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Sandtray Therapy
in-person in pasadena
In Sandtray Therapy a child or adult can express their feelings and experiences without having to voice them. The child or adult selects figures and places them in the tray to create world or stories that often represent circumstances, thoughts or events they are working through. The Sand tray can feel safer by giving the client more distance to their trauma and containment in the tray. As processing happens the stories and worlds shift.
When combining Sandtray with EMDR, the memories, feelings and stories of self can be represented in the tray instead of being voiced. This method is very effective for children and adults who don’t want to relive their trauma.
I have advanced training in Sandtray Therapy, including being a Certified EMDR Sandtray Level 1 Practitioner.
FAQs
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As the therapist I invite the adult or child to pick figures and create a world or story in the sand. I am a silent observer and companion during this process. Once the tray is complete I will ask some questions about it. Typically the adult or child is processing as they create the tray.
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I have two trays specifically for children. One is deeper and one has kinetic sand. Children can get their sensory needs met while also creating stories and worlds in the sand.