The Extra Cost of Play Therapy Supervision: Is it worth the price? 
Play Therapist Student Country: United States Comments or Questions: Dr. Stangline, I just wanted to thank you for this article. I am an LPC practicing …

Living A Toxic Stress Life 
Trusting in God. Having complete Faith,in God. Being a child trauma victim! Trauma iusses, after many years of living a life questioning the unknowns to …

Art Therapy & Color Therapy 
I am a Functional Therapist based in Hoedspruit, Limpopo, South Africa. I have my own practice from where I see individuals, married couples, dependents, …

Hi my name is Sara I am doing some research into children with aggressive behavior is it possible to ask if a few people would be able to answer a questionnaire for me  
I would like to gather an opinion from other Play Therapist, on how a child's aggressive behavior can be manage within sessions? From this I would like …

Play Therapy Technique Case Study Part 3 
Creative Counselling 101 : Play Therapy Technique 101 Assessment and Case Study : Part 3 Case Description T is a 6 year old boy. He lives in a blended …

Play Therapy 101 Technique Case Study Part 2 
Creative Counselling 101 : Play Therapy 101 Assessment Case Study Technique : Part 2 Case Description M is a 9 ½ year old girl. She has eight siblings. …

Creative Counselling 101 : Play Therapy 101 Technique, Case Study, & Testimony : Part 1 
Creative Counselling 101 : Play Therapy 101 Case Study, Testimony, Technique Assessment : Part 1 Case Description T is a 5 year old boy. He has three …

Ikebana Sand Tray for Sand Tray Therapy Class 
For this sand tray in sand tray therapy, I partially completed it in the sand and partially outside of the sand. I used the worksheet as well as my sand …

Sand Tray Therapy Bridge Tray 
For this tray I did not start out with any ideas ahead of time. I made my bridge out of black foam core, I took a 3D art class in college and learned how …

Sand Tray Therapy Class: Childhood Home Tray 
This sand tray for sand tray therapy class was very fun and interesting for me. My sand was still wet from class so I used this to mold the places that …

Jung Therapy Dark Parts of Shadow Sand Tray Therapy 
In this sand tray for sand tray therapy class I focused only on the aspect of anger itself. I chose my dragon again because in my hidden parts tray he …

Co-Transference in Therapy 
This co-transference in therapy sand tray I dedicated to when a client's guardian had a phone conversation with me and was very displeased with her situation. …

Student #4 Extended Sand Tray Therapy Class 
This sand tray for sand tray therapy was an interesting one to do. I started it on the fourth of July weekend and went through until Wednesday. When …

Sand Tray Therapy with the Ikebana Flower 
For this sand tray therapy class assignment I focused on people, things, and activities that make me feel balanced, supported, and harmonious. The first …

Sand Tray Bridge for Sand Tray Therapy 5 
I was really frustrated with creating my bridge for this sand tray therapytray. Even though it still didn't turn out how I wanted it to, I was pleased …

Extended Sand Tray Therapy Tray- Student #5 
For this sand tray for sand tray therapy , I really spent time trying to conceptualize a recent issue, dilemma, or state of mind I could depict with my …

Sand Tray of Choice- What Sand Tray Therapy Class Means To Me 
For my sand tray of choice I decided to depict how I felt about the sand tray class experience. I feel that I have grown and that the trees are a representation …

Mandala Sand Tray for Sand Tray Therapy Activity 
The mandala sand tray for sand tray therapy class was my first experience with this type of sand tray therapy tray. The mandala according to dictionary.com …

Counter-Transference Tray with Sand Tray Therapy 
The counter-transference sand tray for my sand tray therapy class is pretty simple. As a counselor there are many times when counter-transference will …

Spirituality and Sand Tray Therapy 
The spirituality tray for my sand tray therapy class that I created was simplistic. My spirituality is everything to me because it keeps me in peace. …

Co-transference Sand Tray for Sand Tray Therapy Class 
For this sand tray for sand tray therapy class, I wanted to portray a situation where one of my clients once told me I wasn't strong enough to work with …

Sand Tray Therapy Project War and conflict Sand Tray- dark parts of self Student #5 
This sand tray for sand tray therapy was completed inside of the sand tray. To complete this assignment, I actually wanted to refer back to my Jung personality/emotions …

Sand Tray Therapy Project: Ikebana Flower Sand Tray 
The sand tray therapy project Ikebana Flower sand tray was a positive experience. I had never heard of the Ikebana flower, but I was able to easily label …

Sand Tray Therapy Project: Childhood Home Sand Tray 
Ahh the Childhood Home Sand Tray project for sand tray therapy class, initially I had a little anxiety about creating this tray and I was afraid that I …

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Building a Sand Tray Bridge for Sand Tray Therapy Experience 
The sand tray therapy bridge project was a very interesting process; I have never made a bridge before. I choose to make the bridge out of plastic straws …

Play Therapy / Sand Tray Therapy Reality Show Auditions 
The play therapy reality show auditions sand tray was completed during a very emotional time for me. I was having a difficult time/week and I created …

House, Tree, Person in the Sand Tray for Sand Tray Therapy Class 
For the house, tree, person sand tray for my sand tray therapy class I used the top of a yellow taxi car for the sun, the trees of course represent the …

Sand Tray Therapy Class Activity Group Mandala Activity- Student #5 
Creating the mandala sand tray for sand tray therapy with the other ladies in my group was an insightful experience. It was interesting to see how we all …

Extended Sand Tray for Sand Tray Therapy Class Day 5 
Day 5 of Extended Sand Tray Therapy Tray This scene is similar to scene 4 except that the tortoise has gotten to one of the eggs and is lying over it …

Extended Days Sand Tray Therapy for Sand Tray Therapy Class 
Day 1 The sandtray for my graduate sand tray therapy class features a girl in a white bridal dress facing a cross and the path in front of her to the …

Group Mandala in a Sand Tray Therapy Graduate Class 
As a group in a graduate sand tray therapy class, we named the Mandala, Happy Day. This was a projection for how we all really want to have sometime of …

Student #4 Sand Tray Therapy / Sand Play World Tray 
This sand tray for sand tray therapy class was where we created a jungle world where we chose an animal to go in the jungle. I chose the tiger because …

Creative Counseling Play Therapy / Sand Tray Therapy Activity: My Jungle world 
I picked the tiger to be the central animal in my play therapy / sand tray therapy jungle world partly because when I think about the jungle, I think “Tiger”. …

Student #4 Mandala for Sand Tray Therapy Class 
We did this sand tray in a group setting in sand tray therapy class. Each of us just kind of did our own thing while respecting the other members' space. …

Student #1 Mandala in Sand Tray Therapy Class 
Student 1 July 4, 14 Interpretation Mandala Sand Tray for Sand Tray Therapy Class I almost felt like I was on vacation or the beach creating this …

Student 1 Jungle in Sand Tray Therapy Class  
Student 1 July 3, 14 Jungle Sand Tray Therapy Class I love the jungle so this was very exciting for me to do in my sand tray therapy class. Even …

Family Genogram for My Sand Tray Therapy Graduate Class 
I have created many genograms for myself and others, but this is the first genogram that I have created in the sand (or out of the sand) without paper …

House Tree Person Example in the Sand Tray for Sand Tray Therapy Class 
The house, tree, person sandtray for sand tray therapy features a house in an estate with many rooms and a luxury car parked in front. The family living …

Family Genogram Sandtray Example for Sand Tray Therapy Class 
The family Genogram Sandtray for sand tray therapy class represents me, my mother and father. My father is represented by a lizard with various shades …

Carl Jung Reality Show /Personality parts Sand Tray for Sand Tray Therapy Class 
The reality show sand tray for sand tray therapy class depicts emotions I experienced during the week. Superman was used to represent the times I felt …

Dirt Sand Tray #2 for Sand Tray Therapy Class 
This sand tray for sand tray therapy class was definitely a different experience, I had become accustomed to using the miniatures and sand. This was a …

Extended Sand Therapy Tray  
This extended tray for sand tray therapy class was created during the week that I found out that my mother was moving to Georgia. I love my mother but …

Student #5: House, Tree, Person in Sand Tray Therapy Class 
When Dr. S initially gave this assignment for sand tray therapy class and explained the meaning behind it, it made me reconsider how I would design my …

Summer 2014: Sand Tray Therapy Student #4 House Tree Person Activity in Sand Tray 
For my house tree person sand tray therapy activity I drew my childhood house that I grew up in. I included the hedges in the back, and a the willow tree …

Student #4 Genogram Tray Sand Tray Therapy Class: Summer 201 
We also did this tray outside of the sand tray for sand tray therapy class. We were to pick figurines that represented us and members of our family. …

Student #4 Hidden Emotions (Jung Archetypes) in the Sand Tray for Sand Tray Therapy Class: Summer 2014 
These miniatures were put outside of the sand tray for my sand tray therapy class assignment. I wrote down some emotions I had been feeling during the …

2014 Student #4 Hidden Emotions (Archetypes) Sand Tray for Sand Tray Therapy Class 
These miniatures were put outside of the tray. I wrote down some emotions (Archetypes) I had been feeling during the week. I named cheerfulness, giddiness, …

2014: Student #4 Dream Analysis Sand Tray for Sand Tray Therapy Class 
In the middle of the sand tray for Dream Analysis in sand tray therapy is a rectangle, that represents a swimming pool. In it are sharks, snakes, and …

Summer 2014: Family Genogram Sand Tray for Sand Tray THerapy Class- Student #5 
Since my immediate family is not that large, I figured it wouldn't be too much for me to find a miniature that accurately captured some aspects of my family. …

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2014 Student #4 Transitional Object in the Sand Tray for Sand Tray Therapy 
This was the first sand tray for sand tray therapy I had done in class. I chose random figurines that drew me to them and I played around a little bit. …

Summer 2014: Sand Tray Therapy Class Personality Type Jung Typology Sand Tray- Student #5 
When creating this form for the parts of my personality in the sand tray for sand tray therapy class, I noticed that one of the words I chose wasn't really …

2014 The Bridge Activity for Sand Tray Therapy Class (A labor of love) 
I am totally in love with my bridge I built for my sand tray therapy class assignment; it was a labor of love. I worked on it for about a week a little …

Summer 2014: Childhood Sand Tray Therapy Tray (The old and the new) 
The childhood tray for sand tray therapy, narrates the story of the creator of the tray from childhood to adulthood, with the bridge in the center serving …

2014 Dirt Sand Tray for Sand Tray Therapy Class (Life within) 
As I Look at the dirt tray I did in sand tray therapy class, I am amazed at how nature can be simple yet profoundly beautiful. Building a dirt tray initially …

Student #1 Genogram in Sand Tray Therapy Class / 2014 
Genogram for Sand Tray Therapy Class Student #1 June 25, 14 This was an interesting tray for my sand tray therapy class assignment in genograms. I …

Student 1 Maslow's Hierarchy Sand Tray for Sand Tray Therapy Class 2014 
Sand Tray Therapy Class Maslow's Hierarchy Student #1 June 26, 14 This sand tray for sand tray therapy class on Maslow's Hierarchy took a lot of …

Student 1: House, Tree, Person, Sand Tray for Sand Tray Therapy Class: Summer 2014 
House, Tree, Person Sand Tray Therapy Assignment Student #1 June 26, 14 This was a fun tray to build. I had to get really creative to find everything. …

Sand Tray Therapy Class Summer 2014 Student #4 Personality Tray 
This was my sand tray therapy class personality tray. I forgot that were supposed to focus on our colors so I just used miniatures that I felt spoke about …

Student #4 Nature Tray for Sand Tray Therapy Class 
This sand tray for my sand tray therapy class was very moving to me. I am very much a nature girl so I was very excited to do this tray. I went to a spot …

#2 Dream Analysis Sand Tray for Sand Tray Therapy Class 
Usually, it is difficult for me to remember my dreams, but I was able to recall this particular dream I had about a week or so ago for my sand tray therapy …

Transitional Objects Tray for Sand Tray Therapy #2 
Oddly I never realized that every sand tray for sand tray therapy class I have created has one object that always appear. The clear (crystal like) stones, …

Childhood Home Sand Tray Therapy: Student 5 
For this sand tray therapy activity, my goal was to simply place a minion in the sand tray that represented each of my family members. It was a little …

Dirt Sand Tray for Sand Tray Therapy Class 
I have to admit, so far this has been the most difficult to create for my sand tray therapy class. I guess this would be because I have gotten so use to …

Dream Sand Tray for Sand Tray Therapy Analysis Activity 
Doing this sand tray for my sand tray therapy class was so interesting. I completed 4 separate dreams in my sand tray of dreams that I've on different …

Dream Sand Tray Analysis Sand Tray Therapy Activity 
Doing this sand tray was so interesting. I completed 4 separate dreams in my sand tray of dreams that I've on different occasions. The first dream was …

Zen Garden SAND TRAY Therapy Activity 
I really enjoyed creating the Zen Garden Sandtray for Sand Tray Therapy Class. It was extremely relaxing to play in the sand and create this tray! I chose …

ZEN GARDEN SANDTRAY for Sand Tray Therapy Class 
I really enjoyed creating the Zen Garden Sand tray for sand tray therapy class. It was extremely relaxing to play in the sand and create this tray! I chose …

Dirt Sand Tray Therapy Activity 
I was initially so excited about completing my dirt sand tray for sand tray therapy class, because I remembered some pretty flowers that we had in our …

Student #1 Nature Sand Tray Therapy Tray 
Sandtray 5 day Extended Sand Tray Therapy Tray about Nature June 18 14 Student #1 Tomorrow I will have a scary procedure at Emory hospital. I knew it …

Sand Tray Therapy Student Nature Outdoor Sand Tray 
Outdoor Nature Garden for Sand Tray Therapy Class Student #1 June 20, 14 This was such a fun experiment for Sand Tray Therapy Class. I walked a mile …

Sand Tray Theray Dreams Analysis Sand Tray 
By Student #1 This was deep. I used a reoccurring dream since I was a child.

Reflections on Videos and Readings for Sand Tray Therapy Class 
Reflection on Video and Readings for Sand Tray THerapy Class: Steve Armstrong indicated that the advantages of sandplay include helping client get unstuck, …

First Sandtray in Sand Tray Therapy Class 
Safe and Secure Sand Tray Therapy In the sandtray the different animals are grazing in the field feeling safe and secure because the shepherd is high …

History of Sandplay Therapy 
#2 The History of Sandplay Therapy Mercer University There are many different theoretical perspectives that counselors use when …

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Zen Sand Tray Therapy Garden  
Creating my Zen Sand Tray Therapy garden was a very tranquil experience for me. I didn't use an actual rake to create the waves, but used my hand to give …

Sand Tray Therapy Class Summer 2014 #2 Personality Type Sand Tray 
I divided the sand tray for sand tray therapy class into four quadrants which represent the four personality color types. The largest section is the green …

Sand Tray Therapy Childhood Activity for Student 1 
Student 1 Student #1 Childhood Home Sand Tray Therapy Activity I had a pretty decent childhood. I am the figure that looks like a young girl. I am …

Transitional objects Sand Tray Therapy Activity -Student #5 
When looking at my previous sand trays in my sand tray therapy class activity, one transitional object that immediately stuck out to me was the doll figurine. …

Sand Tray Bridges Sand Tray Therapy Activity 
Student #1 Sand Tray Therapy Bridge Building is not my forte. I struggled to come up with my own pretty version of a sand tray therapy bridge. I love …

Transitional Objects Sand Tray for Sand Tray Therapy Class 
Student #1 Transitional Objective (Non-directive) Sand Tray Therapy Activity This sand tray therapy activity in class caught me off guard. I felt filled …

The Colors Personality Tray Student #5 for Sand Tray Therapy 
I really enjoyed this sand tray therapy activity although I felt somewhat limited in my selection for objects that fit my color personality. Since I have …

Jungian Personality Assessment Result for Sand Tray Therapy Class 
INTJ Introvert(78%) iNtuitive(38%) Thinking(1%) Judging(56%) • You have strong preference of Introversion over Extraversion (78%) • You have moderate …

My Personality Sand Tray for Sand Tray Therapy 
I spent time just feeling and smoothing the sand to get the right shape I wanted for my sand tray therapy tray . The center clearing had to be completely …

Sand Tray Therapy Video Reflection 
Sand Tray Therapy Video Reflection Each of these sand tray therapy video segments provided a lot of insight into working with clients in the sand. I really …

Sand Tray Therapy Real Color Personality Testing:  
Student #1 Personality Color Sand Tray Therapy Blue My primary color is Blue at a 54. I was relieved to know that blue puts me in the correct zone …

Jungian Typology Personality Test for Sand Tray THerapy 
Student #1 ESFP Extravert(44%) Sensing(12%) Feeling(62%) Perceiving(22%) You have moderate preference of Extraversion over Introversion (44%) You …

Peace Garden (Sand Tray Therapy Class First Assignment) 
I called my Garden, the Peace Garden for sand tray therapy class. As I look at it, it reflects light, peace and purity. I made my Sand Tray from a plastic …

Sand Tray Therapy Paper: Student 4 
Sand Tray Therapy Paper So far I have learned a lot about sand tray. I have learned about the construction of a proper sand tray which …

Sand Tray / Sand Play Therapy Reflection Paper #6 
Reflection Paper/Sand Tray Therapy After watching those videos, I have learned so many new things about Sand Tray Therapy. Sand Tray/Play therapy transcends …

Video Reflection Paper #2 for Sand Tray Therapy Class 
I have worked with children for over five years and I have utilized the sand play / sand tray therapy method with clients. I have not had any official …

Peace Garden in Sand Tray Therapy Class 
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Summer 2014 Sand Tray Therapy / Play Therapy Student #2 Zen Garden 
I wanted to choose items that would represent some of my most relaxing thoughts for my sand tray therapy Zen gardnen. I choose a chocolate scented candle, …

Sand Tray Therapy Class Assignment: Zen Garden Student 4  
The construction of the sand tray therapy zen garden was very fun. I did not have the resources at hand immediately so I got to go outside and dig …

Sand Tray Therapy Zen Gardens Activity, #1 
These are my first 2 Sand Tray Therapy Zen Garden I have ever built. I love them both because they are such a great representation of peace, calmness and …

The Good Monsters, A play therapy craft kit. 
This is a new product out. It's a craft kit where children create their own Good Monster doll that protects them from their fears such as bad monsters, …

House-tree-sun-moon-animal-water 
In a second session, I had a client, 6 year old male, complete the house-tree-sun-moon-water activity. He was mostly interested in completing the animal--a …

Mandala with 9 year old female 
I worked with a 9 year old female girl with stubbornness and anger issues, and in our first session had her create a mandala. Although I intended for her …

First Sand Tray experience 
I did my first sand tray with a 7-year old boy who had trauma from his father at the age of 3. He completed a sand tray that consisted of him dumping everything …

Volcano anger management 
Anger outbursts are as destructive as a volcanic eruption. Many clients, young and old, feel better once they erupt and have little insight into the path …

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Sandtray Activity for Preschool through First Grade Children (2-7 years-old, Piaget's Pre-Operational Stage) 
Sandtray Therapy Activity for Preschool through First Grade Children (2-7 years-old, Piaget’s Pre-Operational Stage) By Martha Nodar: Sand Tray Therapist …

Career Theory, Career Counseling, & Sand Tray Therapy  
Sand Tray Therapy and Career Theory Introduction Sand tray therapy and miniatures have been used for therapy with children, adolescents, adults, families, …

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Sandtray Therapy Lesson Plan - Party Hats & Monsters 
Party Hats on Monsters in Sandtray Therapy– a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and play therapy technique for Bedtime Fears Rationale: This technique is …

Sandtray Therapy for Trauma Clients (student #6) 
Sand Tray Therapy for Traumatized Children Trauma is something that a person experiences as a result of an event, series of events, or set of circumstances …

Sand Tray Therapy Class: Happy/safe place lesson plan (Student #6) 
Happy/Safe Place Mini Sand Tray for Sand Tray Therapy Class. Rationale: A positive imagery can be a very powerful tool for a child to have especially …

Sand Tray Therapy: Dirt Sand Tray Therapy Tray Assignment - J. 
I admit that I can be a little fussy when it comes to playing around in dirt and mud, so I really kept putting off going out and doing the dirt tray for …

Dirt Sand Tray for Sand Tray Therapy Student 5 
It was hard to find a minute this week when it was not raining or when I did not have to deal with renovations after the flood in my loft. After a day …

Sand Tray Therapy for Final Exam Project (Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy)--Student #2 
Using Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy in Sandtray Therapy to Help People Suffering With Depression Introduction This white paper discusses how …

Sand Tray Therapy Lesson Plan for Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy: -Student #2 
A-B-C Framework with Hope for Sand Tray Therapy / Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy Rationale: The concept of the A-B-C Framework is central to …

Sand Tray Therapy / Exposure Therapy Student #4  
Phobias, Exposure Therapy, and the Sand Tray Therapy Exposure Therapy is a technique used in cognitive behavioral therapy to treat anxiety disorders …

Exposure Therapy: Facing Your Fears Sandtray Therapy Lesson Plan Student #4 
Exposure Therapy / Sand Tray Therapy Confronting Your Fears Sand Tray Rationale: This activity is useful for individuals who have phobias to help them …

Sand Tray Therapy: Final Part II - Solution Focused Brief Counseling 
Introduction Solution Focused Brief Counseling is an efficient and effective counseling approach (Sklare, 2005) that is well suited to the time constraints …

Sand Tray Therapy: Solution Focused Counseling, Final Part I - J. 
Title: Sand Tray Therapy Final Solution Focused Sand Tray Counseling Rationale Solution Focused Brief Counseling (SFBC) is a counseling technique …

Dirt Sand Tray Therapy Experience--Student #2 
What a rainy week! The most difficult part of completing the dirt sand tray therapy traywas finding time to be outside without getting drenched! As I took …

Sandtray Therapy Final: Family Sandplay Therapy, Student #1 
One of the most important aspects of play therapy, and sandtray therapy, is it’s use of nonverbal communication as a foundation for building relationships, …

Sandtray therapy class final: additional worksheet to lesson plan, student #1 
Title: Family Talking Stick for sand tray therapy Rationale: For families in therapy, especially those who have difficulty listening to one another, …

Sandtray Therapy Final: Family Story Lesson plan, Student #1  
Title: Family Story in the Sandtray for Sand Tray Therapy Rationale: For families in sand tray therapy, especially those who have difficulty listening …

Sandtray Therapy Class-nature sand tray, Student #1  
Starting my day, I swam/walked with my children across the river and sandbars toward Little Tybee Island. Not only was it beautiful, but this was the …

Martha Nodar's Sandtray Therapy Journey to the Unconscious 
A Sandtray Therapy Journey to the Unconscious By Martha Nodar, A graduate counseling student at Mercer University and Sand Tray Therapist …

Sand Tray Therapy Class Assignment: Dirt Sand Tray Student #4 : From Sorrow Comes Joy  
When asked to create a dirt sand tray for my sand tray therapy class assignment, I immediately knew that this would be a fun tray to make. I went outside …

Sandtray Therapy Class: Tree, house, water, Student #1 
Sand Tray Therapy Class Assignment: House/self: open, natural, simple, beautiful in a plain way Water/mother: present and stable in the lake, flowing …

Sandtray Therapy Class-Dream Analysis, Student #1 
This sand tray for sand tray therapy class was difficult for me because I do not remember my dreams. This week I did notice I was dreaming as I woke, …

Sand Tray Therapy Class Assignment: House, Tree, Water, Sun, Animal Sand Tray Student #4  
In my House, Tree, Water, Sun, Animal Sand Tray, sand tray therapy assignment you can see a very interesting tray playing out below. My house is represented …

House, tree, pet, sun, water in the sandtray for Sand Tray Therapy Class Assignment 
I was not really sure how to go about this for my sand tray therapy class assignment. I've drawn these before, but putting it in the sandtray is a different …

Dream Analysis for Sand Tray Therapy Class Sandtray 
This was the dream for dream analysis that I described in last week's sand tray therapy class, rather than the dream I put in the sandtray last week. …

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Dream Analysis in Sand Tray Therapy-Flying Over the World-Student #4  
My dream for my sand tray therapy assignment: I looked at was a dream in which I am flying over the world below. The dream is exhilarating, joyful, and …

Sand Tray Therapy Class Assignment: House, Tree, Water, Sun, & Animal Sand Tray 
I placed a house in the left rear corner of the sandtray for my sand tray therapy assignment. The house was decorated nicely inside with red and white …

Sand Tray Therapy Class Assignment: Dream Sand Tray Therapy Analysis - J., Graduate Student 
For my dream analysis for sand tray therapy sand tray I chose to depict a dream that had been a recurring one for me in the recent past. It is, perhaps, …

Sand Tray: Kinetic Drawing for Sandtray Therapy Class- J. 
I wasn’t sure how to approach the kinetic sand tray for my sand tray therapy class when I first started. Ultimately, I tried to build the tray as I have …

Dream Analysis for Sandtray Therapy Translation--Student #2 
In my dream for sand tray therapy dream analysis, I was inside my house. I had a very small baby to care for and I kept forgetting about the baby. All …

Student #6-Sand Tray Therapy Class Assignment: Client Session Interpretation 
Sand Tray Therapy Interpretations: Buddha To see Buddha in your dream symbolizes wisdom, insight, compassion, and inner spirituality. You need to …

Student #6- Sand Tray Therapy Class Assignment: Video Critque 
Sandtray Therapy Institute: • I thought that the videos were helpful in offering thorough, basic information about beginning sandtray therapisits. • …

Student #6- A Brief History of Sandtray Therapy 
The person who used and developed the sandtray therapy method was Margret Lowenfeld. She used the sand tray therapy as a living language that was used …

Sandtray Therapy Class: Extended Sandtray Journal continued, Student #1 
Thursday, June 13, 2013 Todays sandtray for my sand tray therapy class assignment represents the pull I am feeling between my presence in nature and …

Sandtray Therapy Class Assignment: Extended Sandtray Journal, Student #1 
Monday, June 10, 2013 This sandtray for sand tray therapy class represents the arrival at camp in North Carolina. I first placed the bridge because …

Sand Tray Therapy Class Assignment7-Day Sandtray Journal (Days 6-7)--Student #2 
Day 6: June 18, 2013 “It’s time to party” is the theme of today’s sandtray for my sand tray therapy class assignment because I am celebrating completing …

7-Day Sandtray Therapy Journal (Days 1-5)--Student #2 
Day 1: June 14, 2013 I wanted to be alert when I started my sandtray for sand tray therapy class so waited until after I had taken a nap and was fully …

Extended Tray Day 7 of 7 Student #4 for Sand Tray Therapy Class 
This is day 7 of seven of my extended sand tray for sand tray therapy class. This sand tray was created on June 18th. For me it represents happiness, …

Extended Tray Day 6 of 7 Student #4 Sand Tray Therapy Class Assignment 
This is day 6 of 7 of my extended tray for my sand tray therapy class assignment. It is hard to imagine that in a span of 10 days, I could go from feeling …

Extended Tray Day 5 of 7 Student #4 for Sand Tray Therapy Class 
This is day 5 of 7 in the extended sand tray therapy class assigment. In this sand tray you have a car sitting on top of a prisoner. This represents …

Extended Sand Tray Therapy SandTray Day 4 of 7 Student #4  
This is Day 4 of 7 of the Sand Tray therapy Extended Tray. Things are starting to return to normal thanks to my support system. In this tray, the figure …

Day 3 of 7 Extended Sand Tray Therapy for Student #4  
This is day 3 of my extended sand tray therapy assignment. It is perhaps the most stressful day of the extended traying, as the level of stress hit a high. …

Day 2 of Seven Extended Sand Tray for Sand Tray Therapy / Student #4  
Continuing on with Sand Tray Therapy day 2 of seven, this sand tray can be titled "us against the world." On this day I found out my grandfather had …

Day 1 of 7-Extended Sandtray Therapy for Student 4  
This is day 1 of seven from July 6th of my extended sand tray for sand tray therapy class. It speaks to the very stressful time I am going through in the …

Analysis of Sandtray Therapy - P. 
Analyzing C. Sandtray for Sand Tray Therapy The first article selected for the sandtray was the mask. The mask has an unpleasant or even a pained …

Sand tray therapy series over 1 week -Graduate Student 
I have been using my Zen Garden sandtray to complete my sandtray over a week series. It is a little small, but it is already in the house, and I don't …

Critique of Sandtray Therapy Videos - Mercer Student #5 
Critique of Sandtray Therapy Videos The sand tray therapy video, found at www.playtherapy.org.uk, was interesting in that the sand tray therapist playing …

Translation of My Client's Sandtry for Sand Tray Therapy --Mercer Student #2 
Title of Sand Tray for Sand Tray Therapy: "Feeling Helpless but Remembering the Importance of Taking Care of Myself" First 3 Items Placed in the Sandtray …

Sand Tray: Midterm Part 2: Video Critique - J. 
The six videos from the Sandtray Therapy institute were extensive and comprehensive. The first three videos are very introductory starting with the reasoning …

History of Sandtray Therapy, Summer 2013, Mercer 
The History of Sandtray Therapy When I enrolled in this class, I knew nothing of sandtrays other than I thought they looked interesting and that I …

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Sand Tray: Extended Sand Tray - Jonathan V., Mercer Univ. Student, Summer 2013 
I wasn’t really sure how to approach the extended sand tray therapy project, so I just tried to apply the same method I’ve tried to use with the other …

Sand Tray Therapy: Translation Assignment - J. 
My sand tray therapy client began interacting with the sand tray by spending some time smoothing out the sand. She gave some thought to her first miniature …

Sand Tray: Midterm Part 1: History of Sand Tray - Jonathan V., Mercer Univ. Student, Summer 2013 
Margaret Frances Jane Lowenfeld was born in London in 1890. She was a pediatrician and child psychiatrist and is generally credited with first developing …

Sand Tray Therapy: Translating my Client's Sand Tray 
In our sandtray therapy class, we were asked to do a mock session with a fellow student posing as a "client" and translate the tray that they have created. …

The History of Sand Tray Therapy Student #4 Summer 2013 
The History of Sandtray Therapy is defined as a series of techniques or methods used to treat metal health, emotional and psychiatric disorders. There …

How an Adolescent Used Sandplay Therapy / Sand Tray Therapy for Healing Student #4 Summer 2013 
In How an Adolescent Used Sandtray therapy / Sand play Therapy for Healing, Jill Weadick discusses a tray of one of her clients. The client entered therapy …

How Children Play in the Sandtray Video / Sand Tray Therapy 
In How Children Play in the Sandtray for Sand Tray Therapy, Jill Weadick demonstrates how children play in the sandtray. In this case, her daughter is …

Introduction to Sandplay / Sand Tray Therapy Student #4 
In Introduction to Sandplay / Sand Tray Therapy, Jill Weadick explains what Sandtray Therapy is and what Sandplay is. The perfect tray is 2x3 feet, 6 inches …

Sand Healing Journey: Day 106 of 365 Days Student #4  
In Sand Healing Journey for Sand Tray Therapy: Day 106 of 365 Days, Jill tells us how the tray she created on day 106 really moved her to emotion through …

How to Arrange Figurines for Sandplay Therapy 
In How to Arrange Figurines for Sandplay Therapy, Jill Weadick discusses the proper way to set up figurines for therapy. It is important to have separate …

Adult Therapy in the Sandtray Therapy Student #4  
In Adult Therapy in the Sandtray Therapy, Jill Weadick talks about a session she engaged in with an adult client. The adult client was having difficulties …

Sandplay Counseling Session for Training Student #4 Summer 2013 
In the video Sand Play Counseling Session for Training, we witness a sand tray session with client Jill Weadick being counseled by Jennifer Kerner using …

Video critique of Sandplay Therapy with Barbara Turner Student #4 Summer 2013. 
In Sandplay Therapy with Barbara Turner, Dr. Barbara Turner tells us all about sandtray therapy. Sandtray therapy was originally developed for children …

Midterm--History of Sandtry Therapy Student #2 
The History of Sand Tray Therapy Dr. Margaret Lowerfeld, British pediatrician and child psychiatrist, is generally credited with the development of …

Sand Tray Therapy Midterm--Video Critiques Student #2 
Sandplay / Sand Tray therapy Video Critiques 1. www.sandtraytherapyinstitute.com I thought that Steve Armstrong did an excellent job of teaching about …

Sand Tray Therapy Video #6 6 Common Mistakes of New Therapists Student #4 Summer 2013 
This sand tray therapy video focused on many mistakes that counselors first make as new therapists. The first sand tray therapy mistake new therapists …

Video #5 PArt 2 of the Sand Tray Therapy Counseling Session Student #4 Summer 2013 
In part 2 of the sand tray therapy counseling session, the therapist asks Debbie about her frustration with no movements in her relationships. He asks …

Video #4 PArt 1 of the Sand Tray Therapy Counseling Session Student #4 Summer 2013 
Sand Tray Therapy Video Critique: Debbie (the client) has put together her world using miniatures. She describes her world as scary and sad. Steve (the …

Video #3 The Initial Set Up Student #4 Summer 2013 
This video talks about what a typical sand tray session would look like. There are 3 parts of a session: 1. set up 2. scene creation phase 3. processing …

Video #2 The Bare Essentials of Sandtray Therapy Student #4 Summer 2013 
To get started in sand tray therapy, it requires props, equipment, miniatures, and sand. You need a tray, which is blue on the bottom to represent water, …

Video #1: How Does Sandtray Therapy Work? Student #4 Summer 2013 
Sandtray therapy has an advantage over talk therapy in that it is indirect, less threatening. Talking about topics such as abuse is difficult. Miniatures …

Sandtray Therapy Class: Emotions represented in miniatures, Student #1 
Emotions Represented in Miniatures Kindness Lamb Confidence Mickey Mouse Insight Glasses Caring Kangaroo Frustration Shark Indecision …

Sandtray Therapy Class: Client Interpretation #1, Student #1 
Sandtray Therapy Interpretation This sandtray was created by a male adult counseling student on a night when he clearly had a cold and was very tired. …

Sandtray Therapy Class: Response to Sandtray Videos, Student #1 
Response to Videos about Sandtray Therapy Steve Armstrong Sandtray therapy can be used to help any therapeutic relationship to express emotions symbolically …

Sandtray Therapy Class: History of Sandtray Therapy, Student #1 
History of Sandtray Therapy: Miniature Worlds Theoretical Beginnings Sandtray Therapy began concurrently with the development of Play Therapy and was …

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Sandtray Therapy Class Translation Stage #4 
In the sand tray therapy class, I was the first student to be the guinea pig as the client in sand tray therapy. After going through the process, it is …

Sand Tray Therapy Class: My Bridge-#4 
Making A Bridge for Sand Tray Therapy I found this project enlightening, because as I was creating the sandtray and bridge, I was crossing my own personal …

My First Sand Tray Therapy Experience--Student #2 
When assigned to make a sand tray therapy bridge using toothpicks, I immediately pictured in my mind the bridge that is in Monet’s garden at Giverny and …

Sandtray Therapy Class: Toothpick Bridge Assignment, Mercer Summer 2013 
Upon receiving the sandtray therapy class assignment to make a toothpick bridge, I had no idea where to begin. I never was never really enthusiastic about …

Sand Tray Therapy Class: Bridge Assignment - Jonathan V., Mercer Univ. Student, Summer 2013 
First of all, I have to confess that I cheated a bit in constructing the sand tray therapy bridge. I found trying to build it out of toothpicks too …

Sand Tray Therapy Class: My Family, an almost first sand tray with translation, Student #1 
This is a sand tray for sand tray therapy of my family. I chose the mother kangaroo to represent myself because first I am a mom, and I love to carry my …

Sand Tray Therapy Class: Zen Garden Student #7 
Because the sand tray therapy zen garden was supposed to be a source of relaxation, I did not hesitate to turn my garden into my happy place: the beach. …

Sand Tray Therapy Class: Zen Garden Student #1 
My favorite aspect of creating my sand tray therapy zen garden was gathering the items. For my tray, I chose to use my old glue box. This I see as connecting …

Sand Tray Therapy Class-Zen Garden Student #4, 5/30 
When creating my Sand Tray Therapy Zen Garden, I wanted to encompass the many things that I feel make me truly a happy person, and as close to really actualizing …

Sand Tray Therapy- Student #5 
I was excited about doing this project. I love sand, especially at the beach, and I have a lot of Asian types of articles around my house. Finding …

Sand Tray Therapy Class --Zen Garden Student #2 
I was excited to create a sand tray therapy zen garden because of its essence of calmness, peacefulness, and happiness. It has the potential to lessen …

Sand Tray Therapy Class: Zen Garden - Jonathan V., Mercer Univ. Student, Summer 2013 
In casting around for something to make my zen garden out of, I remembered that I had some old film canisters from my undergraduate years when I was a …

Play Therapy and Art Therapy Animal Self-Portrait 
The above picture is an animal self-portrait of a 5-year-old, male client. This client witnessed the brutal shooting and killing of his mother by his step-father, …

Play Therapy and Art Therapy Self-Portrait  
The above picture is a self-portrait of a 4-year-old female client. This client was sexually abused by her grandfather. After allegations were made, her …

Play Therapy Feelings Bottle 
I have many clients who struggle with anger and frustration. Once client in particular, is a 7-year-old female who was sexually abused by her older cousin. …

Treating Separation Anxiety Disorder with Sandtray Therapy, by Martha Nodar, Mercer University Graduate Counseling Student 
Treating Separation Anxiety Disorder with Sandtray Therapy Some children show signs of anxiety when separated from their parents for any period of time. …

Sian Chambers - ACTIVITY 3 – Drama/Play therapy game/warm up to a session 
Clients: primary school students, mixed ages but these activities can be used for all ages. You can also adapt this activity to individual play therapy …

- ACTIVITY 2 – House/Tree/Sun/Water/Animal Drawing 
House/tree/sun/water/animal drawing – this exercise is an extension of the house/tree/person drawing and has been used as a projective personality test, …

Sian Chambers - ACTIVITY 1 – Self Expression Therapy Session run for teenage girl’s course Sisterhood Secrets 
Clients: 10 teenage girls aged between 14-17 who had been referred to the Sistahood Secrets program by school teachers and counselors to help improve their …

Dr. David Lane, Supervisor & Mercer University Professor 
W. David Lane Bio W. David Lane, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Counseling and Human Sciences, College of Continuing and Professional Studies, is the …

Bringing Psychology to Counseling, by Martha Nodar, Mercer Counseling Student 
Bringing Psychology to Counseling My idea of bringing a touch of psychology to counseling involves having a genuine interest in authenticity …

Peer Mentor: Play Therapy Games 
Thank you for this page, it's been a real help! I am a year 6 student and at school we have a new system called peer mentoring where we get to mentor …

Play Therapy: Doll House Final Exam from Play Therapy Student 
When I first began to the task of creating my play therapy dollhouse I was overwhelmed. I really didn’t know where to even begin. I did not know what …

Play Therapy Doll House No. 13 
I will admit that I dreaded having to make the play therapy dollhouse for my final exam in the play therapy class with Dr. Stangline. I haven’t seen a …

Play Therapy Doll House Final Exam Project - My Childhood Home 
Building and decorating this play therapy dollhouse was one of my favorite assignments this semester for two very distinct reasons. One, it allowed me …

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Back to The Future: Play Therapy Doll House 
When I first heard other students talk about the infamous "play therapy doll house" assignment in Dr. Stangline's Play Therapy Class at Mercer University, …

Play Therapy Doll House: My House 
Building this play therapy dollhouse was a great experience. I was unsure at first how to build this house and what purpose it would serve to me. I was …

Play therapy - Doll House  
The play therapy doll house experience was more than what I thought it would be for me personally. I began by thinking about what I would make my house …

Play therapy - Doll House  
The play therapy doll house experience was more than what I thought it would be for me personally. I began by thinking about what I would make my house …

Play Therapy Final Exam Student #10-The Dollhouse Experience 
Constructing the play therapy dollhouse was challenging in many ways. After thoroughly researching dollhouses online, I decided to create one on my own …

Play Therapy -- Dollhouse: S.S. 
The Play Therapy Dollhouse session was amazing. Witnessing the therapy session at the start of the class was very powerful; I really understood the depth …

Play Therapy: Daddy/Daughter Dollhouse Therapy 
Dollhouse Play Therapy Adventure This assignment was the most challenging of all in the Play Therapy class. I was challenged to create the play therapy …

Doll House Project for Play Therapy Class 
This doll house play therapy project seemed so overwhelming, but was so much fun to do. My dad assisted me in building my doll house. I wanted to build …

Play Therapy- Dollhouse 
Building the play therapy dollhouse was so much fun for me. I have lived in 3 houses so I my house represents a collection of all of them. When I first …

Play Therapy Dollhouse Final Exam - The House that Built Me 
The process of making the play therapy dollhouse was such an incredible experience. I found myself becoming emotional just shopping for supplies. Recreating …

Sand Tray Therapy Final-Amanda Johnson Part 2 
Having explained the tenets of my sand tray therapy I will now move onto ways in which it can be utilized through three session plans dealing with the …

Sand Tray Therapy Final Exam -Amanda Part 1 
The roots of my sand tray therapy theory started with the multicultural assignment in which I researched the Japanese culture. I chose three miniatures …

Sand Tray Theory and Sand Tray Therapy Final- Student #5 
Introduction to The Theory of Sand tray Therapy In the multicultural sand tray therapy project, I chose to do research on part of my own ancestral …

Sand Tray Theory and Sand Tray Therapy Final- Student #5 
Self Esteem Issue with Adolescent Girls and the Sand Tray in Therapy Rational: Self-esteem can be explained simply as how much a person likes him or …

Sandtray Therapy- Final: My Theory Based on Hinduism and Rituals 
Sandtray Therapy Hinduism Lesson Plan I work with adolescents who are depressed and some have suicidal ideation. This sandtray lesson is for adolescents …

Sandtray Therapy Final Exam - Caring Tray Theory - Charity S. 
The Caring Tray for Sand Tray Therapyis a place and approach in which all beings, feelings, experiences, and aspects of self are welcomed and accepted. …

Sandtray Therapy Class Final Exam -- Sandtray Theory: Expanding The Self 
Sandtray Therapy Theory: Expanding Self in the Sand According to Alfred Adler, we begin to form an approach to life during our first 6 years of life …

Sand Tray Therapy Final Exam by Student #10 
Sand Tray therapy is a therapeutic tool that can be incorporated and utilized in conjunction with talk therapy and other interventions. According to Taylor …

Sand Tray Therapy Final Exam Project 
Sand Tray Therapy Theory Teens and adolescents are unable to express their emotional state when they have experience anxiety, stress, neglect, or abuse. …

Sarah's Sand Tray Therapy Final Exam: Italian Culture 
My sand tray therapy theory stems from the multicultural project I completed and the target population I hope to work with upon completing the master’s …

Play Theray: Puppet Theater 
Play Therapy Puppet Script: Teaching the importance of manners and touching on the subject of making new friends. Pete the Puppy Makes New …

Play Therapy Puppet Theater No. 13 
I was unsure how I would design a play therapy puppet theater especially since I do not consider myself a creative person. I was able to develop the skit …

Play Therapy Puppets and Puppet Theater- S.S. 
I really enjoyed the experience of creating the play therapy puppet theater. After finding examples of other play therapy puppet theaters online, I decided …

Sand Tray Therapy Class Final, Theory, Student # 2, Martha 
Martha’s Sand Tray Therapy Theory: Searching for Authenticity in the Sand Influenced by Jung (1954), Martha's sand tray therapy theory addresses authenticity, …

Play Therapy Theater and Puppets of Hope 
As I became a husband and then a father, I turned my back on many of my more creative pursuits in favor of practicality and responsibility. I always felt …

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Play Therapy Puppet Show - The Chair Test Puppet Show 
Initially, I had a very difficult time with this play therapy puppet show and theater assignment. I have never put on a puppet show let alone make my …

Play Therapy Bullying Prevention Puppets and Puppet Theater  
I found the play therapy puppets and play therapy theater a fun project to do. I was trying to decide what puppets to make and my son wanted to give me …

Play Therapy Puppets , Theater, and Script -The Sleepover  
The Sleepover Play Therapy Puppet Theater Script (A spin on The Three Little Pigs) By Tiffany Hudson Characters: 3 Little Pigs The Wolf Setting: …

Anger Management Tray Therapy Tray by Student #5 
I went into this anger management sand tray therapy assignment thinking about it too deeply. Once I began placing miniatures into the sand, everything …

My Angry Santray: Sand Tray Therapy Anger Management Assignment  
This is my angry sand tray for anger management sand tray therapy. This sand tray more than any other has been really eye-opening for me. The first few …

Sand Tray Therapy Anger Management --Controlling the Volcano Inside 
Controlling the Volcano Inside Anger Management Sand Tray Therapy Assignment This was a very therapeutic sand tray for me. I have been …

Sand Tray Therapy - Anger Management Tray By: Sand Tray Therapy Student: M. 
My anger management tray was interesting. I knew as soon as it was assigned I was going to struggle a bit with the assignment. When I was a little girl …

Sandtray Therapy Class- Anger Management Sand Tray - Student #1 - Charity S. 
I feel that this anger management sand tray truly challenged me as it demanded such transparency from me as a builder. I was hesitant as my angry, perhaps …

Play Therapy Puppet Theater, Puppets, and Script -The Puppet's Nose 
Play Therapy Puppets, Theater, Script Activity: Out of an old box and a few gift bags was born a puppet studio with Zebbie, Mr. Weezy and Bolie; three …

My Sand Tray Therapy Experience (Anger Management)  
My Anger Management Sand Tray Therapy experience that I completed was a design of a livid incident that occurred in my past. I did not enjoy feeling like …

Sandtray Therapy Class-Multicultural Miniatures-Student #11  
I chose the Filipino culture for my sand tray therapy miniature multicultural project. I selected this culture because I have Filipino ancestry on my dad’s …

Play Therapy: Puppet Theatre with Play Therapy Puppets 
I really enjoyed creating my Play Therapy Puppet Theatre. As a child I remember anytime I saw a puppet I felt eager to create a fantasy story. This activity …

Anger Management Sand Tray in Sand Tray Therapy 
This sand tray therapy anger management tray represents my angry side. I have an alligator, tiger, and a scorpion in the front of my tray. These …

Play Therapy Game for Play Therapy Class 
Hot Emotion The play therapy game that I created was one similar to “Hot Potato” that I played as a kid in Elementary and Middle school. …

Sandtray Therapy Class-Anger Management Sandtray-Student #11 
My anger issues are something that I am very aware of. When we were asked to create an anger management sand tray for sand tray therapy, I looked forward …

Sarah's Anger Management Sand Tray Therapy 
This week's sand tray therapy assignment was an anger management sand tray. While I am pretty lucky to not have many reasons to get angry on a regular …

Play Therapy Game -- The Board Game 
Feeling Bingo is a play therapy game I came up with that I believed would be beneficial to my two sons. My boys are ages 7 and 5, and I have noticed …

Play Therapy Class-Puppets and Puppet Theater-Tamara Taubodo 
The idea of creating a play therapy puppet show theater and play therapy puppets stumped me initially because I could not figure out how I was going to …

Play Therapy Game - Feelings Hopscotch 
Thinking about creating a play therapy game is overwhelming, but it was fun. Elementary students often have difficulty identifying and expressing feelings. …

Play Therapy Game: Friend or Foe 
The play therapy game I created is called friend or foe. This game would work with elementary or even middle school students. The game is closely related …

Play Therapy Puppets- Puppet Theater (Sky is the Limit) 
I had such a great time making my play therapy puppets and puppet theater. I took advice and used a project 3-fold poster board and spray painted it blue …

Play Therapy Game - Favorite Game 
When I first started to make this play therapy game for my play therapy class I was having a difficult time. I started to think of games that I loved …

Play Therapy Game : Bingo/FEEL-O Game 
Bingo/Feel-O Game for Play Therapy Class Materials: FEEL-O Cards; FEEL-O Chips; Scenario/Sentence Cards; Reference Sheet for Caller My play therapy game …

Sand tray Therapy, Anger Management, Student # 2, Martha, summer 2012 
Martha’s Anger Management Sand Tray Therapy Volcano While creating the active, angry volcano scene I thought of all the previous …

Emotional Towers: Play Therapy Game 
Conventional social skills are developed relatively easily for most children. However, some have significant difficulty expressing the most simple emotions. …

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Play Therapy Game-These Are My Feelings-Student #10 
The game I created is called My Feelings are My Feelings Tools: •Pen/Pencil •Writing pads or sheets of paper (for each person playing the game) …

Play Therapy Create Your Own Play Therapy Game : Key to the Treasure  
I really enjoyed the make your own play therapy game project. I like the idea of making your own games, tailored to the needs of your clients. First, …

Puppet Theater and Puppets / Play Therapy Class 
I was very overwhelmed when thinking about creating a play therapy puppet theater, play therapy puppets, and a script. I never realized until this class …

Play Therapy Game No. 13 
One of my favorite games to play as a child was Gold Fish. I remember playing every chance I got, and I remember getting a new deck of cards pretty regularly. …

Play Therapy Game - Emotion Toss Game 
Emotion Toss – A Play Therapy Game about Emotions Sometimes, people have a hard time verbalizing their emotions or even acknowledging that certain events …

Student # 7: Multicultural Project and Symbols for Sand Tray Therapy Class 
Introduction to the Gullah/Geechee Culture Sand Tray Therapy Class Symbol Midterm The Gullah/Geechee culture is one that is very unique …

Sandtray Therapy Class Dream Analysis Tray 
Amanda Johnson Dream Analysis Sandtray Therapy Class 6/25/12 This is my dream sandtray. In class when we shared about our dreams …

Sandtray Therapy - Dream Analysis Tray 
Sand Tray Therapy Dream Analysis: I have not had a nightmare that I can remember in a couple of years in fact so I did a sand tray on the last nightmare …

Sand Tray Therapy Class-Multicultural Miniatures-Student #11 
I chose the Filipino culture for my sand tray therapy miniature multicultural project. I selected this culture because I have Filipino ancestry on my dad’s …

Sandtray Therapy Class Midterm 
Amanda Johnson Culture Sand Tray Therapy Midterm 6/25/12 The culture I chose to research and present is the Japanese culture. …

Sand Tray Therapy Miniatures Multicultural Midterm- Student # 5 
Ethiopian Culture Ethiopia is a land-locked country in the Horn of Africa, bordered by Eritrea in the north, Sudan and South Sudan to the west, Djibouti …

Dream Analysis Sand Tray Therapy -Student #5 
This tray was both a difficult and a sand tray to create. When asked to create a dream tray, a recent dream that I had about my grandmother seemed to be …

Sand Tray Therapy Miniatures: Hindu Symbols of India  
Sand Tray Therapy Miniatures: Hindu Symbols of India The Bengal Tiger The Bengal tiger is native to eastern and southern Asia. Throughout the world …

Sand Tray Therapy - My Extended Sand Tray S.B. 
Sand Tray Therapy Activity Extended Sand Tray The concept of the extended sand tray was very difficult for me to grasp. I think I was not sure …

Sand Tray Therapy - Building My Bridge Summer 2012 
Making A Bridge for Sand Tray Therapy At the same time that I was trying to create my bridge, I was also making my own sandtray. The bridge was …

Sand Tray Therapy - Building My Own Sand Tray Summer 2012 
Building My Own Sand Tray for Sand Tray Therapy I wanted to build my own sand tray but was not sure of what materials I needed. I went to several …

Sand Tray Therapy - Dream Analysis Sand Tray S.B. 
Dream Analysis for Sand Tray Therapy Class The Dream: In this dream I am being chased by someone, a man. I am not sure if I know this person …

Midterm Multicultural Project: Sand Tray Therapy Miniatures 
Multicultural Project with Sand Tray Miniatures Puerto Rico: Puerto Rico is a major Caribbean commerce, tourism and communication island. It …

Dream Sand Tray Therapy Analysis for Sand Tray Therapy Class 
My Dream Sand Tray Therapy Analysis experience that I completed was a design of nightmares that I do not ever want to go back too. Whenever I have watched …

Sand Tray Therapy Class-Dream Analysis-Student #11 
The dream analysis sand tray therapy project was frightening when I first thought about creating it. Facing my reoccurring nightmare and placing it in …

Sarah's Dream Sand Tray Dream Analysis for Sand Tray Therapy 
The Chase I struggled a bit with the dream/nightmare sand tray therapy dream analysis because although I know that I dream on a regular basis, I rarely …

Sandtray Therapy -- Cultural Symbols of Japan Miniatures 
Cultural Symbols of Japan for Sand Tray Therapy Multicultural Midterm: The Land of the Rising Sun Sherrie Bridges-Sinclair Mercer University …

Sand tray student # 7: Multicultural Project for Sand Tray Therapy Class  
For my sand tray therapy multicultural project, I chose to research the Gullah/Geechee culture. My family is from Charleston, South Carolina, so I …

Student # 7: Dream Analysis Sand tray Therapy Experience 
This is a sand tray therapy dream analysis sand tray I did on myself. I recalled a dream I had a few weeks ago where I was standing in a hospital room …

YF - Multicultureal Midterm for Sand Tray Therapy Class 
Sand Tray Therapy Class: Multiultural Midterm Introduction I currently work as a mental health therapist in a children’s psychiatric residential treatment …

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YF - Dream Analysis in Sand Tray Therapy 
This sand tray dream analysis dream is based on a traumatic dream that I had after a car accident on interstate 20 in July of 2010. The yellow truck represents …

Play Therapy Activity: Sun and Moon Drawing 
The sun, moon, stars drawing was a fun play therapy activity project. I find that coloring is therapeutic and a lot of the things I include in a picture …

Mystery Counseling Session-Secret Garden in Play Therapy 
My play therapy mystery counseling session is for a boy or girl living in an abusive home environment. I used my sand tray to make round faces that depict …

Sarah's Multicultural Sand Tray Therapy Class Midterm-Italy Miniatures 
Sarah’s Sand Tray Therapy Midterm Multicultural Project Sarah's Multicultural Sand Tray Therapy Class Midterm-Italy Miniatures Corno The …

Sand Tray Therapy Class Idea, Hawaii Multicultural Midterm with Sand Tray Miniatures, Student #2, Martha 
Martha’s Sand Tray Therpay Class Midterm: Multicultural Project Miniatures from Hawaii: Hawaii is a paradise group of seven major …

Play Therapy Mystery Counseling Session - My Private Island 
I absolutely could not have gotten a topic I love more. The beach is my favorite place. It is the place I feel at peace and closest to God. It is also …

Play Therapy Class-Student #10-Jungle Mystery Counseling Session 
I selected a jungle from the slips of paper in my play therapy class. My scenario for a jungle involves a family-two parents and a 11 year old son who …

Play Therapy -- Mystery Counseling Sesssion  
I received Candyland as my assignment for the Mystery Counseling Session Play Therapy activity. I was excited because I love Candyland and most other …

Monster House Play Therapy Session 
Boo! As a child, my family made the pilgrimage to Disneyworld. All I remember from the trip is hiding my head during the ride through the …

Play Therapy: Mystery Counseling Session Personal Landscape 
Mystery Counseling Session for Play Therapy: Personal Landscape I selected Personal Landscape for my MCA. At first, I had no idea how to create this concept. …

Multicultural Miniature Sandtray #1 - Tibetan Tray, Midterm - Charity S. 
Tibet: Culture and the Multicultural Sandtray *Avalokiteśvara, Bodhisattva of Compassion* Avalokiteśvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, is of extreme …

Play Therapy-Mystery Counseling Session (The Princess and the Evil Bug) 
The Princess and the Evil Bug Mystery Counseling Session for Play Therapy. Client ~8 year old girl ~ Parents have been divorced for 2 years ~ Dad …

Sandtray Therapy Session #1 - Dream Analysis Reflection 
I feel that this has probably been the most difficult, disturbing, and insightful sand tray therapy activity I’ve done thus far. I knew the disturbing …

Play Therapy Activity for Play Therapist to Use: Mystery Counseling Session Secret Garden 
When I first received the topic for my play therapy mystery counseling session (Secret Garden), I did not know where to begin. I did know that I wanted …

Play Therapy Mystery Counseling Session for Therapist to Try: Private Island  
For the play therapy mystery counseling session, I pulled Private Island from the bag. I decided to use myself as the client for the counseling session. …

Play Therapy Game - Under the Sea Mystery Game 
When I started to think of ways of working with a child with the theme Play Therapy's Mystery Counseling Session's "Under the Sea" I automatically thought …

Sand Tray Therapist Dream Analysis Student #2, Martha, summer 2012 
Martha’s Dream Analysis Sand Tray Therapy Activity While creating the scene for this Dream Analysis Sand Tray Therapy project, I thought of the pattern …

Play Therapy Technique for Play Therapist: Mystery Counseling Session Under The Sea 
My play therapy mystery counseling technique session was to be titled “Under the Sea.” I was to use what limited supplies I had a home to create a world …

Play Therapy Activity Therapist Must Try - Mystery Counseling Session Personal Fairy Tale 
Mystery Counseling Activity for Therapist to Try1 For my play therapy mystery counseling session, I was assigned a “personal fairy tale”. As a young child, …

Sand Tray Therapy Activity Student #5- Extended Tray Project for School Counselors and Play Therapist 
With this particular sand tray therapy technique, I was not sure where to start. This sand tray allowed me to look at myself, and the many aspects of my …

Sand Tray Therapy Activity: Maslow's Hierarchy Extended Sand Tray 
The first picture in my sand tray therapy technique is what I originally came up with as my hierarchy of needs according to Maslow’s Hierarchy outline. …

Sandtray Therapy Technique - Extended Play Activity To Try for Clients 
I did my extended sand tray therapy activity as soon as I got home Monday night from class until Sunday night when I have to put the sand tray away in …

Sandtray Therapy Technique Therapist Need To Know: The Extended Tray Reflection  
As I reflected on Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs in this Sand Tray Therapy Exercise, I began to question the extent to which these needs have been met in …

Sand Tray Therapy Experience: Maslow's Hierarchy 
The Maslow’s Hierarchy Sand Tray Therapy experience that I completed was a design of each need in the in the hierarchy such as the following physiological, …

Sand Tray Therapy Class Summer- Maslow's Hierarchy Self Actualization Journey-Student #11 
The Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs Sand Tray Therapy project was very enlightening as a whole. The miniatures I selected for physiological needs during the …

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Extended Sand Tray Therapy: Student # 7: Sandtray Therapy showing 4 aspects of my life 
This particular sandtray therapy activity is called an extended sandtray because I worked on it over the course of a few days. My life consists of …

Technique for Sand Tray Therapy: Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs Sandtray Therapy Example 
The hierarchy of needs extended sand tray for sand tray therapy class was different from the previous sand trays because I spent multiple days thinking …

Sand Tray Therapy, Maslow Heirarchy Extended Tray Activity, Student # 2, Martha, Summer 2012 
Sand Tray Therapy Technique, Maslow's Heirarchy Extended Tray, Student #2, Martha Martha’s Maslow's Heirarchy Extended Sand Tray Maslow, who is …

Play Therapy / School Counseling Activity -- House Moon Tree Art Counseling Drawing 
This play therapy assignment made me nostalgic. The tree reminds me of falltime in Michigan (where I'm from), that's when I think the trees are most beautiful …

School Counselor / Play Therapy Activity: House/Tree/Sun Drawing & Family Portrait 
I really enjoyed this play therapy assignment for play therapist and school counselors of drawing my home and a family portrait. I have long forgotten …

Play Therapy Activity for Adults: The Inner Child Scrapbook 
I really enjoyed creating my inner child scrapbook in my play therapy class. It helped to reconnect with a part that I had forgotten about. When I took …

Play Therapy / School Counselor Family Genogram (Even the mistakes reveal things) 
This is play therapy / school counseling family genogram picture of my immediate family. I drew us in various places because right now my immediate family …

A School Counselor / Play Therapist Simple and Easy Genogram to Try 
In my Play Therapy / School Counseling genogram I found pictures of the various miniatures that are represented in my family. I come from a family of five. …

School Counselor and Play Therapist Activity: The House on the hill 
I have to say that I would have done this school counseling / play therapy project much differently if had not learned the symbolism first. I saw the examples …

Adult Play Therapy Inner Child Journal: Finding Your Inner Child 
I enjoyed the creative/artistic side of making the adult play therapy journal. Some of the pages were uncomfortable, but I did them anyway. I discovered …

The House, Water, Tree, Sun, Animal Art Counseling Technique for Play Therapist to Use 
This play therapy activity was fun. I drew a picture of my current house, except we are not blessed with a pond or lake. It's interesting to see …

Play Therapist / School Counselors: Try the House, tree, person, animal art counseling technique to try!  
My play therapy house, person, tree, and animal drawing took a while for me to complete. I wanted to clearly reflect what I felt my childhood was like …

The First Art Therapy Technique I Ever Learned as a Therapist / School Counselor: Play Therapy House / Tree / Water / Sun / Animal Art Therapy / Play Therapy Drawing 
After I drew my play therapy / art therapy house, sun, tree, water, and animal assignment I kept the drawing out on a table so I could reflect on what …

Every Play Therapist, School Counselor, Mental Health Professional, Social Worker, Psychologists Must Know This Play Therapy Technique! House, Tree, Sun, Moon, Water, Animal Drawing 
I have to admit that I was puzzled by this activity strange play therapy art counseling project. I had excitement and expectation about completing the …

School Counselors Need to do this before working with Students: The Inner Child Journal 
Initially, I was so overwhelmed by the entries for the play therapy Inner Child Journal – I did not know where to begin and the whole perfectionist tendency …

Play Therapy Technique All Therapist Must Do! The Family Portrait 
I can remember being in art class in elementary school and being asked to draw pictures of what was important to me. Every now and then I would draw pictures …

School Counselor Activity You Need to Know for Your Students - House / Tree / Water / Sun / Moon / Animal Technique for Art Counseling / Art Therapy 
When I was instructed to draw a picture of my house in play therapy for school counselors, I had to think about it because I have lived in 3 houses in …

Sandtray Therapy Class-Sandtray Therapy with Bridge Journey-Student #11 
In viewing my sand tray in a sand tray therapy training class, I am noticing that Winnie the Pooh is in the back of the sand tray with the soldier along …

Bridges - Sand Tray Therapy Class: Yes, you can utilize the sand tray therapy in your private practice! I learned how to do it and so can you! 
I created three sand tray therapy bridges (as I often find myself creating things in threes). Each bridge is unique. Two of the bridges are made primarily …

Bridge Sand Tray Example Technique 
Here is my sand tray therapy tray built around a bridge. I created the sand tray therapy bridge out of toothpicks using a hot glue gun. I have never created …

Sand Tray Therapy Activity for Therapist, School Counselors, Psychologists, and Social Workers to Use 
I went into building my first sand traytherapy activity by randomly selecting a variety of sand tray therapy miniatures that I felt I was drawn to. I found …

Sandtray Therapy Class- How to build a Sandtray w/ SandtrayTherapy Bridge Sand Tray 
I was having a bit of a rough day and then I realized I still had not done my sandtray therapy class homework. Oh no, I have to go to bed early to wake …

Sand Tray Therapy Class / Sand Tray Therapy Experience: Written by a School Counselor Learning Sand Tray Therapy 
This is my first sand tray therapy experience as a school counselor taking a sand tray therapy class in play therapy. The sand tray experience that I completed …

What? I have to build my own Sand Tray Therapy Bridge for Sand Tray Therapy Class? A Therapist's Reflection on the Sand Tray Therapy Bridge Assignment 
My first approach to building a sand tray therapy bridge seemed to imply that the goal was to make as much out of as little as possible, to construct a …

Make a Sand Tray Therapy Bridge in your Sand Tray / A School Counselor Takes Play Therapy and Sand Tray Therapy! 
I was initially a bit intimidated when I was instructed to create a sand tray therapy bridge out of toothpicks. I wasn’t sure where to begin as this was …

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Sand Tray Therapy First Time Experience from a School Counselor Perspective  
I was kind of unsure of what to make of my first sand tray experience. I started off building the bridge which was the first part of the assignment. I …

Play Therapy-Inner Child Journal Activity for Adult Play Therapy 
I really enjoyed creating the Inner Child Journal in a play therapy training class. It allowed me to think about my childhood and how I have lost some …

A School Counselor Explores Play Therapy / Sand Tray Therapy for the First Time. Learn What She Learned Here:  
I completed this sand tray for a sand tray therapy training class on the evening of my birthday. Without realizing it before hand I noticed that the sand …

Play Therapy -- Inner Child Journal Journey for School Counselors, Therapists, Social Workers, Psychologist to Try 
The inner child journal for play therapy was very moving and eye opening journey as a therapist.. It took a long time for me to choose the items I wanted …

Play Therapy -- Sandtray Therapy Exercise for School Counselors to use in Schools  
The sandtray therapy exercise we did in class was amazing. I was surprised to learn that everything, from the type of miniatures used, the placement of …

Sand Tray Therapy for Play Therapy Ideas for Social Workers / School Counselors to use with clients. 
Because I am a school counselor and past social worker, I am already using sand tray therapy. However, I have been using my fellow school counselor's …

Play Therapy Activity: A School Counselor must find his/her Inner Child  
This was an interesting play therapy assignmnet for me. I got to relive my childhood out on paper. This also inspired my to think about the inner-child …

Play Therapy- Sand Tray Therapy Experience from a School Counselor: Finding My Happy Place  
Creating this sand tray for sand tray therapy and play therapy has been an enlightening experience. It amazes me that the things that we add have …

Play Therapy and Sand Tray Therapy Grief Counseling Technique 
While completing this play therapy and sand tray therapy assignment, I was really sad over problems going on in my family. I turned this into a grief therapy …

Sand Tray Therapy Class Idea: Build Your Own Sand Tray Therapy Bridge? Why should I do this? What does it mean? See why here: 
Martha's Sand Tray Therapy Bridge Painting my sand tray for sand tray therapy class with a special paint for plastic called fusion was a real treat. …

Play therapy Inner Child Journal - Therapist help your adult clients find their inner child with this play therapy activity for adults.  
I think the inner child journal is one of the best ideas, especially for adults who need to go back in time. I can see how all adults could benefit …

School Counselors Can Use Sandtray Therapy in Schools if Modified! Learn More Here: 
I can see how I can use the sand tray therapy and the mandala in school counseling. It just needs to be modified and I cannot go as deep. I can use this …

A "Must Have" Tool for a Play Therapy Technique: "The Happiest Place on Earth" Play Therapy Mandala  
Mandala Assignment May 30, 2012 You never know what might happen when you start an art project, especially in a play therapy training. Self-expression …

Therapist Need to be Trained in Sand Tray Therapy to better help clients of all ages! Learn More Here: 
I'm finding the play therapy / sand tray therapy to be much more complex than I originally thought. I was impressed as we did the mini-session sand tray …

Play Therapy- First sand tray therapy tray for a new sand tray therapist in a play therapy class. 
When I first thought of play therapy sand tray therapy I had no idea what to think. I had no idea that emotions would arise and I would start to think …

Play Therapy Activity- Make and Reconnect with your Inner Child Scrap Book 
The Inner Child Scrapbook for play therapy was a lot of fun making and I really enjoyed remembering my childhood. I have not really forgetten my inner …

Play Therapy -First Time with Sand Tray Therapy from a Student. Follow My Sand Tray Therapy Journey 
I really enjoyed creating my sand tray in sand tray therapy but was reluctant to make a new one because I wanted to post about my first sand tray therapy …

How to use Sand Tray Therapy with kids in Play Therapy - Help For Play Therapist 
I can remember playing in the sand box when I was younger – creating little fantasy worlds and acting out different scenarios in the sand with friends. …

Play Therapy Sand Tray Therapy for Families in Therapy Technique 
Ifound the sand tray therapy experience to be very fascinating. I have always been curious about how the sand tray works after hearing other students …

Every therapist needs to have a Sand Tray Therapy Zen Garden for their Sand Tray Therapy Practice. Learn More Here: 
I began making my Sand Tray Therapy Zen Garden on a day that I was feeling both stressed and overwhelmed. Once I was able to fully let go of how I was …

Learning Sand Tray Therapy: The Zen Sand Tray Garden Reflection - My Very First Sand Tray Therapy Warm Up Project 
As one who tends to hoard and attempts to display everything within reach, I had a difficult time with the minimalist approach of the Sand Tray Therapy …

My First Sandtray Experience: Reflections from a Sand Tray Therapy Student in Sand Tray Therapy Class 
Okay, so I made my sand tray in sand tray therapy class by hand and by the time I was ready to do sand tray with miniatures my sand tray and I had a love …

Unique Example for Sand Tray Therapist to Try: My Sand Tray Zen Garden 
When I learned we had to make our own Sand Tray Therapy Zen garden I was a bit confused. I wasn’t sure how to start or what to make it out of. Then I found …

Beginning Sand Tray Therapy Example: Use of the Zen Garden  
This is my Sand Tray Therapy Zen Garden. I first began the garden with the stones. The stones represent calmness and tranquility. The different colors …

See what they teach in a Sand Tray Therapy Class: Warm up for Sand Tray Therapy, The Zen Garden Assignment-Sand Tray Class 
The Sand Tray Therapy Zen Garden that I completed was a design of happiness and tranquility. It is very difficult to explain the affects that you have …

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Learn a Beginning Sand Tray Therapy Zen Garden Technique 
Creating my own sand tray therapy zen garden was a new experience for me. Before actually trying to set up my own zen garden, I did a little research …

Zen Garden for Sand Tray Therapy and School Counseling Sand Trays Example 
I have never created my own Sand Tray Therapy Zen garden although I have played with a few since I work with a group of therapists. I always found them …

Play Therapy Mandala for School Counseling Technique: Personal Growth / Goal Setting / Peer Pressure: Upper Elementary School / Middle School / High School 
This play therapy mandala represents my personal growth and goal setting in regards to my peers. This would be a perfect play therapy mandala technique …

Christian Based Play Therapy Mandala for Christian Counselors 
I enjoyed creating this Christian based play therapy mandala for this course. In viewing my mandala, my palm tree represents my name which means palm …

Christian School Counselor Technique The Play Therapy Mandala (See how to use this technique) 
This play therapy mandala is what I use in my school counseling program as a school counselor. I created with things from nature or things of the …

School Counselors Use the Play Therapy Mandala. Learn how to do it. 
I am a school counselor who is taking a play therapy class with Dr. Stangline. I love this play therapy technique and plan to use it in school counseling. …

Play Therapy / School Counseling Mandala Technique to use for Grief: Grief Therapy LifeCycles 
My play therapy mandala consists of 3 large interlocking circles. The circles represent the rotating cycles in life we experience. The small dark circles …

Learn how School Counselors Can Use a Play TherapyMandala  
This play therapy mandala can be used in play therapy or in school counseling. This would be a perfect school counseling group for school counselors to …

Learn how to use a Play Therapy Mandala in Play Therapy  
When I initially began working on my play therapy mandala in class, I have to admit that I was a little intimidated. I somewhat knew a few of the elements …

Different Way's to use the Play Therapy Mandala: Example The Rule Mandala 
This is my Mom's Rule Play Therapy Mandala. I really could not think of how I would create this when Dr.S initially made the play therapy mandala assignment. …

Sand Tray Therapy Zen Garden from a Graduate Student of Sand Tray Therapy Example 
Martha's Sand Tray Therapy Zen Garden Building my first sand tray (Zen Garden)awoke the child in me. I was so engulfed in this project that I …

See a Beautiful Example of a Play Therapy Flower Mandala 
I enjoyed creating my own personal play therapy mandala by expressing my thoughts and feelings through coloring. I had no guidelines but was instructed …

Learn the Secrets to make a Play Therapy Mandala in Play Therapy 
As I closed my eyes to clear my thoughts I began to see different colors for my play therapy mandala. I believe these colors represent themes in my life. …

Make an easy Play Therapy Sewing Mandala with Play Therapy Clients 
When I first thought about how I would like to create my play therapy mandala I kept thinking about sewing. As a child my grandmother taught me how to …

Sand Tray Therapy - Make a Zen Garden for Sand Tray Therapy 
Creating My Sand Tray Therapy Zen Garden I was excited about creating a Sand Tray therapy Zen Garden. I wanted to find a medium wooden box …

Sand Tray Therapy Warm Up for Clients: My Zen Garden Experience 
This is my Zen sand tray therapy warm up project. I found this sand tray therapy assignment exciting because my supervisors’ offices have Zen garden’s …

My Dollhouse Experience and Play Therapy Technique 
My play therapy dollhouse began as a play therapy class project, but ended as a labor of love. I didn’t quite know where to start, so I just started …

Understanding the Dollhouse in Play Therapy 
Building my play therapy dollhouse was a fun and interesting experience. I started collecting household items at the beginning of the semester and began …

My Dollhouse Experience in Play Therapy / How I learned to use the Play Therapy Dollhouse  
I had heard a lot about making my play therapy dollhouse throughout the semester from various sources. By the time it came for me to build mine, …

Doll House for Play Therapy: My Experience as a Play Therapy Student 
When I first heard about the assignments in play therapy for the play therapy doll house this course, I understood how a doll house could be beneficial …

Play Therapy DollHouse | Learn the art of Dollhouse Play Therapy  
The creation of a play therapy dollhouse replica of my childhood home was definitely a daunting assignment, since even before I was enrolled in this class. …

Play Therapy Dollhouse Project Example for Play Therapist to See 
When I first heard about having to build a play therapy dollhouse, I was a little confused. I just wasn’t sure what the play therapy dollhouse would be …

Play Therapy Doll House Technique: The Doll House in Play Therapy | How to make a dollhouse for Play Therapy 
Building my play therapy dollhouse was a fun and interesting experience. I started collecting household items at the beginning of the semester and began …

Play Therapy Doll House Technique: Build a Childhood Play Therapy Dollhouse 
I experienced a lot of resistance when I first sat down to design the play therapy dollhouse. I had to decide on which time in my life I would build the …

Play Therapy Doll House Technique for Therapist from Play Therapy Class: The Doll House Final Exam 
The play therapy doll house that I remodeled was originally built from a kit. It is actually about 25 years old, yet it is almost a duplicate model of …

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See and Learn a Play Therapy Doll House Technique: House of Feelings  
The Play Therapy Doll House: House of Feelings is an interactive play house that allows the child to re-create their current environment. This activity …

Play Therapy Technique Example for Play Therapist: My Play Therapy Dollhouse Experience 
The play therapy dollhouse assignment was not what I expected it to be. Although I enjoyed the mechanics of creating the play therapy dollhouse (building …

Play Therapy Doll house Technique for Play Therapist to Use with Clients: A Testimony from Play Therapy Student 
When I found out about having to build our play therapy doll house my first reaction was how in the world am I going to build my childhood house. I became …

My Dollhouse Play Therapy Activity for Play Therapist to Use 
When we were informed that our final would be to construct a play therapy dollhouse, I felt overwhelmed! I had ignored my creative side for most …

Learn a Play Therapy Technique to Help Play Therapy Clients: The Doll House 
The Doll House Play Therapy Technique Project was the one project that stirred up quite a few emotions, good emotions and bad emotions. I guess when …

Fun Play Therapy Activity for Play Therapist to Use : The Chess Game 
With my play therapy activity the chess game I chose a snake to represent fear and scared. I have used the snake in my sand tray to represent my step father …

Bibliotherapy for Play Therapy Idea: Helping Kids to Speak Up & Ask for Help 
The book I chose for the play therapy bibliotherapy was “Mama, Will You Hold My Hand” by: Anna Pignataro. I liked this book because I know as we get older …

Play Therapy Technique for Play Therapist to Use with Clients: Create a Private Island 
With my play therapy activity / play therapy technique of the miniature world I made my own private island. I have my house and a place to store our food …

A Unique Play Therapy Technique for Play Therapist: The Feeling Cookie 
With my play therapy feeling cookie I made a worry cookie. I was having trouble with one of my children and I put all my worry on my cookie. It was fun …

Try a Play Therapy Technique / Make a Feeling Bottle 
With my play therapy technique of the feeling bottle I made a happy one. I added things that make me happy to remind myself of the good things I have in …

Play Therapy Technique Activity Idea for Play Therapist to Use with Clients: The Balloon Trip 
The play therapy assignment name I drew out of the envelope was "Balloon Trip". At first I did not know how to use this as a play therapy tool, however, …

See a Play Therapy Technique: Build A Castle 
When I first received my assignment (Castle) for my play therapy technique of mystery counseling session, I went back out to my car and while putting my …

Play Therapy Technique for Play Therapist to Use with Clients: Help for Nightmares  
With my play therapy technique mystery counseling session I choose a bad dream, or nightmare. I made a forest with lots of trees and a big, bad “stress …

Play Therapy Technique: Help for Play Therapy Clients at the School Playground  
My play therapy technique mystery counseling session included a playground theme. I decided to use myself as the client and I used my childhood playground. …

Play Therapy Technique- Create a Haunted House with Play Therapy Clients 
For my play therapy technique of the mystery counseling session, I created a haunted house. I used a cereal box, black construction paper, cotton, thread …

Play Therapy Technique: Build a Play Therapy Courtroom for Play Therapy Clients 
Our play therapy technique group mystery counseling session called for us to construct a scene from the past, present or future that could be used during …

Creative Play Therapy Activity for Play Therapist to Use: The Rainforest 
I got rainforest as the theme for my play therapy activity of the miniature world. Honestly, at first I thought, "What in the world am I going to do with …

Play Therapy Technique Activity for Play Therapy Clients: Family Changes / Divorce Support 
The play therapy activity group mystery counseling assignment was “A Custody Battle.” My team mates were Shenika , Shawndell, Jumie , Penny , and Debra. …

Play Therapy Bibliography Idea for Clients Having a Bad Day 
From the moment I saw this play therapy assignment in the syllabus of Play Therapy Bibliography, my favorite book from childhood immediately popped in …

A Creative Way to do Play Therapy: The Chocolate Factory- Play Therapy Technique / Play Therapy Activity 
The idea of a play therapy technique: mystery counseling session was especially nerve wrecking in the beginning due to the unknown nature of the assignment. …

An Outer Space Play Therapy Activity for Play Therapist to use with Clients 
My "here and now" feelings are depicted in this play therapy "Outer Space" play therapy assignment. The feelings I am experiencing with regard to having …

A Yummy Play Therapy Technique for Play Therapist to use with Clients: Make a Candy Shop 
My individual play therapy counseling project was the Candy Shop. This concept reminded me of how excited I was when I got the chance to go to the candy …

A Fun & Unique Play Therapy Technique for Play Therapy Clients: Pirate Ship 
My play therapy activity individual mystery counseling session was to create a pirate ship. I was a little puzzled when I saw pirate ship, but as I …

A Wonderful Play Therapy Technique for Play Therapist to use with Clients: Create a Candy Land Miniature World 
This is my play therapy technique "The Candy Land" miniature world. I challenged myself to use only materials I had with me at the time to create this …

Help for Kids in Play Therapy Technique: Clip Art Theater 
This is my play therapy clip art theater! When Dr. S initially introduced the concept of clip art miniatures, I fell in love! I felt reassured that if …

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Play Therapy Bibliotherapy Book Idea to Help Kids Fit In A New School : Morris Goes To School 
The play therapy book I chose is titled, "Morris Goes to School," by B. Wiseman. The story is about a moose named Morris who starts school. In the …

Free Play Therapy Activity: Make a Fairy Tale Miniature World with Play Therapy Clients 
When I was asked to make a play therapy fairy tale world, my mind went to all the different stories I have heard and seen over the years. I knew I needed …

Play Therapy Family Activity: Make a Jungle World with Play Therapy Clients 
My play therapy topic is jungle. I plan on working with children and families in play therapy, so I created a pre-historic jungle with several different …

Play Therapy Activity: Help for children in play therapy. Fears, Phobia, Stress, Anxiety, Etc. Make a Hunted House 
Play Therapy Activity for Fear, Stress, Anxiety, Phobias in Kids: Mystery Counseling Session on Hunted House There appears to be a theme with that past …

Play Therapy Activity: Make a Dream Catcher for Play Therapy Clients 
DREAM CATCHER MATERIALS: PIPE CLEANERS GLUE BELLS YARN FEATHERS SPANGLE MIX Play Therapy Activity: The dream catcher is an engaging hands-on …

Play Therapy Technique for Play Therapy Clients: Seperation Anxiety, School Refusal, Bullying Prevention & School Trauma Issue 
Fake Client name: Kenya R. Bullying Prevention, School Refusal, Seperation Anxiety, School Trauma: This pretend child client is suffering from separation …

Play Therapy Activity to Use With Play Therapy Clients (Child and Adult): Personal Landscape Miniature World 
My play therapy activity: miniature world for this assignment was "personal landscape", which to me was very confusing at first. I understood using points …

Cereal Box Theatre Activity for Play Therapy Technique 
Finding play therapy miniatures is the hardest part for me. I don't know what I'm looking for. After creating the play therapy cereal box theatre and …

Play Therapy Technique for Play Therapist to Use: Grief Therapy Session on a Funeral 
Our group got the Play Therapy Mystery Counseling Session #2 Funeral. We had to create a miniature play therapy world to help the "pretend play therapy …

Play Therapy Technique: Miniature World To Make with Play Therapy Clients: My World Under the Sea  
When I started this play therapy assignment I was not quite sure about the end product, but as Dr. Stangline would always say, “The miniatures will pick …

Play Therapy Training: How do I get more training for work with "miniatures"? 
First Name: Julie S. Country: United Kingdom Comments or Questions: Hi - I am training to be a child psychotherapist. One of my first assignments is …

Should I be certified in Play Therapy, or Sand Tray Therapy? 
Thanks for your message regarding supervision in sand tray therapy. As a counselor supervisor in Georgia I can only write about the laws in my state. I …

How Can I Take a Play Therapy, Group Therapy, Creative Counseling, or Sand Tray Therapy Class? 
Comments or Questions: I am currently finishing my 600 hour internship to gain licensure as a play therapist / sand tray therapist and school counselor …

Play Therapists Technique: Have Play Therapy Clients Make a World: Under the Sea  
When I hear the word “under” in a play therapy counseling context, I think of emotions or feelings that are buried. Given that perspective, I chose to …

Play Therapy Technique for Play Therapist to use for Clients dealing with a Custody Battle 
Play Therapy: The Custody Battle – Assignment # 1 Client: Female elementary student who is siding with the mother Therapeutic Approach: Part 1: …

Play Therapsit Need to Try This Activity With Clients: The Personal Landscape 
Play Therapy Miniature World Activity and Technique: Personal Landscape This play therapy assignment was more of a challenge than some of the other assignments. …

Learn how to do a New Play Therapy Activity: Cereal Box Theatre 
New Play Therapy Activity Cereal Box Theatre In American culture, in general women wear lots of hats. Currently, I wear more hats than at any other …

Make a Play Therapy Jungle Animal Miniature World Activity with Clients 
In this Play Therapy Miniature World activity, the play therapy client is asked to name a jungle animal with whom he/she shares some personal traits. My …

Create a Cereal Box Theater for Play Therapy Activity 
The play therapy cereal box theater was a really fun play therapy activity. We took an empty cereal box and decorated it to look like a puppet theater. …

Bibliotherapy for Play Therapy Idea: Secret Garden 
My "Secret Garden" is filled with many special surprises and is great for bibliotherapy in play therapy. There are polka dot sidewalks and fairy dust …

Play Therapy Bibliotherapy: Sugar Plum Ballerinas 
Sugar Plum Ballerinas is a great read for young girls for play therapy and bibliotherapy. It is written by the famous actress Whoopi Goldberg. The …

Play Therapy Bibliotherapy: "You Are Special"  
I selected, “You are Special” by Max Lucado as a play therapy bibliotherapy book to present. Though the author’s stories are constructed on Christian …

Life is a Stage: Cereal Box Activity Theatre for Play Therapy 
I made a play therapy stage out of my play therapy cereal box and created a stage complete with red carpet. I have found that life is a stage and that …

Feelings Chess Play Therapy Game Example and Idea to Use 
I think the play therapy feelings chess game is a great way for children to understand the range of feelings we have in a day, a week, or even an hour. …

Bibliotherapy for Play Therapy - Dr. Suess 
The book I chose for the play therapy bibliotherapy book was Oh, the Places You'll Go! by Dr. Seuss. I chose this book because it is my favorite children's …

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Play Therapy Bibliotherapy for Play Therapist to Use 
This play therapy bibliotherapy activity involved choosing books that would help children address various feelings to include depression, divorce, anxiety, …

Play Therapy Bibilotherapy Idea: Strong Girls Make Strong Women 
For play therapy bibliotherapy, I chose the Disney Princess book Happily Ever After Stories. I initially bought this book for my daughters. There are …

My Life on a Cereal Box Activity for Play Therapist to Use - Play Therapy Activity with Miniature 
On the inside of the play therapy cereal box activity are things that are a permanent part of my life that are not obvious to people who meet me. They …

A Week in My Life in Chess: Free Play Therapy Game Idea 
I spend a week working on this play therapy game assignment and as I experienced different feelings I added another feeling and miniature to the sheet. …

Play Therapy Game Technique For Therapist To Try: A Homemade Game Example to Make 
This play therapy assignment involved creating a play therapy game or modifying an existing game for children that could be used in therapy. My game was …

Free Play Therapy Activity: My Cereal Box Stage 
As with most of the assignments for this play therapy class I never know quite where to start. For this assignment my understanding was we had to create …

Feeing Chess in Play Therapy Game 5 
Here is another entry for the Play Therapy game section. This week I monitored my feeling and chose a few play therapy miniatures to represent them. …

Play Therapy Bibliotherapy Activity: Amelia Bedelia 
The play therapy bibliotherapy book that I chose for bibliotherapy is Amelia Bedelia by Petty Parish. Over the years I have collected several children’s …

Play Therapy Activity to Use in Play Therapy: A Miniature World 
The stage and roles assignment (Play Therapy Cereal Box Theater) was an introspective assignment because it allowed me to focus on the many roles that …

Play Therapy Bibliotherapy Book "Bears Snores On" 
I chose the play therapy bibliotherapy book, “Bear Snores On” by Karma Wilson because it was one of my kid’s favorite books. I have always enjoyed reading …

The Matching Memory Play Therapy Game Activity to Use in Play Therapy 
I created a play therapy game called The Feelings Memory Game. The play therapy game consists of rows of hidden faces which show angry feelings, happy …

Play Therapy Game Example to Play: Feelings Chess Game 4 
The day I chose the feeling words for this play therapy game: Chess Game, had actually been a day of ups and downs with several emotions involved. …

Play Therapy Technique Idea: Cereal Box Theater 
My play therapy activity the cereal box theater includes different "scenes" from my life which portray the many roles I live on a regular basis. Once I …

Bully Bibliotherapy Idea for Play Therapy 
I chose Big Bad Bible Bullies, by Scott Hagan, for my Play Therapy Bibliotherapy book. School Counselors deal with the topic of bullying nearly every day. …

Play Therapy Activity with Miniatures: Cereal Box Stage 
The play therapy activity with miniatures is called the Cereal Box Stage assignment. It was intriguing! Students were to use photographs, clip art, and/or …

Play Therapy Bibliotherapy Idea for Grief Therapy 
The bibliotherapy play therapy assignment was outstanding! The topic I chose was therapy for grieving children for which I have some experience. My …

Play Therapy Game to Play: Chess (Feelings of Mine) 
The play therapy game assignment directed us to record our feelings over a week's time. My feelings were both negative and positive. Some of the negative …

Play Therapy Game Technique: Feelings Depicted on a Chess Board 
This play therapy game technique assignment called for logging the feelings I experienced during a week's time. Naturally, my feelings were positive, as …

Checkers Play Therapy Game Idea 
In the play therapy game of Play Therapy Checkers, the participants must navigate, negotiate, manuever, and strategize in order to win the game. For this …

Play Therapy Game to Use in Play Therapy: (Feelings Chess Game) 
On the left side of my play therapy game chess board, I picked the two not so positive words that described what was going on with me. I felt drained …

Play Therapy's Bibliotherapy: A Great Book on Help for Depression 
Play Therapy book for Bibliotherapy: "Living with a Black Dog: His name is depression" by Matthew Johnstone. I often use this book with my seniors. It's …

Play Therapy Game Idea for Children: Paper Ice Breakers 
Play Therapy Game Instructions: Get a piece of paper. Make it square by folding one short edge up to one long edge. Make a crease. Cut off the …

Play Therapy Game for Bullying Prevention 
The Play Therapy Game - B-Aware: Bully Awareness Game was designed to address the growing problem of bullying within the schools. The game is ideal for …

Play Therapy Game Example: Chess Feelings Game 
The play therapy game feelings chess game from Dr. Stangline's Creative Counseling 101 book allowed me to reflect on the various feelings that I experienced …

Play Therapy Game Activity Idea to Use in Play Therapy 
Players: 2-4 Materials for Play Therapy Game: Game Board, Miniatures, Di Directions for Play Therapy Game: 1. Choose a miniature to represent …

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Play Therapy Game Activity: "Feelings Off My Chest Game" 
In play therapy class I initially did not understand the concept of the play therapy Chest Game. But once I got home and reread the instructions it …

Play Therapy Game Activity: "The Choice Is Yours" 
Play Therapy Game The Choice Is Yours ByJumie Tools for Play Therapy Game: • Twister mat • Spinner …

Play Therapy Game Activity to Use: The Ball Game 
Play Therapy Game: The Ball Game The population I work with the most is children five and under. It is hard to find play therapy games or activities …

Feelings Chess Game Play Therapy Assignment 
Im not a chess player but I enjoyed the play therapy game called the feelings chess game. I used feeling words to describe how I was feeling that day. …

Feelings Bottle / A Play Therapy Activity for Kids and Adults 
The feelings bottle in play therapy is a creative and unique way for children and adults to talk about their feelings. When I created my play therapy …

Play Therapy Game Idea: The Feelings Matching Game 
Feelings Matching Game for Play Therapy Game Idea Materials for Play Therapy Game: Construction paper or colored index cards Markers or crayons scissors …

Play Therapy Game for Therapists to Use in Play Therapy: A Penny For Your Thoughts Play Therapy Game BINGO by T. 
This play therapy game is designed for elementary aged children but can be adapted for adults who are looking to reconnect with their inner child. The …

Play Therapy Bibliotherapy Activity Book to use in Play Therapy: A Visitor for Bear  
A Visitor for Bear by Bonnie Becker Illustrated by Kady MacDonald Denton Bibliotherapy for Play Therapy Book This play therapy book is about the …

Free Play Therapy Game Activity for Middle Schoolers: Middle School Monopoly 
Play therapy games can be a valuable tool for individual, group, or classroom guidance sessions. Different types of play therapy games, which are developmentally …

Free Play Therapy Game Idea- Jacks 
The population I plan on working with high school students and above, so the play therapy game I have created is sort of like the old school game Jacks. …

Play Therapy Game Activity to Use in Play Therapy: Positive Energy in the Air! 
Play Therapy Game Activity: “Positive Energy in the Air” Goal: The goal of this play therapy activity game is to increase self-esteem, insight, …

Play Therapy Game Idea to Use in Play Therapy: Yeah! Yuck!  
Yeah!/Yuck! Play Therapy Game Materials Needed: The Yeah!/Yuck! Gameboard , one die, 1 -4 game pieces (2-4 players). Age of players (5 – Adult) …

Play Therapy Activity for Clients: The Feeling Cookie  
Making the Play Therapy Feeling Cookie activity provides an opportunity to express and acknowledge my feelings. In many ways, verbally acknowledging our …

Free Play Therapy Activity from Play Therapy Class: TheFeelings Bottle & Feelings Cookie  
When asked to create a play therapy Feelings Bottle in class, I initially wondered....how is this germane to play therapy? I soon learned, however, that …

Play Therapy Activity: Feeling Cookie Experiment in Play Therapy 
The play therapy feeling cookie was a certainly fun and exciting activity. The supplies needed included white frosting, three or more bottles of food coloring, …

Feeling Bottle Play Therapy Activity in My Play Therapy Class 
The play therapy feeling bottle activity was fun, interesting, and informative. It provided a quick activity to be used with younger clients. The supplies …

Play Therapy Activity: The Feeling Cookie / Graduate Students Perspective 
When I first learned about the play therapy feeling cookie activity, I thought it would be a great way for kids in play therapy to share their feelings …

Play Therapy Activity: The Grief Therapy Bottle 
I decided to do a grief bottle for my play therapy feelings bottle. It seemed appropriate since the anniversary of my sister's death is approaching. …

How to make a Feelings Cookie for Play Therapy Activity 
Above is an example of how we make the play therapy feeling cookies in the play therapy class. For more information on this play therapy activity visit …

Actual Class Photos of a Graduate Play Therapy Class: The Feeling Cookie 
You may want to use different colors to represent different feelings in this fun and uniqueplay therapy feeling cookie activity. It is also helpful …

Step by Step Instructions: Play Therapy Feeling Cookie by Creative Counseling 101.com 
This is an actual photo session of how to create a feeling cookie in play therapy. Form more information please visit the site below. Learn How to …

Test Anxiety Feeling Cookie - A Play Therapy Activity 
When we did this play therapy activity, my stress level was high because I was preparing for the CPCE. I like the fact that we were able to create our …

Make a Feelings Bottle – A Play Therapy Class Activity 
Making the Feelings Bottle in play therapy class was enjoyable and I can see myself using this play therapy technique when I am working with children and …

Creative Play Therapy Feeling Bottle Technique and Activity 
I enjoyed completing the play therapy feeling bottle technique and activity in my play therapy class class. The idea of putting various feelings being …

Make a Tasty Feeling Cookie / Play Therapy Activity 
I had never heard of a play therapy feeling cookie prior to today's play therapy class. It is a very interesting concept and I looking forward to learning …

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Great Play Therapy Ideas: Feeling Bottle and Feeling Cookie 
I am so glad that we did the play therapy feeling bottle and play therapy feeling cookie for the play therapy activity. This exercise really stuck …

A Yummy Play Therapy Activity: The Feeling Cookie 
I have Spring Fever! I am excited about the transition of the season and what that means for me. Not only will I be graduating, but I will be able to …

Play Therapy Activity: Create The Bottle of Feelings 
I enjoyed theis play therapy activity of the feeling bottle. Though I am currently in the grieving process, I choose to take another perspective. I selected …

Create an Inner Child Scrap Book for Play Therapy Class 
When we were first told that we had to complete an inner child scrapbook for play therapy class, I was glad that we were doing this because I personally …

Two Play Therapy Activities: Feeling Cookie and Play Therapy Feelings Bottle 
In our play therapy class we did the play therapy feeling bottles, this activity was right on time because it was at this time that I was coping with the …

Play Therapy Activity: Make a Feelings Cookie 
Connecting food with feelings in play therapy.....what a novel thought for a play therapy session! I try to NOT connect food with my feelings, however, …

Play Therapy Puppets and Play Therapy Puppet Theater Activity for Bullying Prevention: Betty,Buster and the Bully 
The play therapy puppet theatre was a creative and fun assignment. My kids are finding it hard to believe that I am creating puppet shows, sandboxes, …

Play Therapy Puppets and Play Therapy Theater Example: Pigtails Puppet Show 
I had a great time creating my play therapy puppets and play therapy puppet theater. I used a foam board for the stage and cut out a window in the front …

Play Therapy Puppets and Play Therapy Theater Activity: The "School" of Fish Puppet Theater 
My play therapy puppet theater has an underwater theme. I am fascinated with "all things" ocean. I've loved the ocean and sea animals since I was a little …

Play Therapy Puppet Theatre Class Assignment: My Experience 
When I was assigned my play therapy puppet theatre I wanted to do something that required little to no money. I also wanted it to be generic so I could …

Unique Play Therapy Puppet Theater Example 
My Play Therapy Puppet Theater was about the Bunny Rabbit & the Butterfly. An encouraging little story about 2 firends who help each other discover …

Play Therapy Puppet Theater Activity: Zoogbar Learns about Secrets! 
This is my play therapy puppet theater and puppets. I created a puppet show that I could reuse. It is made out of two card board boxes. They can come …

My Personal Play Therapy Genorgram #18 
I have done genograms several times before. But I had never thought to use miniatures and get them to talk to each other. After doing this in class, …

Play Therapy Family Genogram Example #9 
Play Therapy Family Genogram Example: My play therapy family genogram consists of me, my parents and my younger sister. Dr. Stangline insisted that we …

Play Therapy Activity: Storyteling Experience 
There is something about creating something through arts and crafts that subtly forces you to erase all distractions and thoughts from your mind and put …

Play Therapy Puppets and Play Therapy Theater Activity and Example 
Doing my play therapy puppet theater was fun. My mom and two youngest children got together and spent the entire weekend working on puppets and the theater. …

Student of Play Therapy Class Genogram Example 
My play therapy genogram was hard for me to find the right miniature that represents each person in my family. I only did my family of origin for the …

See a Genogram for Play Therapy Class 
Last semester I took the Family Systems class where we were tasked to complete a genogram. What a daunting task! Creating the diagram, showing the connections, …

Play Therapy Puppet Show Idea and Example 
My inspiration for the play therapy puppet show was from observing a boy scout troop eating lunch at a local diner. The boys appeared to be approximately …

Play Therapy Puppet Theater Activity: A Walk in the Park 
Writing the script for my play therapy class was more fun than I expected. We all have creativity, but this assignment proved this fact to me. I discovered …

Play Therapy Genogram Activity: From Where I Come 
This was my second experience creating a play therapy family genogram in my graduate program. The first time I created a genogram, the most revealing …

Play Therapy Idea: Snoopy Puppet Theater 
I wanted to make a play therapy puppet theater & puppets that would appeal to both boys and girls. Too much "fru-fru" tends to turn boys off, I know since …

Play Therapy Family Genogram: My Play Therapy Experience 
I created an extended play therapy family genogram that included my sisters, my older sister’s family, and my family. I found the most therapeutic part …

Family Play Therapy Genogram 
My experience with creating the play therapy family genogram was a sad one. I’ve had some fairly recent issues with my family, and while doing this project, …

My Genogram In Play Therapy Class 
Working on my family play therapy genogram was pretty simple. My family of origin consists on my dad, mom, myself and my younger brother. As you can …

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Play Therapy Genogram - Cycle of Abuse 
Using genograms in play therapy is a great way to gain insight into the family unit. The counselors gain insight into familial issues that maybe the cause …

My Family Genogram: A Play Therapy Technique 
When we did our play therapy family genograms with a partner in class, I was rather pessimistic about how this tool could be used successfully. However, …

My Inner Child Scrapbook for a Play Therapy Class 
Creating my play therapy inner child scrapbook was so much fun. It truly brought back so many memories of things that I loved to do as a little girl. …

Reconnecting with My Inner Child for Play Therapy 
This project in Play Therapy Class consisted of creating an Inner Child Scrapbook from ten main ideas, based on childhood favorites. Since I had …

Easy & Simple Genogram for Play Therapy Clients 
In creating this play therapy genogram, I noticed the similarities among my family members among the generations. My play therapy genogram includes my …

An Inner Child Scrapbook for Play Therapy Class 
The scrap book for play therapy was a very good experience. I got a chance to go back to some good times in my child hood. The first page asked me to …

A Teddy Bear Therapy Assignment for Play Therapy 
The teddy bear experience for play therapy was very eye opening for me. The assignment was to carry around a teddy bear for 24 hours. The bear I used …

Play Therapy / Inner Child Scrapbook Experience 
Working on my inner child scrapbook for play therapy class gave me an excuse to play and decorate and color. It is hard to find time in my schedule to …

Play Therapy Class Assignment: Teddy Bear Bonding Experience 
I have bonded with my teddy bear since I was around 8 years old. I picked him out at Sears around Christmas time. My mom decided that both my sisters …

Getting In Touch With My Inner Child for a Play Therapy Class Assignment 
Through doing a scrapbook with my inner child for play therapy and bonding with a teddy bear in my adult life, I have learned a lot about my inner …

Teddy Bear Tea: An Exercise for Play Therapy Class 
Teddy Bear Tea Exercise For Play Therapy The teddy bear exercise for play therapy was interesting and enlightening for me. My only regret is that my …

Play Therapy Class Assignment: Brownie & Brownie Jr. Teddy Bear 
My bonding experience with Brownnie & Brownie Jr. in play therapy class was a pretty neat experience in play therapy. Literally taking Brownie everywhere …

Inner Child Reflections & Thoughts of a Play Therapy Student 
2-16-12 Inner Child Reflection & Thoughts in Play Therapy The inner child scrapbook for play therapy was a great experience. It was interesting …

Inner Child Scrapbook / Play Therapy Class Ideas for Therapists 
Inner Child Play Therapy Scrapbook “Please come out and play” is on the cover of my scrapbook for play therapy. I asked my inner child to come out …

Student Self Portrait for Play Therapy Class 
Self-portrait for Play Therapy Class At first, my mind was totally blank. I considered drawing, but that wasn’t a pleasant thought. A self-portrait…for …

Teddy Bear Experience for Play Therapy Class: Idea Activity 
I’ve never been a stuffed animal fan. Nande belongs to our youngest daughter. Our relationship began awkwardly, but we warmed-up to each other. I took …

Teddy Bears & Play Therapy Ideas for Kids 
Play therapy class assignment: My 24 hours with my teddy bear was interesting. I was very protective over my bear. I was used to sleeping with the bear …

Inner Child Play Therapy Class Scrapbook Example 
Putting together the Inner Child Scrapbook for play therapy held a few challenges for me. The scrapbook had two parts, first there was a series of activities …

Play Therapy Idea: Inner Child Scrap Book Experience -  
Tapping into my inner child for play therapy class required a hammer! In my angst to manage school work, a business, and other responsibilities, I had …

Play Therapy Class Activity: Winnie the Pooh Reunion / Teddy Bear Therapy 
Fortunately for me, I still have my Winnie the Pooh teddy bear that my mom purchased for me when I was 3 years old. I remember the day she bought it. We …

Inner Child Scrapbook for a Play Therapy Class 
Inner Child Scrapbook Experience for Play Therapy Class I really enjoyed completing the inner child scrapbook in my play therapy class. I have …

Innerchild play therapy scrap book activity 
My play therapy inner child scrapbook opened my eyes as to how I have really pushed her aside and have ignored her for so long now.We had ten different …

Teddy Bears, Teas, and Play Therapy: An Activity 
This play therapy activity was fun. We had to keep a stuffed animal with us for a 24 hour period. We had to re-experience what it is like for a child that …

Play Therapy Mandala for Play Therapy Class: Calming Down 
In doing my play therapy mandala I was trying to calm down from finding out that my son was going to quit school. He only has four months until he graduates. …

Sand Tray Example in Graduate Play Therapy Class 
With this play therapy activity I got to be the volunteer in class for Dr. Stangline to counsel me on my sand tray. I have to say that I got more help …

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Teddy Bear Therapy / Play Therapy 
I actually took my Snoopy with me all day, rather than a teddy bear for play therapy class. He usually sets on my bed all day with other decorative pillows. …

My Inner Child Skates: Play Therapy 
I cannot say that I have lost my inner child, but over the years I have put her in a box. I have only allowed her to come out when it was socially acceptable. …

Play Therapy Teddy Bear Tea Party Technique 
At the beginning, I was very reluctant about this play therapy assignment so I turned to strategy. I tried to choose a day to carry my stuffed animal …

Play Therapy Self-Portrait: Life  
My play therapy self portrait started as an abstract combination of colors and shapes. As I worked towards the center, I began to reflect on my feelings …

Play Therapy Inner Child ScrapBook Experience  
My Play Therapy Scrap book experience: I liked the play therapy assignment activity requirements for me to do to get in touch with my inner child, but …

See a Play Therapy Self Portrait 
My play therapy self portrait depicts the dichotomy between simple versus intricate. I perceive myself as a very simple, transparent being but I am often …

A Play Therapy Self Portrait Study 
I've done a lot of self portraits over the years and it is hard for me to be so abstract with it in my play therapy class. I view it as a way to expand …

My Self-portrait for Play Therapy Class: My Very Own Self 
The play therapy self-portrait assignment was strangely more challenging than I had anticipated. It forced me to think about how I want to represent myself …

Teddy Bear Play Therapy 
This was a very liberating experience. At first I was quite apprehensive about that activity; this was for two reasons. The first being I am an adult male …

How to do Teddy Bear Therapy in Play Therapy 
This was a very liberating play therapy experience. At first I was quite apprehensive about this teddy bear therapy play therapy activity; this was for …

Play Therapy Self Portrait of a Graduate Student 
This play therapy self portrait experience created many thought and ideas for me. I wont say that I can't draw, instead I will say that I'm an artist …

Play Therapy Teddy Bear Therapy Experiment for Play Therapy Class 
Play Therapy Teddy Bear Therapy Bonding Experiment Well, this was a very interesting play therapy experience! My “stuffed animal” was not an actual teddy …

My Self Portrait: A Study in Play Therapy 
I did not feel that the play therapy self portrait I created in class accurately depicted me. This is probably because I am not the best drawer and …

Play Therapy Class Assignment Self Portrait Experience 
My experience doing this play therapy self portrait was interesting. It was revealing and made me think about what is going on inside of myself. As a …

Play Therapy's Positive Self-Portrait 
When I was young, I would constantly draw pictures of myself and my family, little stick people with big smiles. Somewhere along the way, the art ceased …

Flower Play Therapy Mandala 
I decided to make a play therapy flower mandala simply because I have always liked both flower and vegetable gardens. I used to help my parents in their …

My Cupcake Mandala for Play Therapy Class 
When I created my "Cupcake Mandala" I was having a serene day. Being in a relaxed mood and listening to classical music, I baked cupcakes, frosted them …

My Spring Mandala / Play Therapy Student 
The Mandala is yet another interesting way to express what is going on inside of me at the moment. I chose to create a mandala expressing my love for …

My Personal Play Therapy Mandala 
Making a Play Therapy Mandala In the process of making my play therapy mandala I just started to use colors that appealed to me. Soon I found myself …

Fruit and Candy Mandala for Play Therapy Class 
A mandala is a great way to express feelings. This means a lot coming from a person that keeps feelings bottled up. After my experience making a mandala, …

Mandala Vivid Dream for Play Therapy 
Before this play therapy class, I had never heard of a Mandala, which means circle in Sanskrit. I was unsure of what I would draw at first, and not sure …

Play Therapy Mandala Example #6 
The themes that are consistent in my play therapy mandala are music and flowers. I also noticed that I chose to use yellow paper for my background. …

Play Therapy Mandela – My experience 
I thought this play therapy mandala was amazing. Making a Mandela in class was the first time I had created one. I had been introduced to the already …

My Play Therapy Mandala 
The first mandala I created in play therapy class was like a snap shot of where I was at the moment. What was on my mind and what I was dealing with that …

Travel Mandala for Play Therapy 
The concept of the mandala is new to me for play therapy class. I have seen representations of mandalas everywhere but did not know the true significance …

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Play Therapy Mandala - 5 
My Play Therapy Mandala represents such great things!! It is divided into four parts. The first section of my mandala is my family. My husband to …

My Mandala!!! Play Therapy Class 
This mandala project for play therapy class was very fun and interesting. I wanted to use things that I already had at home but I also wanted it to have …

Mandala as a Mirror for Play Therapy 
Mandala as a Mirror for Play Therapy When I created the Mandala in play therapy class, I had no plan, I just let it flow and created whatever came to …

Mandala At Home for Play Therapy  
Like the Sandtray Therapy at home project, the Play Therapy Mandala at home was equally relaxing and was created in a low anxiety environment. At first …

Affirmation Mandala in conjunction w/ Sand tray Therapy 
Creating my mandala was a therapeutic experience for me for sand tray therapy. I initially had no idea how to approach the task but decided instead of …

Sand Tray Therapy for Play Therapy 
Play Therapy Sand Tray Therapy My experience with sand tray therapy had to grow on me; originally I did not like it. The miniatures in class that …

Play Therapy Class Sandtray Therapy 
My reason for taking this play therapy / sand tray therapy class was very simple. Since I have been interning at Peachford Hospital, I have had to opportunity …

Sand Tray Therapy: My Experience 
This is the first time I have ever seen sand tray therapy. It makes a lot of sense to me because it is less intimidating than talking to a therapist. …

My First Sand tray for Sand Tray Therapy Class 
Prior to this experience I had no knowledge of Sand tray Therapy and I wondered how placing random objects in a tray could be effective in treatment. …

Sand Tray Therapy Project to Use for Sand Tray Therapy  
When sand tray from sand tray therapy was demonstrated in class, I was shocked to see how powerful sand tray therapy can be for a client. I saw how clients …

My Very First Sand Tray Therapy Experience 
This was my first introduction to using a sand tray therapy. I did not google prior to the class to better understand the process and I am glad I did not. …

My Sandtray Therapy Experience... 
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then a sandtray therapy demonstration is worth a million. The demonstration in class with a student was a great …

Sandtray Therapy from #1 Student Testimony 
Working with a partner, we created our first sand tray for sand tray therapy with shared miniatures brought in by the class. My partner had many miniatures …

Sand Tray Therapy Class Student 
I did not quite know a lot about sand tray therapy or the actual power of its techniques until my sand tray therapy experience in class. First, a classmate …

Family Sand Tray for Sand Tray Therapy 
My work with sand tray therapy has been very relaxing, and enlightening. Originally, I only associated it with child therapy but I can see therapeutic …

A Different Perspective on Handling Grief: The Yoruba People 
A Different Perspective on Handling Grief: The Yoruba People All over the world one can find many different avenues for handling the loss of a friend …

My Counselor Journey With Creative Counseling 
I am a play therapist and specialize with kids from four to ten years old. I use creative counseling every day and my clients really respond to it! I add …