A Self-Paced Continuing Education Course for Creative Arts Therapists and Educators
Reconnect with the heart of your practice.
Reignite your creativity.
Reimagine what’s possible in the therapy room.
✅ COURSE TYPE: Pre-recorded, Self-Paced
📚 CE CREDITS: [Pending CBMT and LCAT Approval]
🧠 IDEAL FOR: Music Therapists • Art Therapists • Expressive Arts Therapists • Rec Therapists • School Counselors • Educators LCATs, LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCs
✨ ABOUT THE COURSE:
Working with children and teens isn’t about talking at them—it’s about meeting them where they are: in their imagination, their metaphors, their play.
In this rich and engaging pre-recorded training, you’ll learn innovative and practical ways to integrate creative counseling skills into your work with young clients. Through real-life examples, demos, and hands-on tools, you’ll discover how to deepen connection, unlock expression, and help kids and teens process even the most complex emotions.
Whether you’re looking to refresh your approach or expand your therapeutic toolkit, this course is designed to help you feel inspired, confident, and fully equipped.
🎯 WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:
✅ Creative, developmentally-attuned techniques for children & teens
✅ How to blend directive and non-directive approaches effectively
✅ Play-based strategies for emotional regulation & trauma processing
✅ Art, metaphor, storytelling, and movement interventions
✅ How to work with resistance and engage even the “shut down” child
✅ Tips for navigating parent involvement and systems work
📦 WHAT’S INCLUDED:
- 🎥 5+ Hours of Pre-Recorded Video Training
- 📝 Downloadable Worksheets & Creative Interventions
- 💡 Access To Live Office Hour With Instructor
- 🧠 Demo Videos of Skills
- 📚 A Huge Resource Packet of Intervention Ideas
- 📄 Certificate of Completion (CE credits available where applicable)
- 🔁 Unlimited Lifetime Access—Rewatch Anytime
👩🏫 MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR:
Kate Shannon, LCAT, LCPC, MT-BC
Licensed Creative Arts Therapist | Board – Certified Music Therapist | 12+ Years in Child & Adolescent Therapy
With a passion for creativity and connection, Kate has worked extensively with children, teens, and families in school, clinic, and private practice settings. Her teaching blends warmth, humor, and clinical wisdom—making complex concepts feel accessible and immediately usable. Kate has extensive training in creative arts therapies, expressive therapies, play therapy, EMDR and trauma.
💬 WHAT PARTICIPANTS ARE SAYING:
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🎯 This Course Is For You If…
- You’re a therapist, counselor, or student looking to build foundational counseling skills with a creative, child-centered lens
- You’re curious about how to incorporate play and expressive arts principles into your sessions
- You want practical, beginner-friendly tools to help children and teens express, process, and connect
- You value developmentally-attuned approaches but don’t yet feel confident using them regularly
- You’re looking for approachable, non-intimidating training that makes creative interventions accessible
🚫 This Course Is Not For You If…
- You’ve already had extensive training in play therapy, sandtray, or expressive arts therapies and are looking for advanced content
- You’re seeking certification-level instruction or highly specialized theory
- You’re uncomfortable with creative or metaphor-based approaches in the therapy room
- You’re looking for a purely lecture-style, academic course with minimal practical application
🎉 READY TO BRING MORE CREATIVITY INTO YOUR SESSIONS?
Enroll today and get immediate access to the full course.
Let your inner creative therapist come alive—and help your clients do the same.
(CE Certificate included. Watch anytime, at your own pace.)
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