Child-Centered Play Therapy Training Highlights
Six-Figure Play Therapist
The next Six-Figure Play Therapist cohort starts May, 2026, meeting on Thursdays @ 3pm EST.
If you want to be among the most highly trained CCPTs in the world AND run a successful, profitable private practice, click the button below to schedule your Discovery Call with Dr. Hicks. The next cohort is starting soon, so schedule your call today!
Play Therapy Professional™
The next Play Therapy Professional cohort will be announced soon.
If you want to be among the most highly trained CCPTs in the world, click the button below to schedule your Discovery Call with Dr. Hicks. The next cohort is starting soon, so schedule your call today!
Mastering CPRT – 16 APT-Approved CEUs, hosted by Core Wellness, is now OPEN!
Watch the video for a preview of the Mastering CPRT course and when you’re ready, click the button to purchase.
Hi, I’m Dr. Brenna Hicks, The Kid Counselor® host of the Play Therapy Podcast.
Since May of 2022, the Play Therapy Podcast quickly grew to thousands of listeners each week, and I was getting so many emails and questions that I added a second episode per week dedicated to Q&A. Now I get so many questions I often release three episodes per week!
Additionally, so many listeners were emailing me asking if I offer training that in March of 2023, I launched coaching programs and created CEU courses just for Child-Centered Play Therapists.
My Mission is to “Preserve and advance the classical Child-Centered Play Therapy Model.”
I fulfill my mission by:
- Releasing multiple Play Therapy Podcast episodes per week, focused on seminal CCPT
education – www.playtherapypodcast.com - Organizing an online community for CCPTs – www.ccptcollective.com
- Coaching CCPTs all over the world via two coaching programs:
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- Play Therapy Professional – www.playtherapypro.com
- Six-Figure Play Therapist – www.sixfigureplaytherapist.com
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Dr. Brenna Hicks, The Kid Counselor®
You can contact me directly by emailing me at [email protected].
Subscribe to my email newsletter JUST FOR CHILD-CENTERED PLAY THERAPISTS!
Below, you will find my entire “ecosystem” of content. From coaching programs, CEU training, podcasts, and my email newsletter, you’ll discover everything CCPT related that I produce.
Exclusively CCPT Coaching Programs
Play Therapy Professional™
The World’s Best Child-Centered Play Therapists are Play Therapy Professional™ Certified! This program offers a comprehensive curriculum that covers essential topics and techniques in child-centered play therapy. Therapists not only gain a deep understanding of child-centered play therapy principles and practices but also learn how to effectively engage with parents and caregivers, involving them in the therapeutic process.
Six-Figure Play Therapist
If you are in private practice, or have a 1-3 year plan for going in to private practice, then this is the coaching program for you! Not only will you learn everything in the Play Therapy Professional program, but you’ll also learn the business aspect of running a successful, profitable private practice.
Join the CCPT Collective Online Community just for Child-Centered Play Therapists!
We bring together aspiring and seasoned child-centered play therapists to support and inspire each other with the shared goal of preserving and advancing the effectiveness of the child-centered model so that we can positively impact children and families worldwide.
Child-Centered Play Therapy Podcasts
The Play Therapy Podcast
The Play Therapy Podcast is a “masterclass” in child-centered, non-directive play therapy, offering in-depth, practical education for therapists at all levels. Designed as a progressive learning experience, each episode builds on the last, making it highly recommended to start from Episode 1 and listen sequentially. The insights and strategies shared throughout the podcast provide comprehensive training that rivals costly programs—delivering valuable, real-world knowledge without the hefty price tag. Whether you’re new to play therapy or refining your skills, this podcast is an essential resource for mastering the child-centered approach.
Play Therapy Parenting®
The Play Therapy Parenting podcast originally began as a resource to help parents at my center understand and apply play therapy principles in their homes. However, as more clinicians began listening and reaching out for guidance, I created the Play Therapy Podcast specifically for therapists. Now, I offer the Play Therapy Parenting Podcast as a valuable tool for clinicians to deepen their understanding of how to communicate play therapy concepts to parents. This podcast serves as both an educational resource and a model for how therapists can bridge the gap between the playroom and home, empowering parents to support their child’s emotional growth.
APT Approved CEUs
Our EXCLUSIVE CEU Provider
I’ve partnered with Core Wellness to offer all of my APT-approved CEU training—and you won’t find this training anywhere else!
My goal is to eventually provide all 150 credit hours required for the Registered Play Therapist (RPT) credential, exclusively in the child-centered play therapy (CCPT) model. I’ve heard from many therapists who have had to step outside their preferred modality just to fulfill CEU requirements for RPT certification—which is exactly why I took on this task. CCPTs should never have to seek training outside the model they’re dedicated to mastering.
Starting in 2025, I’m committed to developing courses that will fully meet the 150-hour requirement—available only through my exclusive partnership with Core Wellness.
CEU Bundles
This is a complete developmental roadmap for mastering Child-Centered Play Therapy, from stabilizing your foundational skills to confidently engaging parents without drifting from the model.
For the first time, we are teaching:
- The Summit Framework – a clear path to CCPT mastery
- The Therapist Trust Triad – why parents trust you (or don’t)
- The Parent Partnership Pathway – how to keep families engaged long enough for CCPT to work
If you want depth, clarity, and disciplined mastery, this is it.
Mastering CCPT Innovation: Filial Play Therapy, Therapist Mindset, And Delivering CCPT For Maximum Impact + CCPT Supervision Masterclass: The Summit Framework – An 11.5 CEU Bundle!
You won’t want to miss out on this amazing CCPT package! Discover how to elevate your supervision practice with this comprehensive package designed for play therapy supervisors. Learn how to implement the Summit Framework: self-review guides, conduct impactful video reviews, and identify critical elements in play sessions to guide your supervisees effectively.
Innovating CCPT: Filial Play Therapy, Therapist Mindset, And Delivering CCPT For Maximum Impact – A 9 CEU Bundle!
In a rapidly evolving field, the timeless principles of child-centered play therapy (CCPT) provide a foundation for addressing modern challenges in practice. This bundle explores how adherence to CCPT’s proven model can effectively meet the needs of today’s children while resisting trends toward eclecticism and modification.
Individual CEU Courses
The Future of CCPT Lies in Its Past: Applying Timeless Insights to Contemporary Practice
In a rapidly evolving field, the timeless principles of child-centered play therapy (CCPT) provide a foundation for addressing modern challenges in practice. This course explores how adherence to CCPT’s proven model can effectively meet the needs of today’s children while resisting trends toward eclecticism and modification.
Participants will learn to master the foundational elements of CCPT, articulate its benefits to parents and stakeholders, and innovate in the delivery of services to create meaningful impact. By emphasizing mastery before modification, this course equips practitioners to honor the past while advancing the future of play therapy.
The Mindset of a Child-Centered Play Therapist: Inside the Playroom and Beyond
Transform your practice by mastering the mindset required for success as a child-centered play therapist. This course dives into the essential characteristics and strategies that promote growth, resilience, and impact within the playroom and beyond.
Participants will explore the significance of mindset in delivering effective therapy, building strong relationships with clients and parents, and fostering personal and professional alignment. Learn to embrace a growth-oriented approach, develop congruence across all aspects of your life and practice, and unlock the confidence-competence loop to elevate your therapeutic effectiveness.
Elevating Your Supervisory Skills: Utilizing the Summit Framework with your Supervisees
Discover how to elevate your supervision practice with this comprehensive course designed for play therapy supervisors. Learn how to implement Summit Framework: self-review guides, conduct impactful video reviews, and identify critical elements in play sessions to guide your supervisees effectively.
Grounded in classical principles of child-centered play therapy and inspired by thought leaders like Garry Landreth, this training offers actionable insights to create purposeful, progressive, and positive supervisory experiences. Whether you’re looking to refine your approach or develop innovative supervisory strategies, this course equips you to foster confident, competent therapists while amplifying the global impact of play therapy.
Exploring the Foundations, Principles, and The “Four Pillars” of Child-Centered Play Therapy
This course provides an exploration into Child-Centered Play Therapy, including the foundations, core beliefs, philosophy, applications, skills, and techniques. Child-Centered Play Therapy is best suited for children 3-12, and is empirically supported for children with a vast array of presenting problems and issues.
The “Four Pillars” of Child-Centered Play Therapy will be explored in depth as the foundational operationalized skills. This course will include discussions, examples, role-playing, and diagrams to allow for deep processing and understanding. A basic discussion of the history of the theory will also be included.
Filial Therapy Using Child Parent Relationship Therapy Primer
A basic primer on CPRT curriculum to provide insight, considerations, and recommendations for providing Filial Therapy to families through Child-Centered Play Therapy.
Topics to be addressed are the history, foundational principles, selection of parents, facilitation, and practical considerations, each of which will equip therapists to effectively add parent coaching to their play therapy practice suite of services.