Dramatherapy is the application of drama and theatre art to physical, mental or social ill health. Dramatherapy builds on the ancient roots of ritual, theatre and storytelling and it includes techniques of movement and mime, sandplay and sculpting, masks and enactment, ritual, role-play, theatre texts and myths. Dramatherapy allows us to explore personal stories and ancient tales are explored as a means of gaining understanding of our own story. The fact that theatre is ‘distanced’ from our own experience means that we can stand back and look at things afresh. Dramatherapy and play are at the core of playful attachment even before the baby is born. Dramatherapy can help us express those experiences that are difficult to express because it includes verbal and non-verbal methods. Dramatherapy also incorporates social and dramatic play which we know is essential for healthy child development.