This is a private event hosted by the Crossroads Family Counseling Center. This 2 hour workshop will support play therapists as they learn about setting boundaries from a neurobiological and Synergetic Play Therapy perspective. Learning how to set boundaries with the child’s brain and nervous system activation in mind, while promoting integration will be a […]

Regression is a common part of the therapeutic experience as children return to earlier ages of development for growth and healing. In this 1-hour webinar, Lisa will describe the many ways regression presents itself in the playroom, its purpose and offer ways for the therapist to attune to the child.  Discussion on how to support […]

This 4.5-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, the Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy course, or the Synergetic Play Therapy Supplemental to a 2-Day Training. If you have completed one of these […]

Aggression is a part of play therapy and knowing how to make it therapeutic is often a challenge.  Using neuroscience, come learn how to help your child clients work through their aggression and intense play leading to healing and transformation. This workshop is designed to help play therapists understand aggression and death play from a […]

This six-month online course includes three, one-hour LIVE webinars with Lisa Dion, six 2.5-hour recorded videos, and monthly one-hour group consultations with a Synergetic Play Therapy® Supervisor/Consultant. Consultation is a mandatory part of the course to help you integrate what you are learning Special topics such as tracking the play, attachment, facilitating sand, art, trauma, […]

Lisa will be presenting TWO workshops at the 37th Annual International Conference on Child and Family Maltreatment (In-Person OR On-Demand). 1.) Becoming an External Regulator for Trauma Integration Research in neuroscience and interpersonal neurobiology sheds light on the need for the therapist to act as the external regulator supporting the client to move towards the […]

This 4.5-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, the Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy course, or the Synergetic Play Therapy Supplemental to a 2-Day Training. If you have completed one of these […]

Using the metaphor of anchoring in the storm, we invite you into the safe harbor of community to heal, repair, and rebuild connections to others as well as to your Self. Many of us have been in survival mode and may be feeling that we lost touch with ourselves as we have worked to protect […]

Exploring the Nervous System in the Playroom (Class 2) is part of the Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy™ course, January 24th-June 17th. Class 2 Objectives: Explain the link between nervous system states and the symptoms that show up in the playroom Describe the importance of regulation in the playroom Demonstrate how the therapist can […]