Sandplay Therapy Workshop

Sand and Psyche – Sand and Soma

         

…An exploration of sandplay therapy

 

October 13^th from 9:30- 4:30

This one day training is geared for psychotherapists interested in or already using sandplay in their work. Sandplay is a must if you work dynamically with children. It is the medium of choice with dysregulated children, children of trauma, and children who need to express intense emotions. In the context of a positive therapeutic relationship sandplay can be profoundly transformative. Children may rise up from the world they have made or destroyed in the box more regulated, less rigid, less afraid of themselves or renewed.

This training explores sandplay therapy from several different theoretical frameworks including Jungian, Bioenergetic and Developmental, using case material and experiential process. Highly recommended for psychotherapists new to the field as well as seasoned therapists looking to expand their understanding of it and deepen their work.

Dennis McCarthy LMHC has worked for almost four decades as a psychotherapist, developing a unique and in-depth approach to child psychotherapy that is body-centered and imagination driven. Dennis trained in Dance Therapy,  Bioenergetic Analysis and Jungian Analysis and has been in treatment in all of these modalities as well. His approach to sandplay is informed by these methods, his own personal work as well as the thousands of children and adults he has seen.  He has had many articles published in professional journals and has several books out, the most recent of which is “A Manual of Dynamic Play Therapy – Helping Things Fall Apart, The Paradox of Play” @ 304 Wall Street, Kingston, NY. Space is extremely limited. Some scholarships are available.  Cost = $175. Register at  845-331-1029 or metamorfosinstitute@gmail.com.