An Affiliate Course of Kid Matters Counseling, P.C.
What if sand could be more than a container for miniatures and storytelling? What if it could become a powerful tool for supporting regulation and co-regulation in the playroom?
In this engaging 1-hour course, you’ll explore a nontraditional approach to using sand in play therapy—one that considers the relationship between the sensory experience of sand and the nervous system.
You’ll discover how to transform a traditional sand tray into a regulation tool using five key toys and learn how children may use the sand to engage with and process activation in their nervous systems. Through this neuroscience-informed lens, you’ll gain practical ways to bring regulation into sand tray work and deepen the therapeutic experience for your clients.
This course is for you if you want to:
- Expand the ways you use sand in your play therapy practice
- Explore sand as a tool for regulation and co-regulation
- Better understand the relationship between sensory experiences and nervous system activation
- Discover practical ways to use sand to support children’s regulation and therapeutic processing
- Move beyond traditional sand tray approaches and explore new possibilities for your playroom
Presenter
Lisa Dion
Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S, is an international teacher, creator of Synergetic Play Therapy, founder and President of the Synergetic Play Therapy Institute.
Why Add SPT to Your Practice?
“This was the most significant sand tray training which helped me better understand the ways sand can assist in helping regulate/co-regulate our nervous systems. I highly recommend this training to anyone who works with children and adults.”
“Although I consider myself a seasoned play and sand tray therapist, I learned so much in just one hour of this course. Highly recommended!”