Schedule of Our Sandplay Events and Training

Next Training October 19th, 2024

OCTOBER DIALOGUE

Culturally Diverse Methods for Healing in Sandplay

October 2024 Dialogue III Flyer Final

Sand Play Dialogues in 2024

Sand Dialogues in 2024

2024 Theme: Culturally Diverse Message for Healing in SandPlay

Saturday, Octubre 19, 2024

1-3:30 PM

RAINBOW IN SANDPLAY: INTELECTUAL DISABILITY AND THE ILLUMINATION OF CO-TRANSFERENCE

PRESENTED BY:
Kenneth Goodgrow, MS, LPCC, RSP, NCC, CCMHC, DCMHS-T
SPONSORED BY:
Luanne Lee, LCSW, CST-T/ISST

 

Saturday, February 17, 2024

1-3:30 PM

AN AFRICANIST PERSPECTIVE

PRESENTED BY:
Yon Walls, PhD, MA, MSA
SPONSORED BY:
Luanne Lee, LCSW, CST-T/ISST

 

Sand Dialogues in 2023

2023 Theme: Inclusion and Diversity

Saturday, January 28, 2023

1-3:30 PM

Trauma and Healing in
Indian Country

 
PRESENTED BY:
Anita La Cour, PH.D., RSP
SPONSORED BY:
Linda Nelson, LCSW, CST-T

Saturday, April 22, 2023

1-3:30 PM

Homies In the Sand
 

PRESENTED BY:
Jorge de la O, MA, LMFT, JA
SPONSORED BY:
Luanne Harris Lee, LPCC, LAT, CST-T

Saturday, August 12, 2023

9 AM-5 PM

Pre-Sandplay Workshop:
The Bridge Between Play Therapy & Sandplay
 
PRESENTED BY:
Karen Wheeler, LCSW, RPT-S, CST-T

Saturday, October 21, 2023

1-3:30 PM

Day of the Dead in the Sand:
Cultivating Mindful Presence Among the Frights of the Cemetery and Charnel Ground
 
PRESENTED BY:
Kenneth Goodrow, LPCC
SPONSORED BY:
Luanne Harris Lee, LPCC, LAT, CST-T

Sand Dialogues in 2022

2022 Theme: Roots of Sandplay

Saturday, January 29, 2022

1-3:30 PM

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

Saturday, April 2, 2022

1-3:30 PM

Roots of Sandplay:
The World Technique of Margaret Lowenfeld
 

PRESENTED BY:
Janet Tatum, JA, CST-T

Saturday, August 27, 2022

1-3:30 PM

The Buddhist Root of Sandplay:
 

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

Saturday, October 22, 2022

1-3:30 PM

Roots of Sandplay:
The Life and Contributions of Dora Kalff
 

PRESENTED BY:
Alexander John Shaia, CST-T

2021 SAND DIALOGUES

SAND DIALOGUE I

Saturday, January 30, 2021

1-3:30 PM

Facing the Shadow:
Images of the Feminine
As Seen in the Heroine's Journey
 

PRESENTED BY:
Luanne Harris Lee, CST-T

SAND DIALOGUE II

Saturday, May 1, 2021

1-3:30 PM

Gender and Shadow:
Two Journeys, Two Cases
 

PRESENTED BY:
Anita La Cour, Ph,D., RSP & Linda Nelson, LCSW, CST-T

SAND DIALOGUE III

Saturday, July 31, 2021

1-3:30 PM

Facing the Collective Shadow::
COVID-19, Culture, Discrimination, and White Supremacy.
The case of a 5 y/o immigrant boy and his family.
 
PRESENTED BY:
Gabriela Miller, LMFT, IMH-E (III) & Linda Nelson, LCSW, CST-T

SAND DIALOGUE IV

Saturday, September 25, 2021

1-3:30 PM

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 with Teaching member Linda Nelson, LCSW, CST-T

2020 Sand Dialogues

SAND DIALOGUE I

Saturday, January 25, 2020

1-4 PM

LGBTQ-Informed Sandplay: Holding a Compassionate and Safe "Free and Protected Space" for LGBTQ+ Clients  

PRESENTED BY:

Carrie Eberhardy, LCSW, SP

SAND DIALOGUE II

SATURDAY, August 8, 2020

1-3 PM

Hermes at the Crossroads:
Responding to COVID-19

PRESENTED BY:
Luanne Lee, CST-T

SAND DIALOGUE III

Saturday, October 24, 2020

1-3:30 pm

Sandplay in Deaf Culture:
The Beauty of the Free and Protected Space

PRESENTED BY:
Josie Abbenante, ATR-BC, LPAT

SAND DIALOGUE IV

Saturday, December 5, 2020

1-3:30 PM

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.

2019 Sand Dialogues and Events

Saturday, January 24, 2019

1-4 PM

The Trickster in Myth and Sandplay
 

PRESENTED BY:
Anita La Cour, Ph.D., SP

Saturday, April 17, 2019

9:00-4:00

La Llorona Weeps: Traumatic Grief, Sandplay and Neural Integration.
 

PRESENTED BY:
Lorraine Freedle, Ph.D., CST-T.

Sunday, July 14, 2019

2:00-5:00

HE(ART) in Hand: Creating Symbols for Sandplay

PRESENTED BY:
Luanne Lee, CST-T, LPCC & Sahnta DiCesare-Pannutti, LMST, LPAT

Saturday, September 7, 2019

1-4 PM

Three World Mythology
 

PRESENTED BY:
Inessa Mil’Berg, LPCC

Saturday, November 2, 2019

1-4 PM

The Symbol of "La Catrina" in Sandplay
 

PRESENTED BY:
Gabriela Miller, LMFT
Linda Nelson, LCSW, CST-T

2018 Sand Dialogues

SAND DIALOGUE I

Saturday, January 27, 2018

1-4 PM

Mystery and Healing in Sandplay
 

PRESENTED BY:
Linda A Nelson, CST-T and Bonnie Miller, LPCC

SAND DIALOGUE II

SATURDAY, April 28, 2017

1-4 PM

Wolf as Archetype:
The Many Faces of the Wolf in Sandplay

PRESENTED BY:
Anita La Cour, PhD, SP

SAND DIALOGUE III

Saturday, June 23, 2018

1-4 pm

HE(ART) in Hand:
Creating Symbols for Sandplay

PRESENTED BY:
Luanne Lee, CST
Sahnta DiCesare-Pannutti, LPAT

SAND DIALOGUE IV

Saturday, August 18, 2018

1-4 PM

The Mysterious Owl:
Folklore, Myths, Misconceptions, Archetype
 

PRESENTED BY:
Bonnie Miller, LPCC

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

The New Mexico Sandplay Society (NMSS) is a professional organization whose purpose is to promote education, training and research in Sandplay therapy as established by Dora Kalff, meeting guidelines set by Sandplay Therapists of America and the International Society for Sandplay Therapy (STA/ISST).

Sandplay is a therapeutic modality which must be experienced, not just studied. As such, the foundation of becoming a Sandplay therapist is completing one’s personal Sandplay with an ISST member (CST and CST-T). {Please note that people interested in doing a Sandplay process for their own personal growth and transformation, but who do not want to become Sandplay therapists, can do their process with qualified Sandplay therapists who are not CSTs or CST-Ts.}

Other educational and training requirements for those therapists interested in pursuing certification include training with a CST-T in the theory and practice of Sandplay, completion of theoretical papers, supervision with a CST-T, and ISST acceptance of a Sandplay case study. The three levels of STA/ISST membership which involve an application process are Registered Sandplay Practitioner (RSP), Certified Sandplay Therapist (CST), and Certified Sandplay Therapist – Teacher (CST-T).

NMSS sponsors quarterly Sand Dialogues, workshops and trainings which are supported by the New Mexico Sandplay Training Center (NMSTC) who provide CEUs which are accepted by the New Mexico Counseling and Therapy Practice Board and the New Mexico Board of Social Work Examiners, and which also meet the training criteria established by STA. A CST-T is present at all NMSS Sand Dialogues, trainings and workshops which offer both CEUs and Sandplay credit.

There is a growing body of literature on Sandplay written by Sandplay therapists.

OTHER CONSULTATION AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES IN NEW MEXICO

New Mexico Sandplay Training Center (NMSTC), a separate entity from NMSS, also offers ongoing training in Sandplay, individual and group consultations, and Sandplay process to therapists interested in meeting the requirements for becoming a Sandplay Practitioner, Certified Sandplay Therapist, and/or Certified Sandplay Therapist-Teacher. For more information, please contact the New Mexico Sandplay Training Center.

nmsandplaytraining@gmail.com

Listed below are names and contact information for teaching members from throughout the US who are available for online individual and group consultation. Please contact teaching members for details about their availability and fees.

If you have questions about training or suggestions for training on specific topics, please contact nmsandplaytraining@gmail.com.

David Capitolo

dcapitolo@sbcglobal.net

Olivia Heathcote

oliviadh@gmail.com

Jill Kaplan

kjillkaplan@gmail.com

Sally Sugatt

ssugatt@comcast.net

Lorraine Freedle

lrfreedle@gmail.com

Roz Heiko

info@drheiko.com

National Sandplay Opportunities

STA Assemblies

 

For information on the next STA Assembly consult the STA website.

www.sta@sandplay.org

 

The International Sandplay (ISST) Congress was held September 2019 in Berlin. Details on the next ISST Congress forthcoming.

www.isst-society.com

Links

A small buddha statue sitting in the sand next to an object.

Sandplay Therapists of America

Sandplay Therapists of America

International Society for Sandplay Therapy

International Sandplay Society

Colorado Sandplay Association

CSTA

Northern California Regional Sandplay Society

NCRSS

Texas Sandplay Society

Texas Sandplay Society

 

American Art Therapy Association
New Mexico Art Therapy Association