How to become a Certified Sandplay Therapist

How to Become a Certified Sandplay Therapist

What is Sandplay Therapy?

Dora Kalff initially developed Jungian Sandplay Therapy in the mid-20th century as a way of doing Jungian analysis with children.
Sandplay therapy is a creative and effective way of working with children, young people, adults and families.
Sand therapy basically uses miniature figures in a box of sand. This helps clients tell their story and therefore process feelings.
Learn how to become a certified sandplay therapist as part of our small and friendly groups.
Creative therapies are widely used in schools, as well as counselling and mental health settings.

Why use Sandplay Therapy in your work?

Feel confident using evidence-based sandplay therapy techniques with primary school-aged children, teenagers and adults.

Sandplay is a gentle approach which nevertheless works at a very deep level.
Sand play is above all ideal for clients who struggle with words.
Children in particular, are able to spontaneously express emotions, process traumatic memories and thus improve their behaviour quite quickly using sandplay.
Sandplay can also help adolescent and adult clients express feelings in a safe, non-verbal way.

Why become a Certified Sandplay Therapist with us?

Dora Kalff’s Jungian Sandplay Therapy forms the basis of all of our courses. However, we also integrate skills from Gestalt sand tray therapy, object relations’, transpersonal and person-centred sandplay.

This creates a very flexible and adaptable non-verbal therapy ideal for working with children. It is also great for teenage clients. Some adult clients may in fact be more suited to non-verbal play therapy, especially people with Autism or Dementia.

More reasons why:

Join a small, friendly and interactive group.
Explore your own personal sandplay process in a small, supportive group environment.
Learn practical, evidence-based skills based on research-based models that work.
Become a well-rounded, confident certified sandplay therapist able to use sand with clients, in supervision and as a way of looking after yourself.
Use art, music and meditation to create an expressive, healing space.
Feel supported by our team of creative supervisors.
All our courses are offered online.
All our certified sandplay training courses are suitable for BACP and UKCP counselling and psychotherapy Continuing Professional Development (CPD).

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We offer three levels of Sandplay Therapy Training

Feel confident using evidence-based sandplay therapy techniques with primary school-aged children, teenagers and adults.

The Introduction is a good place to start if you are new to sandplay therapy or want to see if you like our way of working.
Counsellors, psychotherapists, play and art therapists, clinical and counselling psychologists and those with similar qualifications can become a Certified Sandplay Therapist after successfully completing our one year’s Certificate course and clinical hours.
We are also developing a separate sandplay therapy training for other professionals who are working therapeutically but are not qualified therapists.

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Level 1: Online Introduction to Sandplay weekend

In general, the best place to start if you are new to sandplay therapy is the online introduction weekend. This is also perfect if you are simply curious about sandplay therapy. Everyone is welcome on the introductory weekends.

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Spring dates: 13th May/14th May

Fees: £300 payable on booking

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Level 2: Certificate in Integrative Sandplay Studies

This is our main sandplay skills training for qualified therapists (or similar). Our Certificate level is perfect if you are looking for an in-depth training in sandplay therapy.

Complete the certificate course material in one year across 5 weekends.

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Next start dates for the Online Certificate are:

2nd/3rd December weekend
Fees:
First, pay the deposit of £350 to secure your place

Then choose from one of the two payment options:

Pay the remaining balance in full – £1350
Total cost: £1700 – saving £155 over the payment plan below
Or
Choose to pay the balance in 7 instalments of £215 each
Total cost: £1855 inc. VAT

How to book for the Certificate and Diploma in Integrative Sandplay Training

Step 1

Fill in our online booking form and we will be in touch.

Step 2

Secure your place with a £350 deposit

Step 3

Choose your payment plan and get started!

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Level 3: Online Diploma in Integrative Sandplay Studies

Our diploma follows on from our certificate course. The diploma training also takes place in a year, across 5 weekends. It builds and expands the skills gained from previous courses.

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Next Online Diploma starts: 2nd/3rd December weekend

Fees:
First, pay the deposit of £350 to secure your place

Then choose from one of the two payment options:

Pay the remaining balance in full – £1350
Total cost: £1700 – saving £155 over the payment plan below
Or
Choose to pay the balance in 7 instalments of £215 each
Total cost: £1855

Best value fees are paid in full, upfront.

Please note, you need to have 8 hours of supervision with one of our Training Supervisors at an additional cost.

Expert, friendly, supportive training

“I was impressed and inspired by Jill’s professionalism. Her handouts are excellent and she has encyclopaedic knowledge. Above all, I loved the personal qualities that she brings. She has such generosity of spirit and warmth of heart. Therefore the pace is gentle yet firm and her holding of the space exceptional. After experiencing psychotherapy training in other institutions, I would rate Jill’s arts therapy training as masterful and highly competent. In conclusion, the handouts are eloquent and erudite. Also, the symbol collection is second to none. In fact, the experiental expressive therapy courses were deeply effective and in my case, life-changing“.

Kate