Two Homes, One Heart: Play Therapy for Children of Divorce
Presented by: Emily Burchardt, LCSW, RPT™
Divorce can shake a child’s sense of safety, identity, and belonging. Two Homes, One Heart is a play therapy training designed to help clinicians support children navigating family separation. This workshop offers practical, developmentally appropriate interventions to help children process big emotions, reduce self-blame, and adjust to changes in family dynamics. Through experiential learning, participants will explore how play therapy can foster emotional expression, build coping skills, and promote connection in the midst of transition.
Learning Objectives
Participants will be able to:
- Describe the emotional, behavioral, and relational impact of divorce on children and the role of play therapy in supporting adjustment and healing.
- Identify at least three play therapy interventions that help children express emotions, challenge self-blame, and process family changes related to divorce.
- Demonstrate the application of play therapy techniques designed to strengthen coping skills, foster resilience, and support healthy adaptation to family transitions.
Level of training: Intermediate | Play Therapy Special Topics
This training is approved by APT Approved Provider 97-035 for 3 Non-Contact CE hours.
About our presenter: Emily Burchardt, LCSW, RPT™ is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Registered Play Therapist™ with extensive experience working with children, adolescents, and families. She earned her graduate degree from Washington University in St. Louis and began her clinical career in St. Louis, where she spent nearly a decade working in school settings with students from preschool through high school. This experience gave her a strong foundation in child and adolescent development, school-based mental health, and developmentally responsive clinical practice. Emily later opened a private practice in St. Louis focused on play therapy before returning to Oklahoma City. In addition to her clinical work, Emily is an adjunct faculty member at the Anne and Henry Zarrow School of Social Work at the University of Oklahoma, where she has taught both graduate and undergraduate social work courses since 2021. She is passionate about helping students and clinicians connect theory to practical, engaging interventions they can immediately use with clients. Emily is also the founder of OKC Play, a professional training organization dedicated to providing high-quality, hands-on play therapy education for mental health professionals. Through OKC Play, she creates trainings that emphasize practical interventions, creativity, and the power of play to strengthen connection and promote meaningful therapeutic change
AZAPT Members $50; Guests $65
To guarantee your spot, payment must be received. If payment is not received at least one week before the training date, your registration will be cancelled.
AZAPT requests that video cameras be on and participants be visible throughout the presentation to facilitate engagement. Participants will be awarded APT Non-Contact CE upon successful completion of a post test.
AZAPT is approved by the Association for Play Therapy to offer continuing education specific to Play Therapy. APT Approved Provider 97-035. AZAPT maintains responsibility for the program. Registrants understand and agree that any photograph, video or audio recording of themselves may be used to further promote AZAPT.
Cancellation Policy: All cancellations must be requested in writing and received no later than January 1, 2027. Cancellations are subject to a $20 processing fee. Substitutions (someone else attending) or transfer of registration to another training date may be requested. No refunds after January 1, 2027.
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