# The role of a play therapist: Helping children heal through play

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Podcast: [Future You: achieve your career goals](https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-you-achieve-your-career-goals-19096)
Published: 2025-11-12T06:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://prospectsfutureyou.podbean.com/e/the-role-of-a-play-therapist/
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## Resource

This week we’re joined by Harriet Kirby who works as a play therapist. She tells us about her educational journey, which included taking some time out to re-think what she really wanted to do, and what being a play therapist involves. ⬇️ Connect with Harriet LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/harriet-kirby-84a801a3/ Learn more about being a play therapist: https://www.prospects.ac.uk/job-profiles/play-therapist Explore being a psychotherapist: https://www.prospects.ac.uk/job-profiles/psychotherapist Explore being a occupational therapist: https://www.prospects.ac.uk/job-profiles/occupational-therapist Explore being a high intensity therapist: https://www.prospects.ac.uk/job-profiles/high-intensity-therapist --- Leave us a review: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/future-you-achieve-your-career-goals/id1477627168 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3uXOufxy2nDl7BvnuAt655?si=68bf143ae52b4309 📝 Take the job match quiz: https://www.prospects.ac.uk/job-match 📩 Follow Future You on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/futureyou_pod/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@futureyou_pod YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@futureyoupod 📜 Transcript of this episode: https://www.prospects.ac.uk/podcasts/future-you-podcast-transcripts

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