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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Aggression, Art and Sand in Synergetic Play Therapy (Class 6) is part of the Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy™ course, January 24th, 2023 – June 16th, 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 Synergetic Play […]

Although aggression and death are 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 can lead to inadvertently promoting aggression and increasing low brain disorganization.  It can also lead to […]

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Have you been searching for ways to create a deeper impact for your clients? Or perhaps you are: Looking for game-changing concepts, ideas, and techniques to repattern a child’s nervous system and become a more effective external regulator in the playroom? Wanting to experience aggressive play, sand, and art from the perspectives of nervous system regulation, […]