Play Therapy Trainings and Training Facilities
Looking to grow your skills and meet the requirements for play therapy credentials? APT-approved training offers high-quality, specialized education that counts toward becoming a Registered Play Therapist (RPT). Whether you're just starting or continuing your professional journey, these trainings ensure you’re learning from qualified providers and gaining knowledge grounded in play therapy best practices.
Explore upcoming opportunities and take the next step in your play therapy training!
Each training facility listed is an approved APT provider; however, they are solely responsible for their own content. NCAPT does not assume responsibility for the content provided.
Upcoming 2025 Contact Trainings
Love is Love: Play Therapy to Empower LGBTQ+ Children and Families
Beyond the Playroom. Partnering with Parents to Support Healing Through Play Therapy and Trauma-Informed Care
Beyond the Playroom. Partnering with Parents to Support Healing Through Play Therapy and Trauma-Informed Care
Through BMH Connect November 7, 2025
Presenter: April Duncan, DSW, LCSW, RPT-S™
Session date: November 7th, 2025
Session time: 9:00 am-4:30 pm EST
CEs: 6.0 APT Contact & NBCC CEs
Session Description:
LGBTQ+ children and adolescents may be dealing with the stress of exploring their sexual orientation or gender identity, especially if they lack strong support systems. Therefore, it is imperative that play therapists create safe play environments when working with sexual minority youth. This workshop will explore the importance of building strong therapeutic relationships in the playroom with LGBTQ+ children and families, through the use of seminal play theories to promote empowerment and self-esteem. Participants will also explore the careful introduction of caregivers into family play therapy to repair damaged relationships and enhance the parent-child relationship.
Beyond the Playroom. Partnering with Parents to Support Healing Through Play Therapy and Trauma-Informed Care
Beyond the Playroom. Partnering with Parents to Support Healing Through Play Therapy and Trauma-Informed Care
Beyond the Playroom. Partnering with Parents to Support Healing Through Play Therapy and Trauma-Informed Care
Through Tabonuco December 6, 2025
Presenter: Christa Phipps, PHD, LCMHC-S, RPT-S™, EMDR Certified Therapist and Consultant
Session Date: December 6, 2025
Session Time: 9:00 am – 4:30 pm EST
CEs; APT Contact Workshop CEs 6.0/EMDRIA 6.0 CEs (EMDRIA pending for approval)
Session Description:
In this training, play therapists will explore practical strategies for engaging and supporting parents to enhance the effectiveness of play therapy. Participants will learn how to foster meaningful parent-therapist collaboration, coach caregivers in therapeutic language and play techniques, and bridge the gap between in-session work and the home environment. By empowering parents as active partners in the healing process, therapists can extend the impact of play therapy and promote lasting emotional growth in children. This session will also include ways to use EMDR with parents.
**EMDR training is not required to participate in this event.
Sand Tray as a Mirror for the Play Therapist's Journey Charlotte
Beyond the Playroom. Partnering with Parents to Support Healing Through Play Therapy and Trauma-Informed Care
Sand Tray as a Mirror for the Play Therapist's Journey Charlotte
Through BMH Connect December 12, 2025
Presenter: April Duncan, DSW, LCSW, RPT-S™
Session date: December 12th, 2025
Session time: 9:00 am-2:30 pm EST
CEs: APT Contact Workshop CEs 5.0/ NBCC 5.0 CEs
Session Description:
Sand tray therapy is often seen as an intervention only with clients in the playroom. However, play therapists can benefit from using a sand tray as a mode of professional engagement and growth beyond the playroom. This workshop will help play therapists integrate sand tray into their personal and professional life, allowing for self-reflection, goal setting and career exploration, as well as processing problematic interactions with colleagues with differing values and beliefs. Sand tray construction and reflection will be used in this highly experiential session, allowing play therapists to learn how sand tray can be used in their daily lives to aid in professional mentorship, support and networking with other play professionals with similar interests.
Training Facilities in North Carolina
BMH Connect, Charlotte NC
Dr. Roz Training and Consultation, Cary NC
Dandelion Family Counseling, Charlotte NC
Learn more from credentialed professionals!
Whether you are a caregiver or helping professional, BMH Connect has a training to further your understanding and continue your education journey. BMH Connect is an APT Approved Provider (#22-655).
Dandelion Family Counseling, Charlotte NC
Dr. Roz Training and Consultation, Cary NC
Dandelion Family Counseling, Charlotte NC
Dandelion Family Counseling provides solution-focused trainings for working with ADHD children and families. Dandelion is an APT Approved Provider in Charlotte, NC. (#24-751)
Dr. Roz Training and Consultation, Cary NC
Dr. Roz Training and Consultation, Cary NC
Dr. Roz Training and Consultation, Cary NC
Dr. Roz Consultation & Training has been designated as an APT Approved Provider of Play Therapy Continuing Education in Cary, NC. (#18-547)
Horizon, Cary NC
Tabonuco Counseling and Consulting, Mint Hill NC
Dr. Roz Training and Consultation, Cary NC
Horizon has been designated as an APT Approved Provider of Play Therapy Continuing Education in Cary, NC. (#22-685)
Play Therapy of the Pines, Southern Pines
Tabonuco Counseling and Consulting, Mint Hill NC
Tabonuco Counseling and Consulting, Mint Hill NC
Play Therapy of the Pines has been designated as an APT Approved Provider of Play Therapy Continuing Education in Southern Pines, NC. (#18-570)
Tabonuco Counseling and Consulting, Mint Hill NC
Tabonuco Counseling and Consulting, Mint Hill NC
Tabonuco Counseling and Consulting, Mint Hill NC
Tabonuco Counseling provides effective trauma-informed trainings for working with children and families. Trainings include specialized instruction on using EMDR with children. Tabonuco is an APT Approved Provider in Mint Hill, NC (#23-694).
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