Blue Chair Family Therapy

02/06/2026

02/03/2026

02/03/2026

Our staff our celebrating International Play Therapy Week! Check out what we did today! California Association for Play Therapy

In honor of International Play Therapy Week, we invite you to create a mindful doodle either using natural resources or simply bold art and allow your breath to come to life! Please tag us using the hashtags below to enter our daily giveaway. Sending you Playful Vibes as we approach the week together!

02/02/2026

Happy International Play Therapy Week!

At Playful EMDR, we believe healing doesn’t have to feel heavy.

Play is a child’s first language — and when we integrate play with EMDR, we create powerful, developmentally responsive pathways for trauma healing.

This week we celebrate:
• The magic of play as a therapeutic tool
• The creativity of child & adolescent clinicians
• The resilience of the kids and families we serve
• The power of playful, brain-based healing

Whether it’s drawing, movement, storytelling, resourcing, or imaginative play — these moments matter. They build safety, connection, and hope.

Thank you to every play therapist, child therapist, caregiver, and supporter who keeps play at the center of healing.

Drop a 🧸 if play is part of your clinical toolbox!

02/02/2026

Join us as we celebrate international Play Therapy Week!

02/02/2026

Join the California Association for Play Therapy for time of fun learning with affordable CE’s!

🎶 Early bird gets the PLAY! 🎶
January is officially over and we don't want you to miss this 6-hour in-person workshop with the incredible Jodi Smith, LCSW, RPT-S™ or the early bird pricing —because when it comes to play therapy… this rocks. 🤘🧸

📍 Claremont, CA
🗓 Saturday 2/21, 9:30-5:30pm
🎤"Play Therapy Rocks" with Jodi Smith, LCSW, RPT-S™
⏰ Early bird pricing ends 2/7
✨ Earn 6 in-person CEs (read entire post for additional details)

Spots are limited—snag yours before they fly away! 🐦✨
👉 Register now! https://www.calplaytherapy.org/event/2026-02-21-play-therapy-rocks-99/register

✨✨This workshop meets the qualifications for a total of 6 hours of continuing education credit for Psychologists, MFTs & LCSWs and LPCC’s. The California Association for Play Therapy (CALAPT) is approved by the Association for Play Therapy to offer continuing education specific to play therapy. APT Approved Provider # 00-094 maintains responsibility for the program. The California Association for Play Therapy (CALAPT) is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The California Association for Play Therapy maintains responsibility for this program and its contents. NO CREDIT FOR PARTIAL ATTENDANCE.

01/30/2026

Join California Association for Play Therapy for Play Fest 2026 next week! We will also be participating in!

Happy International Play Therapy Week! February 1-7

01/30/2026

Join Playful EMDR for the Hub!

🎨 HAPPENING TOMORROW! 🎨
Drawing as a Tool for Healing: When Words Get Stuck

✨ FREE Playful EMDR Hub Mini-Series Training ✨

⏰ Friday, January 30th at 1:00 PM EST
Get ready for an interactive, trauma-informed workshop with Carly Costello, LICSW — EMDR therapist, EMDRIA Approved Consultant, educator, and EMDRIA’s 2025 Social Media Influencer of the Year!

🖍️ What you’ll experience:
• How drawing supports healing when insight isn’t enough
• Practical treatment planning strategies
• Confidence-building resourcing techniques
• A playful, guided scribble integration activity you can use with clients

💡 Good to know:
✔ EMDR training is NOT required
✔ Open to child & adolescent clinicians and mental health professionals
✔ Completely FREE

Carly brings creativity, clinical grounding, and real-world application together to make EMDR approachable, human, and effective. She’s the founder of EMDR with Carly and owner of The Counseling Nook in West Virginia — and we are SO excited to host her in the Hub!

🚀 Save your spot NOW — it’s tomorrow!
👉 Register here: https://playfulemdr.com/playful-emdr-hub/

01/22/2026

Shout out to Playful EMDR for being included in this book! We can’t wait to read it! We love interweaving Play & EMDR together!

12/15/2025

We are hiring!!
We are looking for a licensed mental health therapist, either part time or full time. Competitive pay with benefits for full-time employees. Please reach out to 310-974-0533 or amy@bluechairft.com

10/08/2025

Join us at the next Playful EMDR workshop! Www.playfulemdr.com

We are providing an advanced training for the Houston Child Advocacy Center! Such amazing therapists who are already so skilled.. Danielle Jenkins, joined us to assist us in the training! She is one of our amazing CIT's and we are fortunate to have her aboard! She is almost a consultant!!

09/16/2025

I am doing a mini-workshop this Friday 10am virtually. We have free trainings twice a month!

Twice a month, you can join a live mini workshop for free! The 30 minute experience will include a Playful EMDR intervention or bits of information on a EMDR/Kid topic. Signing up under the “Hub Video and Handout” section will give you access to all the video recordings and handouts of past work...