With Great Loss Comes Great Healing: Using Geektray™ Play Therapy to process Grief
Part of the 2026 Geek Play Therapy Summit
Presented by the founder of GeekTray™, this experiential training explores grief through the lens of fandom—especially Marvel narratives—using the expressive power of play and sandtray therapy.
Through symbolic miniatures and metaphor-rich storytelling, participants will examine themes of loss, transformation, and resilience as it appears in play therapy sessions.
This hands-on session equips clinicians with creative, culturally responsive interventions to support clients in processing grief with meaning and connection in their play therapy sessions.
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Identify key grief themes in popular fandoms, particularly within the Marvel Universe, and how they can be used metaphorically in play therapy.
Explain the therapeutic value of using fandom-based narratives to externalize and process grief in Geektray™ play therapy.
Demonstrate at least 3 Geektray™ directives incorporating grief and fandom elements to use with children, teens, or adults in play therapy.
All sales of recorded training sessions are final. Once purchased, there are no refunds or returns available. We appreciate your understanding and look forward to providing you with valuable content and insights through our recorded sessions.
This recorded training offers 1.5 non-contact Continued Education credits. To earn your CE certificate you will need to complete the post test with at least an 80%. A New Hope Therapy Center, our sister organization and partner for trainings and workshops, is an Approved CE Provider for the Association for Play Therapy™ (APT™) - Approved Provider. Furthermore, 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. Please check with your state or other licensing board regarding their acceptance of these CEs.
Upon purchase, you'll have 30 days of access to recordings, handouts, and post-tests. Access extension requests must be made before expiration.
“I loved the visual examples of types of grief in the Marvel universe. I also appreciate how you would use this lens to help clients who find themselves aligned with these stories as a way to process grief.”
“It was a powerful exploration of grief through the use of superhero fandom. The interventions that Bianca offered were so helpful! I can already think of a few of my kiddos who would resonate and benefit from the interventions.”
“I appreciated the in-depth look at different types of grief and the unique ways to have someone explore their grief — loved the sandtray directives too!”
“I appreciated all of the example clips and videos in the presentation. I also loved the themes and intervention ideas she gave us!”
“I found it useful being able to see so many examples regarding the different types of grief/loss and being provided more words to explain the experiences, making it more accessible and relatable.”
“I found the exploration of connections between Marvel characters and grief especially useful, as these parallels can be meaningfully applied in therapeutic work with children and adolescent clients.”
“This presentation was incredibly moving. I appreciated everything the presenter offered us.”
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