The focus of this 1 hour keynote presentation is to inspire leaders to understand the critical role they play in the health and well-being of their organization in a way that they may have never considered.  That they are indeed the "emotional regulator" for their teams and staff, helping ground the organization itself and the […]

Lisa will be presenting The Need for an External Regulator in Traumatic Play workshop for South Eastern Centre Against Sexual Assault & Family Violence (SECASA) May 19th, 2021, 9:30am-12:30pm Australia time (AEST). Objectives: Explore the role of the clinician as the child's external regulator Explore how an external regulator helps a child integrate traumatic thoughts, feelings […]

Understanding Attachment & The Self-Object (Class 5) is part of the Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy™ course, January 25th - June 25th. 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 the […]

June 12th - 18th, 2021 -  (one day off in the middle) The Six-Day Synergetic Play Therapy® Intensive allows you to jump in and really experience the magic of Synergetic Play Therapy®! We hold these intensives regularly throughout the year, limiting this program to four people in order to permit extensive skill practice with individualized […]

This six-month online course includes three, one-hour LIVE webinars with Lisa Dion, six 2.5-hour recorded videos, and monthly one-hour group consultations with a Synergetic Play Therapy® Supervisor/Consultant. Consultation is a mandatory part of the course to help you integrate what you are learning Special topics such as tracking the play, attachment, facilitating sand, art, trauma, […]

Aggression, Art and Sand in Synergetic Play Therapy (Class 6) is part of the Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy™ course, January 25th - June 25th. 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 […]

Aggression is a part of play therapy and knowing how to make it therapeutic is often a challenge.  Using neuroscience, come learn how to help your child clients work through their aggression and intense play leading to healing and transformation. This workshop is designed to help play therapists understand aggression and death play from a […]

June 26th - July 2nd, 2021 -  (one day off in the middle) The Six-Day Synergetic Play Therapy® Intensive allows you to jump in and really experience the magic of Synergetic Play Therapy®! We hold these intensives regularly throughout the year, limiting this program to four people in order to permit extensive skill practice with […]

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. Drawing from Gestalt, Cognitive Behavioral, and Synergetic Play Therapy theories, this workshop is filled with non-directive […]

The Six-Day Synergetic Play Therapy® Intensive is over two weekends (July 9th-11th and July 16th-18th) and allows you to jump in and really experience the magic of Synergetic Play Therapy®! We hold these intensives regularly throughout the year, limiting this program to four people in order to permit extensive skill practice with individualized coaching and […]