Courage & Jungian Play Therapy: Introduction to Externalizing Affect, Amplification & Regulation

Description

Children often live in worlds they cannot describe—worlds shaped by grief, anxiety, trauma, or silent confusion. Jungian Play Therapy gives them a voice. Through symbol, story, and imagination, this powerful approach allows children to externalize overwhelming feelings, integrate painful experiences, and reconnect with their innate capacity for courage.

When a child builds a sandtray kingdom with dragons on one side and safety on the other, something profound is happening: the unconscious is becoming seen, known, and transformed. This course invites you into that sacred process, offering clinicians the tools to join children in their symbolic worlds and guide them—gently, creatively, and reverently—toward healing.

Kris Marowski, M.Ed., LPC, RPT-S, ACS, CCMHC, NCC, brings over 16 years of experience as a trauma-focused therapist and Registered Play Therapist Supervisor. A seasoned clinician and gifted teacher, Kris draws from her extensive work with children facing adversity, including family separation, military deployments, and first responder households. Her background in child-centered, Jungian, and trauma-informed care makes her uniquely qualified to guide professionals through this rich therapeutic model.

In this 1-hour online self-study course, Kris introduces participants to the core principles and techniques of Jungian Play Therapy in a clear and engaging manner. Her approach integrates symbol, affect, myth, and story to bring deep healing into the playroom—whether in-person or via telehealth.

Participants will explore the fundamental tenets of Jungian Play Therapy, including externalizing affect through art and symbol, the process of amplification, and how to foster courage in the face of emotional overwhelm. The course delves into the use of literature, poetry, and myth to connect the personal with the universal, offering case illustrations, creative techniques, and clinical insights.

Key Takeaways:

• Understand Jungian Play Therapy’s core principles: Learn how this non-directive, symbol-rich modality fosters healing through the child’s inner wisdom.

• Apply creative techniques: Discover how to externalize and amplify emotions through art, storytelling, and myth, facilitating regulation and transformation.

• Foster emotional courage: Help children navigate difficult experiences by making the intangible visible—and beatable—through symbolic expression.

Why this course?

• Clinically relevant and creative: Learn practical techniques that bring depth, nuance, and effectiveness to your work with children and teens.

• Led by a trusted expert: Kris Marowski blends scholarly training and real-world experience into a heartfelt, evidence-informed learning experience.

• Offered by a mission-driven provider: Telehealth Certification Institute is committed to equipping you with exceptional CE opportunities that improve care and inspire connection.

Learning Objectives:

• Name the goals of Jungian Play Therapy

• Name the tenets of Jungian Play Therapy

• Describe a Jungian Play Therapy technique for exploring affect, fostering courage

• Explain the process for externalizing affect, amplifying symbols, and regulation in Jungian Play Therapy

This course will leave you with more than new skills—it will give you a deeper understanding of how to witness a child’s story with reverence and guide them toward healing with courage. Begin your journey into Jungian Play Therapy today.

Add this course to your cart to develop your skills, boost your confidence, and enhance your impact as a behavioral health professional.

Format and Access

This is a non-interactive, self-study course. Instruction consists of 1 hour of video instruction and a post-test.

Course Details

Availability: 

From the time of registration, you have six months to access the coursework.

Who Should Attend: 

This course is intended for clinicians who provide behavioral health services.

Teaching Methods: 

This is a non-interactive, self-study course. Teaching methods for this course include recorded lectures, videos, a post-test, and a course evaluation.

How to Attend: 

Course access and completion instructions.

Instructor

Instructor

Kris Marowski, M.Ed., LPC, RPT-S, ACS, CCMHC, NCC 

Kris Marowski is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Registered Play Therapist Supervisor. She has worked with children, adolescents and families for over 16 years, providing play therapy, individual counseling, and family counseling. She specializes in working with children that have survived trauma. Kris has extensive experience working with children whose parents are separated or are divorcing, who serve in the military and/or who are first responders. Kris offers parents specific, tangible skills that they can utilize at home to create desired changes and connect with their children in a more meaningful way. She practices primarily from a child-centered perspective, incorporating Jungian, Existential, and Cognitive Behavioral approaches to increase the effectiveness of counseling. She provides a safe, supportive environment where parents, children, and adolescents can process through difficult life experiences and develop a sense of mastery over them.

Kris completed her Bachelor of Arts (B.A) in Psychology from Elmira College in 1999 and earned a Masters of Education Degree (M.Ed) in Counseling and Human Development with a specialization in Mental Health Counseling from Lindsey Wilson College in 2005. She went on to become credentialed as a Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC) and Certified Clinical Mental Health Counselor (CCMHC) while completing her Play Therapy certification. Kris is currently working toward becoming a Sandplay Practitioner through Sandplay Therapists of America.

Disclosure Statement: 

The instructor(s) for this course receive compensation for their services. There are no reported conflicts of interest to disclose.

CE Hours

Credit Hours:

This course consists of 1 continuing education hour of credit.

Play therapy credit available to mental health professionals & graduate students in a mental health program.

Counselors:

Telehealth Certification Institute, LLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No, 6693.  Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified.  Telehealth Certification Institute, LLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. 

Telehealth Certification Institute, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for Licensed Mental Health Counselors. #MHC-0048.

Marriage and Family Therapists: 

Many MFT licensing boards accept our courses or one of the approvals which we have from professional associations.  You can check with your board to determine if your licensing board would accept this course.

Telehealth Certification Institute, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists #MFT-0135, effective May 8, 2025.

Social Workers:

Telehealth Certification Institute LLC, #1609, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 05/02/2024 – 05/02/2027. Social workers completing this course receive 1 clinical continuing education credit.

Telehealth Certification Institute, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for Licensed Social Workers #SW-0435.

Play Therapists:

Telehealth Certification Institute LLC has been approved as a continuing education provider by the Association for Play Therapy: APT Approved Provider 21-633. Per the Association for Play Therapy (APT), play therapy training may not be awarded to non-mental health professionals. APT alone holds the right to accept or deny any continuing education training at its discretion. This course qualifies as 1 non-contact continuing education Play Therapy credit.

Addiction Professionals:

This course has been approved by Telehealth Certification Institute LLC, as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for educational credits. NAADAC Provider #193104, Telehealth Certification Institute LLC is responsible for all aspects of the programming.

Psychologists:

Telehealth Certification Institute LLC is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Telehealth Certification Institute LLC maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

Telehealth Certification Institute, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for Licensed Psychologists #PSY-0128.

Art Therapists: 

Telehealth Certification Institute, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for Licensed Creative Arts Therapists #CAT-0093.

Other Professionals:

This course qualifies for 60 minutes of instructional content as required by many national, state and local licensing boards and professional organizations.  Retain your certificate of completion and contact your board or organization for specific filing requirements.

This is a non-interactive, self-study course.

Accommodations and Policies

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