Child-Centered Play Therapy 101: A Deep Dive of Garry Landreth - Part Three - Therapeutic Limit Setting: Empowering Children Through Boundaries

$165.00 $180.00

Deep dive into the work of Garry Landreth with Julie Thigpen, MA, LPC-S, RPT-S, EMDR Trained, and Elizabeth Barrientes, MS, LPC-S, RPT, Sandtray Certified, EMDR Trained.

This workshop offers mental health professionals and students a focused exploration of Therapeutic Limit Setting within the framework of Child-Centered Play Therapy (CCPT). Participants will learn and apply the ACT Model of therapeutic limit setting, which supports the development of internal self-control rather than relying on external consequences. Through case examples, experiential practice, and discussion, therapists will expand their understanding of how limit setting is not just a behavioral tool—but a vital therapeutic process that empowers children.

This training deepens the participant’s application of CCPT principles by examining how boundaries support emotional regulation, safety, and the development of autonomy in children. 

Julie Thigpen is approved by the Association for Play Therapy to offer continuing education specific to play therapy and maintains responsibility for the program.

Deep dive into the work of Garry Landreth with Julie Thigpen, MA, LPC-S, RPT-S, EMDR Trained, and Elizabeth Barrientes, MS, LPC-S, RPT, Sandtray Certified, EMDR Trained.

This workshop offers mental health professionals and students a focused exploration of Therapeutic Limit Setting within the framework of Child-Centered Play Therapy (CCPT). Participants will learn and apply the ACT Model of therapeutic limit setting, which supports the development of internal self-control rather than relying on external consequences. Through case examples, experiential practice, and discussion, therapists will expand their understanding of how limit setting is not just a behavioral tool—but a vital therapeutic process that empowers children.

This training deepens the participant’s application of CCPT principles by examining how boundaries support emotional regulation, safety, and the development of autonomy in children. 

Julie Thigpen is approved by the Association for Play Therapy to offer continuing education specific to play therapy and maintains responsibility for the program.

After the training, participants will be able to:

  • Determine and discuss the purposes of therapeutic limit setting

  • Identify the therapist’s role in setting limits within CCPT sessions

  • Apply the ACT Model of therapeutic limit setting

  • Explore the therapeutic goal of empowering children to develop internal self-control

  • Describe and differentiate between therapeutic internal vs. external control

  • Practice responses and interventions when children break established limits

Format & CE Credit:  6 Continuing Education (CE) hours total

1.5 non-contact hours via video recordings by Dr. Garry Landreth:

Therapeutic Limit Setting

Cookies, Choices & Kids

      Digital access is provided 48 hours before the in-person workshop

4.5 in-person contact hours covering: Seminal Theory, Skills & Methods 

Julie Thigpen APT Approved Provider #24-744

Texas LPC Continued Education Credit