For Professionals

TRAININGS AND RESOURCES FOR DEVELOPMENT

Your expertise and experience is not only welcomed but celebrated! The generations of tomorrow and their families need you, and we want to make sure you have what you need to provide the support and care you offer.

WE ARE STRONGER WHEN WE COLLABORATE

When children are the focus of your work, you know firsthand the mental health crisis we are facing. Our children need us restored, reinvigorated, rested. Only when you are well-resourced can you show up more fully for them. Our hope is to be a place of comfort and growth, ease and expansion, understanding and community. 

Our offerings are intended to support your development

This is our non-exhaustive list of professionals we support who work in roles/titles/capacities such as these. We welcome all those who contribute to the lives of our children. 

We offer continuing education hours for licensed mental health professionals, including contact and non-contact play therapy CEs. Ensemble Therapy is an Approved Provider for the Associate for Play Therapy (APT), Approved Provider 23-706.

  • Child life specialists

  • Coaches

  • Graduate students

  • Marriage and family therapists

  • Occupational therapists

  • Parent support specialists

  • Play therapists

  • Professional counselors

  • Psychologists

  • School administration

  • School counselors

  • Social workers

  • Special education support staff

  • Teachers

Ready to find your next resource?

Explore options for professional development, activities, and support ⇣

Resource Library
Make Your Own Cool Down Kit
Feelings Thermometer Activity
Inside Out Masks Activity
Hear Me Roar Advocacy Craft

Resource Library

Explore our curated selection of resources to add nuance, support, and understanding to your practice and presence.

Browse the Whole Library

Live Workshops

IN-PERSON AND HYBRID

We have learning opportunities for play therapists and licensed mental health professionals both in our Austin, TX location and live online. (If you don’t live nearby or you can’t make it this time, explore our virtual offerings below.)

Live Workshops & Trainings
The Role of Parent Collaboration in Play Therapy for Childhood Anxiety Disorders
In-Person
In-Person

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.

In-Person
An Affirmative Framework for the Neurodivergent Child in Play Therapy
In-Person
In-Person

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.

In-Person
Increasing Inclusivity in Play Therapy Spaces: Exploring Gender Identity & Sexual Orientation
In-Person
In-Person

Through reflective discussion and case-based learning, participants will explore inclusive approaches that promote emotional safety, authenticity, and resilience within the playroom.

In-Person
Themes that Talk: A Trauma-Informed Tapestry of Play Therapy Themes
hybrid, In-Person
hybrid, In-Person

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.

hybrid, In-Person
Introduction to Child-Centered Play Therapy
In-Person
In-Person

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).

In-Person
Play Therapy with Children Who Internalize
Live Virtual
Live Virtual

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.

Live Virtual
Troubleshooting Common Challenges in Child-Centered Play Therapy
In-Person, Hybrid
In-Person, Hybrid

Examine eight common play therapy dilemmas using a CCPT lens and learn practical, connection-preserving strategies and techniques to mindfully navigate them.

In-Person, Hybrid
Ethical Decision Making Models: Compasses to Navigate Play Therapy Practice
In-Person, Hybrid
In-Person, Hybrid

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.

In-Person, Hybrid
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Self-Paced Workshops

VIRTUAL LEARNING

Explore our collection of curated workshops created to support you with the resources, resilience, and agility you need to show up for your family, your child, and yourself. All backed by evidence-based practices and heartfelt experience of mental health clinicians working with children.

Self-Paced Workshops & Trainings
Utilizing Play Therapy in the School Setting
Self-Paced Learning
Self-Paced Learning

Gain a greater understanding of play therapy theories and techniques and how they can be embedded into your current practice in a school setting to support the well-being of the students in your care and enhance their academic and behavioral success.

Self-Paced Learning
RPT Supervision and Hour Tracking Log
Free Mini-Course
Free Mini-Course

Get your free PDF and spreadsheet for play therapists in training, so you can track your supervision and hours on your way to getting your RPT™ credential and learn helpful tips to navigate a process that can sometimes feel complicated.

Free Mini-Course
Ethics in Play Therapy
Self-Paced Learning
Self-Paced Learning

Enhance your ability to navigate complex ethical dilemmas and gain practical tools and insights to confidently address ethical challenges in your therapeutic work.

Self-Paced Learning
Let’s Play: An Introduction to Play Therapy
Self-Paced Learning
Self-Paced Learning

Learn the how and why behind play therapy, explore a variety of play therapy historical models, and begin to understand different theories for engaging in play therapy.

Self-Paced Learning

Get Resourced with Reading

Browse our bookshelves to find reading material that can expand your understanding and support the families you work with on your next steps together.

Book Reviews
When a Donut Goes to Therapy by Erin Winters
My Book About Play Therapy by Sandra L. Wilson
Some Bunny to Talk To: A Story About Going to Therapy by Cheryl Sterling, Paola Conte, and Larissa Labay
A Child's First Book about Play Therapy by Marc A. Nemiroff, PhD, and Jane Annunziata, PsyD
Anger Management Skills Workbook for Kids by Amanda Robinson
Find Your Next Read

Build Up Your Basics

Browse our playroom guide and stock up on therapeutic toys, items for sensory regulation, board games that have therapeutic value, art supplies, and child-friendly office decor.

Shop The Playroom

YOUR RESOURCES KEEP OTHERS RESOURCED

Mental health professionals should be just as supported as the families they serve. To make sure we live out this truth, a percentage of every dollar you spend on behalf of your learning and exploration at the Ensemble Learning Center is donated to our Whole Child. Whole City. initiative, which enables us to offer free counseling sessions to families in Austin with financial access needs — and equitably compensates the therapists who serve them.

Learn More About Whole Child. Whole City.