Joanne has developed and presented training workshops in the areas of play therapy, intercultural resiliency and the self healing/effects of Covid for therapists across Canada, the United States, and the UK.

 

Most recently she presented Hope and Healing for Therapists in Difficult Times for the Expressive Therapies Summit

in May 2025 (virtual).

 

Joanne’s workshops are aimed at fostering therapist reflection and hands on skills to support therapists in creating resiliency in their clients.

 

Although most of Joanne’s play therapy workshops are archived, she continues to integrate play concepts into her work

and other workshops, specifically narrative practices (Responsible Family Stories), identifying the strengths of the inner child (Through the Eyes of the Child Inside) and promoting spontaneity and cultivating presence in therapy

(The Dao of Play Therapy). In addition, Joanne promotes play for adults and learning from one’s

inner child (Laughing Matters).

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In 2013, Joanne began promoting the development of intercultural resiliency presenting different workshops all with the same underlying theme of expanding the therapist’s worldview and developing a stance of pluralism in practice.

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Joanne presented the following workshops with this

foundation:

 

Expanding the Therapist’s Worldview: Building Bridges

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• Developing Pluralist Therapy

• Spirituality and Creative Expression for

• Developing Resiliency in Psychotherapy

• Developing Intercultural Resiliency and Healing

• Narratives via Nature/Culture

• Building Resilient Stories