The Sand Tray
For children, playing is what they do. Expressing feelings is not easy for them. They do not have the verbal expertise and developmental sophistication to participate in the more traditional "talk" therapy. Sometimes they do not even know the words. But by working in the sand tray, children are using figures to tell their stories. "Playing out" their experiences and feelings is natural. It is also a self-healing process for them. Sand tray allows the therapist to enter the child's world, instead of asking the child to "come up" to where the adult stands.
Adults can also use the sand tray to make their own miniature worlds. In life and therapy, adults can get stuck on a painful issue. Using sand tray figures can free them from their self-consciousness or anxieties.
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posted by Nancy Henningsen @ 10:07 PM
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