It’s All Focused: LEGO®-Based Play Therapy Techniques

Description

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

Play is powerful—and when used intentionally, it can become one of the most transformative tools in a clinician’s practice. Learn how LEGO®-based play therapy techniques can help children build the skills and confidence they need to heal from trauma, regulate emotions, and reclaim their voice—one brick at a time.

Clinicians often search for creative, evidence-based approaches to reach children and teens who struggle to express themselves. This course will show you how structured, metaphor-rich LEGO® activities can engage clients at any age in deep, meaningful work while making therapy feel safe and empowering.

Althea T. Simpson, MBA, LCSW, RPT-S, is an expert in trauma recovery, play therapy, and the use of LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® in clinical practice. As the founder of Brighter Day Therapeutic Solutions and Unicorn Life Training, Althea brings years of experience helping clinicians implement focused, creative interventions that align with a client’s developmental and emotional needs.

Althea’s approach blends creativity and clinical rigor. Drawing on her extensive work with trauma-impacted youth, she demonstrates how LEGO®-based techniques can be applied within directive and non-directive models. Her practical, step-by-step guidance makes complex therapeutic processes accessible and engaging for both clients and clinicians.

In this course, participants will explore how LEGO® play can enhance assessment, build rapport, and foster therapeutic breakthroughs. Topics include the therapeutic powers of play, core elements of LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY®, metaphor in therapy, rapport-building strategies, play-based assessment techniques, directive LEGO® models, and adapting interventions across developmental stages and treatment goals.

Key Takeaways:

• Use LEGO® with intention: Learn how to implement directive LEGO® models that support specific therapeutic goals.

• Enhance therapeutic engagement: Build your toolkit with playful interventions that meet clients where they are emotionally and developmentally.

• Improve assessment and treatment planning: Use client creations as a window into their internal world and a roadmap for clinical care.

Why this course?

• Expert instruction with heart: Learn from a certified LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® facilitator and trauma expert who blends compassion with clinical expertise.

• Innovative, effective strategies: Gain access to practical tools that go beyond the basics and help clients open up without feeling overwhelmed.

• Mission-driven education: Offered by Telehealth Certification Institute, whose mission is to empower clinicians with exceptional, accessible training that improves client outcomes.

Learning Objectives:

• Discuss the benefits of incorporating LEGO® with focused interventions like solution-focused therapy and metaphors to use in play therapy sessions with clients.

• Play therapy practitioners will explore the use LEGO® with clients through different stages of the therapeutic process.

• Discuss materials and skills needed to incorporate LEGO® into play therapy practice.

• Demonstrate at least 3 directive LEGO® models to assess and treat various emotional and behavioral issues that present in play therapy treatment.

Whether you're new to play therapy or ready to expand your clinical toolkit, this course offers creative, trauma-informed techniques you can use immediately. Join us in discovering how focused LEGO® play can help clients not just build—but rebuild—themselves.

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Format and Access

This is a non-interactive self-study course. Instruction consists of 2.5 hours 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. This continuing education course is designed for licensed behavioral health professionals and provides training in suicide prevention using expressive arts as an integrative approach. However, this is not a creative arts therapy course and does not provide training in creative arts therapy.

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 and Disclosures

Instructor

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

Althea T. Simpson 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 hour 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