Sandtray Therapy
Explore, Express, and Process in a New Way
Do You Struggle to Express Your Thoughts or Emotions?
Do you or your child find it difficult to talk about feelings or past experiences?
Are you carrying emotions that feel too complex to put into words?
Does traditional talk therapy sometimes feel limiting or overwhelming?
Sandtray Therapy offers a creative, hands-on way to explore emotions, gain clarity, and process life’s challenges. By using miniature objects in a tray of sand, you can externalize thoughts, access deeper emotions, and uncover new perspectives in a safe and supportive space.
What Is Sandtray Therapy?
Sandtray Therapy is an expressive, experiential approach that allows children, teens, and adults to process emotions, conflicts, and life experiences without needing to rely solely on words. Using figures, symbols, and landscapes in the sand, clients can create visual representations of their inner world, revealing insights that might not surface in traditional talk therapy.
This approach is particularly beneficial for those who:
✓ Find it difficult to express emotions verbally
✓ Are processing grief, trauma, anxiety, or major life transitions
✓ Want a more creative or intuitive therapeutic approach
✓ Prefer a hands-on, experiential way to explore their thoughts
How Sandtray Therapy Works
In a Sandtray Therapy session, you are invited to:
✓ Select and arrange miniature objects in a sand-filled tray
✓ Create scenes, landscapes, or symbolic representations
✓ Explore what emerges in a nonjudgmental, reflective space
✓ Work with your therapist to gain insights and new perspectives
Unlike directive therapies, Sandtray Therapy allows the subconscious to surface naturally. The process taps into deeper emotions, patterns, and internal narratives, leading to greater self-awareness, clarity, and emotional processing.
Why Choose Sandtray Therapy?
✓ Accessible for All Ages
Children, teens, and adults can all benefit from this approach, whether struggling with communication or simply looking for a different way to explore emotions.
✓ Engages the Whole Brain
The combination of sensory experience, symbolic representation, and reflection helps integrate thoughts and emotions more deeply than verbal processing alone.
✓ Supports Trauma Processing
Sandtray Therapy allows individuals to process difficult memories at their own pace, reducing the need for direct verbal discussion of painful experiences.
✓ Encourages Insight & Growth
Through storytelling, symbolism, and guided reflection, Sandtray Therapy helps clients recognize patterns, access strengths, and explore solutions in a meaningful way.
Sandtray Therapy & Psychedelic Integration
At Soul Centered Therapy, many clients have found that Sandtray Therapy is a valuable tool for psychedelic integration. The symbolic, visual nature of the sandtray process can help externalize insights, process experiences, and ground new perspectives following altered states of consciousness. This approach is particularly useful for those integrating experiences from ketamine-assisted therapy, psilocybin journeys, or other expanded states of awareness.
About Us & Our Experience with Sandtray Therapy
At Soul Centered Therapy, we offer Sandtray Therapy as part of our expressive, client-centered approach. Some of our therapists are trained in Sandtray Therapy techniques, trauma-informed care, and various expressive therapies, allowing us to tailor sessions to each client’s unique needs.
Whether you are seeking support for anxiety, trauma, grief, life transitions, or personal exploration, our team provides a space where you can engage in therapy in a way that feels natural, creative, and meaningful.
Experience the Power of Play and Expression
Play isn’t just for kids—engaging the senses through creative expression can help people of all ages process emotions and experiences in new ways. Sandtray Therapy invites you to interact with symbols, textures, and movement, unlocking deeper self-awareness and personal insight.
Curious about how Sandtray Therapy could support you?
Contact us to learn more or schedule a session.