This is a 2-day event at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Buffalo 200 Delaware Ave. Buffalo, NY 14202. On Day 1 Lisa Dion will be presenting Working with Aggression and Intensity in the Playroom and on Day 2 Lisa will be presenting a 3-hour workshop on Medical Trauma in the Playroom. This is event is open to the [...]

From perfectionism to anxiety to self doubt, the world of a child struggling with OCD can be incredibly overwhelming. Come explore how to support these children in play therapy and discover how their need for perfection is in fact perfect. Supporting a child struggling with obsessive compulsions and perfectionism can be incredibly challenging as the [...]

Understanding Attachment & The Self-Object (Class 5) is part of the Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy™ course, January 24th, 2023 – June 16th, 2023. Class 5 Objectives: Discuss Synergetic Play Therapy’s definition and perspective on attachment Explain and demonstrate how to use the self-object as a way to support the client attaching to self Describe [...]

Aggression, Art and Sand in Synergetic Play Therapy (Class 6) is part of the Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy™ course, January 24th, 2023 – June 16th, 2023. Class 6 Objectives: Explain how to use regulation as a way to help integrate aggressive energy in the playroom Describe how to facilitate the use sand from a Synergetic Play [...]

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 during play.  The result can lead to inadvertently promoting aggression and increasing low brain disorganization.  It can also lead to [...]

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Join Lisa as she Keynotes 2-days at the 2024 Louisiana Play Therapy Association Conference. On day 1, the topic will be Healing Medical Trauma in Play Therapy. Description: Medical trauma is a prevalent experience for many children who have undergone medical procedures or experienced chronic and acute conditions yet is often not included in trauma discussions. [...]

Join Lisa as she Keynotes 2-days at the 2024 Louisiana Play Therapy Association Conference. On day 2, the topic will be Playing Perfectly: A Play Therapist’s Guide for Working with OCD in Play Therapy. Description:  From perfectionism to anxiety to self-doubt, the world of a child struggling with OCD can be incredibly overwhelming. Come explore how [...]

Lisa Dion will be visiting Cape Town, South Africa to present a 2-day workshop on A Synergetic Approach to Revolutionizing Therapeutic Play with Children. Please check back after the new year for additional details. This 2 day course is designed to help practitioners understand therapeutic play from a neuro-biological perspective. With the help of neuroscience, [...]

The 3-Day In-Person Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy® is an 18 hour course that takes 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 learn [...]