Interplay Retreat: Staying Connected To Self and Others

Maitripa Centre Yarra Valley

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. […]

Sexual Assault Services – Victoria: Becoming an External Regulator in Traumatic Play

Queen Victoria Women’s Centre (QVWC) , Australia

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 […]

Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy® January 2023: Class 3 – Understanding What Regulation Is and What It Isn’t

Online

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 […]

Washington State Association of Play Therapy: A Synergetic Play Therapy Approach to Revolutionizing Therapeutic Play with Children

Renton Technical College Renton, Washington

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 […]

Colorado Association for Play Therapy – Playing Perfectly: A Play Therapist’s Guide for Working with OCD

Lowry Center Denver, Colorado

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 […]

New York Association of Play Therapy: Working with Aggression and Intensity in the Playroom & Medical Trauma In Play Therapy April 21 – April 22

Embassy Suites by Hilton 200 Delaware Ave, Buffalo, New York

This is a 2-day event at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Buffalo 200 Delaware Ave. Buffalo, NY 14202. On Day 1 Lisa Dion will be presenting Working with Aggression and Intensity in the Playroom and on Day 2 Lisa will be presenting a 3-hour workshop on Medical Trauma in the Playroom. This is event is open to the […]

Catholic Charities of Iowa: Playing Perfectly: A Play Therapist’s Guide for Working with OCD

Hotel Kirkwood 7725 Kirkswood Blvd SW, Cedar Rapids, Iowa

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 […]

Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy® January 2023: Class 5 – Understanding Attachment & The Self-Object

Online

Understanding Attachment & The Self-Object (Class 5) is part of the Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy™ course, January 24th, 2023 – June 16th, 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 […]