This 4-Day Retreat is part of the 10-Month Synergetic Play Therapy Certification Program. The Certification Program is open to those who have completed either the Six-Day Synergetic Play Therapy Intensive, the Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy course, or the Synergetic Play Therapy Supplemental to a 2-Day Training. If you have completed one of these […]

BONUS Webinar, SPT and Teletherapy is part of the Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy™ course. For more information about this Level 1/Introductory level course or to be part of the next one, click here>>> Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy™ is a six-month online course that includes three, one-hour LIVE webinars with Lisa Dion, […]

Class 3: Understanding What Regulation Is and What It Isn't is part of the Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy™ course. Class 3 Objectives: Explain what regulation is and isn’t according to Synergetic Play Therapy Discuss what it means to “overcome a challenge” in the play therapy process Describe what it means to become the external […]

This 4-Day Retreat is part of the 10-Month Synergetic Play Therapy Certification Program. The Certification Program is open to those who have completed either the Six-Day Synergetic Play Therapy Intensive, the Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy course, or the Synergetic Play Therapy Supplemental to a 2-Day Training. If you have completed one of these […]

Lisa will be offering a keynote presentation (Power Speakers) at the first-ever AIRS E-Conference, running from September 16th to 18th (Wed to Fri). She'll be presenting on Friday, Sept 18th at 11am ET / 9am MDT on "Beyond the 'Shoulds' - How False Beliefs Keep Us from Authenticity." She'll explore how people are bombarded by […]

This training is for Certified Synergetic Play Therapists who meet the pre-requisites to becoming a Synergetic Play Therapy Supervisor*. These courses count towards Registered Play Therapy Supervisor requirements. In this training, students will learn how to apply the Synergetic Play Therapy philosophy and tenets to the supervisory relationship. Through video observation, didactic learning, group discussion, […]

The Six-Day Synergetic Play Therapy Intensive is over two weekends (September 18th – 20th, & September 25th – 27th) 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 […]

This training will be rescheduled ... we'll let you know as soon as we have the new date/time.  Although aggression is 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 […]

Working with Caregivers (Class 4) is part of the Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy™ course, June 2020 - November 2020 Class 4 Objectives: Discuss the implications for caregivers being in their own grief process when they bring their children to play therapy. Describe how to have a successful play therapy intake. Discuss the importance […]

The 37th Annual Association for Play Therapy Therapy International Conference has been cancelled.