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Attachment-Focused Family
Play Therapy
RECORDED WEBINAR TRAINING
Attachment-Focused Family Play Therapy
Discover how to confidently guide children and their families toward lasting change with Attachment-Focused Family Play Therapy, now available as a 4-hour recorded webinar broken into 3 bite-sized modules for easy learning.
Attachment-Focused Family
Play Therapy
RECORDED WEBINAR TRAINING
Attachment-Focused Family Play Therapy
Make a deep and lasting difference in the lives of children by creating an environment of healing and resilience by including their most important attachment relationships in the change process confidently using an attachment-focused family play therapy model
Have you ever worked with your clients in play therapy and thought ...
"My client isn’t getting better, and I’m not sure why. The parents say they’re following my advice, but nothing’s working.”
“I know family dynamics are part of the problem, but I don’t feel confident bringing everyone into the session.”
“Parents are constantly calling between sessions, frustrated and overwhelmed, and I don’t know how to help them move forward.” “
Family play therapy sounds great, but having everyone in the room feels chaotic—and I’m worried it will make things worse.”
You’re not alone.
Many therapists feel stuck when trying to integrate families into the play therapy process.
The good news?
There’s a way to overcome these challenges with clarity, confidence, and tools you can count on.
"Your experience and confidence in the model you developed plus your grounding energy helped in learning a whole new model. You brought it to life, including making comments during the first part explaining that the science is why you emphasize certain things with parents."
Cooper S.
Family Play Therapist
Children don't exist in a vacuum.
Children can’t make meaningful progress on their own. They rely on the adults in their lives—parents, caregivers, and even siblings—to create an environment of safety and growth.
By observing and engaging the whole family (or parts of it) during play therapy sessions, you can:
- See relationship patterns unfold in real time.
- Spot strengths and areas of need without relying solely on self-reports.
- Help parents and siblings become active agents of change in the child’s healing process.
"I enjoyed learning about different techniques, and how to facilitate attachment-based family play therapy."
Tricia I.
School-based Play Therapist
Meet your trainer!
Hi! I'm Cathi Spooner, LCSW, RPT-S. I've spent years figuring out the best ways to help children heal.
Like you, my passion to help children heal is a calling, not just a job, right?! We feel called to make a difference in the lives of children. With over 30 years of experience in child and adolescent mental health, I know firsthand the challenges you face when working with children and their families. I felt a deep calling to help kids heal—but for years, I struggled with how to involve families effectively.
Learning to integrate neuroscience, attachment theory, and family systems into my play therapy approach was a total game-changer. It gave me the tools to create meaningful, lasting change—not just for kids, but for their entire families.
Now, I’m sharing everything I’ve learned with you in this training. The Attachment-Focused Family Play Therapy model is designed to take the guesswork out of family play therapy so you can help families heal and thrive—one session at a time.
What Your Colleagues Are Saying About Cathi's Trainings
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THAT'S WHY I CREATED THIS TRAINING!
Attachment Focused Family Play Therapy
I’ll show you how to identify the roots of your clients’ problems and use Attachment-Focused Family Play Therapy to get better treatment results using play therapy. This Attachment-Focused Family Play Therapy training will show you how to use a neuroscience and attachment theory lens within a family systems and play therapy framework to overcome the challenges your clients are experiencing while also building strong attachment relationships with their parents and siblings.
This recorded webinar is broken into 3 bite-sized modules for easy consumption, so you can learn at your own pace and apply what you’ve learned right away.
You'll learn:
Module 1: Beginning with the Brain in Mind
- Understand the neuroscience of attachment and its role in family play therapy.
- Explore how early experiences shape self-concept, relationships, and emotional regulation.
- Learn how co-regulation supports healing within family systems.
- Includes Case Discussion 1 for real-world application.
Module 2: The Framework for Attachment-Focused Family Play Therapy
- Get a detailed overview of the Attachment-Focused Family Play Therapy model.
- Discover how to analyze family dynamics using a neurobiology and attachment lens.
- Learn from Case Discussion 2 to see the model in action
Module 3: Phase-by-Phase Guidance for Family Play Therapy
- Understand the essential tasks of each phase of the AFPT process.
- Learn how to select play therapy interventions for each phase of treatment.
- Gain confidence through case studies and practical examples.
"Understanding the foundation of AFPT helped me to understand the purpose of the phases."
Katie L.
Clinical Therapist
"I am taking away how attachment can be present within a family dynamic."
Gracen V.
Forensic Social Worker
This isn’t just another webinar—it’s a roadmap.
Here’s how it’s different:
- Clear, Practical Framework: You’ll walk away with a step-by-step model for integrating family play therapy into your practice.
- Real-World Examples: Case discussions and examples show you exactly how to apply what you’ve learned.
- Bite-Sized Learning: The 4-hour training is divided into three modules, making it easy to fit into your busy schedule.
This isn’t just another webinar—it’s a roadmap.
Here’s how it’s different:
- Clear, Practical Framework: You’ll walk away with a step-by-step model for integrating family play therapy into your practice.
- Real-World Examples: Case discussions and examples show you exactly how to apply what you’ve learned.
- Bite-Sized Learning: The 4-hour training is divided into three modules, making it easy to fit into your busy schedule.
What You’ll Gain from This Training
By the end of this recorded webinar, you’ll:
- Confidently guide families through the play therapy process, even in challenging situations.
- Identify the root causes of your clients’ struggles by observing family dynamics in real time.
- Teach parents attachment-based parenting skills and help them apply those skills in sessions.
- Strengthen sibling relationships to foster resiliency within the family system.
- Feel prepared to integrate cultural humility into your practice, addressing systemic influences with care and understanding.
Family Play Therapy Recorded Webinar Information
Frequently Asked Questions:
Who is this training for？
Play therapists, clinical social workers, mental health counselors, family therapists, child and adolescent psychologists
Where is it？
This is a Recorded Live Webinar Training. You’ll receive a link to access your account in an email after you register.
- Participants will complete an evaluation form and a post-test quiz containing a combination of 24 multiple choice. You must achieve 85% proficiency on the quiz to receive CE credit
Course Description
When you work with children, you also work with their families since children are one part of a larger system. They don’t exist alone in a vacuum. Children can’t be their own agents of change because they need the adults in their life to facilitate change. Decades of research demonstrate that children are more resilient when they have strong positive attachment relationships. When the whole family (or even parts of the family) are present in sessions, you can observe how family relationships influence your clients’ problems. You can also observe how family members adjust to your clients’ problems. Attachment-Focused Family Play Therapy uses the theory and research of neuroscience, attachment theory, and family therapy combined with the therapeutic powers of play. This model empowers children and their families to transform and build resiliency. Attachment-Focused Family Play Therapy allows you to identify family relationship and parenting problem areas and strengths using cultural humility. This includes the role of siblings in the change process. You don’t need to rely on self-report because you’ll see the dynamics right in front of you. In this live webinar, you’ll learn an attachment-based family play therapy framework based on neuroscience and attachment theory to help your clients overcome their mental health challenges. Since parents are critical for the change process, you’ll learn the role of co-regulation. You'll also learn culturally relevant ways to teach attachment-based parenting skills to parents. This workshop will walk you through each phase of treatment and how to choose play therapy interventions.
Objectives for this training
- Play therapists and child/adolescent counselors will analyze attachment relationship patterns to identify strengths and needs in family play therapy sessions Play therapists and mental health professionals will define the concept of mentalization and its role in relationships
- Play therapists and child/adolescent counselors will describe all components of the attachment-based parenting skills
- Play therapists and child/adolescent counselors will demonstrate cultural humility during the family play therapy process
- Play therapists and child/adolescent counselors will explain the essential tasks of each phase of the family play therapy treatment and demonstrate how to choose family play therapy interventions
Training Outline
90 minutes: Overview of Attachment Neurobiology
- Overview of Attachment Neuroscience: Right Brain, Early Experiences, and Memory
- Mentalization and Its Role in Developing a Sense of Self and Understanding Others and How Relationships Work: Overview of the Neuroscience of Emotion Regulation, Overview of Polyvagal System & Safety, Overview of the Role of Co-regulation and Caregivers List item two
30 Minutes: Relationship Nuts & Bolts using a neurobiology and attachment lens to identify strengths and needs within family relationships and form the foundation for treatment planning targets to address and strengthen; Attunement and Resonance circuitry for reading “cues,” Intersubjectivity & Reciprocity (Serve & Return); Proximity & Safety for Co-regulation; Relationship Rupture Repair Work; Overview of the Model; Foundational principles of Attachment-focused Family Play Therapy and caregiver engagement; Family S.P.A.C.E. and the 3R’s of Relationship Skills and accessing the therapeutic powers of play
30 Minutes: Overview of the Phases of treatment, essential tasks for each phase of treatment, and use of video recording sessions for therapeutic teaching with parents; Review Therapeutic Powers of Play for Family Play Therapy
1 hour 30 minutes: Overview of of each phase of treatment, purpose of each phase and focus with caregivers; Choosing interventions for each phase of play therapy treatment; use of case study to discuss application; experiential activities for each phase
Continuing Education Credit is available for the following organizations:
- 4 Non-Contact CE hours, APT Approved Provider #20-621
- CEs only available for mental health professionals
- This live webinar meets APT’s requirements for Non-contact Live Webinar continuing education hours if you are attending the live training. (If you register for the recorded training, you can earn 4 Non-Contact Non-Live Webinar CE hours).
- Approved 4 CEUs - Virtual/Live - Non-Interactive & Home-Study, NASW UT Chapter
For mental health professionals pursuing a Registered Play Therapy (RPT) certification, this training fits into Category 2: Play Therapy Skills and Methods. Play therapy credit may not be awarded to non-mental health professionals.
Here’s the rationale for Primary Area Category 3: the seminal and historically significant theories underlying this training is Child Centered Play Therapy/Humanistic because the use of the therapeutic relationship is critical for the change process using with an attachment and neurobiological “lens”. Ecosystemic/Prescriptive play therapy models provide a framework for integration of theories to individualize the interventions used to meet the needs of individual clients. This training uses these seminal and historically significant theories as the foundation for the inclusion of neuroscience and attachment theory to inform the treatment process for the family system and uses family play therapy interventions based on the needs of each client/family within a safe, strong therapeutic relationship. This training teaches skills to use play therapy with children, adolescents, and their families.
Who's appropriate for this training？
Play therapists, clinical social workers, mental health counselors, family therapists, child and adolescent psychologists
This training is for you if...
- Want to think beyond the ordinary and accomplish extraordinary results with your clients so you can change the lives of your clients and their families for generations to come.
- You want to learn how to confidently using a family play therapy model through each phase of the change process and know what to do in each phase of treatment.
- You want to learn new play therapy strategies to help your clients heal.
- You’re tired of feeling like you’re failing your clients and you want to gain confidence to use family play therapy so you can get better results for them.
This training is NOT for you if…
- You’re not a child/adolescent mental health professional.
- You are a child/adolescent mental health professional but you don’t want to use play therapy with your clients.
- You don’t think family play therapy is effective.
- You don’t need to learn anything because you’re very experienced and you already know everything there is to know about play therapy.
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"This framework is excellent for integrating play within a systemic family context. Cathi's personality and use of activities made this training interesting and fun! I am eager to take future courses from her and learn everything I can from her integrated family approach."
Ryan A.
Attachment - Focused Family Play Therapy Training
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