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VonOstir Innovation Services, PLLC

Founded in 2020 to serve various diverse communities through counseling and paychological assessment in FL, MN, PA and VA

Planting the seeds of transformation and growth! We are a comprehensive pediatric mental health practice offering Play Therapy services. We offer Social Emotional Learning toys through https://www.discoverytoys.com/pws/innovationplays/tabs/home

29/08/2025

📊 Stronger Care Through Smarter Tracking 🧠✨
Measure-based care supports comprehensive and continuous assessments, giving providers the insight they need to deliver care that truly adapts and grows with each patient.

✅ See the full picture
✅ Track progress in real time
✅ Adjust care for better outcomes

Because mental health care should be just as dynamic as the people it serves. 💙

VonOstir Innovation Services, PLLC

28/08/2025

🌟 Benefits of Castle Marbleworks® 🌟

🔧 Experiment & Create – Build endless track designs by rearranging or using fewer pieces for new outcomes.

⚖️ Cause & Effect Learning – Watch gravity in action as kids predict the balls’ paths through twists and turns.

👀 Boost Visual Tracking – Strengthen focus and attention while following the racing balls.

🎶 Multi-Sensory Play – Each weighted ball chimes as it rolls, combining sound with motion for deeper learning.

📍 Explore Spatial Concepts – Practice “in, out, on, under, and through” in an interactive, hands-on way.

🖐️ Fine Motor Skills – Dropping balls and stopping them along the track builds dexterity and coordination.

🎲 Problem-Solving Fun – Close the castle door and guess which ball will finish first!

🏰 Imaginative Play – The large castle doubles as a playset, sparking hours of pretend adventures.

✨ With Castle Marbleworks, kids learn through play while having endless fun!

Order yours today at https://www.discoverytoys.com/PWS/innovationplays/store/AM/catalog/2%20YEARS/Castle%20Marbleworks%C2%AE

VonOstir Innovation Services, PLLC

27/08/2025

🌈 Transformative Inclusion for SOGIE Practice in Play Therapy

🧠 3 CE Non-contact hours | Ongoing Enrollment | A-sync

💡 This course is more than just training—it’s a professional and personal journey into cultivating a culturally competent, affirming, and trauma-informed practice. Built on the respected SafeZone framework, it includes interactive exercises, clinical insights, and self-reflection activities that challenge you to grow as a practitioner and advocate.
Are you ready to make your play therapy practice truly inclusive?
“Transformative Inclusion for SOGIE Practice in Play Therapy” is a dynamic and affirming 3-hour continuing education course that goes beyond the basics to empower clinicians to create safe, inclusive, and transformative therapeutic spaces for children and adolescents across the SOGIE (Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Expression) spectrum.

🔍 What You’ll Learn:
✔️ Build a comprehensive vocabulary of LGBTQ+ terminology and concepts
✔️ Explore how personal beliefs and experiences influence your clinical work
✔️ Create affirming and emotionally safe playrooms for LGBTQ+ clients
✔️ Apply principles of transformative inclusion using CBT, systems theory, and child-centered play therapy.
💡 This course is more than just a training—it’s a professional and personal journey into cultivating a practice that is culturally competent, affirming, and trauma-informed. Built on the respected SafeZone framework, the course includes interactive exercises, clinical insights, and self-reflection activities that challenge you to grow as a practitioner and advocate.

🎯 Who Should Enroll:
Perfect for psychologists, social workers, counselors, marriage and family therapists, and play therapists—from beginners to advanced clinicians—who are committed to justice, equity, and the emotional safety of all clients.
🔗 Join the movement toward inclusion in play therapy today!
https://vonostir-innovation-services-llc.ce-go.com/courses

Because every child deserves to feel safe, seen, and celebrated. 🧸🌟

26/08/2025

🌟 Meet Dr. Aura Chasteen 🌟

We’re excited to welcome Dr. Aura Chasteen, postdoctoral resident at VonOstir Innovation Services!

Dr. Chasteen earned her Psy.D. in Counseling Psychology from Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota and completed advanced training in rural health psychology in Alaska. With over 20 years in the mental health field—including 13 years as a licensed mortician—she brings deep compassion and unique expertise to her work.

She provides therapy and psychological assessments for individuals 17+, specializing in trauma, grief and loss, anxiety, depression, substance use, neurodivergence, relationship concerns, and gender identity/sexuality.

Dr. Chasteen takes a holistic, person-centered approach, drawing on CBT, DBT skills, solution-focused, and trauma-informed therapies to meet each client’s needs.

✨ We’re proud to have her on our team!

VonOstir Innovation Services, PLLC

25/08/2025

🏰✨ Castle Marbleworks – BPA Free! ✨🏰

Watch the fun unfold as kids drop weighted chime balls down interchangeable tracks in this large marble run building system! 🎶 As the balls race, spin, and zig-zag, little ones build problem-solving skills while predicting where the balls will go.

🌟 Bonus: It doubles as a castle playset for hours of imaginative play!

✅ BPA Free
✅ Includes 8 pieces (not compatible with Marbleworks®)
✅ Size: 25" x 14.5" x 10" | 63 x 37 x 25 cm
✅ Perfect for ages 2 – Kindergarten

🏆 Award-Winning Fun!

Family Choice Award

National Parenting Publications Honors Winner

CFCN Toy Test Winner

Autism Live Top Toy

✨ Learning + play = endless joy!

Orders your today at https://www.discoverytoys.com/PWS/innovationplays/store/AM/catalog/2%20YEARS/Castle%20Marbleworks%C2%AE

VonOstir Innovation Services, PLLC

24/08/2025

🌿 Mindfulness Sunday 🌿
Take a breath. Pause. Reset. 🧘

✨ This week’s reflection:
What’s one way you can nurture your resilience this week?

Maybe it’s:
💧 Drinking more water
📖 Taking 10 minutes to read
🚶 A mindful walk outside
💙 Setting one healthy boundary

Small steps build lasting strength. 🌸

Share your practice in the comments ⬇️ — let’s inspire each other. ✨

VonOstir Innovation Services, PLLC

23/08/2025

🌈 Transformative Expressions in Play Therapy: Working with LGBTQ+ Clients is more than a resource — it’s a pivotal contribution to the future of inclusive mental health care.

In a world increasingly focused on cultural diversity and affirming practices, this groundbreaking text offers clinicians the tools they need to work effectively and compassionately with LGBTQ+ youth.

📚 Explore play therapy, sand tray, and expressive arts through the lens of identity, intersectionality, ethics, and cultural humility. Dive deep into theory and practice while expanding your macro perspective on community, policy, and child welfare.
Whether you're new to the field or a seasoned practitioner, this guide is essential for those committed to affirming and transformative care.

💡 Volume 1 is available at https://www.amazon.com/dp/1998522164
💡 Volume 2 is available at https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1998522180

22/08/2025

💡 Measure-Based Care Matters 💡
In mental health, every detail counts. 🧠✨
With measure-based care, providers can continuously monitor progress, ensuring that no patient falls through the cracks.

✅ Track changes over time
✅ Adjust treatment based on real data
✅ Empower patients with visible growth

Because care isn’t just about showing up—it’s about moving forward. 💙

VonOstir Innovation Services, PLLC

21/08/2025

📢 New Release – Transformative Expressions in Play Therapy: Volume I 📢
Edited by Kurt W. Oster, LCSW, RPT™ & Margot Wilson, PhD

The foundation for affirming, ethical, and culturally responsive play therapy begins here. The first three chapters of Volume I set the stage for transformation—equipping you with the insight, tools, and courage to create lasting impact for LGBTQ+/SOGIE youth.

✨ Chapter 1 – Creating Transformation in the Lives of LGBTQ+ Clients
Lay the groundwork for culturally humble, identity-affirming practice.
Explore intersectionality in play therapy, the power of inclusive language, and strategies for creating safe spaces where authentic identity exploration and healing can thrive.

🎯 Chapter 2 – LGBTQ+/SOGIE Play Therapy and the Therapeutic Powers of Play
By Kurt W. Oster, LCSW, RPT™ & Athena Drewes, PsyD, MA, MSEd, RPT-S™
Discover how the Therapeutic Powers of Play come alive in the service of healing, resilience, and identity development for LGBTQ+/SOGIE youth—and gain practical tools to deepen your affirming practice.

📊 Chapter 3 – Enhancing Play Therapy Outcomes for SOGIE Youth: Changing How Outcomes Are Measured & Developing Resilience
By Kurt W. Oster, LCSW, RPT™ & Amy Carrison, PsyD, LP, LADC-S
Shift how you define and document success. Learn a measure-based care approach tailored to the unique needs of LGBTQ+/SOGIE youth, centering resilience, client voice, and culturally responsive progress tracking.

💡 These chapters are more than theory—they are a call to action. Whether you’re new to working with LGBTQ+ youth or ready to refine your skills, Volume I will challenge you to think critically, practice boldly, and show up fully.

📚 Get your copy today: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1998522164

VonOstir Innovation Services, PLLC Kurt Wilhelm Oster-Author Perceptions Press

21/08/2025

📚✏️ Back to School = Back to Fun + Learning! ✏️📚
Make math, logic, and problem-solving exciting this school year with these Discovery Toys favorites, perfect for after-school family fun or brain-boosting breaks.

🎯 Number Wiz (Ages 7+)
If you can add & subtract single-digit numbers—you’re ready to win! 🃏 Deal 7 cards, spin the number total, and race to match it with plus & minus cards. Multiple equations allowed per hand, just beware of “Draw” cards! First to lose all your cards wins.
🧠 Skills: Mental math • Strategic thinking • Quick problem-solving

♟ Don’t Bust 100 (Ages 6–Adult)
The classic game of ups & downs! Keep the total under 100 or lose a token. Specialty cards like “Jump to X” or “Switch Directions” keep everyone on their toes. The last player with tokens wins!
🧠 Skills: Addition & subtraction • Decision making • Strategy

🔷 Tangram (Ages 8+)
9 chunky magnetic shapes + 90 puzzle challenges = hours of hands-on brain workouts. Create designs from the fold-out poster or invent your own. Shapes can even stand upright for 3D creations!
🧠 Skills: Spatial reasoning • Creativity • Visual problem-solving

💡 Why We Love Them:
✔️ Perfect for family game nights
✔️ Pack learning into playtime
✔️ Portable for after-school activities & travel

📦 Shop now & make this school year a smart + playful one!

VonOstir Innovation Services, PLLC

20/08/2025

🎓📚 Now Available: Book Study CE Course!
Transformative Expressions in Play Therapy: Affirming Care for LGBTQ+ Clients (Volume II)

🕘 6 CE Hours | 🏳️‍🌈 Seminal History (2) | Cultural Diversity (2) | Skills & Methods (2)
Are you ready to deepen your play therapy practice and provide truly affirming care to LGBTQ+ (SOGIE) youth?

This 6-hour book study course expands on Volume I and explores advanced, integrative approaches that blend theory and practice through an affirming, trauma-informed, and culturally humble lens. Explore how Adlerian, Gestalt, Ecosystemic, IFS, Child-Centered, Mindfulness, and Sand Tray modalities can support identity development, resilience, and psychological safety in LGBTQ+ clients.

🌟 What You’ll Gain:
✅ Tools for directive & non-directive identity-affirming interventions
✅ Family system strategies to reduce rejection & increase connection
✅ Techniques rooted in cultural humility, intersectionality, and narrative healing
✅ Art & sand tray methods to support grief, gender journeys, and trauma
✅ Ethics & safety strategies around disclosure, confidentiality & advocacy

This course is designed for clinicians ready to go beyond the basics—and step boldly into advocacy-informed, play-based healing with q***r and gender-diverse youth.

📘 Get the book. Take the course. Transform your practice.
🔗 Enroll now & earn 6 CE hours while expanding your capacity to empower LGBTQ+ clients through play. https://vonostir-innovation-services-llc.ce-go.com/courses/transformative-expressions-in-play-therapy-affirming-care-for-lgbtq-clients-volume-ii-book-study

***ryouth Kurt Wilhelm Oster-Author Perceptions Press VonOstir Innovation Services, PLLC

19/08/2025

🌟 Meet Dr. Amy Carrison, LP, LADC — Champion for Innovation in Mental Health Care

At VonOstir Innovation Services, PLLC, we’re proud to have Dr. Amy Carrison leading the way as Vice President of Psychological Services and Director of our Minnesota Office. With an impressive background in both mental health and substance use treatment, Dr. Carrison is known for her compassionate care, clinical insight, and visionary leadership.

As a Minnesota Licensed Psychologist and Licensed Drug and Alcohol Counselor, Dr. Carrison brings decades of experience across inpatient and outpatient hospitals, substance use programs, and halfway houses, working with clients of all ages. Her dynamic expertise spans psychological testing, grief and loss, autism, ADHD, anxiety, executive functioning, and more.

🎨 With a graduate certificate in Play Therapy, Dr. Carrison seamlessly integrates expressive, developmentally-informed approaches to foster healing in children, adolescents, and adults alike.

Dr. Carrison’s commitment to innovation and driving change in the field of mental health is felt in every aspect of her work—from pioneering holistic treatment approaches to elevating standards of care for co-occurring disorders.

Her leadership is helping shape the future of mental health—one client, one breakthrough, one innovation at a time.

VonOstir Innovation Services, PLLC

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