During the play therapy process, play therapists have the challenging task of helping parents understand what play therapy is and how it works while keeping them invested. In this thought-provoking yet practical full-day workshop, therapists will explore what it really takes to partner with parents. Through new skills, insights and a framework rooted in relationship […]
Join us as we go back in time and revisit the early stages of human development and how they impact the play therapy process. During this six-hour workshop you will learn to recognize each stage within your child client and yourself, so that you can begin to assess a child’s emotional age versus their chronological […]
On June 2nd, we will host a 3-hour workshop dedicated to older children. Come learn when to apply directive or non-directive play therapy, how to work with older children, and the most important goals to set when working with this population. Pre-teens and Teens in Play Therapy Objectives: Understand when it might be helpful to apply non-directive […]
Lisa will be speaking at Naropa's Passing the Torch alumni event, an event dedicated to giving graduates a chance to connect, network, and develop professionally. Her workshop is on: The Need for An External Regulator During Traumatic Play. Without the ability of the therapist to become the external regulator for the intensity that arises during trauma […]
The Play Therapy Institute of Colorado’s “Lessons From the Playroom” webinar is a series of FREE, LIVE webinars designed to offer a larger piece of the little lessons kids teach us inside the playroom. Log on to interact with Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S for an hour of power, purpose, and perspective. Ask questions, join the discussion, and […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]