About Anya: Play Therapist & Parent Coach
Anya Reddy is a Certified Synergetic Play Therapist and PCI® Certified Parent Coach based in Bangalore, India, offering in-person and online support for children aged 3 - 17 and their families.
In addition to her private practice, Play Therapy with Anya, she serves as:
Play Therapist with the Department of Pediatric Oncology at Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology (KMIO), supporting children and families navigating cancer treatment and hospitalisation.
Parenting Resident on Circle by CRED, providing 1:1 conversations focused on parenting, child behaviour, emotional development and parent-child relationships. She brings her professional experience in play therapy and parent coaching to conversations with parents navigating everyday parenting challenges.
Parent Coach at Humm Care where she delivers webinars and one-to-one parent coaching sessions for working parents through corporate wellbeing programmes. Anya supports parents in strengthening connection, emotional regulation, and confidence in their parenting.
What I Believe
Children do not need to be fixed - they need to feel safe enough to be understood.
Behaviour is often communication before it becomes language.
Emotional regulation develops within relationships, not through shame or fear.
Play is one of the most natural ways children process experience.
Parents do not need perfection - they need support, reflection, and connection.
Healing happens within emotionally safe relationships. Always.
Ready to Connect?
Whether you are seeking support for your child, navigating challenges within your family, or simply trying to understand what your child may be communicating beneath the surface, you are welcome here.
I offer a complimentary introductory call to help families explore whether working together feels like the right fit.
Why Families Reach Out
Families often reach out when something in the relationship with their child has started to feel harder than expected.
A child who suddenly seems emotionally distant. Big feelings that escalate quickly at home. Anxiety that shows up around school, friendships, sleep, or transitions. Parenting beginning to feel emotionally exhausting, even with the best intentions.
Sometimes parents describe feeling like they are constantly walking on eggshells around their child’s emotions. Sometimes they feel shut out completely. And sometimes they arrive carrying a quiet fear that they are somehow getting it wrong.
But children often communicate overwhelm long before they can fully explain it in words.
That is where this work begins.
How I Work
My approach is relational, trauma-informed, and grounded in nervous system awareness.
Rather than focusing only on behaviour itself, I work to understand the emotional experience, relational patterns, and physiological stress responses underneath what a child may be expressing.
Children naturally communicate through play, movement, creativity, imagination, storytelling, and symbolic expression long before they can fully articulate difficult feelings verbally. In the playroom, these become meaningful pathways into emotional processing, regulation, resilience, and connection.
Alongside supporting children directly, I also work collaboratively with parents and caregivers. Lasting change rarely happens in isolation. It develops through relationships where children feel emotionally safe, understood, and supported over time.
My practice is:
Trauma-informed
Neurodiversity-affirming
LGBTQIA+ affirming
Culturally sensitive
Developmentally attuned
Sessions are available both online and in person in Bangalore.
Who I Support
I work with children, teenagers, parents, and families navigating:
Emotional overwhelm, anxiety, or withdrawal
Behavioural or emotional regulation challenges
School-related stress and after-school meltdowns
Parenting stress, burnout, or self-doubt
Relational conflict or disconnection within families
Grief, separation, or major life transitions
Emotional challenges related to neurodiversity or learning differences
Difficulty expressing feelings safely or verbally
Services
Supporting children ages 3 - 17 through trauma-informed play therapy grounded in emotional regulation, attachment, and relational safety.
Strengths-based Parent Coaching that helps caregivers respond with greater clarity, confidence, emotional awareness, and connection.
A parent-child therapeutic approach that strengthens attachment and emotional communication through guided therapeutic play interactions.
Online emotional support and therapeutic work for children, teens, and parents when in-person sessions are not accessible or preferred.
Nature-integrated therapeutic experiences that support regulation, sensory integration, emotional processing, and connection.
Beyond Private Practice
In addition to my private practice, I serve as a Play Therapist with the Department of Pediatric Oncology at Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology (KMIO), Bangalore, where I support children and families navigating cancer treatment, hospitalisation, medical procedures, and the emotional challenges that accompany serious illness through Play Therapy and psychosocial support.
I also work as a Consultant Parent Coach with Humm Care, supporting working parents and families across organisations including Google, Accenture, and Wipro.
This work includes:
One-to-one Parent Coaching
Parenting and emotional wellbeing webinars
Workshops focused on family resilience, emotional regulation, and connection
Credentials & Professional Training
B.A. in Psychology - FLAME University
Play Therapist, Department of Pediatric Oncology, Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology (KMIO), Bengaluru
Graduate of the Trauma Research Foundation’s Certificate Program in Traumatic Stress Studies
Member, Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health (ACAMH)
Member, FICCI FLO Bangalore Chapter
Ongoing advanced training in trauma-informed, attachment-based, and nervous system-informed approaches to child and family mental health
Regular clinical supervision and continued professional development