Join Judith Norman for an hour-long webinar exploring neurodivergence through the lens of Synergetic Play Therapy. Together we’ll examine what it means to work with neurodivergent neurotypes as a Certified Synergetic Play Therapist, as well as the unique experiences of being a neurodivergent therapist within this model. This webinar will highlight practical considerations, deepen understanding, […]
We are diving into the 4th perceived challenge! We all carry “shoulds” that quietly (and sometimes not so quietly!) shape how we show up in our lives and in the playroom. Come join Lisa as she takes you through an experiential exercise to help you explore your own “shoulds”, trace their origins, and reflect on […]
In this video, Katherine offers a review of family therapy foundations, drawing from the work of Virginia Satir, and SPT tenets as applied to a family in the playroom. Viewers will consider when to focus conceptualization and intervention on an individual child versus the family system as a whole. Common challenges associated with family therapy […]
In this webinar, Helen will share how the use of SPT skills supported her in transitioning from school counselling to private practice. Using that experience as an analogy, participants will be invited to engage in a process to support a transition that they or one of their clients is contemplating. Handouts: Navigating Big Transitions PowerPoint […]
In this webinar, Lisa answers a wide range of participant questions through the lens of SPT, demonstrating how seemingly different issues can be understood through a common framework. Lisa discusses foundational SPT concepts while addressing topics such as OCD behaviors, pathological demand avoidance, tics, perimenopause, child “bullying” parent, sneaky behaviors, enmeshment, and the gut-brain connection. […]
Pathological Demand Avoidance can be confusing and challenging for even the most experienced therapists. In this one-hour webinar, Lisa helps you see PDA behaviors through a SPT lens, offering insight into the child’s internal experience and practical tools for co-regulation and connection. Password: Synergetic
Come explore principles of Embodied Cultural Humility, emphasizing how cultural identity, privilege, and language shape moment-to-moment activation, attunement, and repair in the playroom. This webinar will explore how cultural dynamics and misattunements are experienced in the body, practice culturally grounded repair while honoring SPT’s neurobiological foundations, and reflect on how lived experience and systemic positioning […]
As we know, presence is more than being physically in the room, it’s a dynamic interplay of attention, attunement, and energy! In this webinar, Lisa guides you through exploring the subtle “physics” of presence, as she weaves together the workings of the mind, peaks/plateaus/planes of possibility, dual awareness, and of course, regulation. Password: Synergetic
Lisa answers participant questions related to a variety of topics including: parental alienation, divorce and high-conflict divorce, along with practical considerations for getting started with online therapy. Password: Synergetic
Each of us holds a vision – something we feel called to create or bring into the world. For many reasons, we may feel confused or not have full clarity about our vision, but SPT principles can help illuminate our calling! During this reflective webinar, Lisa will guide you through meaningful questions, helping you connect […]
Lisa answers participant questions related to a variety of topics including: repetitive play and behaviours, responding to criticism in group settings, exploring the question “what is the self,” and the experience of feeling more tired at the end of the day when working with adults. Password: Synergetic
In this live webinar, Lisa will guide you through exploring how to think about nuancing and scaffolding the development of interoception. This discussion explores directive and non-directive SPT approaches to support regulation, connection, and integration in the playroom. Password: Synergetic
Minecraft is an “open world, sandbox-style” digital game that can be played individually or with others. For many children Minecraft can be a comfortable and familiar way to initiate play in a creative and therapeutic manner. It is important for mental health clinicians to acknowledge the impact the game has had in the lives of […]
In this webinar, Judy delves into the vital role SPT therapists play in empowering clients as they navigate school environments and transition back to school. Working collaboratively with caregivers, educators, and schools on these complex issues can pose challenges. By applying SPT principles – such as acting as external regulators and addressing perceived threats to […]
This webinar will offer approaches to working with caregivers supported by change theory, or the study of how we make meaningful change in our lives. The principles of SPT which pertain to caregivers will be reviewed and woven in. Participants will leave with fresh ideas of how to deepen their work with caregivers–seeing them as […]
In this webinar, special guest and Certified Synergetic Play Therapist Hayden Ahlbrandt takes us through how we, as therapists, can give parents the tools to feel more equipped to handle those big, overwhelming moments (or meltdowns) and can empower them to make it their own and how SPT is an integral part of this journey! […]
In this video, Lisa reviews the therapeutic stages and tracking clients on the “SPT Curve”and guides Certified SPTers in tracking starting points and progress for their own clients! Password: Synergetic
Lisa answers participant questions related to a variety of topics including: Mental health’s bias towards integration, Similarities between EMDR and SPT, Working with grief/loss, How to deepen your SPT training, Board Games in play therapy, and Sitting in dissonance when you feel like you can’t be yourself! Password: Synergetic
In this 1.5-hour interactive webinar with fellow SPTer Mili Shoemaker she expands on last year’s webinar, “Understanding Intergenerational Trauma from a Family Constellation Lens.” This webinar dives deeper into Family Constellation (FC) work and its connection to intragenerational trauma in play therapy. Explore how systemic dynamics shape therapeutic setups and uncover how your own patterns […]
Join Kelly Miller, fellow Certified SPT Therapist and Supervisor, on a journey of discovering parts work—exploring the many parts within ourselves and how they show up in the playroom and in client work. This video covers practical ways to integrate parts work with children, teens, parents, and adults, using reflection statements, analogies, miniatures, and directive […]
