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Wellspring of Life Counseling & Play Therapy Center, PLLC is an approved provider for the Association for Play Therapy (APT), APT Approved Provider 18-565, and can award play therapy CE hours for play therapy training only.

NBCC ACEP No. 7674. Wellspring of Life Counseling & Play Therapy Center, PLLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7674. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Wellspring of Life Counseling & Play Therapy Center, PLLC is solely responsible for all continuing education aspects of the program.

2025 Workshop Series
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Teleplay Therapy with the Tween & Teen Brain in Mind

IN-PERSON OR LIVE WEBINAR

NOTE: This workshop requires sand therapy materials that will be provided to in-person attendees. Live webinar attendees will need to be prepared and have sand tray materials on hand.

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PRESENTER: Cynthia Anderson, PhD, LPC-S, RPT-S, RST-C/T, CSC

DATE: Friday, October 24, 2025

TIME: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM CENTRAL TIME

INVETMENT: $145.00 Professionals OR $120.00 Students & Associates

CE: Six (6) Contact CEs (in-person attendees only) OR Six (6) Non-Contact CEs (live webinar attendees only). NO PARTIAL CE PROVIDED. You must attend the entire training to receive CE certificate. APT & NBCC CE provided for this training. NOTE: Attendees must hold a Master’s degree (or higher) in a mental health field or are currently enrolled in a Master’s degree program in a mental health field to qualify for a play therapy CE certificate.

DESCRIPTION: This workshop is intended to provide information on best practices in teleplay therapy, which will then assist clinicians in providing high quality counseling services for tweens and teens online. Ideas for effective techniques that appeal to tweens and teens based on brain science are offered so that clinicians may apply the ideas directly to their practices. The information provided can be used across various cultural and ethnic populations within the tween-age and teen-age groups, 9-12 and 13-18 years, respectively. Knowledge of brain development will provide clinicians a deeper understanding of the association between the techniques and the needs of the tween and teen brain. The goal is to aid clinicians in creatively serving their tween and teen clients toward meeting their treatment plan objectives and ultimately toward greater healing.

WORKSHOP LEVEL: Beginner

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Participants will be able to…

  1. Describe tele-play best practices that include explaining to tweens/teens and guardians the benefits, limitations, privacy, and boundaries of technology.

  2. State the necessary best practice components to sufficiently providing tele-play therapy for tweens & teens.

  3. Explain developmental theories focused on tweens and teens.

  4. Describe the importance of understanding brain development to better provide tele-play therapy techniques that meet the needs of the tween & teen brain.

  5. Integrate the therapeutic powers of play used for regulation into practice.

  6. Identify specific, practical, and creative techniques that they can put into practice.

APT TOPIC AREAS: Coming Soon

  • Play Therapy Seminal or Historically Significant Theories: 1.5 hours/CEs

  • Play Therapy Skills and Methods: 1.5 hours/CEs

  • Play Therapy Special Topics: 3 hours/CEs

  • Throughout this workshop, various theories will be explored and integrated. Approximately half fall under the seminal or historically significant theories while the other half fall outside this category.

PROGRAM SCHEDULE: Coming Soon

  • Day 1:

    • 8:40-9:00 - Check-in/Sign-in

    • 9:00-12:00 - Tele-mental health, tele-play, Technology as subculture, experiential activity, brain development

    • 12:00-1:00 - LUNCH ON YOUR OWN

    • 1:00-4:00 - Developmental models and theory, therapeutic powers of play, tele-play interventions

    NOTE: There is no official A.M. or P.M. break. A brief, 5-minute break may be taken and made up throughout workshop.

VIRTUAL PARTIPICANT REQUIREMENTS (for virtual attendees ONLY):

  • Video participation with camera on for the duration of webinar with legal name displayed.

  • Completion of post-test and evaluation prior to receiving CE certificate.

  • Attendees must hold a Master’s degree (or higher) in a mental health field or are currently enrolled in a Master’s degree program in a mental health field to qualify for a play therapy CE certificate.

  • LIVE WEBINAR ONLY CE PROVIDED. If you choose to leave your camera off or miss part of the training, then you are choosing not to receive CEs for this training as non-contact CEs will NOT be provided.

*This in-person and Live Webinar is limited to a total of 25 in-person participants. Interactive participation will be strongly encouraged for live webinar attendees.

PLAY THERAPY CE REQUIREMENTS: Attendees must hold a Master’s degree in a mental health field or are currently enrolled in a Master’s degree program in a mental health field to qualify for a play therapy CE certificate. Additional CE information is provided below.

Cynthia Anderson, Ph.D., LPC-S, RPT-S, RST-C/T, CSC

Dr. Cynthia Anderson has her Ph.D. in counselor education and supervision from St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, Texas. Dr. Anderson served as assistant professor of counselor education at the University of Texas Permian Basin (UTPB) for three years. She is currently working part-time for UTPB teaching counseling courses and overseeing the play therapy certificate program that she implemented. Dr. Anderson is a licensed professional counselor supervisor who has worked as a solo practitioner in private practice where she offered play therapy services in a rural community. She was awarded the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award from the Texas Association for Play Therapy in 2023. She specializes in play therapy and sandtray as a registered play therapist supervisor and a registered sand therapist consultant and trainer. Cynthia has treated children and adolescents in practice for many years, along with their families, in person and via a tele-mental health platform. Dr. Anderson cares about service, community, and helping families connect. Her research agenda focuses on children’s mental health needs and she is a published author in this and other areas. She is currently co-authoring a book, The Counselor’s Teleplay Toolbox: Expressive Activities for Tweens.

More Workshop Coming in 2026!

IN-PERSON OR LIVE WEBINAR

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PRESENTER: Christina Villarreal-Davis, PhD, LPC-S, RPT-S, NCC

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DESCRIPTION:

WORKSHOP LEVEL:

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Participants will be able to…

APT TOPIC AREAS: Coming Soon

PROGRAM SCHEDULE:

  • 8:40-9:00 - Check-in/Sign-in

  • 9:00-12:00 -

  • 12:00-1:00 - LUNCH ON YOUR OWN

  • 1:00-4:00 -

NOTE: There is no official A.M. or P.M. break. A brief, 5-minute break may be taken and made up throughout workshop.

VIRTUAL PARTIPICANT REQUIREMENTS (for virtual attendees ONLY):

  • Video participation with camera on for the duration of webinar with legal name displayed.

  • Completion of post-test and evaluation prior to receiving CE certificate.

  • Attendees must hold a Master’s degree in a mental health field or are currently enrolled in a Master’s degree program in a mental health field to qualify for a play therapy CE certificate.

  • LIVE WEBINAR ONLY CE PROVIDED. If you choose to leave your camera off or miss part of the training, then you are choosing not to receive CEs for this training as non-contact CEs will NOT be provided.

*This in-person and Live Webinar is limited to a total of 25 in-person participants. Interactive participation will be strongly encouraged for live webinar attendees.

PLAY THERAPY CE REQUIREMENTS: Attendees must hold a Master’s degree in a mental health field or are currently enrolled in a Master’s degree program in a mental health field to qualify for a play therapy CE certificate. Additional CE information is provided below.

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Oct. 24, 2025: Teleplay Therapy with the Tween & Teen Brain in Mind w/ Cynthia Anderson, PhD, LPC-S, RPT-S, RST-S/T, CSC (6 CEs).

Continuing Education Information:

Wellspring of Life (WOL) Counseling & Play Therapy Center, PLLC is a continuing education provider in the state of Texas and attendees are eligible for Texas LPC, LMFT, and SW continuing education hours. Texas LPC, Texas LMFT, and Texas LCSW provider numbers are no longer required. If your license is outside of Texas, please contact your professional licensing board to see if a WOL certificate of completion for verification meets your licensing continuing education requirements. Wellspring of Life Counseling & Play Therapy Center, PLLC is also an approved provider for the Association for Play Therapy (APT), APT Approved Provider 18-565, and can award play therapy CE hours for play therapy training only.

Refund/Cancellation Policy:

If you need to cancel, a request must be submitted 14 days prior to the workshop date. A refund, minus a $25.00 processing fee, will be given ONLY when a 14-day notice has been received. Cancellations with less than a 14-day notice or a no-show on the day of the workshop due to an emergency (proof must be submitted) may use their funds towards a future workshop. Funds expire 2 years after the original date of the workshop.

Grievance Policy:

Any concerns or complaints related to a workshop presenter, contents of the presenter’s instructional materials being presented, or an individual educational style being utilized, the individual voicing disapproval is requested to first address concerns to the presenter. If the presenter is not available, the individual is asked to place his/her comments in writing. The Clinical Director of Wellspring of Life Counseling & Play Therapy Center, PLLC, will convey these comments to the speaker/presenter while maintaining confidentiality of the complainant.

If the complaint concerns a continuing education activity, its content, level of presentation, or facilities in which the event is being held, the individual voicing disapproval is requested to submit concerns in writing to the Clinical Director of Wellspring of Life Counseling & Play Therapy Center, PLLC. The Clinical Director will attempt to resolve the matter as expeditiously as possible and work with the individual to come to a resolution. Resolutions may include, but are not limited to, a partial refund of fees paid or credit toward a future event.