Play Therapy Professionals of the Coastal Bend

05/03/2026

Register today! 🤩
Space is limited, best discount before June 1st! 25.5 CEs of Child-Centered Play Therapy, (history, and siminal theory) from APT approved provider Julie Thigpen.

https://www.distinctivecounseling.com/distinctive-learning-continuing-education-classes/p/ccpt-4partseries-wrfjs

04/29/2026

PUPPETSIN PLAY THERAPY 🤩
Join us May 27th online or in-person. https://www.distinctivecounseling.com/distinctive-learning-continuing-education-classes/p/distinctive-play-workshop-wednesday-jsc4c-pdxd8-mczgj

02/01/2026

Happy first day of International Play Therapy Week!

Let's kick off our Word of the Week Scavenger Hunt! 🕵️‍♂️🔍 Here’s your first clue! But first, a quick reminder of the rules:
🚨 Step 1: Each day, we’ll drop a clue on Facebook.
📜 Step 2: Use the clue to find a hidden letter on the APT website.
📝 Step 3: Document your letter each day using a special form we’ll provide to help you keep track of everything! (https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.a4pt.org/resource/resmgr/pt_week/2026/Letter_of_the_Day_Form.pdf)
Good luck, and remember keep your answers to yourself!

02/01/2026

When professionals use their Play Therapy foundations & integrate with other child focus, trauma informed treatment, it becomes a game changer!
💞🧸💞 go with THAT! 🤩

https://www.facebook.com/share/1HDAn5YpWT/

Happy International Play Therapy Week!

At Playful EMDR, we believe healing doesn’t have to feel heavy.

Play is a child’s first language — and when we integrate play with EMDR, we create powerful, developmentally responsive pathways for trauma healing.

This week we celebrate:
• The magic of play as a therapeutic tool
• The creativity of child & adolescent clinicians
• The resilience of the kids and families we serve
• The power of playful, brain-based healing

Whether it’s drawing, movement, storytelling, resourcing, or imaginative play — these moments matter. They build safety, connection, and hope.

Thank you to every play therapist, child therapist, caregiver, and supporter who keeps play at the center of healing.

Drop a 🧸 if play is part of your clinical toolbox!

01/31/2026

Play Therapy week!
Get involved in the fun! 🤩

https://www.facebook.com/share/1TG42mGPbH/

Word of the Week Scavenger Hunt -Starts February 1, 2026
Get ready for some fun! Join us on Facebook for the Word of the Week: Scavenger Hunt!
Here’s how it works:
Step 1: Each day, we’ll drop a clue on Facebook.
Step 2: Use the clue to find a hidden letter on the APT website.
Step 3: Document your letter each day using a special form we’ll provide to help you keep track of everything!
By the end of the week (February 7), you’ll have all the letters you need to unscramble the Word of the Week. Once you’ve cracked the code, submit the word through the link we’ll post here on February 7.

01/31/2026

Are you ready for Play Therapy Week? 🤩

✨ Play Therapy Week is coming! ✨
We’re excited to celebrate Play Therapy Week by hosting Spirit Week from February 2nd, 2026 - February 6th, 2026! 🎨🧸 Play is powerful, healing, and essential and next week we’re having fun while highlighting the impact of play therapy. Stay tuned for spirit days, smiles, and lots of play!

11/08/2025

Thank you to all the Heart Healers in our community ❤️‍🩹

10/17/2025

💡💻Distinctive Play Hybrid Workshop Wednesday

🪅 Creating Cultural Bridges through Cultural Humility: Honoring Stories in Play

🎙️ Presented by Carla Vasquez-Angeles, Ed.D., LPC, IPT-CST, Certified AutPlay Provider

📅 October 22nd, 2025
🕛 12 PM – 2 PM CST
📍 In-Person: 4646 Corona Drive, Suite #216, Room #5, Corpus Christi, TX 78411
💻 Online: Join us via Zoom: link provided after registration

✨ Learning objectives
✅Cultivate understanding of the difference between cultural humility and cultural competency regarding play therapy.
✅Assess the impact of culture to increase knowledge of the client and family lifestyles in the play therapy process.
✅Apply Child Centered Play Therapy interventions focusing on cultural identities to improve the client's level of functioning.

🎓 Earn 1.5 hrs Contact or Non-Contact CE (Special Topics) + .5 hr Consultation/Supervision
💵 Registration: $45 for DCC Staff / $55 for Non-DCC Staff
🔒 Space is limited – Reserve your spot today
👉🏽https://www.distinctivecounseling.com/distinctive-learning-continuing-education-classes
📧 Questions? Email: [email protected]

08/25/2025

In-person or on-line, for 1.5 APT approved CEs 🤩

🧩🎲 Distinctive Play Workshop Wednesday

Neurodiversity-Affirming Play Therapy: Introducing AutPlay® Therapeutic Principles
Aug 27, 12 pm–2 pm CT • $55
This is an in-person workshop at 4646 Corona Drive, Suite 216 at our Corpus Christi location!

Join us for an interactive session with Paula Lyssy, LPC-S, LSSP, RPT™, Certified AutPlay® Therapy Provider. Learn practical AutPlay® techniques for school and clinical settings, deepen cultural responsiveness with autistic and other neurodivergent clients, and see how play therapy aligns with IDEA services. Ideal for counselors, social workers, family therapists, and play therapists who want creative, developmentally appropriate interventions.

CEs: 1.5 Contact or Non-Contact CEs (Skills and Methods/Neuro-Diversity) + 0.5 Consultation/Supervision
Early Bird Special: Use code EARLYBIRD at checkout to save $10. Expires Aug 21 at 11:59 pm CT.
APT Approved Provider: Julie Thigpen, APT Approved Provider #24-744 • Texas Licensed Professional Counselor

Seats are selling fast! Register now and come play, learn, and grow with us. ✨
👉 Register: https://www.distinctivecounseling.com/distinctive-learning-continuing-education-classes/p/distinctive-play-workshop-wednesday

08/12/2025

Offering Contact AND Non-Contact APT & LPC CEs! Register today, in person space is limited!

🧩🎲 Distinctive Play Workshop Wednesday

Neurodiversity-Affirming Play Therapy: Introducing AutPlay® Therapeutic Principles
Aug 27, 12 pm–2 pm CT • $55
This is an in-person workshop at 4646 Corona Drive, Suite 216 at our Corpus Christi location!

Join us for an interactive session with Paula Lyssy, LPC-S, LSSP, RPT™, Certified AutPlay® Therapy Provider. Learn practical AutPlay® techniques for school and clinical settings, deepen cultural responsiveness with autistic and other neurodivergent clients, and see how play therapy aligns with IDEA services. Ideal for counselors, social workers, family therapists, and play therapists who want creative, developmentally appropriate interventions.

CEs: 1.5 Contact or Non-Contact CEs (Skills and Methods/Neuro-Diversity) + 0.5 Consultation/Supervision
Early Bird Special: Use code EARLYBIRD at checkout to save $10. Expires Aug 21 at 11:59 pm CT.
APT Approved Provider: Julie Thigpen, APT Approved Provider #24-744 • Texas Licensed Professional Counselor

Seats are selling fast! Register now and come play, learn, and grow with us. ✨
👉 Register: https://www.distinctivecounseling.com/distinctive-learning-continuing-education-classes/p/distinctive-play-workshop-wednesday