“Toys are children’s words and play is their language.”
Play Therapy makes a difference!
“Play Therapy is based upon the fact that play is the child’s natural medium of self expression ... It is an opportunity which is given to the child to ‘play out’ (their) feelings and problems just as in certain types of adult therapy an individual ‘talks out’ (their) difficulties.” Virginia Axline
Processing in the sand tray
“Deep meaning often lies in childish play.”
Within play therapy, one could choose to process in the sand tray. It all begins with a feeling, a knowing. Learning to pay attention to the subconscious and allowing yourself to create images with miniatures in the sand supports healing in ways different from pure talk therapy. To take the experience deeper, this can be used with brainspotting or EMDR.
Deep Processing through SoulCollage®
For older children, teens, and adults, SoulCollage® allows the individual to go inward to meet and get to know all the parts of self. Giving space to all the parts of yourself to come forward in visual form promotes healing. Want to go deeper? Use your card in a brainspotting session to really explore, understand, and give that part what it needs.