5,6,7,8: How Do Kids Communicate? Using Play Therapy in Child, Teen and Family Sessions
Friday, September 5, 2025
9:30am-12:30pm
(see time breakdown below)
with Lyla Tyler - LMFT, RPT-S and Geneva Knowles - LPCC, RPT
3 CE credits
In person @ Rancho Cordova City Hall - American River Room North
(2729 Prospect Park Dr, Rancho Cordova, CA 95670)
Description
This presentation introduces the core principles of play therapy and explores how children express themselves, build relationships, and process experiences through play. Geared toward therapists working with children, teens, and families, this session offers practical interventions that harness the language of play to support emotional regulation, strengthen connection, and deepen therapeutic engagement. Participants will leave with a variety of creative tools they can immediately apply in their clinical work.
Learning Objectives
At the end of this presentation, attendees will be able to:
- Explain play therapy and its significance in child development.
- Demonstrate 2 assessment techniques to use with children.
- Demonstrate at least one play therapy intervention that can be used with younger children, teens and families in the play therapy session.
Presenter(s)
At Kid Counseling Sacramento, Lyla and Geneva specialize in play therapy for children, adolescents, teens, and families. Lyla is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Registered Play Therapist Supervisor with extensive experience in community mental health and private practice. She offers compassionate, developmentally attuned support for young clients and their caregivers. Geneva is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, Credentialed School Counselor, and Registered Play Therapist with a strong background in school-based mental health and private practice. She helps children and teens express themselves, build emotional insight, and strengthen family connections. Both therapists use playful, relationship-based approaches to support resilience, healing, and healthy development.
Sponsor
Other Details
Time: 9:30am-12:30pm
8:30am-9:30am (checkin/light breakfast and networking)
9:30am-12:30pm (CE event presentation)
Location: Rancho Cordova City Hall - American River Room North (2729 Prospect Park Dr, Rancho Cordova, CA 95670)
Cost:
Non-member $60
Licensed Member $50
Associate Member $40
Student Member $40
Early Bird (ends 2 weeks prior to event)
Non-member $55
Licensed Member $45
Associate Member $35
Student Member $35
For questions, more information, accommodations: contact us at sacramentocamft@gmail.com. You may also contact Programs Co-Chair Roque Neto at ramorimneto@paloaltou.edu. See specific presentation online in confirmation and reminder emails.
This is an introductory, intermediate, and advanced level course. This program will benefit LMFT, LPCC, LEP and LCSW licensees and pre-licensees. Open to all mental health professionals, both members and non-members.
This course meets the qualifications for 3 hours of continuing education credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. The Sacramento Valley Chapter of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (SVC-CAMFT), provider #62279, is approved by CAMFT to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and LEPs. SVC-CAMFT maintains the responsibility for the program and all its content.
CE credit will be awarded via email after the completion of the course in exchange for a course evaluation. No CE credits will be awarded to persons not attending the presentation in it's entirety. Partial CE credit will not be awarded.
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