Introspective Brick Building: LEGO®-Based Play Therapy

Description

This course does not offer CE Credits. The same course is available for purchase and offers 2.5 CE hours for behavioral health clinicians.  See "related products" below.

When clients are too overwhelmed, guarded, or disconnected to express their inner world with words, they often turn to play. In these moments, LEGO® bricks become more than toys—they become tools for healing, connection, and self-discovery.

This course offers clinicians practical, research-backed techniques for using LEGO®-based play therapy to address real clinical challenges—like dysregulation, social skill deficits, and client resistance—while unlocking deeper emotional processing through hands-on engagement.

Althea T. Simpson, MBA, LCSW, RPT-S, is a seasoned trauma therapist, Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor, and Certified LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® Facilitator. As the founder of multiple organizations supporting play therapy and trauma-informed care, Althea brings powerful experience working with children, families, and adults through expressive and structured interventions—including in her own psychotherapy practice. Her expertise and passion help clinicians move beyond surface-level engagement and harness the true therapeutic powers of play.

Althea’s approach blends the therapeutic powers of play with foundational theory, structured reflection, and purposeful use of LEGO® in the playroom. She invites clinicians to explore the emotional, social, and cognitive benefits of brick-based interventions—not just for their clients, but for their own clinical insight and connection-building skills.

In this self-paced course, participants will explore how intentional LEGO®-based activities can foster client introspection, self-awareness, and emotional resilience. Topics include the foundations of play therapy, the unique benefits of LEGO®-based methods, structured therapeutic builds, limit setting strategies in play therapy, and adapting activities for different developmental and diagnostic needs. Participants will also learn how to use LEGO® to address social skills deficits, emotional dysregulation, and maladaptive thought patterns through hands-on cognitive-behavioral and reflective techniques.

Key Takeaways:

• Empower healing through play: Learn how LEGO® interventions can reduce stress, build emotional insight, and help clients externalize their inner experiences.

• Develop intentional techniques: Discover how to use LEGO® in specific ways to build clients' social skills, self-regulation, and problem-solving abilities.

• Manage behavior creatively: Gain practical strategies for setting effective limits and fostering safety in child-centered or directive play therapy settings.

Why This Course?

• Expert-led training: Instructor Althea Simpson’s unique blend of trauma expertise, LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® facilitation, and play therapy supervision ensures the training is clinically sound and immediately applicable.

• Beyond trends—grounded in theory: This course moves beyond trendy interventions and equips you with foundational knowledge, ethical considerations, and theory-based methods.

• Part of a trusted mission: Offered by the Telehealth Certification Institute, this course is rooted in a mission to empower behavioral health clinicians with excellence, integrity, and practical skill development.

Learning Objectives:

• Discuss the therapeutic benefits of intentionally incorporating LEGO® into play therapy practice.

• Identify and discuss various social skills and interpersonal skills that can be developed by incorporating LEGO® use into play therapy practice.

• Discuss limit setting for managing behavior in multiple play therapy settings.

• Demonstrate the purposeful use of LEGO® in play therapy practice.

If you’ve ever felt stuck in helping clients who can’t “talk it out,” this course offers a new way forward—one brick at a time. Build a more powerful, playful, and effective approach to 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 program and consists of two and a half of video instruction and an evaluation.

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.

Instructors and Disclosures

Instructor

About Althea T. Simpson, MBA, LCSW, RPT-S

Althea T. Simpson, MBA, LCSW, RPT-S, is the founder of Brighter Day Therapeutic Solutions, Unicorn Life Training, and the Black Play Therapy Society. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor and Certified LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® Facilitator.

Althea has a passion for helping children, adolescents, adults, and families from diverse backgrounds and dealing with a range of concerns go from “Hurt to Healed.” She specializes in trauma recovery and has an active psychotherapy practice in Woodbridge, Virginia.

Althea uses the LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® method to help individuals and families address a variety of mental health issues. She also facilitates skill enriching workshops to teach mental health professionals’ therapeutic techniques that can help empower their clients to move through the therapeutic process. 

Althea has delivered presentations for numerous organizations, community events, and professional conferences and seminars. 

To learn more or contact her, visit:

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Training Website

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Disclosure Statement: 

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

CE Hours

This course does not offer CE credits, just great content.

The same course is available for purchase and offers 2.5 CE hours for behavioral health clinicians.  See "related products" below.

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

Participants may request a printed version of their certificate of completion to be delivered by mail. A shipping/handling fee of $6.95 will be charged per request. Shipping internationally may require an additional charge.

Accommodations and Policies

Close Captioning is available for live webinars and recorded video presentations.

You can click on the following links to view our policies:

• Accommodations for Individuals with Disabilities.
• Cancellation Policy
• Grievance Policy
• Support Options
• Disclosure Statement