Kids and Teens Training Track
Online Training for Clinicians of Color
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Sabra Starnes is an Independent Clinical Social Worker and Registered Play Therapy Supervisor who has been practicing for 22 years in the DC-Maryland-Virginia area. She is the founder of Next Place Therapy Services, LLC, working with children and their families using Attachment-Based Play Therapy. She offers play therapy training in person and online, with expertise in adoption in Play and attachment, EMDR, Sandtray, TBRI, Daring Way, Kinesthetic Storytelling, and trauma. and She is a national and international speaker and trainer on adoption and foster care from a personal and professional perspective. She is a co-author of Increasing Your Play Therapy Toolbox Therapy Book an interactive play therapy workbook.
Training Title: The Power of Play and Sandtray: Engaging Youth in Meaningful Therapy
Date: October 6, 2025
Time: 6-7 PM EST
Discover how play and sandtray therapy can support meaningful connection and emotional healing with children and teens. This 4-hour training introduces foundational principles and hands-on techniques for using both modalities in developmentally appropriate ways. Participants will learn how to engage youth through symbolic expression, emotional regulation, and creative interventions. Ideal for therapists looking to deepen their work with young clients using play and sand as powerful therapeutic tools.
Sabra Starnes is an Independent Clinical Social Worker and Registered Play Therapy Supervisor who has been practicing for 22 years in the DC-Maryland-Virginia area. She is the founder of Next Place Therapy Services, LLC, working with children and their families using Attachment-Based Play Therapy. She offers play therapy training in person and online, with expertise in adoption in Play and attachment, EMDR, Sandtray, TBRI, Daring Way, Kinesthetic Storytelling, and trauma. and She is a national and international speaker and trainer on adoption and foster care from a personal and professional perspective. She is a co-author of Increasing Your Play Therapy Toolbox Therapy Book an interactive play therapy workbook.
Training Title: Teen Journeys in the Tray: Directive Sandtray Interventions
Date: October 13, 2025
Time: 6-7 PM EST
This 1-hour live webinar equips therapists with directive sandtray interventions to better engage teens. Participants will learn practical prompts that foster emotional regulation, identity exploration, and problem-solving while addressing resistance and perfectionism. The training includes ready-to-use interventions, debriefing strategies, and adaptations for both telehealth and school settings.
Tenise M. Wall, PhD, LCSW, CASAC-M is the Owner and CEO of Dr. Wall’s ADHD & Wellness Center in Middletown, NY. Dr. Wall is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW), a Credentialed Alcohol & Substance Abuse Counselor (CASAC-M), and has earned a Masters Degree in Social Work and a PhD in Psychology. Dr. Wall’s Doctoral research was a qualitative research study on the topic of ADHD and parental experiences in seeking treatment and she has translated those research findings into a book. Dr. Wall is a published author and has presented at local, state and international conferences on various mental health topics, as well as her research findings on ADHD which have had a significant impact in the education and psychological communities.
In her work as a school social worker and in community work settings she has had the opportunities to provide therapeutic and behavioral services to thousands of children and adolescents.
Training Title: Trauma Treatment, Etiology & Current Trends for Children & Adolescents
Date: October 20, 2025
Time: 5-6 PM EST
This presentation will inform the practice of clinical providers and those who work with children and adolescents who have experienced trauma. Evidenced-based treatments will be discussed to help providers become more aware of the options that they have available to them for screening, assessing, and treating trauma. During the presentation as the etiology of trauma is discussed providers will become more aware of the current trends related to trauma care and will be better able to meet the needs of those they serve within their professional roles.
Tenise M. Wall, PhD, LCSW, CASAC-M is the Owner and CEO of Dr. Wall’s ADHD & Wellness Center in Middletown, NY. Dr. Wall is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW), a Credentialed Alcohol & Substance Abuse Counselor (CASAC-M), and has earned a Masters Degree in Social Work and a PhD in Psychology. Dr. Wall’s Doctoral research was a qualitative research study on the topic of ADHD and parental experiences in seeking treatment and she has translated those research findings into a book. Dr. Wall is a published author and has presented at local, state and international conferences on various mental health topics, as well as her research findings on ADHD which have had a significant impact in the education and psychological communities.
In her work as a school social worker and in community work settings she has had the opportunities to provide therapeutic and behavioral services to thousands of children and adolescents.
Training Title: “But I can’t calm down.” Understanding anxiety in children & adolescents from diagnosis to interventions
Date: October 27, 2025
Time: 6-7 PM EST
This workshop will outline the various anxiety disorders endorsed by children & adolescents and will discuss the symptoms one must exhibit to meet the DSM-5 criteria to be diagnosed with an anxiety disorder. We will review the etiology of anxiety along with exploring current trends and research. The principal goal will be to provide participants with interventions and back pocket skills they can use with the children and adolescents they work with.
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