Join one of our regularly-held, six-day intensive for Masters-level therapists (or equivalent) and clinicians. Jump in and really experience the magic of Synergetic Play Therapy! We limit this Play Therapy Training Program to four people in order to permit extensive skill practice with individualized coaching and feedback. Each participant will be paired with a child […]

Synergetic Play Therapy will take you on a journey to deeply understand yourself. With an emphasis on therapist authenticity, SPT is designed to help therapists birth their authentic selves so that they can help their child clients do the same.  SPT recognizes that therapist authenticity and attunement in the playroom is integral to the healing of the child. The […]

Presented by the Australian Childhood Foundation, this conference features internationally renowned practitioners and major authors in the field of trauma and neuroscience. Come experience innovative, practical and translatable ways of working with creative arts, sand tray, play, attachment-based dynamics, movement and sensorimotor intervention. Join Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S, on August 1 for a 1.5-hour presentation […]

Join one of our regularly-held, six-day intensive for Masters-level therapists (or equivalent) and clinicians. Jump in and really experience the magic of Synergetic Play Therapy! We limit this Play Therapy Training Program to four people in order to permit extensive skill practice with individualized coaching and feedback. Each participant will be paired with a child […]

Did you know when children act out their most problematic moods and behaviors, that’s actually their incredibly wise way of communicating with the adults in their lives? In this workshop (click here to view the workshop flyer), Lisa Dion, licensed professional counselor and registered play therapist, will teach parents how to use the insights of modern neuroscience […]

With their changing brains and hormones, sometimes finding ways to integrate play with pre-teens and teens can at times just feel completely “awkward."  Do we talk?  Do we play?  Do I ask questions? What do I do?   With the help of neuroscience, interpersonal neurobiology, developmental theory, and principles from Synergetic Play Therapy, this 6-hour workshop will shed light […]

This 3-Day Retreat is part of the 10-Month Synergetic Play Therapy Certification Program. The Certification Program is open to those who have completed either the Six-Day Synergetic Play Therapy Intensive or the Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy course. If you have completed one of these and are interested in moving towards certification, please see […]

This 3-Day Retreat is part of the 10-Month Synergetic Play Therapy Certification Program. The Certification Program is open to those who have completed either the Six-Day Synergetic Play Therapy Intensive or the Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy course. If you have completed one of these and are interested in moving towards certification, please see […]

This is a closed workshop for members of BVSD. Developing Emotional Regulation: Awakening the Genius Within Part 1 As neuroscience continues to reveal the importance of developing greater and greater capacities for emotional regulation, it is essential that teachers, educators and students understand the biology behind regulation and how to develop it within themselves.  Participants will understand […]

Workshop - Aggression in the Playroom: A Synergetic Approach for working with Trauma and Intensity in Play Therapy!! Are your play therapy sessions filled with swords fights, battles, babies dying, handcuffs, you dying, explosions, or other highly intense play? Are you often set up to watch or be a part of play that leaves you […]