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Children's Therapy Centre, Ballymore, Mullingar (2026)

06/04/2026

Our Easter Discount code is still live!!! A great chance to book it one of our upcoming short courses. Make sure to use the code “CTC10” before you check out 🎉

05/04/2026

Happy Easter Sunday to all! I am soaking up the Portuguese sun with my loves, so grateful to have this time here with them. My heart is full. Whatever you are up to today, I really hope joy and laughter find their way to you, and chocolate too of course!! Siobhán 💫

03/04/2026

Happy Easter weekend to all!! To spread some Easter cheer this “Good Friday”, we have decided to run a discount code for our short courses. To avail of the discount, you simply book into any of our upcoming short courses on our website www.childrenstherapycentre.ie and enter the code “CTC10” at checkout! You need to click “view cart” when you reach the checkout stage and type “CTC10” in the “Coupon Code” box. The discount will be available for one week. We have some amazing courses running over the coming months, now is definitely a great time to book yourself in. We look forward to welcoming you to one of our innovative trainings very soon.

Here are a few of the courses we have coming up! Click on the course name for full details.

💫An Introduction to Play Therapy with Carol Duffy – April 27th

💫Attachment Theory in the Play Therapy Room with Sonia Murray – 28th April

💫Building Inner Besties: Strategies to boost children’s self-concept and self-esteem with Emer McDonagh – 29th April

💫Being with Big Feelings with Emer McDonagh – 7th May

💫From Drama to Empowerment: Navigating the Drama Triangle in Clinical Supervision with Michelle Fahy – 8th May

💫Creative Endings in Child & Adolescent Psychotherapy with Carol Dufft – 18th May

💫Sensational Sensory Play with Emer McDonagh – 27th May

💫And of course, PLAY THERAPY WITH ELINA GIL : 27th – 29th June!

Happy Easter All!
Siobhán

01/04/2026

Happy Wednesday!! I come sharing a change in plans for Dr. Eliana Gil’s upcoming training this June. The training will now take place LIVE ONLINE instead of in person in Limerick. With the change in format, we are also switching to 4 x three hour live online sessions instead of 2 in person training days and reducing the course fee. The training content and trainer remain the same. If you work with traumatised children, teenagers or families you do not want to miss this incredible event. This is a wonderful opportunity to learn from one of the true pioneers in our field, I really do hope that this change in format will make it possible for you to join us!

💫Children’s Therapy Centre – 4 Part Live Online Training

💫Play Therapy with Eliana Gil

💫Trainer: Dr Eliana Gil 🤩🤩🤩

💫27th, 28th, 29th & 30th June 2026

💫2pm-5pm Each Day

💫 Total Fee: €280

A 4 Part Training in Post-traumatic play and working with children with sexual behaviour problems

This one of a kind live online training is designed to equip child therapists to facilitate healing play, and to make informed clinical decisions and utilise integrated approaches when providing therapy to traumatised children whose play remains stuck and where their behaviour may be problematic to themselves and or others. This will specifically include children where port-traumatic play may be retraumatizing and children who struggle with sexual behaviour problems.

Suitable for: This training is suitable for trainee and qualified play therapists, psychotherapists, counsellors, expressive and creative arts therapists, psychologists, psychiatrists, and other mental health professionals working within the range of psychotherapeutic modalities providing therapy and/or assessment for children/adolescents and their parents.

You will find full details and booking link in our website www.childrenstherapycentre

I really hope that you can join us for this incredible training opportunity.

Siobhán 💫

28/03/2026

Final call for anyone interested in joining our next Therapeutic Play Skills Certificate course. If you have been thinking about applying for this course now is your time to do so!

CTC’s Therapeutic Play Skills Certificate, a QQI Level 6 Minor Award, is a fantastic course for professionals working with children, or parents/carers, interested in developing new skills to make more therapeutic use of play within their current professional role. It is also ideal foundation level training for anyone considering applying for our MA course. CTC’s Certificate in Therapeutic Play Skills is offered on a part-time basis and equips participants with the relevant knowledge, skill and competencies to plan, deliver and evaluate both group and individual play-based interventions.

One April intake is taking place in person in our Limerick training centre. This is a wonderful opportunity to complete this amazing course face to face. An added bonus is that one of our wonderful MA trainers, Cathy O Byrne is facilitating the Limerick course.

April In Person Limerick Course Dates: 11th & 12th April, April 19th, 2nd&3rd May, 13th & 14th June

Trainer: Cathy O’Bryne

The second April intake is being offered as a “remote” live online learning programmes with experiential learning opportunities built in throughout.

April Live Online Intake Dates: 11th& 12thApril, May 2nd,23rd& 24thMay, June 6th& 7th.Assignments due on or before July 12th. 10am – 5pm live online each day.

Trainer: Edel Lawlor

Applications will be closing for both intakes soon so if you are ready to stay this incredible training please get your application in! Full details and online application available at www.childrenstherapycentre.ie

22/03/2026

Having Dr. Sue Bratton facilitate for us was a wonderful end to our CPRT training, thank you so much to Dr. Sue, Cathy , Lisa and Liz for facilitating this wonderful course for us. And massive thank you to the wonderfully playful and engaged therapists who joined us for the course, it was great to have you with us! A very successful course indeed.

CPRT - Child Parent Relationship Therapy - is an evidence based Filial Therapy model. We are excited for all that lies ahead for the therapists who completed the training with us and for the families they are going to work with. We are also excited to plan the next course, if you are interested in completing our training in Child Parent Relationship Therapy (CPRT): A 10-Session Filial Therapy Model for Groups please register your interest on our website - www.childrenstherapycentre.ie

14/03/2026

Our ever popular QQI Level 6, 15 Credit, Therapeutic Play Skills Certificate Course is starting in person in Limerick this April. This is our only in person Therapeutic Play Skills course taking place in Limerick the year so if you are keen to attend this training in person now is your time to do so!!

CTC’s Therapeutic Play Skills Certificate is a fantastic course for professionals working with children, or parents/carers, interested in developing new skills to make more therapeutic use of play within their current professional role. It is also ideal foundation level training for anyone considering applying for our MA course.

The Limerick course takes place in CTC’s Limerick premises and is facilitated by one of our fabulous MA trainers, Cathy O’ Byrne

Our Certificate in Therapeutic Play Skills is offered on a part-time basis and equips participants with the relevant knowledge, skill and competencies to plan, deliver and evaluate both group and individual play-based interventions. The training is an interactive learning programme with experiential learning opportunities built in throughout. Participants engage in creative activities that enhance personal development, develop insight and awareness, and contribute to understanding, and meeting, the needs of all children including those living in adverse circumstances.

Course content includes coverage of many therapeutic play interventions, including creative visualisation, interactive play, use of puppets and creative storytelling, skills to support self-directed play and running groups for personal and social development. Directive and non-directive therapeutic approaches are addressed.

Places are limited so if you do want to join this training incredible training in Limerick make sure to get your application into us soon. You will find full details and online application on our website www.childrenstherapycentre.ie

11/03/2026

Excitement is building here for the start of our brand new Professional Diploma in Sandtray Therapy and Symbolic Expression, which is starting this May. Read on for full details on this IACP CPD Approved course (84 CPD Points).

This exciting Diploma course will bring you deep into the world of projective play and the use of symbols as therapeutic agents with psychotherapy and counselling clients. You will engage in experiential sessions utilising sandtray therapy, spectrograms, and the use of symbols. The training is relevant for therapists working with adults, adolescents, and/or children. Making use of right-brain processes and accessing implicit memories will deepen the therapy process and facilitate healing from unresolved issues that have their roots at any life stage. Accessing a direct route to the unconscious bypasses defences and maintains a felt sense of safety by providing dramatic distance from disturbing thoughts and feelings. This allows the social engagement system to stay active and protects the client from being triggered into a hyper- or hypo-aroused state. Creative expression, with a therapist who communicates strong safety cues, allows the player to experience a neuroception of safety even when processing difficult experiences. This is a blended learning course which makes the best use of the onsite training days for experiential learning, while facilitating your work/life balance by providing for a mixture of live online sessions, directed study tasks, and self-directed learning (including access to interactive learning opportunities for you to engage with at times to suit your own schedule.) The experiential nature of this course will support your personal and professional development, and you will acquire knowledge, skills, and competence that will enhance your clinical practice.

Suitable Applicants This training is suitable for trainee and qualified play therapists, counsellors, psychotherapists, expressive arts therapists, psychologists, and other mental health professionals working within the range of psychotherapeutic modalities with clients of all ages.Full details and online application available at www.childrenstherapycentre.ie

07/03/2026

Last weekend in Athens!! It was an absolute privilege and a true delight to share my passion for the therapeutic powers of play with this incredible group in Athens last weekend. What a wonderful time we had playing, laughing, and learning together. It truly was a fabulous experience. Thank you for inviting me to facilitate for you and thank you to this incredibly creative and playful group for engaging so fully in the workshop. You are all wonderful! I hope that we will get to play together again 🥰🎉💫

27/02/2026

I had a gorgeous day exploring Athens today, it was wonderful! I am very grateful to be here and super excited to get to share my passion for the therapeutic powers of play over the next few days. A weekend of experiential training awaits. I am ready to play, I hope the course participants are too!! Happy weekend all, I hope you find time to connect with your playful side this weekend too. Siobhán ✨

26/02/2026

Time is running out to avail of our Early Bird offer the absolutely iconic Dr. Eliana Gil’s training event in Limerick this June. Eliana is a true pioneer in our field and rarely travels overseas to present so this really is a once in a lifetime training opportunity. If you work with traumatised children, teenagers or families you do not want to miss this incredible event!

💫Children’s Therapy Centre - 2 Day Training Event

🌟🌟Play Therapy with Eliana Gil🌟🌟

📍Castletroy Park Hotel, Limerick 29th & 30th June 2026

⭐️A 2-day training in Post-traumatic play and working with children with sexual behaviour problems

This two-day training is designed to equip child therapists to facilitate healing play, and to make informed clinical decisions and utilise integrated approaches when providing therapy to traumatised children whose play remains stuck and where their behaviour may be problematic to themselves and or others. This will specifically include children where port-traumatic play may be retraumatizing and children who struggle with sexual behaviour problems.

❓Suitable for: This training is suitable for trainee and qualified play therapists, psychotherapists, counsellors, expressive and creative arts therapists, psychologists, psychiatrists, and other mental health professionals working within the range of psychotherapeutic modalities providing therapy and/or assessment for children/adolescents and their parents.

🌟Standard Fee €340

🌟Early Bird Rate €310

Early bird places are limited! Book now with a €100 deposit and pay your balance by 1st May.

Tea/coffee and hot lunch provided on both days

You will find full details including detailed objectives, and online booking options, on our website www.childrenstherapycentre.ie

I am so incredibly excited for this! It is going to be AMAZING. I hope you can join us. Siobhán 💫

24/02/2026

We are currently processing applications for our 2026 Diploma in Creative Supervision - it is starting SOON!! There is a major shortage of creative supervisors available across the country, so we are super excited to deliver this training and have more creative supervisors working in the field.

Yet again,we are delighted to be able to deliver this training with input from international experts in the field:Joan Wilmot,Karen Jesnick, and Maggie Feran are all scheduled to teach modules. As are some of our very experienced staff team-Michelle Fahy, Majella Ryan and Emer McDonagh.

Creative Supervision includes the use of action methods and creative approaches in the supervision of therapists and other professionals involved in direct work with clients of all ages, utilising a variety of theoretical frameworks, and in a variety of circumstances.These strategies also prove useful in the mentoring and consultative roles that are part and parcel of many professional lives. This course focuses on utilising new and innovative approaches utilising the creative arts, lateral thinking, and playful activities in the supervision process. An aim is to facilitate supervisors to connect more fully with supervisees, and facilitate them in fully exploring and finding solutions to dilemmas in client work and in the management of clinical teams. There is a focus on learning to match supervision style and process to supervisee needs, ensuring that the continuum of needs of those with varying degrees of experience are responded to in an integrated manner. Central to this is the use of informed intuition to hypothesise, blended with advanced skills in understanding intrapersonal and interpersonal processes, and knowing when and how to apply diverse approaches.

This course is suitable to therapists adopting a variety of approaches in their work, regardless of the specific core training that they have undertaken. It is an experiential training with a substantial theoretical component and equips trainees to undertake the multiple roles of the supervisor.

Full details and online application available at www.childrenstherapycentre.ie

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