Certificate Program – Professional
What’s Included in the Play Therapy Certificate Program?
Enrollment and tuition in the full Play Therapy Certificate Program includes the following:
- Ten workshops to complete 150 hours of play therapy training that meet the RPT Phase Learning criteria over a 24 month period.
- Hands on practical learning and clinical application at each class with qualified clinicians experienced in their class content area.
- Supplies for participation in workshop activities.
- Workshop PowerPoints and additional printed materials printed for each workshop.
- Sandtray Therapy materials including a sandtray with lid, high quality sand and starter miniature set.
- Books provided to students to enhance learning, including:
– Dibs: In Search of Self
– I Love You Rituals
– No Drama Discipline: The Whole-Brain Way to Calm the Chaos and Nurture your Child’s Developing Mind
- Referrals to qualified Registered Play Therapy Supervisors currently providing supervision to individual in the student’s community.
Approved by the Association for Play Therapy and the National Board for Certified Counselors
APT Approved Provider 15-424
NBCC ACEP Number 6774
The Play Therapy Certificate Program is competitively priced for professionals, with a generous discount provided for graduate students (proof of current enrollment required).
Please use coupon TAKE5OFF when paying in full for a 5% discount off your Certificate Program.
Please select your current status:
$145.83 – $3,325.00
Child-Centered Play Therapy Phase | Date |
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Foundations of Child-Centered Play Therapy | August 20-21, 2021 |
Practice of Child-Centered Play Therapy | October 22-23, 2021 |
Sandtray in Play Therapy | January 14-15, 2022 |
Systemic Play Therapy Phase | Date |
Attachment: Creating Connection through Play Therapy | April 8-9, 2022 |
Special Topics in Play Therapy: Infants, Toddlers & Nuerosensory Play | June 17-18, 2022 |
Engaging Adolescents in Play Therapy | August 26-27, 2022 |
Family Play Therapy | October 21-22, 2022 |
Directive Play Therapy Phase | Date |
Theories of Directive Play Therapy | December 9-10, 2022 |
Play Therapy with Abuse & Trauma | March 24-25, 2023 |
Special Topics in Play Therapy: The Adult Inner Child & Grief | June 23-24, 2023 |
In-Person Class times: Friday 12:30pm-8:30pm; Saturday 8:30am-6:00pm

Heartland Play Therapy Credentialing Bundle
Phase One: 8 month period
- 3 weekend workshops (45 hours)
- 50-75 Experience Hours
- 8 Supervision Hours – schedule 2 1.5 hour groups & 5 1 hour individual meetings
- 1 Video Observation
Phase Two: 8 Month Period
- 4 weekend workshop (60 hours)
- 100-150 Experience Hours
- 14 Supervision Hours – schedule 4 1.5 hour groups & 8 1 hour individual meetings
- 2 Video Observation
Phase Three: 8 month Month Period
- 3 weekend workshop (45 hours)
- 100-175 Experience Hours
- 13 Supervision Hours – schedule 4 1.5 hour groups & 7 1 hour individual meetings
- 2 Video Observation
150 Credit Hours
150 hours of play therapy training structured in 10 fifteen-hour workshops, scheduled over a 24 month period to meet the requirements of the RPT Phase Learning criteria.
Multiple Cities
Heartland Play facilitates the Play Therapy Certificate Program in five cities, including: Overland Park, Kansas, Wichita, Kansas, St. Charles, Missouri and Rogers, Arkansas and Omaha, Nebraska.
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Networking
Connect with other like-minded therapists while obtaining continuing education credits.
Kansas City
Columbia
Wichita
Friends University
2100 West University Street
Wichita, KS 67213
[email protected]
(913) 735-0396
Des Moines
Orchard Place Child Guidance Center
805 5th Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50309
[email protected]
(913) 735-0396
Omaha
Immanuel Medical Center: Conference Center
6901 N. 72nd St.
Omaha, NE 68131
[email protected]
(913) 735-0396