Setting Boundaries in the Playroom

with Dysregulated Children

This workshop will support play therapists as they learn about setting boundaries from a neuro-biological perspective, keeping the child’s brain and nervous system activation in mind. Drawing from Interpersonal Neurobiology and Synergetic Play Therapy, participants will learn how to set boundaries without shaming the child or stopping the child's process, allowing for deeper integration and connection. Working with emotional flooding (the child's and the play therapist's) will also be explored.

Objectives:

1. Demonstrate at least 2 strategies for setting boundaries without shaming or

shutting down a child in play therapy

2. Define "emotional flooding'' and identify at least 2 strategies to employ when this happens in play therapy sessions

3. Describe how the play therapist’s own window of tolerance influences the need to set a boundary in a play therapy session

Topic: Dysregulation in Play Therapy

Presenter: Judith Norman, MA, MS, LPC, RPT-S

Date/Time: Friday, December 12th, 2025 from 10am-12:00pm**

Cost: $55.00 early bird, $65.00 regular pricing, $75.00 late registration

Student: $25.00 (With VALID ID). Send to paige@crossroadsfamilycc.com for verification. 

**This is a 2 hour training that starts an hour later than our typical start time!

About the Presenter

Judith Norman is an educator, trainer, and clinical supervisor. Certified as a Synergetic Play Therapist® supervisor and teacher, and licensed as both a Professional and School Counselor, Judith has developed and teaches various training programs for clinical mental health professionals and supervisors and school-based professionals.

Judith is a registered play therapist supervisor with advanced training in Sand Tray Therapy, a Certified EDMR Therapist with extensive training in early childhood trauma, a Parent Educator, a Mindfulness Instructor, and trained in Rhythmic Movement Training.

Judith co-founded and is the lead trainer at the Synergetic Education Institute. Having worked at the intersection of education and mental health for over 20 years, she speaks and consults internationally on creating trauma-informed schools. Judith is the creator of the Learning Tools™ and Braindrops™ frameworks, and the Developmental Mindsets Paradigm.™ Judith co-authored a chapter in "The Play-based and Expressive Therapies Treatment Planner: A Guide to Working with Children and Adolescents."

About virtual Crossroads Trainings:

Please visit our website for more information!

This will be a virtual meeting. Participants must be present (visible) for the entire training and will be awarded contact CE upon successful completion of a post test.

This one-time online event has been approved by both NBCC and APT for 3.00 CE Hours. This workshop meets APT’s definition of "Live Webinar." 

CFCC is approved by the Association for Play Therapy to offer continuing education specific to play therapy. CFCC maintains responsibility for the program. APT Approved Provider 13-360.

CFCC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7493. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. CFCC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

Class Size Limited to 50 Participants.

Attendance Monitoring and Post Test Requirement: In order to monitor attendance, ensure participation, and receive CE credit, attendees are required to attend the full training, maintain their video camera "ON" throughout the duration of the workshop and complete a post-test within 2 weeks of the training. 



Registration forms and instructions available at www.crossroadsfamilycounselingcenter.com. For questions, please email paige@crossroadsfamilycc.com. Space is limited for each training and is not secured until you receive confirmation. No refunds. 

About The Heart Leaf Center



The Heart Leaf Center provides high quality mental health services using play-based modalities to military, low income, and multicultural children, adolescents and families in northern Virginia. By offering these services we will help eliminate barriers that our families face, including affordability, availability, language, transportation, and insurance.