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 […]
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 […]