Upcoming Play Therapy Trainings
Riding the Rollercoaster of Emotions: Playful Applications of the Zones of Regulation
Friday, July 24, 2026
10 am to 1 pm
Emotional dysregulation can feel like a rollercoaster for both children and the adults supporting them. This workshop explores creative, play-based strategies for bringing the Zones of Regulation to life in the therapy room. Through demonstration and interactive activities, therapists will gain practical tools to help children identify emotions, strengthen coping skills, and build emotional awareness and regulation capacity in developmentally appropriate ways.
$90 for 3 Contact Hours
Presented by Kaila Bellinghausen, M.S., LPC, RPT ™
Learning Objectives
- Describe similarities between the Zones of Regulation and the Window of Tolerance.
- Explain how the Zones of Regulation support emotional and somatic awareness in children and adolescents.
- Identify five playful applications of the Zones of Regulation for use in the playroom.
- Demonstrate at least two play therapy interventions using the Zones of Regulation with expressive arts and sensory-based play.
Playful Pathways to Courage: Innovative TF-CBT Interventions to Promote Resilience in Children and Adolescents
Friday, August 14, 2026
9 am to 1:15 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 CE Hours.
Available Live or Live Webinar.
Presented by Courtney Guhl Huckabay, M.Ed., LPC-S, RPT-S™ , NCC and Kaila Bellinghausen, M.S., LPC, RPT™
1. Comprehend the foundational theory of Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy (CBPT).
2. Demonstrate application of CBPT interventions to Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy.
3. Identify and apply specific playful interventions to promote self-regulation, cognitive reframing, trauma processing, and future safety.
Finding Hope in Hard Places: Bringing Resources of Faith into the Therapy Room
Friday, September 4, 2026
10 am to 1 pm
This training equips clinicians with practical strategies for integrating resources of faith into play therapy and psychotherapy across the lifespan. Participants will learn how to incorporate faith-based interventions to support emotional expression, trauma processing, grief work, and self-esteem development. The workshop includes demonstration of play-based interventions and application of faith-integrated strategies through case examples and experiential learning. Clinicians will leave with practical tools to integrate resources of faith into clinical work in ways that support healing and resilience.
$90 for 3 Contact Hours
Presented by Kaila Bellinghausen, M.S., LPC, RPT ™
Learning Objectives
1. Describe ethical considerations for integrating resources of faith into psychotherapy.
2. Identify developmentally appropriate practices of faith that can be incorporated into therapeutic work with children, adolescents, and adults.
3. Demonstrate faith-integrated interventions that support emotional regulation, grief, trauma processing, or self-esteem.
4. Apply faith-integrated interventions to clinical case examples across modalities, including play therapy, CBT, and EMDR.
5. Explain how resources of faith can support emotional expression, meaning-making, and healing.
Basics of Sandtray
Friday, October 23, 2026
9 am to 12 pm
$90 for 3 Contact Hours
Presented by Courtney Guhl Huckabay, M.Ed., LPC-S, RPT-S™ , NCC and Kaila Bellinghausen, M.S., LPC, RPT™
- 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.
Sandtray Applications and Practice
Friday, November 6, 2026
9 am to 12 pm
$90 for 3 Contact Hours
Presented by Courtney Guhl Huckabay, M.Ed., LPC-S, RPT-S™ , NCC and Kaila Bellinghausen, M.S., LPC, RPT™
- 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.