WHAT AGE IS SUITABLE FOR SANDPLAY?
From three years age and up. Children will often process their problems through play. Its is great for adolescents as they often find it difficult to articulate how they are feeling and by using the symbols in the sand, it gives them an external focus. Adults also enjoy Sandplay, it enables them to clarify the problem and get to the heart of the matter quickly.
HOW CAN SANDPLAY HELP?
Sandplay, while a deeply engaging process, is a compassionate and creative form of therapy. The language of Sandplay is first and foremost symbolic, therefore it is a non threatening experience and provides a safe place for clients to explore and gain self awareness. As Carl Jung (famous psychiatrist) would say “often the hands will solve the mystery that the intellect has struggled with in vain.”
IS SANDPLAY FOR ME?
Sandplay is for everyone who is interested in a creative form of therapy. It is for children, adolescents and adults. Sandplay is for those that are going through crisis or for the curious who want to gain more understanding of themselves. No previous skill or artistic ability is required.
WHAT CAN I EXPECT?
As you enter the room you will notice a sandtray and hundreds of symbols on the shelves. After a brief chat with Linda, you will then be asked to prepare your tray with a brush or your hands. This allows you to drop from your head into your body and feelings. When you are ready you will then go to the shelves and choose your symbols, or as Linda says allow the symbols to choose you. One by one you place the symbols into the sand until you feel you have completed your tray. When you have finished you will go on a journey with Linda to discover your tray.
HOW WILL I KNOW IF SANDPLAY IS WORKING ?
Many clients describe a growing sense of their own self awareness and self confidence. Often a client will say on a completion of a session that they feel lighter, have more clarity and a sense of peace. Research has shown that Sandplay can have a profound healing effect on both adults and children.