- Discuss both directive and non-directive play therapy techniques to determine when to use in therapy.
- Describe the therapeutic powers of play to validate play therapy interventions.
- Apply play therapy skills to build resilience through the development of relationships, intentional reflection of successes, and established limits.
- Describe the therapeutic value of incorporating sandtray play therapy for trauma work.
- Determine the benefits of mindfulness and play therapy for children to regulate emotions and feel empathy.
- Identify safe and effective outlets to help clients heal trauma, reduce anxiety, improve relationships, and gain resilience through play therapy techniques.
- Articulate how to integrate sandtray play therapy with children, adolescents, and adults into your practice.
- Create specific sandtray play therapy interventions to address behavioral & sensory challenges in clients.
- Create new ways of working through attachment issues with clients and families utilizing play therapy techniques.
- Utilize mindfulness and nature-based play therapy interventions into your play therapy practice to increase focus and reduce anxiety.
- Describe the symbolic nature of stones as props in play therapy can strengthen relationships, build empathy, and enhance resiliency to aid in the healing process.
- Identify 5 or more play therapy and/or sandtray therapy interventions that integrate stones and can be used in clinical practice.
- Implement two different play therapy treatment strategies, once the attachment style has been ascertained, based on your client’s attachment style.
- Utilize mindfulness practices to address negative self-talk and move clients towards a positive sense of self.
- Employ mindfulness practices to address self-regulation and co-regulation between parent and child to repair and build emotional safety.
- Utilize sandtray and play therapy interventions to assess for attachment injuries.
- Explain how to set limits and handle the unexpected in the play therapy room.
- Implement play therapy techniques in session for bereavement, grief and loss across all ages.
- Implement play therapy techniques in session for OCD, perfectionism, anxiety, and aggression.
Join me, Tammi Van Hollander, LCSW, RPT-S™, at the majestic Sedona Mago Retreat Center near Sedona, AZ for 5 days of personal rejuvenation and interactive exploration of the Therapeutic Powers of Play.
PLUS, earn up to 19 CE Hours!
Sandtray • Expressive Arts • Bibliotherapy • Digital/Virtual Play Therapy • Nature-Based Therapy • Mindfulness
PLUS, earn up to 19 CE Hours!
The difficult behaviors of our young clients can be overwhelming. Defiance coupled with anger, self-injury and withdrawal, even tantrums so big that family members don't feel safe. Your therapy sessions get thrown off course leaving you feeling stuck and depleted.
It's time to shift the lens from "fixing" the child to a place of understanding the reason behind the behavior.
In this explorative retreat, we’re throwing away behavior plans, sticker charts, and even diagnoses. We’ll reframe how you've been taught to do therapy and transition to a bottom-up approach.
In my 25 years as a play therapist, I have gathered all the approaches that are closest to my heart and for 5 playful days, I will share the theories and techniques that I’m most passionate about and make the biggest impact with my clients and their families.
We’ll integrate therapeutic approaches with attachment-based and humanistic roots, to bring playfulness into your practice to treat children of all ages.
Gain confidence while filling your creativity toolbox to address trauma, anxiety, grief/loss, and more through:- Nature Mandalas
- Personal Sandtrays
- Greatness Sticks
- Rock Painting
- Labyrinth Walk
- Fantasy Island
- Guided Imagery
- Family Work
- Sound Map
- And More!
Play is a full sensory experience and a retreat from the harsh realities of life. This attachment-based play therapy retreat will not only fill your toolbox, but it will also fill your mind, body, and spirit through the beauty of nature, connection, and play.
Refuel, rejuvenate, and renew the love for your profession!
Warmly,
Tammi
Awaken Your Senses – Quiet Your Nervous System – Join Us in Retreat
PESI retreats fill up fast, so secure your spot today!
PESI retreats fill up fast, so secure your spot today!
Play Therapy Retreat: Repair Trauma & Strengthen Relationships Through Attachment, Attunement, and Co-Regulation
LIVE in Sedona, Arizona: Monday, February 12th – Friday, February 16th, 2024
Single Occupancy: $2,799
Plus, earn up to 19 CE Hours — included in your tuition. Click here for CE credit details
Don't see your state profession listed? Contact us. Credit hours may vary by board and profession.
Don't see your state profession listed? Contact us. Credit hours may vary by board and profession.
Through video demonstrations, case studies, and experiential exercises, you’ll deepen your understanding of play therapy, sandtray therapy and expressive therapies – and deepen your understanding of yourself.
Given the beauty of the surroundings, you’ll also be taking the learning outside the classroom and utilizing nature and its bountiful play opportunities.
Whether you’re new to play therapy, looking to expand your skills, or have many years of play therapy behind you, your time in the retreat will provide you with the ideas and techniques to either build a play foundation or expand your existing toolbox.
All supplies are provided for your convenience – from sandtrays to miniatures to art supplies. Feel free to bring 5-10 of your own miniatures that speak to you to add to your personal sandtray experience.
Plus, the daily schedule is designed to allow ample personal time to enjoy the beautiful surroundings and amenities, including the healing vortexes, peaceful lake, walking trails, meditation areas, labyrinth, and more.
Take time to unwind, rejuvenate, and connect with yourself and your community of colleagues. By the end of this retreat, you will feel transformed on both a personal and professional level – refreshed, revitalized, and confidently equipped with new strategies and approaches to help children and their families.
Are you ready! Register today and we’ll see you in Sedona!
Play Therapy Retreat: Repair Trauma & Strengthen Relationships Through Attachment, Attunement, and Co-Regulation
LIVE in Sedona, Arizona: Monday, February 12th – Friday, February 16th
Single Occupancy: $2,799
Plus, earn up to 19 CE Hours — included in your tuition. Click here for CE credit details
Don't see your state profession listed? Contact us. Credit hours may vary by board and profession.
Don't see your state profession listed? Contact us. Credit hours may vary by board and profession.
Retreat Schedule
All Times Listed in Local Time
Monday, February 12, 2024
4:00–5:30 pm
Check-in
5:30–6:30 pm
Dinner
7:00–8:00 pm
Training*
Tuesday, February 13 - Thursday, February 15, 2024
7:00–8:00 am
Breakfast
8:00 am–12:00 pm
Training*
12:00–1:00 pm
Lunch
1:00–5:30 pm
Restoration and Relaxation
5:30–6:30 pm
Dinner
6:30–8:00 pm
Training*
Friday, February 16, 2024
7:00–8:00 am
Breakfast
8:00–9:30 am
Training*
10:15–11:00 am
Check Out
*CE is awarded during these specified times
Who Should Attend?
The target audience includes:
- Counselors
- Social Workers
- Play Therapists
- Psychologists
- Psychotherapists
- Marriage & Family Therapists
- Nurses
- Addiction Counselors
- Occupational Therapists
- Occupational Therapy Assistants
- Speech & Language Professionals
- Other Mental Health Professionals
- Educators
See What Others Have Said...
“This was such an amazing and meaningful retreat. I immediately began using tools that I acquired through this training and made an immediate and meaningful impact on my practice! ”
—Tiffany B., Counselor
"Tammi did a wonderful job in teaching... I learned so much from her and greatly enjoyed the training.”
—Alyssa S., Psychologist
"Tammi is an incredible presenter and person. The information shared is of great value to my career as a therapist, but the safe space she held and facilitated throughout the week was more valuable than any interventions she could have shared. She created a safe space for participants not only to learn but to experience their own healing in the process. I am forever grateful for this week and for Tammi...”
—Kelly P., Counselor
"Skillful facilitator and knowledgable teacher!”
—Jane A., Counselor
"Wonderful retreat! Very approachable presenter both during and between sessions. Genuine person; great role model for play therapy.”
—Elena L., Marriage & Family Therapist
"Tammi did an amazing job presenting and facilitating the retreat!”
—Josephine M., Social Worker
Play Therapy Retreat: Repair Trauma & Strengthen Relationships Through Attachment, Attunement, and Co-Regulation
LIVE in Sedona, Arizona: Monday, February 12th – Friday, February 16th
Single Occupancy: $2,799
Plus, earn up to 19 CE Hours — included in your tuition. Click here for CE credit details
Don't see your state profession listed? Contact us. Credit hours may vary by board and profession.
Don't see your state profession listed? Contact us. Credit hours may vary by board and profession.
Retreat Content
Attachment-Based Play Therapy
Trauma’s Impact on Brain Development, Behavior and Relationships
Experiential & Hands-On Retreat
- Introduction to attachment theory
- Identify various styles of attachment
- Infant & Child Development Theory
- Neurobiology of play
- Introduction to play therapy
- Theories and Therapeutic powers of play
- Setting up the playroom
- Play therapy across ages, stages and special populations
- Young children, adolescents, and adults
- Adoption
- Trauma, grief and loss
- OCD, anxiety, aggression and more!
- From intake to termination
- Limitations of the approach and potential risks
Trauma’s Impact on Brain Development, Behavior and Relationships
- Neurobiology of trauma
- Somatic and physiological responses in the body
- Repair neurodevelopmental trauma
- Create a safe place
Experiential & Hands-On Retreat
- Specific interventions to address behavioral & sensory challenges
- Activities to promote healthy relationships & self-regulation
- Case consultation, processing and case studies
- Non-Directive Techniques:
- Client-centered play therapy
- Sandtray
- Expressive arts therapies
- Directive Techniques:
- Nature Hide and Seek
- Red light/green light
- Scribble
- Fun with feathers
- Puppet play
- Bubble tennis
- 7 sentence story
- Kinesthetic Storytelling®
- Mind jars
- Worry dolls
- Fantasy Island
- Superhero gadgets
- Mindful freeze dance
- Worry brain trap
- Self-care mind maps
- Labyrinths
Sandtray and Play Therapy
Bibliotherapy and Play Therapy
Mindfulness and Play Therapy
Play Therapy Across Ages, Stages and Special Populations
- Intro to sandtray
- Setting up your collection
- Window of Tolerance exercise
- Personal reflection
- Address transference and counter-transference
- Process questions to delve deeper into healing
- Creation of group, individual and family sandtrays
- Sources of sand: Wet vs dry
- Conducting a sand tray session
Bibliotherapy and Play Therapy
- Perfect combination to create healing
- Power of metaphors and storytelling
- Create your own therapeutic library
- Safely empower children to work out what is troubling them
- Divorce
- Loss
- Anger
- Trauma and more!
Mindfulness and Play Therapy
- Slow down bodies and minds
- Quiet the nervous system, increase attention/focus and alleviate anxiety
- Heart-centered kindness and compassion
- Difference between adult and child mindfulness processes
- Guided Imagery exercises
- Full body relaxation techniques
- Nature-based play therapy
Play Therapy Across Ages, Stages and Special Populations
- Play Therapy for young children, adolescents, and adults
- Adoption
- Grief, loss, and bereavement
- Life transitions: Divorce, new home or school
- Enuresis, Encopresis
- OCD, perfectionism, anxiety, aggression and more!
Play Therapy Retreat: Repair Trauma & Strengthen Relationships Through Attachment, Attunement, and Co-Regulation
LIVE in Sedona, Arizona: Monday, February 12th – Friday, February 16th
Single Occupancy: $2,799
Plus, earn up to 19 CE Hours — included in your tuition. Click here for CE credit details
Don't see your state profession listed? Contact us. Credit hours may vary by board and profession.
Don't see your state profession listed? Contact us. Credit hours may vary by board and profession.
Meet Your Retreat Instructor
Tammi Van Hollander, LCSW, RPT-S™, is a licensed clinical social worker and registered play therapist-supervisor. She is the owner of Main Line Play Therapy: An Expressive Therapy Center in Bryn Mawr, PA. Tammi is an international speaker, play advocate and founding board member of The World Association for Sand Therapy Professionals. She is an Advanced Certified Trainer for the Nurtured Heart Approach®, a certified FirstPlay® practitioner, trained in level one Theraplay® and EMDR. Her work and creative interventions in the field of play therapy and sandtray therapy have been published and internationally recognized. She specializes in attachment, sandtray play therapy & sensory integration working with children, families, and adults of all ages. Tammi is the author of an attachment-based multisensory story titled Casey’s Greatness Wings: Teaching Mindfulness, Connection and Courage to Children and the creator of Greatness Sticks and Greatness Cards. For more information on Tammi’s publications work, visit her website at www.mainlinetherapy.com.
Click here for information about Tammi Van Hollander
Click here for information about Tammi Van Hollander
What does Tuition Include?
- Learn numerous play therapy approaches for treating children of all ages
- Hands-on, interactive training with an internationally recognized Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor & author
- Sandtrays, miniatures, art supplies – everything you need for the training!
- Up to 19 CE Hours, CE certificate & course manual
- Healing vortexes, meditation areas, & labyrinth
- Peaceful lake & trails – surrounded by magnificent red rock mountains
- Healthful pesco-vegetarian cuisine
- Lodging, with private bathrooms, for the duration of your stay
If you’re looking for a place to unwind and reconnect with what’s important, what better environment than one of the most beautiful deserts on the planet?
The Sedona Mago Retreat Center is located in Sedona, Arizona, an area long known for natural healing and spiritual awakening. Surrounded by red monoliths, Native American ruins and majestic mountains. Experience the beauty, feel the energy, and awaken your spirit.
Retreat Center Highlights
- Secluded retreat – offering 173 acres
- Private or shared casitas with private bathrooms
- Healthful pesco-vegetarian cuisine (3 meals daily)
- Beautiful lake surrounded by trees, flowers, aromatic herbs, and many wild birds
- Covered patios, meditation areas & labyrinth
- Healing vortexes - experience healing and deep awakening
- Peaceful trails to enjoy nature
- Awe-inspiring sunrises, sunsets and stargazing
- Direct shuttle service available from Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport (additional fees)
Retreat Location
Sedona Mago Retreat
3500 E Bill Gray Road
Sedona, AZ 86336, USA
Phone: (928) 204-3391
Shuttle Services
Shuttle services are available from Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport to Sedona Mago. Please contact AZ Shuttle Select (623-200-2849) or Groome Transportation (928-350-8466) for more information and reservations. Note that transit times may take longer than the geographical distance from the airport. Please review the retreat’s schedule above, inquire regarding transit times with the shuttle services and plan flights/travel accordingly.
Accessibility
Sedona Mago Retreat Center has been mindfully set in nature – the grounds and roads are a mixture of dirt, gravel, and pavement. The general guest areas are spread out over many acres, so getting to and from various points will require walking moderate distances and traversing stairs and hills. If mobility is a concern, please contact the retreat center before registering with PESI.
Non-Participating Retreat Guests
Sedona Mago is an all-inclusive retreat center. All reservations are per individual, not per room. All individuals staying at the retreat center incur a room and board charge whether or not they are participating in the PESI educational training. If you are considering bringing a guest with you who will not be participating in the PESI educational training, please contact PESI at 800-844-8260.
CE Information
Please review the retreat’s credit information by clicking any of the “Click here for CE credit details” links found above.
PLEASE NOTE: Most licensing boards require full attendance to the entire program to receive any credit.
Please review the retreat’s schedule above and plan your travel accordingly to ensure full attendance to the program.
Health and Safety
Attendees’ health and safety is a top priority for PESI & Sedona Mago Retreat Center. For the most up-to-date health and safety guidelines, click here.
In response to the continually evolving global travel situation due to COVID-19, PESI has put in place a multi-faceted cancellation policy, allowing you to reserve your spot with peace of mind.
All attendees are advised to purchase travel insurance that includes a cancellation for any reason option to protect your travel plans amid this ongoing uncertainty. We also encourage you to monitor your local government travel advisories and regularly check this page for updates.
Should the event be canceled, all registered attendees will be notified by PESI of the cancellation policy. Registered attendees will then have the choice of either:
- A full refund, or,
- Full credit toward any future PESI live event, On-Demand Digital Seminar, or Live Webinar
Please check with your local government to see what advisories are in place before you travel. All flights are subject to the terms and conditions of your airline carrier’s policy travel plans.
Play Therapy Retreat: Repair Trauma & Strengthen Relationships Through Attachment, Attunement, and Co-Regulation
LIVE in Sedona, Arizona: Monday, February 12th – Friday, February 16th
Single Occupancy: $2,799
Plus, earn up to 19 CE Hours — included in your tuition. Click here for CE credit details
Don't see your state profession listed? Contact us. Credit hours may vary by board and profession.
Don't see your state profession listed? Contact us. Credit hours may vary by board and profession.