June 13, 2025 (In-person) or December 4, 2025 (Virtual)
Presenters’ Bios
Sarah Reynolds, LCSW holds a Master of Social Work. She has practiced as a mental health therapist for over 13 years. Ms. Reynolds is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Prior to her clinical experience, Ms. Reynolds worked for the Cabinet for Health and Family Services investigating child abuse and neglect as well as assisting families working towards reunification. She specializes in working with children who have experienced trauma, children who have attachment concerns, and with families. Ms. Reynolds has experience working with at risk children including providing therapeutic services within a Children’s Treatment and Rehabilitation Program. She has continued to work closely with community partners and schools to assess at risk children and adolescents and help coordinate care. Ms. Reynolds is also an autonomously licensed Batterer’s Intervention Provider who has worked extensively with perpetrators and victims of Domestic Violence as well as children who have been exposed to violence.
Ms. Reynolds provides Kentucky board approved trainings for mental health professionals on Understanding and Treating Suicide, Domestic Violence, and Laws and Ethics as they apply to Social Workers in Kentucky.
Program Description
Enhance your play therapy skills with our Emotion Regulation in the Play Therapy room training program. Gain a deeper understanding of emotion regulation and the role of co-regulation in children’s self-regulation development. Explore mindfulness and practice various emotion regulation activities to enhance your play therapy sessions. Expand your knowledge and expertise on regulating your own nervous system to teach and model these skills for your client in session.
Learning Objectives:
1.) Define and explore the concept of emotion regulation.
2.) Understand the role of co-regulation in building children’s self-regulation skills.
3.) Learn the role of play in children’s development of self-regulation.
4.) Explore mindfulness and its use in emotion regulation.
5.) Identify ways for therapist to utilize regulating interventions during play therapy practice.
6.) Practice use of different emotion regulation activities that can be utilized during play.
- Dates: June 13, 2025 or December 4, 2025
- Location: June 13th date is In-Person @ 1002 North Mulberry Street in Elizabethtown KY
- December 4th, 2025 is Live via Zoom
- Time: The training will run from 9:00 AM EST until 4:15 PM EST (There will be a 1 hour break for lunch)
- Cost: $125.00
- Continuing Education:
- APT Approved Provider 20-599 (6 Contact for June 13th, 2025 and 6 Non-Contact for December 4, 2025)
- Brighter Futures Counseling is an approved sponsor with The Kentucky Board of Social Work (Approval number KBSWSP 202505)
- Brighter Futures Counseling is an approved sponsor with The Kentucky Board of Licensure for Marriage and Family Therapists (Approved Sponsor)
- Approved by Kentucky Board of Professional Counselors approved this program on 03/21/25
- The Kentucky Board of Examiners of Psychology (Approval number 2023081)