EMDR with Children and Teens Trainings
Child Therapists, Teen Therapists, and Play Therapists, welcome to our trainings page!
Our courses are designed in a way for you to learn how to playfully adapt EMDR Therapy with all ages of children.
To help navigate what courses would benefit you most, we have labeled our trainings Beginner, Beginner/Intermediate, Intermediate and Advanced. Click here for a Flowchart on how these trainings fit together.
If you are not yet trained in EMDR check out our BASIC trainings on the Trainings Tab above
Let’s Play EMDR: Fundamentals of EMDR with Children in a Play Therapy Setting
Ann Beckley-Forest, LCSW, RPT-S & Annie Monaco, LCSW, RPT-S
LIVE ONLINE (not recorded)
May 7 & 8, 2025 | 10:45am – 3:00pm EST each day
EMDRIA credits and non-contact Play therapy credits!
Level: BEGINNER/INTERMEDIATE
Why Does My Child Act Like This?
What Parents can do for their child who are using dissociation strategies
Annie Monaco, LCSW, RPT-S
Be sure to click on the correct registration link, as there are separate links for therapists and parents.
Part 1 – June 2nd. 6:00am to 8:00am (EST)
Part 2 – June 9th. 6:00am to 8:00am (EST)
Start times:
Singapore – 6:00pm
Perth, Australia – 6:00pm
Melbourne/Sydney, Australia – 8:00pm
UK and Ireland – 11:00am
Finland – 1:00pm
PESI 2025 Play Therapy Conference
Ann Beckley-Forest, LCSW, RPT-S & Annie Monaco, LCSW, RPT-S presenting
LIVE ONLINE
June 4-6, 2025 | 9:00am – 5:00pm EST
Up to 25.5 CE Hours included
Treating Children’s Attachment Wounds with Play Therapy Interventions: Creative and Playful Solutions for Child Therapists and Play Therapists
Ann Beckley-Forest, LCSW, RPT-S & Annie Monaco, LCSW, RPT-S
In person and LIVE ONLINE
Location: University at Buffalo Campus. Exact location to be determined.
June 23, 2025 | 9:00am – 5:00pm EST
Level: BEGINNER/INTERMEDIATE
Indiana Association for Play Therapy: Using Play Therapy to Heal Wounded Attachment and Dissociation
Featuring Ann Beckley-Forest, LCSW, RPT-S & Annie Monaco, LCSW, RPT-S
In person at the Delaware Township Community Center
June 26 & 27, 2025 | 8:00am – 4:30pm EST each day
Play Therapy Training Series: HYBRID
Ann Beckley-Forest, LCSW, RPT-S
Play Therapy to Heal from Trauma: May 5-6, 2025
- All days are 9:00am – 4:30pm EST.
- HYBRID: In person in Amherst (Buffalo) New York OR live online (all times mandatory).
- Popular in-depth play therapy training series for beginning and intermediate level clinicians.
- For more information and registration, click “website” below.
EMDR within Adoptive Families:
Addressing the Intersection of Attachment with Race and Cultural Differences: Combining EMDR with play and expressive therapies
Ann Beckley-Forest, LCSW, RPT-S, Wendy Sue Horn, LCSW & Renata Huewitt, LMHC, RPT-S
Live Webinar & On-demand for 90 days
August 8th, 2025. 12:00pm EST
Cost: $225 Early Bird
Advanced Integrative EMDR and Play Therapy
Ann Beckley-Forest, LCSW, RPT-S & Annie Monaco, LCSW, RPT-S
2026 Austin , Texas
January 23-27.2026 More info soon!
Level: MASTER
Payment plan available
