Retreat in Costa Rica Play Therapy and Expressive Arts

The 2026 retreat is divided into three sequential moments that allow immersion in the world of play, art and creative expression. By the end of the training program, participants will have an overview of the broad and multifaceted field of play therapy and the practical tools that will enable them to develop sessions by using the transformative and healing powers of play and expressive arts in therapy.

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 groups will also be discussed.…