Stay Tuned for Our Spring 2026
Play Therapy CE Series:
In-Person, Contact CEs by APT Approved Provider
Dates To Be Announced
What Previous Participants are Saying:
Previous Workshops Offered:
- “Wonderful presentation, topics, and practical examples to apply in practice! Really appreciate the interactive and experiential approach to training.”
- “Crystal is a gem. The activities were diverse & easy to use.”
- “I enjoyed the opportunity to be hands on and engaged in learning through multisensory approach.”
- “Kept my attention/interest & it was very applicable.”
- “Extremely practical & helpful!”
- “Training was flexible for all levels of skills/prior knowledge.”
- “I enjoyed the structure of the training - experiential activities, lecture, etc. So helpful! Also enjoyed the small group setting.”
Previous Workshops Offered:
- Play Therapy Engagement, Rapport Building & Assessment Techniques for Children
- Creative Play Therapy Interventions for Children and Adolescents with Anxiety
- Sandtray Basics & Beyond in Play Therapy with Children, Teens & Adults
- Grieving Children & Teens: Creative Art Interventions for Individual & Group Play Therapy
- Medical Play Therapy: Supporting Children Through Their Own or a Caregiver's Illness
Previous Presenters:
Donna Cangelosi maintains a private practice with children, adolescents, and adults in Wayne NJ, where she provides psychotherapy, clinical supervision, and parent education. She co-edited Play Therapy Techniques, Volumes 1 and 2, The Playing Cure, Essential Play Therapy Techniques, and Prescriptive Play Therapy. Dr. Cangelosi is the author of Saying Goodbye in Child Psychotherapy and several chapters and articles on working with children of divorce and the theory and practice of psychodynamic play therapy.
Donna Cangelosi maintains a private practice with children, adolescents, and adults in Wayne NJ, where she provides psychotherapy, clinical supervision, and parent education. She co-edited Play Therapy Techniques, Volumes 1 and 2, The Playing Cure, Essential Play Therapy Techniques, and Prescriptive Play Therapy. Dr. Cangelosi is the author of Saying Goodbye in Child Psychotherapy and several chapters and articles on working with children of divorce and the theory and practice of psychodynamic play therapy.
Crystal Zelman is the owner and primary clinician for Morris County Play Therapy, is a Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor (RPT-S), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and a Certified Child Life Specialist (CCLS). Crystal is an EMDR Certified Therapist, utilizing EMDR with adults and children. Crystal facilitates workshops for professionals through both in-person & virtual continuing education opportunities. She also enjoys providing case consultation to other social workers working towards their play therapy (RPT) certification.
Crystal taught as a Part-Time Lecturer at Rutgers University, teaching clinical social work classes to masters level students from 2015-2023 & currently presents for the Rutgers School of Social Work CE Program. Crystal previously worked in Early Intervention, supporting children ages birth to 3 with developmental delays & their families for 10+ years. She also worked for 9+ years with children who had a parent or other family member with cancer, supporting children's inner resilience & coping.
Crystal taught as a Part-Time Lecturer at Rutgers University, teaching clinical social work classes to masters level students from 2015-2023 & currently presents for the Rutgers School of Social Work CE Program. Crystal previously worked in Early Intervention, supporting children ages birth to 3 with developmental delays & their families for 10+ years. She also worked for 9+ years with children who had a parent or other family member with cancer, supporting children's inner resilience & coping.
Cancellation policy: Registration is non-refundable; any participant who needs to cancel is welcome to find someone to fill their spot, or choose another workshop to attend within the same fall series of 2024.
To address any concerns or to resolve any disputes regarding this event, email: [email protected]
To address any concerns or to resolve any disputes regarding this event, email: [email protected]
Personalized Workshops
We offer presentations for professionals, including professional development for school personnel, mental health conferences, and personalized workshops for your agency. In-person and/or virtual presentations are experiential, interactive and engaging, and can be specifically designed with a targeted topic for your audience. Our workshops have been previously presented nationally & internationally, including for the Child Life of Greater New York Conference, the National Association of Social Workers, Rutgers School of Social Work Continuing Education, the Association for Oncology Social Workers (AOSW), Art Psychotherapy Counseling Services, various school districts, college students, and educators throughout the state of New Jersey.
Previous workshops have included:
Previous workshops have included:
- Sandtray Basics and Beyond
- Grieving Children & Teens: Creative Interventions for Individual & Group Work
- Creative Interventions for Children & Adolescents with Anxiety
- Play-Based Engagement, Rapport Building, and Assessment Techniques for Children & Teens
- Facilitating Coping with COVID-19 Related Changes and Losses When Working in a School Setting
- How to Navigate Grief, Loss, and a New Normal During COVID-19
- Basic Play-Based Interventions with Children
- What Every Educator Needs to Know About Children Affected by Adult Cancer in the Family
- Facilitating Coping with a Hospital Experience: Medical-Specific Play and Art-Based Strategies and Interventions for Children
- Working with Children who Have a Parent with Cancer: First Encounter to Anticipatory Grief
- Bridging the Play Therapy-Child Life Gap: Play and Art Techniques in Child Life
- Working with Children, Teenagers and Young Adults with Illness in the Family
- A Toolbox for Educators: Strategies for Helping Children Affected by Adult Cancer in the Family
- Working with Children Affected by Adult Cancer in the Family: Play & Art Therapy Techniques
Self Care & Team Building Groups
Creative, experiential, and professionally facilitated groups for children or adults are available that cater to your organization or populations' needs. Therapeutic or team building experiences can be brought to your school's students, your organization's employees, or your agency's clients. Both children and adults alike can benefit from fun and playful interactions offered through expressive play-, art- or yoga-inspired activities. Our groups have been previously offered at Camp Clover (children's bereavement camp), local NJ elementary school Health & Wellness Summit, and the Carol G. Simon Cancer Center of Morristown Medical Center, and other mental health service organizations.
Previous groups have included:
Previous groups have included:
- Bereavement-specific art & craft groups (children & teens)
- Mini-retreats for families affected by cancer with various themes: art, music, drama and yoga (families)
- Staff yoga and mediation (adults)
- Inner child workshops (adults)
- Mind/Body/Emotions (children)