One of the hardest and often misunderstood aspects of being a play therapy supervisor is effectively working with resistance. This workshop takes a deeper look at what resistance actually is, its biology, and how to creatively work with it. For more information or to register, click here. Course Objectives Discuss what resistance in play therapy supervision […]

With the help of neuroscience, interpersonal neurobiology, and a Synergetic Play Therapy framework, therapists will learn how to effectively work with aggressive play in a way that supports nervous system regulation and reorganization of the child’s lower centers of the brain while decreasing compassion fatigue.  Join us as we learn how to become a child’s […]

One-hour presentation for early childhood educators at the Boulder Journey School. This is a closed presentation. If you'd like more information about our teachings for early childhood educators, please email us at info@synergeticplaytherapy.com.

This event will be rescheduled for a later date .... please check back. As neuroscience continues to reveal the importance of developing greater and greater capacities for emotional regulation, it is essential that clinicians understand the biology behind regulation and how to develop it within the children they work with. This full day workshop is […]

During this online workshop, Lisa will weave together insights from interpersonal neurobiology and nervous system activation allowing therapists to understand how to co-regulate through the intensity, providing a level of insight which supports the transformation of aggression into ways of connecting and mutual trust. Doesn't matter where you are in the world ... Get all […]

This event will be rescheduled for a later date …. please check back. Last year was such a success, we’re doing it all over again! Pilina in the Playroom:  Neurobiology and Attachment in Play Therapy is a 5- Day Play Therapy Retreat held on the island of Hawaii. At a relaxed island pace, the theories of […]

Learn from anywhere! ... The Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy is a 21-hour course that takes you on a journey to explore the neuroscience behind what is happening in the playroom, how to repattern a child's nervous system, and what it means to become an external regulator in the playroom. You will also learn […]

In the 3-Day Online Private Training of Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy™ Lisa takes students on a journey to explore the neuroscience behind what is happening in the play therapy process, how to repattern a child’s nervous system, and what it means to become an external regulator in the playroom. Participants will also learn how to […]

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 coaching and feedback. Each participant will be paired with a child client with […]

This training will be rescheduled ... we'll share as soon as we have the new dates/times.  Have you completed Basic EMDR training? Then come experience it with an SPT-twist! In this workshop, therapists will have a one of kind experience exploring the basic components of play therapy from a neurobiology perspective as they get introduced […]