An Affiliate Course of Kid Matters Counseling, P.C.

What happens when parents become true partners in the play therapy process?

For many play therapists, working with parents can feel just as challenging as working with the child. How do you explain what is happening in the playroom in a way that makes sense? How do you help parents understand why play therapy works? What do you do when a parent is skeptical, resistant, or simply wants to drop their child off and have you “fix” the problem?

In this thought-provoking and practical workshop, Lisa Dion explores what it really takes to build a strong therapeutic partnership with parents—from the very first intake session through ongoing communication and parent coaching.

Drawing from neuroscience and relationship theory, you’ll learn how to communicate in ways that help parents feel understood and engaged, translate the child’s play into language that connects to the goals of therapy, and navigate resistance without losing authenticity or connection.

Because when parents understand the process and feel like an active part of it, the therapeutic work doesn’t stop when the child leaves the playroom.

This course is for you if you want to:

• Create more successful and meaningful parent intake sessions
• Help parents understand how and why play therapy works
• Communicate the therapeutic value of play in ways that resonate with different types of parents
• Navigate resistant or skeptical parents with greater confidence
• Build stronger relationships and greater investment with parents
• Translate what is happening in the playroom into language parents can understand
• Strengthen your parent coaching skills
• Become more authentic and confident in your work with parents

A practical, neuroscience-informed course designed to help play therapists strengthen their relationships with parents, communicate the value of play therapy, and create deeper investment in the therapeutic process.

Affiliate Course & Purchasing Information:
This course is offered through Kid Matters Counseling, P.C. When you click “Buy Product,” you will be redirected to a payment page provided by Kid Matters Counseling. Synergetic Play Therapy Institute does not process payment directly for this course. Please direct all payment and course-related questions to Kid Matters Counseling.

This program is sold by Kid Matters Counseling, P.C., APT Approved Provider #18-533. For information about which credits may be used toward your RPT or continuing education requirements, please contact APT for the most current requirements. Please note that play therapy credit may not be awarded to non-mental health professionals.

A 6-hour course designed to help play therapists strengthen their work with parents.

…. Partnering with Parents in Play Therapy Objectives:

• Learn the elements of an effective intake session that sets the stage for parental investment in the play therapy process
• Understand how to work with a resistant parent and keep them engaged in the play therapy process
• Learn how to translate what is happening in the playroom to parents
• Understand how the therapist’s authenticity and emotional congruency impact the relationship with the parent in the play therapy process
• Understand the therapist’s role as a coach if the parent enters the play therapy session
• Understand how Synergetic Play Therapy’s concept of “The Set-Up/The Offering” is applied to working with parents