In this one-hour course, Dr. Rachel Altvater will support you in developing insight and awareness of digital play and exploring how to communicate within these digital environments. You will begin by reflecting on your own perspectives regarding digital native culture, setting the stage for a deeper exploration of how the digital era influences children's engagement [...]
This one-hour course will explore the essential role of play therapy in supporting neurodivergent children, emphasizing processing differences, executive functioning challenges, and sensory sensitivities. During this course you will learn to integrate neurodiversity-affirming, play-based interventions to address these unique profiles. Harnessing the Therapeutic Power of Play for Neurodivergent Children Learning Objectives: Explore how play therapy [...]
Drawing from Synergetic Play Therapy and Interpersonal Neurobiology, this course will explore non-directive and directive play based interventions to help support play therapists like you on a path to understand the perfection in children’s perfectionism, while teaching the child how to do the same. This course will take a deeper look at the regulatory function [...]
Welcome to At the Intersection of Trauma, Language, and Culture, a 2-hour video course led by Ludmila Golovine, President & CEO of Masterword and Lisa Dion, Founder and President of the Synergetic Play Therapy Institute. *This video course is a recording of a live webinar on August 13, 2024. At the Intersection of Trauma, Language, [...]
Transgender and gender-diverse children face unique challenges in navigating their identities and experiences. Their families also face unique challenges, but many are fearful of voicing them because of how others might perceive them. Clinicians are often well meaning but can do unintended harm due to the blind spots they are not aware of when working [...]
Children who have been sexually traumatized are often in need of our clinical services. Using the best elements of both directive and non-directive play therapy approaches with these traumatized children allows for healing and repair of losses associated with sexual trauma like innocence, trust, and appropriate boundaries. In this workshop, participants will learn about sexual [...]
Play therapists often find themselves in unfamiliar territory when their work intersects with the legal system. Navigating legal processes can be daunting without proper guidance, leaving therapists feeling uncertain and ill-prepared to advocate for their clients effectively. You will gain the confidence and competence needed to navigate the legal system with ease. This course isn't [...]
Sandtray therapy prominently features the art of reflecting. In fact, it may be the therapy skill most associated with the craft. However, we can become so accustomed to the language of reflecting that we can lose contact with its intent. This course will look at the skill of reflecting through the lens of the attachment [...]
Welcome to the 2025 Becoming a Certified Synergetic Play Therapy Supervisor Program! What a privilege and an honor it will be to get to spend time with you as we learn how to do this "supervision" thing! Becoming a supervisor in someone's life is a big deal and is one of the most rewarding relationships [...]
Welcome to The Business of Therapy You did it! You took the first step towards your next level of business mastery just by signing up for this course. Whether you are attending in-person or virtually, I am so excited that you have made this commitment to yourself and your dreams. Having attended so many business [...]
WELCOME BACK! Hi Certified SPTer! It is so good to be connected to you again, and this time in person! Thank you for all you are doing out in the world and for coming back to this program to renew your Synergetic Play Therapy Credential, so that you can continue your journey as a Certified [...]
WELCOME to Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy! I am so glad that you have chosen to sign up for this program and that we will have a chance to learn and grow together for three full days IN PERSON. In order to help you get started, please read through the information on this page (I [...]
Welcome back!!! Welcome to the Synergetic Play Therapy Certification Learning Retreats with Lisa Dion and Judy Norman. We are thrilled that you have decided to join us as an alumnus/alumna of the SPT Certification program. For some of you, this is your first time joining us in an online retreat format and for others, you [...]
Welcome to the 2025-2026 Synergetic Play Therapy Certification Program! Get ready for a deep dive into understanding Synergetic Play Therapy more fully, and a greater exploration of yourself in and out of the playroom! It will be an adventure. In case it hasn't dawned on you yet, you are no longer alone in your play [...]
WELCOME BACK! Hello SPTer! It is so good to be connected to you again! Thank you for all you are doing out in the world and for coming back to this program to renew your SPT credential, so that you can continue your journey as a Certified Synergetic Play Therapist or Certified Synergetic Play Provider. [...]
Welcome to the Level 1 Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy program! I am so glad that you have chosen to sign up for this program and that we will have a chance to learn and grow together for the next six months. In order to help you get started, please read through this message [...]
WELCOME BACK - Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy Refresher! We are so glad that you have chosen to come back to join us for this offering of the Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy Refresher! During the next six months, as a past student who has taken any Introductory Level 1 program (Online or In-person Introduction [...]
I’m so excited to welcome you to the Advanced Synergetic Play Therapy Training Program on beautiful Vancouver Island! You've already made the incredible decision to join us for this special experience, and I couldn’t be more delighted to have you as part of this journey. Over four immersive days—May 3-6, 2025—we’ll dive deeper than ever [...]
Welcome to The Business of Therapy You did it! You took the first step towards your next level of business mastery just by signing up for this course. Whether you are attending in-person or virtually, I am so excited that you have made this commitment to yourself and your dreams. Having attended so many business [...]
