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08/07/2026

One of the biggest challenges in CCPT is getting stuck in your own head.

It's easy to spend a session wondering, What skill should I use? What do I say next? What's the theme? What does this play mean?

But when we're consumed with figuring everything out, we lose sight of the heart of CCPT.

Our role is not to analyze or direct the child's process. Our role is to provide the relationship, remain present, and create the conditions that allow the child to do their own therapeutic work.

Often, the urge to "do something" says more about our own discomfort than it does about what the child actually needs.

When we trust the model, we can stop trying to control the process and instead become the steady therapeutic presence the child needs.

We'll be exploring this—and the deeper why behind CCPT—at our live event in Zionsville, Indiana, on August 29. Join us for a full day of training and 6 CEUs. Learn more at iamccpt.live.

Are you interested in Play Therapy Professional? ➡️ Here are some testimonials from graduates of the program.📅 Enrollmen...
08/07/2026

Are you interested in Play Therapy Professional?

➡️ Here are some testimonials from graduates of the program.

📅 Enrollment for Play Therapy Professional is currently open, and there is one spot left in our upcoming cohort! This cohort will be held on Mondays at 12pm EST, with a start date of August 17, 2026.

Your next step is scheduling a one-on-one discovery call with me at playtherapycoaching.com

08/07/2026

I've heard many therapists explain what the child is doing in the playroom as "Just"

"They just build Legos."

"They just play house again."

"They just do the same thing every session."

In CCPT, we have to be careful not to devalue play simply because it seems repetitive or mundane to us.

Children do not come into the playroom and engage in meaningless work. If they continue returning to something, we trust that there is significance in it, even if we don't yet understand what that significance is.

So the next time you catch yourself saying a child is "just" doing something, pause.

There is value in what the child is doing.

08/07/2026

Many graduate programs are built on the assumption that you'll primarily work with adults.

If you eventually see children, it's often treated as a specialty or an add-on rather than a core part of your training.

The result is that majority of coursework is geared toward adult clients, leaving clinicians who want to work with children searching for additional training after graduation.

If we're going to prepare therapists to effectively serve children, that conversation has to start long before they enter the playroom.

08/06/2026

One of the rarest things in our field is being in a room full of people who are deeply committed to the same model.

There's something special about gathering with people who value child-centered play therapy, understand why it matters, and are committed to practicing it with fidelity. You don't have to explain why CCPT is important - they already get it.

If you've been looking for your tribe, I hope you'll join us as we spend a day together diving into Why CCPT Works and connecting with other like-minded CCPT therapists.

📍 Zionsville, Indiana
📅 August 28–29, 2026
✅ Earn 6 CEUs
🤝 Connect with Your CCPT Community
➡️ Learn more at iamccpt.live

Are you interested in becoming confident and competent in CCPT?There is only 1 spot remaining in the next Play Therapy P...
08/06/2026

Are you interested in becoming confident and competent in CCPT?

There is only 1 spot remaining in the next Play Therapy Professional cohort.

This group begins on Monday, August 17, and we'll meet weekly on Mondays at 12:00 PM EST.

The first step is scheduling a 30-minute Discovery Call with me. During that call, we'll discuss your goals, answer your questions, and determine whether this cohort is the right fit for you.

Once the remaining spot is filled, enrollment will close. If you've been thinking about joining, now is the time.

Visit playtherapycoaching.com to learn more and receive the next steps for scheduling your Discovery Call.

08/06/2026

Kids who have been through trauma live in a constant state of "what if".

What if something bad happens again?
What if I can't handle it?
What if I'm not safe?

Over time, as they work through CCPT, that internal dialogue begins to change. It turns into "I hope that doesn't happen, but if it does, I can handle it."

The world doesn't suddenly become predictable or free from hardship.

But the child begins to trust themselves more than they fear the unknown.

08/06/2026

One of the biggest gaps in graduate training is that many of us are taught how to adapt adult therapy for children instead of learning therapies designed specifically for children.

We learn adult modalities and then hear, "You can modify this for a child."

But children are not small adults. That concept is adulthood bias.

They deserve developmentally appropriate interventions that were designed, researched, and validated for the way children naturally process and heal.

For those of us who work with children, this is a conversation our profession needs to keep having.

The content for Indiana and New Jersey will be the same, and has been finalized! We'll spend a day diving into Why CCPT ...
08/05/2026

The content for Indiana and New Jersey will be the same, and has been finalized!

We'll spend a day diving into Why CCPT Works, and the missing level between technique and theory: clinical reasoning. Join your tribe of CCPTs who are passionate about practicing child-centered play therapy with fidelity.

I am CCPT Indiana
📆 August 29, 2026
⏰ Early Bird Pricing Ends August 1st
📍 Zionsville, Indiana

I am CCPT New Jersey
📆 October 17, 2026
⏰ Early Bird Pricing Available Now!
📍 New Brunswick, New Jersey

✅ Earn 6 CEUs
🤝 Connect with Your CCPT Community
➡️ Learn more at iamccpt.live

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