A Time For Play

Great reasons for completing the process to attain your Registered Play Therapist (RPT) credential!

Our Why I Became an RPT series continues with more stories from recently credentialed play therapists who are sharing what inspired them to pursue the Registered Play Therapist™ credential.

🏳️‍🌈 Ethical LGBTQ+ Affirmative Play Therapy Through an Ecosystemic Lens

Join us for this powerful virtual training designed to help Play Therapists create safe, ethical, and affirming therapeutic spaces for LGBTQ+ children, adolescents, and families.

Participants will explore gender identity and sexual orientation development, affirmative Play Therapy interventions, ethical considerations, documentation practices, and strategies to promote resilience while addressing cultural, internalized, and systemic oppression.

📅 Friday, June 19, 2026
⏰ 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM (CST)
💻 Live Interactive Webinar
🎓 6 CE Hours
• 6 Play Therapy Social & Cultural Diversity Hours
• 3 Play Therapy Ethics Hours
💲 Registration: $180

This training is appropriate for Play Therapists, Social Workers, Counselors, Marriage & Family Therapists, Psychologists, and mental health professionals at all levels.

Together, we can build affirming spaces where children and families feel seen, supported, and empowered.

Ready to strengthen your skills and transform family relationships through play?

Join Steven L. Parks, LCSW-S, RPT-S, MBA, for an intensive 4-day Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) training July 7–10, 2026, at United Way of Greater Houston. This hands-on workshop combines comprehensive instruction, interactive practice, and real-world case discussions to help clinicians confidently implement PCIT in their practice.

Registration includes 24 CE hours PLUS 6 hours of supportive case consultation to help you successfully apply what you learn after the training.

📅 July 7–10, 2026
🕘 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM Daily
📍 United Way of Greater Houston
💲 $1,000

Invest in your professional growth while gaining practical tools to support children and families through evidence-based intervention.

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It is with deep sadness and reverence that we mourn the loss of Dr. Garry Landreth. His contributions to the field of Play Therapy will never be forgotten. Thoughts and prayers to his family and to our profession which has been honored by his gentle, playful spirit.

Celebrate 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️PRIDE this month by attending our VIRTUAL Webinar: Ethical LGBTQ+ Affirmative Play Therapy through an Ecosystemic Lens on Friday, June 19, 2026!

This presentation will include a Policy Brief of current legislation impacting LGBTQ+ families, particularly in Texas, and counts for 3 hours of Ethics CE credit!

Use discount code: ATfP.Ally to get 10% off the cost of registration
https://a-time-for-play.ce-go.com/lgbtq-affirmative-play-therapy-virtual-12-06-2025-632

🌈 Happy Pride Month from A Time for Play! 🌈

This month, we celebrate the strength, resilience, and uniqueness of the LGBTQ+ community. At A Time for Play, we believe every child, family, and clinician deserves spaces where they are seen, valued, and supported for exactly who they are.

Play therapy creates opportunities for healing, self-expression, and connection—and we are committed to fostering learning environments that honor diversity, promote inclusion, and affirm all identities.

As we celebrate Pride Month, we recognize the importance of creating safe, welcoming spaces where everyone can thrive.

❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

🪄✨ It’s Magic! ✨🧠

What if the science behind healing through play felt a little like magic?

Join Jennifer Cain, LPC-S, RPT-S, SPT, RST for an engaging ACCESS Training Series workshop exploring how neuroscience and play therapy work together to help children heal, regulate, connect, and thrive.

In this 3-hour training, you’ll learn:
🌈 How play impacts brain development and regulation
🧠 The neuroscience behind therapeutic change
💜 How play therapy supports attachment and resilience
🎯 Practical interventions you can use right away with children and families

📅 Saturday Training
💻 Fully Hybrid — Attend In-Person or Virtually
🤝 Includes Networking Opportunity

💲 Students: $10
💲 Provisionally Licensed Clinicians: $25
💲 Licensed Clinicians: $50

ACCESS Trainings provide affordable, community-centered continuing education designed to make quality play therapy training accessible to everyone.

Congratulations to the Season 7 cohort of A Time for Play! It has been an honor to guide you all through the path to becoming a Play Therapist! I am delighted to welcome you into the field of Play Therapy as esteemed colleagues 💛

You are all Play Therapy Unicorns!🦄

📚 Integrative Play Therapy Theory & Practice is happening THIS THURSDAY!

Looking to strengthen your Play Therapy foundation and learn how to intentionally integrate different Play Therapy theories into your work with children and families? This 6-hour continuing education training will provide practical tools, theoretical frameworks, and clinical strategies you can immediately apply in practice.

✔ Review core Play Therapy theories
✔ Learn to conceptualize clients through an integrative lens
✔ Develop intentional treatment planning strategies
✔ Recognize when a shift in theoretical approach is needed
✔ Explore effective termination techniques

📅 Thursday, May 28, 2026
⏰ 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM CST
📍 United Way Houston
💲 $200
🎓 6 Play Therapy CE Hours Available for LPCs, LMFTs, and Licensed Social Workers

Presented by Steven L. Parks, LCSW-S, MBA, RPT-S

Space is limited, so don’t wait to secure your spot! Join us for a day of learning, reflection, and practical application that will help you grow as a Play Therapist.