Synergetic Play Therapy (SPT) employs insights from interpersonal neurobiology to help difficult clients achieve self-regulation. This full day workshop is designed to help clinicians understand what regulation is and is not, the biological mechanisms in the brain and nervous system allowing for regulation, and the practical tools for developing a child’s regulatory capacity. Clinicians will […]

Join Lisa Dion in New Zealand on May 6th & 7th for a two-day workshop on Synergetic Play Therapy: A Neurobiological Approach to Using Play in Therapeutic Practice with Children. Come explore authenticity and congruence, neuroscience, aggression, boundaries, and more! To register, please email: Karen.Broughham@stop.org.nz.

We are pleased to announce the First Annual Certified Synergetic Play Therapist Retreat! Here’s what you need to know: Who: Anyone certified in Synergetic Play Therapy What: A four-day topic-focused retreat (from Thursday night thru Sunday at noon) Where: Oregon City, Oregon When: May 16, 2019 – May 19, 2019 This is not a play therapy retreat! This is a retreat […]

Lisa Dion is the creator of Synergetic Play Therapy – a researched-informed model of play therapy based on nervous system regulation, interpersonal neurobiology, physics, attachment, mindfulness, and therapist authenticity. It aims to replicate the delicate dance of attunement that occurs between a caregiver and an infant. It focuses on ensuring that the practitioner’s verbalizations and […]

Lisa Dion is the creator of Synergetic Play Therapy – a researched-informed model of play therapy based on nervous system regulation, interpersonal neurobiology, physics, attachment, mindfulness, and therapist authenticity. It aims to replicate the delicate dance of attunement that occurs between a caregiver and an infant. It focuses on ensuring that the practitioner’s verbalizations and […]