Sandtray Therapy 101

This training utilizes sandtray therapy as a play therapy modality to support symbolic expression, emotional processing, and therapeutic engagement. If you are considering our advanced workshops on Sandtray and EMDR, this introductory training provides a strong foundation in the use of sandtray therapy within play therapy practice. This workshop is available as an APT-approved in-person or online training.

Whether you are working with children, adolescents, or families, sandtray therapy is a powerful modality within play therapy that supports non-verbal expression, symbolic communication, and trauma processing. This interactive, trauma-informed training introduces participants to the foundational principles of sandtray therapy within play therapy sessions, including its roots in expressive and projective approaches.

Participants will gain practical skills in how to ethically and effectively introduce sandtray within play therapy, select and utilize materials, and create a safe and supportive therapeutic environment. This training is designed to support clinicians in beginning to integrate sandtray therapy…