3 Days of Exciting Training!
Somatic Experiential Play Therapy: Integrating Thematic Play with Somatic Nervous System Support
This training focuses on the basic tenets of Somatic Experiential Play Therapy, including the ability to understand metaphor and the power of play for children as they process their pain and trauma. We will incorporate the importance of tracking the physiology in children during play. Principles of neuroscience and tracking for fight, flight, freeze, and collapse will also be discussed. Lecture, power point, experiential learning, and video case examples will be used to enhance learning. Participants will gain an understanding of what children's physiology is communicating during play and ways to respond to and support their nervous systems in the resolution of trauma.
Featuring Presenter: Melissa Wetterlund, MA, LP, LMFT, RPT-S
Date: June 5 & 6 2024
Melissa has been in the counseling field for almost 20 years, and owns a mental health clinic in Blaine, MN that specializes in families and play. She teaches and trains in her Somatic Play modality as well as many other play and parenting related topics around the country, both live and online. She loves supervising, mentoring, and consulting with other therapists and supervisors to help build their sense of competence, identity, and vision for their professional life.
2023 Conference Continues
Day 3: When a game is not just a game: Applying the powers of play.
his training will focus on applying the Powers of Play to critically review games for use in Play Therapy. Participants will gain resources and have the opportunity to practice modifying games to work toward individual client goals.