EVENTS

2025 SAND DIALOGUES

THEME: MASCULINE & FEMININE

WITHIN GENDER & SHADOW: AN ANCIENT FUTURE

PRESENTED BY:
Alexander John Shaia, PhD, CST-T/ISST

January 18, 2025 1:00 - 3:30 PM MST

­The indigenous peoples of the Americas have much to teach us. Their wisdom is a corrective to Western culture and its lack of harmony. 

In this presentation, we will consider vital aspects of the Navajo Creation Story (Diné Bahané), including how it portrays a dialectic within gender, as well as perspectives on Shadow.  

Specifically, we will work with the third cycle of the Diné Bahané "Slaying the Monsters”.

2024 SAND DIALOGUES

THEME: CULTURALLY DIVERSE MSSAGES FOR HEALING IN SANDPLAY

RAINBOW IN SANDPLAY:

Intellectual Disability & the Illumination of Co-transferance

PRESENTED BY:
Kenneth Goodgrow, MS, LPCC, RSP, NCC, CCMHC, DCMHS-T


SPONSORED BY:
Luanne Lee, LCSW, CST-T/ISST

OCTOBER 19, 2024 1:00 - 3:30 PM MST

AN AFRICANIST PERSPECTIVE

PRESENTED BY:
Yon Walls, PhD, MA, MSA

SPONSORED BY:
Luanne Lee, LCSW, CST-T/ISST

FEBRUARY 17, 2024 1:00 - 3:30 PM MST

2023 SAND DIALOGUES

THEME: INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY

TRAUMA AND HEALING IN INDIAN COUNTRY


 
PRESENTED BY:
Anita La Cour, PH.D., RSP


SPONSORED BY:
Linda Nelson, LCSW, CST-T

JANUARY 28, 2023 1:00 - 3:30 PM MST

PRE-SAND WORKSHOP:
The Bridge Between Play Therapy & Sandplay
 


PRESENTED BY:
Karen Wheeler, LCSW, RPT-S, CST-T

AUGUST 12, 2023 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM MST

HOMIES IN THE SAND
 

PRESENTED BY:
Jorge de la O, MA, LMFT, JA


SPONSORED BY:
Luanne Harris Lee, LPCC, LAT, CST-T

APRIL 22, 2023 1:00 - 3:30 PM MST

DAY OF THE DEAD IN THE SAND:
Cultivating Mindful Presence Among the Frights of the Cemetery & Charnel Ground
 


PRESENTED BY:
Kenneth Goodrow, LPCC


SPONSORED BY:
Luanne Harris Lee, LPCC, LAT, CST-T

OCTOBER 21, 2023 1:00 - 3:30 PM MST

2022 SAND DIALOGUES

THEME: ROOTS OF SANDPLAY

TRACING THE ROOTS OF SANDPLAY:
Jung, Myth, and Symbol
 

PRESENTED BY:
M.J. Zimmerman, LPCC, PH.D. and Luanne Harris Lee, LPCC, LAT, CST-T

JANUARY 29, 2022 1:00 - 3:30 PM MS

THE BUDDHIST ROOT OF SANDPLAY
 

PRESENTED BY:
Kenneth Goodrow, LPCC AND Luanne Harris Lee, CST-T

AUGUST 27, 2022 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM MST

ROOTS OF SANDPLAY:
The World Technique of Margaret Lowenfeld
 

PRESENTED BY:
Janet Tatum, JA, CST-T

APRIL 2, 2022 1:00 - 3:30 PM MST

ROOTS OF SANDPLAY:
The Life and Contributions of Dora Kalff
 

PRESENTED BY:
Alexander John Shaia, CST-T

OCTOBER 22, 2022 1:00 - 3:30 PM MST

2021 SAND DIALOGUES

FACING THE SHADOW:
Images of the Feminine
As Seen in the Heroine's Journey
 

PRESENTED BY:
Luanne Harris Lee, CST-T

JANUARY 30, 2021 1:00 - 3:30 PM MS

FACING THE COLLECTIVE SHADOW:
COVID-19, Culture, Discrimination & White Supremacy
The case of a 5 y/o immigrant boy and his family

PRESENTED BY:
Gabriela Miller, LMFT, IMH-E (III) AND

Linda Nelson, LCSW, CST-T

JULY 31, 2021 1:00 - 3:30 PM MST

GENDER AND SHADOW:
Two Journeys, Two Cases
 

PRESENTED BY:
Anita La Cour, Ph,D., RSP AND

Linda Nelson, LCSW, CST-T

MAY 1, 2021 1:00 - 3:30 PM MST

FACING THE COLLECTIVE SHADOW:
A Sandplay Case Study of Trauma and Shadow in Client, Therapist and the Behavioral Health System
 


PRESENTED BY:
Sally Carlon, LPCC AND

Linda Nelson, LCSW, CST-T

SEPTEMBER 25, 2021 1:00 - 3:30 PM MST

2020 SAND DIALOGUES

LGBTQ-INFORMED SANDPLAY: Holding a Compassionate and Safe "Free and Protected Space" for LGBTQ+ Clients  

PRESENTED BY:

Carrie Eberhardy, LCSW, SP

JANUARY 25, 2020 1:00 - 4:00 PM MST

SANDPLAY IN DEAF CULTURE:
The Beauty of the Free and Protected Space


PRESENTED BY:
Josie Abbenante, ATR-BC, LPAT

OCTOBER 24, 2020 1:00 - 3:30 PM MST

HERMES AT THE CROSSROADS:

Responding to COVID-19


PRESENTED BY:

Luanne Lee, CST-T

AUGUST 8, 2020 1:00 - 3:00 PM MST

WALKING IN THE DEER TRODS:
The Ancient Roots of Deer and Reindeer Symbolism as Applied to Sandplay 

PRESENTED BY:

M.J. Zimmerman, LPCC, Ph.D.

DECEMBER 5, 2020 1:00 - 3:30 PM MST

2019 SAND DIALOGUES

THE TRICKSTER IN MYTH AND SANDPLAY

PRESENTED BY:

Anita La Cour, Ph.D., SP

JANUARY 24, 2019 1:00 - 4:00 PM MST

HE(ART) IN HAND:

Creating Symbols for Sandplay

PRESENTED BY:

Luanne Lee, CST-T, LPCC AND

Sahnta DiCesare-Pannutti, LMST, LPAT

JULY 14, 2019 2:00 - 5:00 PM MST

THE SYMBOL OF “LA CATRINA” IN SANDPLAY

PRESENTED BY:

Gabriela Miller, LMFT AND

Linda Nelson, LCSW, CST-T

NOVEMBER 2, 2019 1:00 - 4:00 PM MST

LA LLORONA WEEPS: Traumatic Grief, Sandplay and Neural Integration
 

PRESENTED BY:

Lorraine Freedle, Ph.D., CST-T.

APRIL 17, 2019 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM MST

THREE WORLD MYTHOLOGY

PRESENTED BY:

Inessa Mil’Berg, LPCC

SEPTEMBER 7, 2019 1:00 - 4:00 PM MST

2018 SAND DIALOGUES

MYSTERY AND HEALING IN SANDPLAY

PRESENTED BY:

Linda A Nelson, CST-T AND

Bonnie Miller, LPCC

JANUARY 27, 2018 1:00 - 4:00 PM MST

HE(ART) IN HAND:

Creating Symbols for Sandplay

PRESENTED BY:

Luanne Lee, CST-T, LPCC AND

Sahnta DiCesare-Pannutti, LMST, LPAT

JUNE 23, 2018 2:00 - 4:00 PM MST

WOLF AS ARCHETYPE:

Many Faces of the Wolf in Sandplay


PRESENTED BY:

Anita La Cour, PhD, SP

APRIL 28, 2018 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM MST

THE MYSTERIOUS OWL:
Folklore, Myths, Misconceptions, Archetype 

PRESENTED BY:

Bonnie Miller, LPCC

AUGUST 18, 2018 1:00 - 4:00 PM MST

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