Category: play therapy

In the landscape of play therapy tools, few items offer the versatility, accessibility, and therapeutic potential of a simple whiteboard. While sandtrays, dollhouses, and art supplies often take center stage in our playrooms, the humble dry-erase board quietly revolutionizes how children express, explore, and heal. For mental health professionals working with young clients, understanding the […]

When a child is struggling, it can be an isolating experience. Caregivers want to do the best for them, but sometimes, it can feel as if they don’t know where to begin. In these cases, counselors and social workers who have play therapy training and experience can be invaluable resources. Professional counselors and social workers […]

I have had the privilege of working with Heather Fairlee Denbrough professionally since 2022 when we began partnering to have my learning platform host her wildly popular play therapy webinars. Her lilting voice, her sharp, intuitive knowledge base, her refreshing teaching style, and her warm and authentic presence make her a fan-favorite among child therapists wanting […]

  Sarah McCullough is dual certified as a music therapist, licensed professional music therapist, and a licensed professional clinical counselor. She has been a music therapist for about seven years and worked in numerous settings including school based, inpatient behavioral health, and outpatient behavioral health.    On April 4, 2025, Sarah is leading a live […]

Child’s Bill of Rights in Divorce If parents going through divorce will utilize this Child’s Bill of Rights in Divorce, children will experience smoother and safer mental and emotional states when their parents are moving through the process of divorce. In my over 20 years of supporting parents through divorce and supporting my fellow child […]

There is a new self-paced, recorded CE training course (NBCC and APT) available called Using Bibliotherapy in Play Therapy to Introduce Mindfulness taught and recorded by Joelle Harrison, LPCC, RPT-S and it’s a course you are going to love. I can think of no one more suited to teach this course than Joelle because Joelle […]

Mindfulness in Digital Play Therapy® As technology becomes more embedded in the lives of children, mental health professionals must adapt their therapeutic techniques to address the digital world. Dr. Rachel Altvater’s Mindfulness in the Digital Playroom offers a 2-hour on-demand CE training webinar designed to equip play therapists and child mental health professionals with the […]

Mindfulness in Family Systems Play Therapy A Path to Connection and Healing Mindfulness in family systems play therapy is a practice for the clinician personally and for the members of the family with whom the clinician is working. In family therapy, particularly with children, it is vital to recognize that children are embedded in a […]

Mindfulness and Child Centered Play Therapy (CCPT) go hand in hand. Cary Hamilton, LMHC-S, CMHS, RPT-S®, CDWF® provides instruction in a two hour on-demand webinar for CE hours with NBCC and APT on the foundational elements and naturally occurring practice of mindfulness in CCPT. When Lynn Louise Wonders first formally developed Mindfulness-based Play Therapy® as […]

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