Enrollment is officially OPEN for the 2026-2027 Synergetic Play Therapy Certification Program! We’re so excited to invite you to join us on this powerful journey of transformation, growth, and connection. Last year, we filled every single spot before the deadline — and we expect the same this year! So if you’ve been waiting for the moment [...]

Registration is Open for the January 2026 Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy program! Are you ready to transform your play therapy practice with a cutting-edge approach that blends the healing power of play with the latest in interpersonal neurobiology? Mark your calendar and get ready to choose from three upcoming sessions of the Online [...]

Join Us for an In-Person Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy Program in 2026! Are you ready to transform your play therapy practice with a hands-on, immersive approach that blends the healing power of play with the latest in interpersonal neurobiology? Mark your calendar and join one of our upcoming 3-Day Live Intro to Synergetic Play [...]

Hosted by Playful Connections Sandtray Institute, join Lisa for a one-day workshop: Working with Aggression and Intensity in the Playroom.  Although aggression and death are a common part of the play therapy process, many therapists don’t have a clear understanding of what to do and how to facilitate the intensity when it enters the playroom [...]

Join Lisa for the 8th Annual Sandtray Summit 2026 in Louisville, Kentucky on April 25-26, 2026. She will be keynoting with a 2-hour session on They Whispered, So I Roared: The Art of Expanding Without Permission and Moving with Resilience. There comes a moment when the quiet voice inside us grows louder than the world’s expectations [...]

As therapists, we are aware of the impact of the intergenerational transmission of unprocessed trauma. We feel this in our clients’ stories. We sense this in our own bodies. More and more attention needs to be given to this evolving area of study and practice, but we can also hold these concepts in balance with [...]

Join Lisa for the Indiana Association for Play Therapy's 2-day conference June 25-26, 2026. She'll be presenting on Aggression in Play Therapy: A Synergetic Approach for Integrating Intensity Although aggression and death are a common part of the play therapy process, many therapists don’t have a clear understanding of what to do and how to facilitate [...]

Join Lisa for the International Conference: Play is the Future in Chiavenna, Italy, July 2-4, 2026. She will be presenting alongside several other amazing play therapists.  Lisa will be presenting on The Inner World of the Therapist: A Synergetic Foundation for Play Therapy and Psychosocial Work. This experiential workshop explores the inner world of the therapist [...]

This 3-Day In-Person Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy hosted by PIP Solutions in the UK will take you on a journey to explore the neuroscience behind what is happening in the play therapy process, how to repattern a child’s nervous system activation, and what it means to become an external regulator in the playroom. You will [...]