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.

With the release of the book, EMDR with Children in the Play Therapy Room: An Integrated Approach by Anne Beckley-Forest and Annie Monaco, they will be offering a Playful EMDR with Children Webinar Series. Join Lisa on October 9, 2020 1:00-4:00pm EASTERN TIME as she and Jan Schaad discuss Integrating EMDR and Synergetic Play Therapy (a chapter in […]

Join Lisa in a 4 webinar series (equivalent to a two-day training), A Neurobiological Approach to Using Play in Therapeutic Practice with Children. With the help of neuroscience, interpersonal neurobiology, and the Synergetic Play Therapy model, you will explore how to effectively use a way of play therapy that supports nervous system regulation and reorganisation […]

In this 2-hour discussion, Lisa will explore how easily and how common it is for therapists to inadvertently disconnect from themselves in their attempt to be of service to others. This discussion will offer practical ideas to help guide therapists back to themselves and back towards a greater sense of authenticity, so that they can […]

Understanding Attachment & The Self-Object (Class 5) is part of the Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy™ June 2020 - November 2020 course. 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 […]