Edith Kriel is a social worker who has specialized in working with traumatized children and their families for the last 16 years. She is passionate about providing healing for children and their families through the use of play therapy.

Edith has initiated various projects across South Africa (The Teddy Bear Clinic for Abused Children; RAPCAN – The Child Witness Project; the production of therapeutic aids and anatomical dolls etc) which focus on assisting children who have been sexually abused or traumatised. She has recently written a series of five therapeutic books for children and families affected by sexual abuse for RAPCAN as well as developing the Healing Project in which the books are used.

Edith is an experienced and dynamic trainer, having trained a multitude of multi-disciplinary professionals in the field. Edith also provides supervision, consultation and debriefing for professionals working in the field.

Another recent project of which she is the cofounder is the
Jelly Beanz Inc., a non profit organisation which endeavours to provide healing to children cannot access services due to financial constraints.