Next Level Play Therapy: A Podcast for Play Therapy Excellence

How Does the Sand Tray Help Clients in Play Therapy?


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When kids can’t find the words, the sand tray speaks for them in play therapy sessions.


In this week’s podcast episode, we’ll look at how sand tray therapy taps into the implicit memories stored beneath language — 


The attachment patterns, emotional imprints, and unspoken stories that surface symbolically before they ever become verbal.


If you’ve ever felt goosebumps watching a client create a scene that “says everything without saying anything,” this one’s for you.


✨ Let’s nerd out together about how neuroscience helps play therapists understand how healing happens inside that little wooden box filled with sand and miniatures.


Join me and I’ll share how your theoretical lens using neuroscience and attachment theory points the way toward deeper understanding of the power of the sand tray in play therapy. I’ll also discuss three ways using the sand tray in play therapy helps children heal.

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Check out my free resources for mental health professionals working with children, adolescents, and families who want to integrate play therapy and expressive arts into their clinical work.

I work with individuals and agencies to develop successful strategies and meet the treatment needs of your child and adolescent clients and their families using play therapy & expressive arts.

Contact me to schedule a free 30-minute video call if you're ready to level up your skills

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Next Level Play Therapy: A Podcast for Play Therapy ExcellenceBy Cathi Spooner, LCSW, RPT-S


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