Play Therapy Parts & Processing: Integrating EMDR, IFS, Sandtray & SoulCollage®

This training will explore the integration of parts of self (IFS) with play therapy to support clients in understanding and healing their inner world. Participants will learn how to use play-based techniques, such as sandtray, collage, puppets, art, and role-play, to help clients access and work with their "parts" in a non-threatening and developmentally appropriate way. The training will focus on how to guide clients in recognizing and nurturing their inner parts, fostering self-compassion and emotionThis experiential training introduces clinicians to an integrative play therapy approach that weaves together EMDR therapy, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Sandtray, and SoulCollage® to support clients in exploring parts of self, strengthening internal resources, and preparing for trauma processing.

Participants will learn how play therapy principles provide the foundation for attunement, symbolic expression, and nervous-system regulation throughout the EMDR Phases. Through demonstrations, case examples, and hands-on creative exercises, attendees will learn to use sandtray worlds,…