Play Therapy

Play Therapy

Learn how to unlock the power of play when working with children, pre-teens, families, and adults.

Neurodiversity-Affirming Play Therapy with Children and Teens

Learn how to help young neurodivergent clients thrive by using neurodiversity-affirming play practices that build therapeutic connection and emphasize collaboration and validation. Empower neurodivergent children and teens with play interventions tailored to support their unique needs and celebrate their strengths all while having fun. Online course features demonstrations of 15 play interventions with 4 clients, 5 CEs, resource guides, handouts & supplemental materials.

Cover for the online course, Neurodiversity-Affirming Play Therapy

Learn from the field’s leading voices

Watch experts like Robert Jason Grant, Paris Goodyear-Brown, Scott Riviere, Janine Shelby, Monica McGoldrick, Judith Rubin, and others demonstrate their approaches and share clinical wisdom for how to use play interventions when working with children, adolescents, adults, neurodivergent clients, and disabled clients.

See real therapy in action

Get resources for working with clients with a wide range of therapeutic techniques including toys, puppets, sandplay, art, dramatic play, and more.

Witness experts work with clients on a variety of issues

Learn as play therapy experts work with populations of all ages to empower them when facing grief, depression, social isolation, social justice, identity, belonging, emotion awareness, social navigation, dysregulation, trauma, attachment, co-regulation, developmental trauma, disabilities, substance abuse, and parenting challenges.

Get CE that does more than just satisfy requirements

Satisfy your curiosity, inspire your clinical practice, shape your therapeutic presence, foster your professional growth—discover continuing education that does more than just satisfy license requirements.

Need play therapy teaching or training resources?

From small group practices to nationwide behavioral health systems to ivy league universities, we offer multi-user solutions tailored to suit your needs.

Spotlight

Play Therapy Videos and Courses

Child Therapy: Tools, Toys and Techniques
  • Video

Child Therapy: Tools, Toys and Techniques

Neurodiversity-Affirming Play Therapy with Children and Teens
  • Course

Neurodiversity-Affirming Play Therapy with Children and Teens

Guiding Pre-Teens in Career Exploration: A Creative Arts Approach
  • Video

Guiding Pre-Teens in Career Exploration: A Creative Arts Approach

Using Family Play Genograms in Psychotherapy
  • Video

Using Family Play Genograms in Psychotherapy

How to Use Play Interventions with Neurodivergent Children and Teens
  • Video

How to Use Play Interventions with Neurodivergent Children and Teens

Creative Healing in Mental Health
  • Video

Creative Healing in Mental Health

Lessons from Mister Rogers Neighborhood
  • Video

Lessons from Mister Rogers Neighborhood

Our experts on play therapy include…

We believe in the power of learning by watching the experts in the field.

Judith A. Rubin

PhD

Monica McGoldrick

Violet Oaklander

PhD