Aggression, Art and Sand in Synergetic Play Therapy (Class 6) is part of the Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy™ course, January 24th - June 17th. 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 […]

Supporting a child struggling with obsessive compulsions and anxiety can be incredibly challenging as the desire to move the child out of their rigidity and rituals can overshadow the deeper issues and stressors driving the behaviors.  Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is a complex disorder as the reasons behind the behaviors vary from managing anxiety to past […]

This two-day training will be delivered by Lisa Dion creator of Synergetic Play Therapy© and founder and President of the Synergetic Play Therapy Institute. Revolutionizing Play and Therapeutic Practice with Children 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 […]

Revolutionizing Play & Therapeutic Practice is designed to help practitioners understand therapeutic play from a neurobiological 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 […]

Exploring the Nervous System in the Playroom (Class 2) is part of the Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy™ course, June 14th, 2022 – November 11th, 2022. 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 […]

This 3.5-Day Retreat is part of the 10-Month Synergetic Play Therapy Certification Program. The Certification program consists of 2 online retreats - one at the beginning (3.5-day retreat) and a second one (4.5-day retreat) half-way through the program. The Certification Program is open to those who have completed either the Six-Day Synergetic Play Therapy Intensive, […]

Understanding What Regulation Is and What It Isn't  (Class 3) is part of the Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy™ course, June 14th, 2022 – November 11th, 2022. 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 […]

This 3.5-Day Retreat is part of the 10-Month Synergetic Play Therapy Certification Program. The Certification program consists of 2 online retreats - one at the beginning (3.5-day retreat) and a second one (4.5-day retreat) half-way through the program. The Certification Program is open to those who have completed either the Six-Day Synergetic Play Therapy Intensive, […]

Working with Caregivers (Class 4) is part of the Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy™ course, June 14th, 2022 – November 11th, 2022. 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 […]

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 […]