International Conference Play is the Future 2026 (Italy)
Join Lisa for the International Conference: Play is the Future in Chiavenna, Italy, July 2-4, 2026. She will be presenting alongside several other amazing play therapists.
Lisa will be presenting on The Inner World of the Therapist: A Synergetic Foundation for Play Therapy and Psychosocial Work.
This experiential workshop explores the inner world of the therapist as a foundational and practical element of effective play therapy and psychosocial work across diverse environments. Grounded in the principles of Synergetic Play Therapy, the session invites participants to examine how a practitioner’s internal state—emotional awareness, nervous system regulation, and authenticity—directly influences their capacity to connect with others. This capacity for connection is presented as the essential gateway through which attunement and creative responsiveness emerge, particularly in settings that extend beyond the traditional playroom, including crisis response, medical and healthcare contexts, educational environments, and work with families. Through guided reflection, gentle experiential exercises, and clinical examples drawn from real-world practice, participants will gain insight into how cultivating internal awareness supports meaningful connection, allowing attunement and creativity to naturally unfold within play-based and psychosocial interventions across settings.