Upcoming Play Therapy Trainings
Basics of Sandtray Therapy
Saturday, January 31, 2026
9 am to 12 pm
Interested in learning where to start with Sandtray Therapy? Join is for a 3-hour Introduction to Sandtray.
$90 for 3 Contact Hours
Presented by Courtney Guhl Huckabay, M.Ed., LPC-S, RPT-S ™, NCC
Learning Objectives
- Identify the history of sandtray work in therapy.
- Describe the basic set up for sandtray and miniature selection in play therapy room set up.
- Identify and understand the 5 phases of sandtray therapy for children in play therapy.
- Identify the 10 commandments of sandtray therapy and how to incorporate into play therapy sessions,
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Playful Pathways to Courage: Innovative TF-CBT Interventions to Promote Resilience in Children and Adolescents
Friday, February 27, 2026
9 am to 1:30 pm
This training will introduce the foundations of Cognitive Behavioral Play Directive techniques using the Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy outline to facilitate trauma processing utilizing playful and therapeutic interventions for children and adolescents.
$120 for 4 Contact Hours
Presented by Courtney Guhl Huckabay, M.Ed., LPC-S, RPT-S ™, NCC and Kaila Bellinghausen, MS, LPC, RPT ™
Learning Objectives
- Comprehend foundational theory of Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy (CBPT).
- Demonstrate application of CBPT interventions to Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT).
- Identify and apply specific playful interventions to promote:
- Psychoeducation
- Self-regulation
- Cognitive reframing
- Trauma processing
- Future safety
Sandtray Applications & Practice
Friday, March 27, 2026
9 am to 12 pm
This training is a follow up training to Basics of Sandtray Therapy in the Play Room. Sandtray Therapy: Applications and Practice provides an interactive hands on training experience to apply sandtray training framework for an experiential practice to prompt, create, process and close sandtray therapy sessions in play therapy sessions.
$90 for 3 Contact Hours
Presented by Courtney Guhl Huckabay, M.Ed., LPC-S, RPT-S ™, NCC
Learning Objectives
- Identify who can benefit from sandtray therapy in play therapy sessions.
- Identify the different worlds created in sandtray during play therapy sessions.
- Apply and practice directive prompts in sandtray therapy in play therapy.
- Practice processing sandtray therapy scenes created in play therapy sessions.
Layers in the Sand: Advanced Processing in the Sandtray
Saturday, April 18, 2026
9 am to 12 pm
This training is the third part of the sandtray training series. This training will dive deeper in the sand to understand how sandtray facilitates the brain, body and personal experience connection for therapeutic work. Identify and practice guided prompts and interventions utilizing the sandtray and processing for a deeper work with clients. In this training, practitioners will gain more confidence in using sandtray with a variety of clients.
$90 for 3 Contact Hours
Presented by Courtney Guhl Huckabay, M.Ed., LPC-S, RPT-S ™, NCC and Kaila Bellinghausen, MS, LPC, RPT ™
Learning Objectives
- Identify who can benefit from sandtray therapy in play therapy sessions.
- Apply and practice directive prompts in sandtray therapy in play therapy.
- Practice processing sandtray scenes created in play therapy sessions.