Play Therapy Professional™

Knowing the Model Isn’t the Same as Trusting Yourself in Session

Most Training Stops at Information. Play Therapy Professional Focuses on Application.

Many therapists have attended workshops, read books, listened to podcasts, taken CEs, and even completed full certification courses.

Yet they still feel uncertain in the playroom.

That’s because information alone rarely creates mastery.

Inside Play Therapy Professional, we focus on implementation.

Participants submit videos of their own sessions and receive direct coaching and feedback from Brenna. Through observation, discussion, and guided reflection, therapists learn how to apply the model in real clinical situations.

This is where growth happens.

The Way Landreth Trained Therapists Is the Way We Train Therapists

The child-centered model was never intended to be learned solely through reading, lectures, or continuing education courses. Dr. Garry Landreth consistently taught that reviewing actual play therapy sessions and receiving thoughtful feedback is essential to developing competence in the model.

That’s why video review is at the heart of Play Therapy Professional™.

Each participant submits recordings of their own sessions and receives direct coaching from Brenna. Together, we examine not only what was said, but why it was said, how it impacted the therapeutic relationship, and where opportunities for growth exist. This process transforms theory into skill and knowledge into confidence.

But the learning doesn’t stop with your own sessions.

Because PTPro is conducted in a small cohort format, participants also observe and learn from the video reviews of five other therapists. This creates a powerful learning experience that would be impossible to achieve through individual supervision alone. You gain exposure to a wide variety of children, presenting concerns, therapeutic challenges, parent dynamics, and therapist responses. Over the course of the program, you begin to recognize patterns, deepen your understanding of the model, and develop clinical judgment at a much faster pace.

Many participants discover that some of their most significant breakthroughs come while watching another therapist’s session review. Seeing the child-centered model applied across dozens of real-world cases provides a depth of learning that simply cannot be replicated through lectures, books, or role plays.

For therapists who are serious about mastering child-centered play therapy, there is no substitute for guided feedback on real clinical work. It is the same principle Dr. Landreth championed throughout his career, and it remains the cornerstone of how we train therapists inside PTPro today.

Play Therapy Professional may not be the right fit if..

This program is designed for therapists who want mastery – not information.

Below you will find some frequently asked questions about the coaching program, as well as the prerequisites for starting.

Play Therapy Professional™ is an advanced coaching program designed for therapists who are serious about mastering the child-centered model. Because the program includes video review, direct coaching, and intensive application of CCPT principles, participants should meet the following prerequisites before enrolling. These requirements help ensure that every member of the cohort is prepared to benefit fully from the training experience and contribute meaningfully to the learning process.

• You must have a master’s degree, be pre-licensed or licensed, and be legally able to conduct play therapy sessions with clients in the United States. (Requirements may be different in other countries).
• It is highly recommended that you have some background in child-centered play therapy theory. We have successfully certified very “new” CCPTs, but understanding person-centered and child-centered theory is recommended. The goal is to have you specialize in child-centered play therapy and passionately adhere to the model.
• You must have the ability to conduct play therapy sessions with a child and video record those sessions. We provide example video consent forms, but ultimately, you are responsible for obtaining proper permission and consent from caregivers to video record sessions.
• You must intend to, or actively, work with only children. We desire each of our graduates to be completely child-centered in their clinical practice.
• You must be fully committed to CCPT, and wish to only provide that model in your work. If you are integrative, eclectic, or wanting to “add” another model to your work, this is not a fit.