Synergetic Play Therapy Institute

3-Day In-Person Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy (PIP Solutions - UK)
2026-10-24 09:00 - 2026-10-26 16:30 (Europe/London) | Voco St. John’s Solihull Hotel, 651 Warwick Rd, Solihull, B91 1AT, United Kingdom
This 3-Day In-Person Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy hosted by PIP Solutions in the UK will take you on a journey to explore the neuroscience behind what is happening in the play therapy process, how to repattern a child’s nervous system activation, and what it means to become an external regulator in the playroom. You will learn how to work with caregivers effectively and what it means to create a neuroception of safety in play therapy, allowing both the child and the caregiver to have a deeper integration. And if that wasn’t enough, you will come to understand the magic of aggressive play, sand, and art from the perspectives of nervous system regulation, attunement, mindfulness, and authenticity, AND how to apply these concepts to your play therapy practice. You’ll learn all this while also learning how to avoid burnout and compassion fatigue. Come discover what showing up in the playroom truly means and explore what is happening in the play therapy process, how change occurs, and ultimately what it takes to help children heal at profound levels. And the best part is, you get to be you on the journey!
Course Overview
The Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy program has six modules delivered over 3 days and includes:

18 hours in-person teaching with Lisa Dion
6 one-hour group consultations delivered online over a 6-month time period with a Synergetic Play Therapy Consultant
3 pre-recorded one-hour video lessons to further your learning
Book review of Aggression in Play Therapy: A Neurobiological Approach to Integrating Intensity

If you would like more information or your organization is interested in training in Synergetic Play Therapy, please contact the Institute at info@synergeticplaytherapy.com.

Working with Aggression & Intensity in the Playroom (1 Day Workshop, San Antonio, Texas)
2027-03-06
Lisa Dion will be teaching Working with Aggression and Intensity in the Playroom, hosted by Mind Works in San Antonio, Texas.
What will she be presenting on? …….
Although aggression and death are a common part of the play therapy process, many therapists don’t have a clear understanding of what to do and how to facilitate the intensity when it enters the playroom during play. The result can lead to inadvertently promoting aggression and increasing low brain disorganization. It can also lead to the therapist feeling beat up, exhausted, and hyper-aroused themselves, which can significantly impact their longevity in the field and their ability to stay attuned and present to a child in the playroom over time.
This workshop is designed to help you understand aggression and death play from a neurobiological perspective and a Synergetic Play Therapy lens. With the help of neuroscience and interpersonal neurobiology, you’ll learn how to effectively work with this type of play to support nervous system regulation, repatterning the child’s autonomic activation patterns, and decreasing compassion fatigue and vicarious trauma.
This workshop will take you to new possibilities as you explore a science-based process for working with children at the deepest, most profound levels while staying safe and sane. Learn how to make aggressive play therapeutic while understanding what it takes to maximize growth and integration for your clients and yourself!
This event is closed. Please visit the organization’s website for additional information. If you would like your organization to receive training from the Synergetic Play Therapy Institute, please contact us at info@synergeticplaytherapy.com.
