Presenter: Dr. Ashley Garrett, PhD, LPCS, RPTS, NCC
Date: Friday & Saturday, March 28th & 29th, 2025
Time: 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM CST
Location: Garrett Counseling – Huntsville, AL
Cost: $230.00 (Payment link will be emailed once you register)
12 APT Hours: APT Approved Provider 15-430
- Theory: 2 Hours
- Skills & Methods: 6 Hours
- Special Topics: 2 Hours
- Cultural: 2 Hours
12 NBCC Contact CE Hours: NBCC ACEP Provider No. 6763
**Seating is limited!**
**Note: Basic Sandtray experience is needed.**
Workshop Description:
Join Dr. Garrett for an in-depth exploration of how anxiety manifests across the lifespan, focusing on children, teens, and adults. This training delves into common anxiety diagnoses, symptom tracking, and the nuances of differential diagnoses. Participants will learn how to leverage sandtray therapy as a dynamic tool within play therapy to support clients in managing and exploring anxiety. Through the integration of Solution-Focused and Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy techniques, practitioners will gain actionable strategies for fostering problem-solving skills and symptom reduction.
Key topics include understanding change variables in child-centered play therapy that alleviate anxiety, selecting assessments to measure progress, and fostering collaboration with parents and teachers to support anxious children, all in the sandtray. This hands-on training equips mental health professionals with the tools and insights to effectively use sandtray therapy across cultural contexts, while also addressing stigma and enhancing treatment outcomes.
Enhanced Learning Objectives:
- Identify and describe common anxiety diagnoses seen in children, teens, and adults.
- Explain the neuroscience of anxiety and its impact on emotional regulation in and out of the play room.
- Analyze how the counselor’s cultural background influences the perception and treatment of anxiety through sandtray therapy in play therapy.
- Examine how the client’s cultural background shapes the experience of stigma and the effectiveness of anxiety treatment using sandtray therapy in play therapy.
- Articulate the rationale for using sandtray play therapy in treating anxiety disorders in the play therapy relationship.
- Demonstrate a foundational understanding of sandtray play therapy techniques.
- Identify and utilize three types of sandtray play therapy tools appropriate for clients experiencing anxiety.
- Apply three Solution-Focused Play Therapy directives within sandtray therapy to address anxiety symptoms.
- Employ three Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy directives in sandtray therapy for anxiety management.
- Develop 3–5 personalized sandtray directives in play therapy tailored to specific anxiety diagnoses and categories.
- Select and implement at least three assessments to track progress in reducing anxiety symptoms in play therapy.
- Provide at least three practical tips or resources for effectively collaborating with parents and teachers when supporting anxious children in play therapy.
This enriched learning experience will leave participants confident in their ability to integrate sandtray therapy into their practice, offering transformative care to anxious clients across all stages of life.
Brave Play offers continuing education for mental health professionals that is interactive and experiential. You’ll come away with more knowledge, new skills to enhance your practice, renewed energy, and meaningful connections. In today’s fast-paced world and complex mental health systems, many practitioners feel overwhelmed and experience burnout and other health problems. Our professional training is designed to offer you a safe space with unique opportunities to nourish your personal and professional selves. For information about our speakers visit us here.
*Garrett Counseling has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6763. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Garrett Counseling is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs NBCC ACEP Provider No. 6763.
*Garrett Counseling is approved by APT to provide continuing education. Garrett Counseling maintains responsibility for this program and its content. APT Approved Provider 15-430.
*By registering for this event you are giving Brave Play / Garrett Counseling permission to use video and photography for advertisement on all marketing material, including social media. You understand that all of GCC property is being recorded and all common areas have voice and video recordings. By registering and attending you are giving permission to GCC for both voice and video recordings on company property.
Cancellation Policy: If you contact us before the program date, you may exchange for a certificate to attend another program or a tuition refund less a cancellation fee of $10.00. Occasionally, changes are made due to unforeseen circumstances or participant demand. While Garrett Counseling will do everything possible to ensure participant satisfaction, Garrett Counseling’s liability is limited to the tuition fee only. If you cancel, 10 business days before the event, you will receive a full refund. Cancellation must be received in writing and can be faxed to 1-256-217-4162 or emailed to garrett@garrettcounseling.com. If cancellation is not received in writing, you will be charged the full amount of tuition.