Understanding Attachment & The Self-Object (Class 5) is part of the Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy™ course, October 25th, 2022 – March 17th, 2023. 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 [...]

Exploring the Nervous System in the Playroom (Class 2) is part of the Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy™ course, January 24th, 2023 – June 16th, 2023. Class 2 Objectives: Explain the link between nervous system states and the symptoms that show up in the playroom Describe the importance of regulation in the playroom Demonstrate how [...]

This event is part of the 2nd Annual Neuroscience of Play Therapy Summit at the Beach taking place from February 17th - February 19th, 2023. Developing Interoception: The Pre-req for Co-regulation and Self-Regulation in the Playroom session will take place on February 19th from 9:30am-12:30pm EST. For more information or to register, CLICK HERE. 

Join Lisa Dion and Donna Berry for an amazing retreat where you will spend time exploring the theme of ‘Connection’.  This Retreat is for Play Therapists who have completed training with play Therapy Australia, Interplay Family Therapy, or Synergetic Play Therapy. It is on a first come, first served basis and payment secures your attendance. [...]

Join Lisa Dion at the Queen Victoria Women’s Centre (QVWC) in Melbourne where she will present Becoming an External Regulator in Traumatic Play. Research in neuroscience and interpersonal neurobiology sheds light on the need for the play therapist to act as the external regulator supporting the child to move towards the intensity they are experiencing [...]

Aggression, Art and Sand in Synergetic Play Therapy (Class 6) is part of the Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy™ course, October 25h, 2022 – March 17th, 2023. 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 [...]

Understanding What Regulation Is and What It Isn’t  (Class 3) is part of the Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy™ course, January 24th, 2023 – June 16th, 2023 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 [...]

This presentation is designed to help practitioners understand therapeutic play from a neuro- biological perspective. With the help of neuroscience, interpersonal neurobiology, and a Synergetic Play Therapy framework, practitioners will learn how to effectively work with therapeutic play in a way that supports nervous system regulation, reorganization of the child’s lower centers of the brain [...]

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. Supporting a child struggling with obsessive compulsions and perfectionism can be incredibly challenging as the desire [...]

Working with Caregivers (Class 4) is part of the Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy™ course, January 24th, 2023 – June 16th, 2023. 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 [...]