Lessons from the Playroom – Working With Families in the Playroom

The Lessons from the Playroom Webinar is a series of 75-minute LIVE webinars designed to further explore what is truly happening in the play therapy process. Interact with Lisa Dion and special guests around the world for an hour of power, purpose, and perspective. Curious what these webinars are about? Click here for a sample! […]

2019 Midwest Child Life Conference – Keynote in Springfield: The Need for An External Regulator During Child Life Interventions

Missouri State University - Plaster Student Union 1110 E. Madison Street, Springfield, MO, United States

Join Lisa Dion as she explores external regulation in the Child Life Specialist. Research in neuroscience and interpersonal neurobiology sheds light on the need for the Child Life Specialist to act as the external regulator supporting the child and their family to move towards the intensity they are experiencing allowing for integration.   Without the ability […]

Certified Synergetic Play Therapy 5-Day Retreat – Vancouver

Synergetic Play Therapy launches you on a personal journey towards discovering what showing up in the playroom truly means. Certification takes this journey one step further. Authenticity, congruency, attunement, camaraderie – this program helps therapists look even deeper while cultivating community and a connection to clients (and each other!). Embark on a revolutionary experience filled […]

Certified Synergetic Play Therapy 5-Day Retreat – Boulder

Synergetic Play Therapy launches you on a personal journey towards discovering what showing up in the playroom truly means. Certification takes this journey one step further. Authenticity, congruency, attunement, camaraderie – this program helps therapists look even deeper while cultivating community and a connection to clients (and each other!). Embark on a revolutionary experience filled […]

Certified Synergetic Play Therapy 5-Day Retreat – Melbourne

Synergetic Play Therapy launches you on a personal journey towards discovering what showing up in the playroom truly means. Certification takes this journey one step further. Authenticity, congruency, attunement, camaraderie – this program helps therapists look even deeper while cultivating community and a connection to clients (and each other!). Embark on a revolutionary experience filled […]

Too Stressed to Play: A Two-Day Self-Care Retreat for Play Therapists – Melbourne

We're sold out. New date coming soon! This event includes two nights of accommodation in the Yarra Valley, healthy snacks and meals, and a welcome gathering. Saturday includes yoga, meditation, sound healing, and a discussion on "You, Me, and We: What You Must Know to Fully Understand the Therapeutic Relationship and the Importance of Self […]

Ah! Why Aren’t You Listening to Me? Working with Resistance in the Supervisory Relationship: Three-Hour Course at the Minnesota APT Conference – Minneapolis, Minnesota

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 […]

Aggression in the Playroom – A Synergetic Approach for Working with Trauma and Intensity in Play Therapy: One-Day Workshop at the Minnesota APT Conference – Minneapolis, Minnesota

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 […]