Non-Contact CEs
Live webinars, recorded webinars, and book studies for non-contact CEs. Note, that some of these are nor for play therapy
Live Webinars (Non-Contact Play Therapy CEs)
Events
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Adapting Play Therapy for Physical, Sensory, and Developmental Differences
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Book Studies/Book Exams (Non-Contact Play Therapy CEs)
Recent Blog Posts Related to Play Therapy:
Play Therapy Helps Children Lean Into Discomfort
You might have read the title of this blog poay on play therapy for anxiety, "Play Therapy Helps Children Lean Into Discomfort," and thought: Why would I want that for my child? The short answer is grit. According to researcher Angela Duckworth, grit is the passion...
Rupture and Repair Isn’t Just for the Playroom
For a person who takes pride in starting and ending sessions on time, this mistake was truly disorienting. During a recent session, I heard my next client outside the door. I looked at the clock and felt confused. "What are they doing here so early?" I wondered. After...
A Child Who Didn’t Play: Process vs. Content in Play Therapy
In graduate school, those of us who trained in group therapy learned to listen on two levels at once. The first is content — the actual words spoken, the literal meaning of what is being communicated. The second is process — the deeper, often nonverbal layer of...
The Power of Metaphor in Play Therapy and Expressive Arts Therapy
It's sometimes hard to convey to adult clients and parents of child clients the power of metaphor in play therapy and expressive arts. One unexpected result of studying play therapy with children is how it has changed how I work with adult clients. Through learning...
Helping Children Manage Anxiety and Build Self-Esteem
Anxiety is one of the most common mental health concerns among children, and it often appears alongside struggles with self-esteem. Our role, as a parent, is to provide them with both practical strategies and compassionate guidance.
The Stories Children Tell: Using the Drama Triangle in Play Therapy
Children have always told stories. Long before written language, long before books or screens, human beings gathered in circles and made meaning together through narrative. Joseph Campbell observed that societies with shared moral stories tend to have less antisocial...
Reading the Tray — How Sandtray Therapy Reveals and Transforms the Life Script
There is a moment in sandtray therapy that never gets old. A child — or an adult — stands at the shelves of miniatures, scans them, and begins to reach. Something pulls them. They may not know why they chose the dragon, or the baby in the cradle, or the figure...
Pen in Hand — How Children Write Their Life Scripts in the Playroom
"We are born princes and the civilizing process makes us frogs." — Eric Berne Every child enters the world with a royal essence. They are wired for connection, for belonging, for love. And then life happens. Imperfect parents. Imperfect schools. An imperfect world. As...
When Old Decisions Run the Show: Understanding Redecision Therapy in Play Therapy nd Family Work
As a play therapist trained directly in Redecision Therapy, this approach is not something I learned from a textbook — it is woven into how I show up in the playroom, in parent consultations, and in supervision. I had the privilege of training with therapists who...
Trusting the Process: The Power of Expressive Arts Therapy for Children
At Wonderment Family Therapy, we know how hard it is to watch your child struggle with big feelings they don’t have the words for. If you’re here, chances are you’re searching for meaningful support—and maybe even wondering if expressive arts therapy for children could help. You’re not alone. And yes, it really can.