Workshops & Trainings
In-Person and Hybrid Learning
The Role of Parent Collaboration in Play Therapy for Childhood Anxiety Disorders
This presentation will explore the integration of play therapy interventions in the treatment of childhood anxiety, with a focus on collaborative work with parents to enhance treatment outcomes.
An Affirmative Framework for the Neurodivergent Child in Play Therapy
This training is designed for therapists in agency, private practice, and school settings, who are interested in learning more about Neurodiverget child clients (with main focus on Dyslexics, ADHDers and Austistics) in play therapy.
Increasing Inclusivity in Play Therapy Spaces: Exploring Gender Identity & Sexual Orientation
Through reflective discussion and case-based learning, participants will explore inclusive approaches that promote emotional safety, authenticity, and resilience within the playroom.
Themes that Talk: A Trauma-Informed Tapestry of Play Therapy Themes
Join us for a playful, high-energy, and deeply meaningful 6-hour training designed to help therapists finally understand what’s really happening beneath the surface of children’s play.
Talking to Teens About Love: Promoting Health Relationships & Preventing Dating Violence
Parenting teens can be tricky—but you don’t have to navigate conversations about relationships, safety, and boundaries alone! In this session, you’ll learn practical tools to guide your teens toward safe, respectful relationships while building trust and connection along the way.
Introduction to Child-Centered Play Therapy
Discover the power of play as a pathway to healing and growth! This interactive training introduces the core principles and techniques of Child-Centered Play Therapy (CCPT).
Supporting Sensitive and Anxious Children During the Holidays
Learn practical, compassionate strategies to prepare your child for holiday gatherings, ease their overwhelm in different environments, and respond effectively during “crisis moments” to make this season a little less stressful – and a lot more joyful.
Play Therapy with Children Who Internalize
Children who internalize their struggles often go unnoticed. This workshop equips participants with tools to recognize, conceptualize, and work with internalizing behaviors through a culturally responsive play therapy lens.
Troubleshooting Common Challenges in Child-Centered Play Therapy
Examine eight common play therapy dilemmas using a CCPT lens and learn practical, connection-preserving strategies and techniques to mindfully navigate them.
Ethical Decision Making Models: Compasses to Navigate Play Therapy Practice
Establish evidence-based decision making models and gain practical tools to better respond to dilemmas in play therapy through through small group work, lecture, and play.
Building a Screen Time Plan
Develop a personalized screen time plan and learn strategies for effective dialogue and mutual understanding about media use and its impact on wellbeing.
Utilizing Play Therapy in the School Setting
Examine your current school counseling programs and learn how to incorporate play-based strategies and activities to support student wellbeing, academics, and behavioral success.
Working with Self-Harming Teens: A Family-Centered Approach
Promote positive lasting change for the teens you work with, learn to manage distressing emotions, and build connections between family members in this impactful training for licensed mental health professionals.
Mosaic of the Mind: Merging Play Therapy and IFS using Sandtray and Collage
Learn how to use play-based techniques like sandtray and collage to help clients access their "parts" in a non-threatening and developmentally appropriate way as they connect with Self energy.
Sunrise to Sunset: Play Therapy Intakes & Terminations
Refresh (or learn) your play therapy intake skills and termination practices with a seasoned clinician, from intentional informed consent to an ethical conclusion handled with care.
An Affirming Framework for the Neurodivergent Client in Play Therapy
Identify ways neurodivergent children present in play therapy, plus play therapy techniques and additional support systems needed to care for this population.
Connecting Synergetic Play Therapy, Imposter Syndrome, and Authenticity
Explore the intersection of Synergetic Play Therapy (SPT), imposter syndrome, and authenticity while integrating perspectives from own-identified play therapy theory.
Expressive Art Ideas in Play Therapy
Explore the foundational principles of expressive arts in play therapy, including their rationale, diverse mediums, and key considerations for practice.
Symbols of the Heart: Exploring Love, Loss, and Connection through Sandtray Play Therapy
Get a deeper understanding of how to facilitate meaningful client experiences and foster connection and healing using sandtray play therapy.
Helping Them Grow: Play Therapy Supervision
Receive a new understanding of how modern play therapy is shaped by generational and cultural views of childhood and play in this dynamic workshop.
Event Calendar
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In-Person Events
In-person workshops and trainings take place at our Ensemble Therapy Spicewood location unless otherwise specified.
Northwest Austin Location
4210 Spicewood Springs, Suite 203
Austin, Texas 78759
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