Professional Development
Monarch Play Therapy is an approved provider of Play Therapy, with the provider number #22-684.
Monarch Play Therapy offers professional development sessions focused on the social and emotional development of children, therapy with children, ethics, and diagnosis. These sessions cover a range of topics including engaging families in clinical work, clinical work with LGBTQIA+ youth and families, promoting safety through attachment-related activities in the classroom, ethics, grief and loss, and anxiety.
The length of each training can vary according to your agency's size, budget, availability, and topics of interest. We are happy to work with you to best accommodate your training needs.
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Keynote Speaker, North Dakota Play Therapy Conference, 2022
Professional Presentations
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April 2021 — Attachment Support for Foster Parents. DCCCA Foster Parent Conference.
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June 2022 — Attachment Play Therapy. North Dakota Play Therapy Conference.
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October 2022 — Social Work with Gender Diverse Youth. Social Work Wildcat Conference.
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October 2024 — Ethical Considerations in Gender Affirming Play Therapy. Association for Play Therapy National Conference, Atlanta, GA.
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October 2025 — Play Therapy for Gender Diverse Youth. Child Abuse Prevention Association, Independence, MO.
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January 23, 2026 — Ethical Considerations in Gender Affirming Play Strategies for Providers Working with System-Impacted Youth. East Bay Agency for Children, Hayward, CA.
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July 17, 2026 — Attachment-Informed Play Therapy with Gender-Diverse Youth Across Changing Systems of Care. University of Missouri–St. Louis Play Therapy Conference, St. Louis, MO.