Applications for 2023-2024 online program are now available!
Early Bird Application deadline is April 1, 2023!
We know being a therapist / provider requires us to be on a journey of ongoing learning and self growth… And the Synergetic Play Therapy Certification program is designed just for this reason – to support you on your journey of growing, evolving, and transforming as a play therapist or play provider!
- Develop a more in-depth understanding of neurobiology to effect deeper healing for your clients
- Study in greater detail the projective process, how the mind works and creates perceptions and memory, and of course, so much more interpersonal neurobiology
- Gain a transformative understanding of trauma and how integration occurs in the mind-body
- Support your clients in getting in touch with the their authentic self to effect long-term empowerment and systemic healing
- Learn how to use SPT with directive interventions, teens, adults & families
- Develop a more in-depth understanding of neurobiology to effect deeper healing for your clients
- Discover yourself as a therapist/provider and increase confidence in your expertise and abilities
With 90 hours of content plus 13 hours of consultation, the SPT Certification online program propels you on a journey of inquiry about how healing truly occurs in the playroom. You will learn about nervous system activation re-patterning and how integration occurs in the mind-body. You will study in-depth the projective process and the mind, perceptions and memory, interpersonal neurobiology, and will have a transformative understanding of trauma and attachment theory. But this isn’t the best part of this training. The best part is what happens to YOU! This program is designed to not only help you learn how to facilitate your child client’s healing, but also teach you about yourself, what drives you to be who you are, and awaken your own authenticity … absolutely priceless.
Why is this the perfect time to embark on this transformational journey with us? The Certification program is so much more than learning how to work with others. It’s also about your own personal journey. Your experience will be one of “being held” while learning something that’s meaningful to you and that helps advance you in your career, skills, and confidence.
Take it from those who have experienced the Certification program themselves.
“This journey has been empowering, inspiring, and transformative, and has changed my way of living and being. The embodiment of SPT has been the nourishment that allowed me to grow in both my personal and professional worlds. Harmoniously, as I have grown, so has my relationship with my clients, and my ability to help them do the same. SPT has been my grounding roots, a guiding light, and a breath of fresh air!” – Malia Segal
Synergetic Play Therapy Prerequisites: Must have completed one SPT introductory course and their corresponding prerequisites to apply to this program (price of the introductory course is independent of the Certification program pricing):
- 6-Month Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy Online course
- 3-Day In-Person Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy course
- Synergetic Play Therapy Supplemental course (no longer offered)
- 6-Day SPT Intensive Training (no longer offered)
*For all class details, class objectives, research scholarship, and more, see below.
Leah Band –
“Not only has this process given me the confidence to be the kind of therapist I’ve always wanted to be, but this process has changed me as a human being. I am so grateful to be on this lifelong journey and part of the SPT community.” – Leah Band
Malia Segal –
“This journey has been empowering, inspiring, and transformative, and has changed my way of living and being. The embodiment of SPT has been the nourishment that allowed me to grow in both my personal and professional worlds. Harmoniously, as I have grown, so has my relationship with my clients, and my ability to help them do the same. SPT has been my grounding roots, a guiding light, and a breath of fresh air!” – Malia Segal
Amy Bobb –
“SPT has changed my life in a profound way. It has taught me to think differently about how to support children, how to be in relationship, and how to think more critically about the world around me. But the most profound learning from SPT has been about myself: That I have worth and that I can walk this planet being fearlessly authentic.” – Amy Bobb
Kelah Savage –
This experience was life changing. It is more than just a therapy model that can be used with kids. It is a way of being, existing, and growing. I love the science behind the framework and model. – Kelah Savage
Natalie Olsen –
The SPT Certification is not an easy class. It is a process of growth and with that comes being stretched and pulled out of your comfort zone, challenging your perceptions and beliefs, and trying on new lenses to view the world. This course requires work and sacrifice. However, it is well worth it and results in amazing growth and development of the entire self. – Natalie Olsen
Natascha Lawrence –
Synergetic Play Therapy has opened my mind, heart and spirit to learning how to truly be human. It has given me permission to feel the depth of my feelings inside and out of the playroom and tools to explore how to live congruently. It is the framework that allows me to connect to my clients, others and my authentic self and be okay in the discomfort. – Natascha Lawrence
Kim Buller –
SPT created space for my heart to open on deeper levels. I continue to further discover how to trust myself and I am learning to love all parts of myself. This has allowed me to be more present with my clients and their journey. – Kim Buller
Bethany Mills –
SPT not only provided the gateway to the professional growth experience I was hoping for, but also a personal growth journey I will forever hold in my heart. – Bethany Mills
Ekta Bid –
With the pandemic, I managed to sign up for the Certification program and do it from my home miles and time zones away. Grateful for the opportunity. I have learned so much from Lisa, the supervisors, the team and my fellow colleagues in the program. I’ve learned to regulate, be authentic and attuned with myself during the hardest times and be an external regulator for my family, friends, clients and all those around me. SPT has helped me grow and attach to my inner self. – Ekta Bid
Megan Lelli –
A life changing experience; to be held in community while learning to be who you are. I can’t thank Lisa and the SPT community enough for setting me on this remarkable journey. – Megan Lelli
Silvia Perri –
The Online Introduction changed my work and my life to a certain degree. But the SPT Certification program really shifted how I look at parents and clients. I gained more confidence each time I had a session. I felt how I was growing alongside my clients. If you are ready for some work and some change in your life – go for it! – Silvia Perri
Mary Telep –
SPT offers the gift of manifesting the true expression of self, for both our young clients and ourselves. We learn to engage fully in relationship. We connect and become that which fosters trust, growth, and healing. My journey through the SPT Certification process has been the most profound learning experience of my life. I am forever transformed. – Mary Telep
Kellee Clark –
Certification gave me a community that took me out of isolation, gave me a mirror that showed me the strength I hold, and created a space that safely nurtured the wounds I held and now allows me to heal others at a deeper level than ever before. Since learning SPT, I have not had the thought, “What am I doing in here?” I feel like I have all the skills and knowledge to know exactly what I am doing in each session. – Kellee Clark