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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.

Training Components

    1. Welcome! About This Training...

    2. Webinar video

    3. Handouts

    4. Post-Test

    5. Quest Complete! Guide Our Next Mission...

About this course

  • $50.00
  • 1.5 hours of video content
  • 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%.
  • Upon purchase, you'll have 30 days of access to recordings, handouts, and post-tests.
  • Content is for personal/professional use only. No sharing, distribution, or reproduction allowed. Updates may occur without notice.

In this course you will...

  • 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.

Presenter

Bianca Kisselburg MS, LPC-S, RPT-S™, ICST-P, RST-C/T, GTC

Bianca Kisselburg, MS, LPC-S, RPT-S™, ICST-P, RST-C/T, GTC is a Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor, Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor™, Internationally Credentialed Sandtray Therapist-Provider, Registered Sand Therapist - Consultant/Trainer, Geek Therapy Certified professional and in current training with David Kessler to become a Certified Grief Educator. She is the owner of Playful Connections Sandtray Institute (PCSI), where she trains therapists in the integrative trifecta of Sandtray, Play, and Geek Therapy, and Serendipity Sand & Play Shop, a creative hub for therapeutic miniatures and fandom-inspired tools. Bianca is a play therapist at Olive Tree Counseling in Texarkana, AR, and a contributing blog writer for People of Con on Geektherapy.org. Passionate about weaving fandom into culturally affirming play therapy, she integrates her lived experience as an ADHD person to advocate for neurodivergent clients, challenge ableism, and celebrate authentic self-expression.

FAQs

  • What is your refund policy?

    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.

  • How many CE credits are available

    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.

  • How long will I have access to the training?

    Upon purchase, you'll have 30 days of access to recordings, handouts, and post-tests. Access extension requests must be made before expiration.

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