How Integrative Sand Therapy Heals

HOW TO HEAL YOUR CLIENT WITH SANDTRAY THERAPY

You may know the why – diagnosis/trauma history and when – behaviour.

But HOW do you heal your clients and help them move into a state of feeling safe & socially connected.

Sandtray Therapy establishes a system of safety (neuroception) for your clients through connection (therapist attunement) to help them work toward healthy psychological well-being,  development & restoration (unmet needs).

The client engages their right brain hemisphere to do Sandplay therapy using creativity to express feelings, release anti-anxiety chemicals in the brain called neurotransmitters. These neurotransmitters Oxytocin, also known as the love drug and Serotonin to create the feeling safety, reducing feelings of anger and aggression.

Sandplay is a highly engaging form of therapy that can provide emotional release. Using the indoor sandtray and the vast array of sandtray miniatures clients build worlds that represent their own intrinsic worlds. By building sand worlds there is little need for a verbal explanation of inner feelings nor a need to verbally explain emotions, bodily sensations, rather there is a felt sense and a unification of body and mind.

The sand player will resolve issues in the sand, changing the scene, building resilience, finding unmet needs with the support of the therapist unconditional approach. Sandplay therapy helps clients to change their brains, create new neural circuits through brain plasticity. It leads clients towards healthy psychological growth and well-being.

 Sandplay is invaluable when working with adults, young people, children of all abilities. 

Ideal settings include early learning as Early Intervention, School Counselling, NDIS settings, Private practices, Youth centres, Social Services (OOHC), Social Work setting, Psychological practices and more.