based methods. Its early-years service lists child psychology and play therapy for babies and young children.

What ages does it work with?

Its Clinical Director for Children & Adolescents, Dr. Haneen Jarrar, works with children aged 1-13, and the team also sees teens. School programmes are for ages 6-11, 5+ and 14+. Ask the provider which clinician suits your child's age.

How much does a session cost?

The website lists AED 950 per 50-minute psychology and therapy session, or AED 3,600 for a prepaid 4-session package and AED 7,040 for 8 sessions. It does not say whether children's sessions and assessments are priced the same, so ask the provider.

How do I get started?

Book the free 20-minute Clarity Call through the form on freespiritcollective.com or by WhatsApp on +971 50 991 7512. You can also call +971 4 285 22 92 or email info@thefsc.earth.

Are sessions available in Arabic?

Yes. The centre says all services are available in English, Arabic and other languages by arrangement, and Clarity Calls can be in English, Arabic, Hindi or Urdu.

Building 5, Unit 4, Happiness Street, City Walk, Dubai. Sessions can also be online.

Free Spirit Collective: kids, teens and family therapy in City Walk

Special NeedsCreative & Play Therapy

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Freespirit Collective is a psychology and wellbeing centre at Building 5, Unit 4, Happiness Street in City Walk. It serves adults, couples and families, and it has a dedicated Kids, Teens & Parents team led by Dr. Haneen Jarrar, its Clinical Director for Children & Adolescents, who works with children aged 1 to 13. The centre describes working with children and teens as whole people, not diagnoses. Its child and teen work covers therapy, psychoeducational assessments, support for ADHD, autism and dyslexia, and social skills groups built on embodied, play-based approaches. Child counselling psychologist Silvia Casciano uses a child-led, play-based approach, and there is family therapy and parent-child dyad work too. The centre also runs school programmes for ages 6-11, 5+ and 14+ in partnership with schools. Sessions are in person or online, in English, Arabic and other languages by arrangement. It is rated 4.4 on Google from 28 reviews. A good first step is the free 20-minute Clarity Call.

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The activity

Creative & Play Therapy, explained

Play therapy uses toys, art, stories and movement to help children express feelings they may not yet have words for. Sessions are usually one-to-one with a trained psychologist or therapist in a calm room. The child leads much of the play while the therapist watches, reflects and gently guides, treating behaviour as a form of communication. Parents often look into it when a child is anxious, struggling with a big change, finding emotions hard to manage or having trouble with friendships. It can build emotional vocabulary, self-regulation and confidence. It is a therapeutic service rather than a class, so a first conversation or assessment usually comes before regular sessions, and the right starting age depends on the child.

Who it's for

Children, teens and their parents, alongside the centre's adult clients. Dr. Haneen Jarrar works with children aged 1-13; school programmes are for ages 6-11 (Executive Function & Wellbeing), 5+ (Understanding Each Student's World) and 14+ (Career Counselling & Wellness). Neurodivergent children (ADHD, autism, dyslexia, sensory differences) are a stated focus. There is a group course for teenage girls on body awareness and boundaries. Sessions are in English, Arabic and other languages by arrangement.

What to expect

Most families start with a free 20-minute Clarity Call with one of the therapists, which helps match you with the right practitioner, group or course. You request it through the form on the website or by WhatsApp, and the centre says it responds within one business day. Therapy sessions are 50 minutes and can be in person at City Walk or online. For children, the play-based clinicians follow the child's lead and treat behaviour as a form of communication. What a first child session looks like, whether a parent stays in the room and the fee for children's sessions are not published, so ask the provider.

Highlights

Kids, Teens & Parents team led by Dr. Haneen Jarrar, who works with children aged 1-13 (freespiritcollective.com)
Child-led, play-based therapy with a child counselling psychologist (freespiritcollective.com)
Psychoeducational assessments and support for ADHD, autism and dyslexia (freespiritcollective.com)
Free 20-minute Clarity Call to find the right practitioner (freespiritcollective.com)
Sessions in English, Arabic and other languages by arrangement, in person or online (freespiritcollective.com)
Rated 4.4 on Google from 28 reviews (Google listing)

Why parents rate it

What parents say on Google

Free Spirit Collective is rated 4.4 on Google from 28 reviews. Of those, 23 are five-star and one is four-star, while four reviewers gave one star. The reviews cover the whole centre, which also serves adults and couples, so they are not only about children's sessions.

The facts

Ages: Children aged 1-13 with the Clinical Director for Children & Adolescents; teens also seen; school programmes for ages 6-11, 5+ and 14+
Prices: Psychology & therapy: AED 950 per 50-minute session (normal rate)
Prepaid packages: AED 3,600 for 4 sessions and AED 7,040 for 8 sessions
Not stated whether children's sessions are priced the same
Trial: Free 20-minute Clarity Call to find the right practitioner
Languages: English, Arabic, Hindi, Urdu
Where: Building 5, Unit 4, Happiness Street, City Walk, Dubai
How to book: freespiritcollective.com/#booking · +971 4 285 2292 · wa.me/971509917512 · [email protected]
Opening hours: Every day8am–8pm

Questions parents ask

Good to know

The centre lists its hours as every day 8am-8pm; these are centre hours, not session times (freespiritcollective.com)
On-site parking and a wheelchair-accessible entrance, car park and toilet (Google listing)
Appointments are recommended (Google listing)
The centre says it is a DHA, CDA and DED licensed facility (freespiritcollective.com)
The general psychology and therapy rate is AED 950 per 50-minute session, with prepaid 4- and 8-session packages; confirm whether the same applies to children's sessions (freespiritcollective.com)
There is a Parents of Children with Chronic Illness support group among the centre's free monthly support groups (freespiritcollective.com)