Anxiety Play Therapy Training

Anxiety shows up in your playroom on the regular. From separation anxiety, to phobias, social anxiety, perfectionism, and those big life worries - you see it all.

And let’s be real - anxiety is intense. It’s powerless. It’s easy for kids, families, and their therapists to feel stuck. The weight is on your shoulders to wave your magic wand and make the anxiety better.

Parents want change, kids are digging in their heels, and it’s easy to feel stuck in the storm of anxiety. You find yourself questioning if what you’re doing is even working, if it will ever get better, even deep down if you are the right therapist for this client.

You wish you had a roadmap.

Week after week it seems like nothing changes.

You teach all the skills and tools in the world that just don’t seem to take off. The meltdowns, clinging to mom’s leg at school drop off, and straight up refusal to sleep independently is status quo as the sessions tick by. And actually, your client LOVES to sleep on the floor in mom and dad’s room. They’ve never felt better and aren’t interested in changing anytime soon.

And then there’s the big life worries.

I mean, how do you work with a kid who’s worried about global warming - I mean you’re kind of worried about it too. And yes, big things like school shootings can happen, so you’re caught in a crossroads of what is both developmentally appropriate AND helpful for all of this fear and worry! You don't want to minimize but you are absolutely sure that ruminating is not a part of the path forward.

You don’t want just any play therapy techniques.

You are done with throwing things at the wall and seeing what sticks. You want specific techniques and tools to use for kids with anxiety. AND you know the tools you might need for separation anxiety, phobias, and bed time battles are different BUT you're not exactly sure how to move forward and what to do next.

You want tools that are precise and practical - tools that actually work. You're done feeling just as stuck as your clients when week after week you're in the same place and those skills you are teaching just never seen to get used.

Get ready for the road map that you need.

This training is a one-stop-anxiety-shop to help you go from spinning your wheels to become more effective in working through anxiety with kids and teens. This training has it all - starting with the questions you NEED to be asking in intake about anxiety to the 6 step practical model for using Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy with anxiety.

If you are looking for a way to raise the bar in your therapy practice with anxious kids - this is the training you need.

By the end of this training you will ditch the stress of “why isn't their anxiety getting better?” and start having those magical moments where kids and teens go from stormy seas to smooth sailing. With over 24 play therapy anxiety specific strategies and interventions - you're anxiety toolbox will be full of new ideas and session planning will be a breeze!

You’ll be glad you got trained - and so will your clients!
The time to start increasing your effectiveness with anxiety is now!

🍀 CONFIDENCE

☀️ CLARITY

🌈 EASE

At-your-fingertip techniques, prompts, and ideas specifically for anxiety. Gone are the days of doing backflips for session planning and stale interventions!

You know your stuff! What to do with school refusal, perfectionism, separation difficulties, and bedtime battles. AND how to help parents become co-regulators along the way- you got this!

Nearly foolproof tools in your back pocket to help create movement and bust through even the most complicated anxiety symptoms! It's like the rainbow at the end of the storm!

I'm ready to get trained!

Inside the course you get multiple handouts, templates, cheat sheets, and downloads including:

🗸 Cognitive Behavioral Worksheet Bundle - all the CBPT handouts you will need for clients in one place!
🗸 New Mood Jar - tons of playful ideas to help with emotional regulation
🗸 Behavioral Planning Guide - how to make behavioral plans effective for kids and teens with anxiety
🗸 Completing The Stress Cycle Guide - 70+ ways to complete the stress cycle and move through the anxiety
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It's like a trip to Esty, but for the price of $0.00!

This course is approved for 5.5 APT Non-Contact hours by Meehan Mental Health Services (APT Approved Provider 19-580).

Learning Objectives:

Describe over 24 Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy interventions that are appropriate to use with anxiety.
Demonstrate ability to understand criteria for differential diagnoses of the top 5 common anxiety diagnoses.
Describe the major features of how working with a dual diagnosis of trauma and anxiety can impact treatment vs. stand alone anxiety diagnoses.
Identify the four major risk factors for development of anxiety in childhood.
Describe the proposed 6 step model for using CBPT with anxiety.
Describe the stress response basics and how the stress response impacts working with play therapy and anxiety.

This training is perfect *chef's kiss* for any busy therapist who wants to be more effective with anxiety. You don't want just any regulation techniques - you want to know the specific strategies to use depending on what type of anxiety is presenting. You want to know what you are doing is actually going to work!

This online course allows you to train when it works for you! The course is pre-recorded and self paced where each module is broken up into smaller digestible chunks that can be completed during a client cancellation, on the weekends, early in the morning, late at night - whenever!

You can login at your own pace, re-watch content, and have unlimited access to the course.

Start filling your play therapy toolbox with these essential techniques, activities, and strategies for working with anxiety!

Or formally Ann Meehan, MS, LPCC, RPT-S, EMDRIA Consultant. I work as a private practice therapist in the north woods of Minnesota and specialize in working with young people ages 3 and up using Play Therapy and EMDR. I have a library of trainings and run The Playful Therapist Blog. Overall I am passionate about helping other therapists grow into competent and confident Play Therapists, trauma therapists, and child and adolescent therapists.

Climb abord this play therapy training and let's start navigating the waters of anxiety - together!

Please email [email protected] with questions or concerns.

Play Therapy Credit may not be awarded to non-mental health professionals. There are no refunds for this recorded course.
See Meehan Mental Health Services full policies and procedures for online and in person trainings here.