An Affiliate Course through Kids Matters Counseling

What does it really mean to be a mindful play therapist?

Mindfulness is more than a technique—and neuroscience continues to reveal its important role in integration, regulation, and therapeutic change. But what exactly is mindfulness? What isn’t it? And how can we bring it into the playroom in ways that support both the child and the therapist?

In this engaging 2-hour workshop, Lisa Dion explores mindfulness through a neuroscience-informed lens, helping play therapists understand what mindfulness actually is and how cultivating it can transform the therapeutic experience.

You’ll explore how to develop greater mindfulness within yourself and support children in cultivating their own mindful awareness. You’ll also discover why the play therapist’s ability to stay present and mindful matters—not only for deeper attunement and integration, but also for protecting against compassion fatigue, vicarious trauma, and burnout.

Whether you practice from a directive, non-directive, or integrative play therapy approach, this course offers practical ways to bring more mindful awareness into your work.

This course is for you if you want to:

• Better understand the neuroscience behind mindfulness
• Connect mindfulness with trauma integration
• Develop a more mindful presence in the playroom
• Help children cultivate mindfulness in developmentally appropriate ways
• Reduce compassion fatigue, vicarious trauma, and burnout
• Bring greater depth and intention to the way you track both the content and process of play therapy