About Growth Through Play Therapy Training Associates

About Us

Growth through Play Training Associates is an approved continuing education provider for both the California Board of Behavior Science (BBS) and the Association for Play Therapy (APT).

We provide small group intensive play and sandtray trainings using a variety of modalities that meet a variety of learning styles and needs.  Our workshops include lecture, hands-on/experiential exercises, discussions and videos.  We believe learning should be engaging and fun and do our best to make it so.

As an approved provider for the Association for Play Therapy, most of our trainings apply to the educational requirements towards becoming a registered play therapist.

Growth Through Play was co-founded by Karen Pernet, LCSW, RPT-S and Wendy Caplin, Ph.D in 2006.  Previously they had co-founded Cresheim Valley Play Therapy Training in Philadelphia in 2000.   Over the years they realized that training together was impractical due to geographical distance and Karen became the sole owner of Growth Through Play.

In 2019, Jeannette Harroun became a trainer for Growth Through Play Training Associates.  She is the now current owner of Growth Through Play Training Associates.  In-person workshops in Child Centered Play Therapy, Filial Therapy and Sandtray Therapy are provided regularly at her office in Lafayette, CA. She also provides on-site and Zoom trainings to agencies both locally and nationally.