Two Homes, One Story:
Using Play Therapy and Pop Culture to Support Children through Family Transitions
July 24, 2026 | Live Zoom Webinar
Support Children Navigating Divorce, Blended Families, and Shifting Caregiving Systems
This play therapy training explores how children experience divorce, separation, and family restructuring through a developmentally informed and culturally responsive lens.
Grounded in Child-Centered Play Therapy and attachment theory, this training highlights how play therapy facilitates emotional expression, identity development, and relational healing for children navigating complex family transitions.
Using a pop culture framework drawn from Disney and Pixar storytelling, participants will examine how themes of loss, loyalty conflicts, emotional silencing, and resilience emerge in children’s play.
Through case vignettes, experiential reflection, and play therapy-based conceptualization, participants will learn how to identify attachment disruptions, support emotional regulation, and apply developmentally-appropriate play therapy interventions.
This training emphasizes the Therapeutic Powers of Play as a framework for supporting children impacted by divorce, blended families, and shifting caregiving systems.
Learning Objectives
1. Describe the emotional and developmental impact of divorce, separation, and remarriage on children using a play therapy framework.
2. Identify attachment disruptions and behavioral presentations in children navigating family transitions.
3. Explain how the Therapeutic Powers of Play support emotional processing and resilience in children impacted by family restructuring.
4. Apply play therapy concepts to conceptualize themes such as loss, loyalty conflicts, and identity
development using pop culture metaphors.
5. Recognize developmentally appropriate play therapy responses that support safety, expression, and relational repair.
Presenter
Berenice Leon-Fonseca
Berenice Leon-Fonseca, is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Registered Play Therapist, and founder of Heart and Home Therapy, a group practice specializing in work with children, families, and court-involved cases. She brings over 15 years of experience within the legal system from her previous role in the San Diego Superior Court, Family Law Division, which deeply informs her clinical work with high-conflict families.
Berenice integrates Child-Centered Play Therapy, Theraplay-informed interventions, and trauma-informed
care to support children navigating divorce, attachment disruptions, and family transitions. As a Registered Play Therapist, she is passionate about using play as a developmentally appropriate and culturally responsive modality to help children process complex emotional experiences.
In addition to her clinical work, Berenice provides individual and group consultation for therapists working with court-involved and high-conflict cases. She is an active member of the Association for Play Therapy (APT), California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT), and the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC).
Details & Registration
Date: July 24, 2026
Time: 8:45 AM - 1:00 PM Mountain Time (See how this translates into your timezone).
Location: Online Zoom Training (MST Timezone)
Pricing:
$110 Full Professional Rate
$85 Mid-Level Professional Rate
$55 Student / Accessible Professional Rate
*Pricing includes CE Certificate
What if I can't make the training live? We've got you covered! With this event, you can register to attend live or for the recording only and watch it whenever it works for you. All registrants will receive access to the recordings, which will be available for 30 days.
Of Note: If you are attending the online training live, it is required that you have your video on and are actively participating in order to earn the offered CEs. Please do not engage in other activities while in this training including driving, driving through for that coffee fix, or rearranging your closet - this training requires your attention and engagement. You will receive an email with the Zoom link and any handouts the day prior to the training.
This training will provide 4 CE Credits following successful completion of a post-test. A New Hope Therapy Center, our sister organization and partner for trainings and workshops, is an Approved Provider for the Association for Play Therapy (APT) - Approved Provider 20-631. A New Hope Academy has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7816. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. A New Hope Academy is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.