Retreat in Costa Rica Play Therapy and Expressive Arts

The Play Therapy and Expressive Arts retreat unfolds in three sequential phases, each designed to deepen participants’ immersion in the world of play, art, and creative expression. By the end of the program, participants will gain a comprehensive understanding of the rich and multifaceted field of play therapy, along with practical tools to design and facilitate sessions that harness the transformative and healing power of play and expressive arts in therapeutic practice.

Step 1: Expressive arts in play therapy

The training program begins the use of expressive arts in play therapy. For this purpose, after an introduction to the field of play therapy, the neuroscientific assumptions for using the therapeutic powers of play and expressive arts in therapy will be explored; situations and populations with which their use is ideal and the most common limits in application with children, families, and…