Upcoming Continuing Education Workshop for Psychotherapists
Sand Tray Psychotherapy: An Introductory Experiential Workshop
Presenter: Laurie Young, LCSW-C
Friday, October 21st, 2011, 9:00 am -- 3:00 pm
at Laurie Young's home office
Downtown Silver Spring Md.
Workshop cost is $150; 5 category 1 CEUs offered free of charge
Sand Tray Psychotherapy is a "hands on" expressive therapeutic approach that translates a client's personal experience into concrete, 3-dimensional form. Using a tray of sand, water and thousands of miniature figurines, clients represent their inner worlds in tangible, observable form in the sand. Clients symbolically process their thoughts, feelings and memories in a vivid, memorable and highly personal way. In an unconditional, protected space and with the therapist as respectful witness, the client can work through experiences and internal states which may not be accessible through verbal processing alone.
This 6-hour experiential workshop will introduce clinicians to the theory and practice of Sand Tray. Specific topics that will be covered are:
Description of the history, evolution and key clinical concepts of Sand Tray, and how it fits in with Jungian and Play Therapy orientations practiced today;
Step-by-step instructions about how to facilitate a Sand Tray session with children, adolescents and adults--backed up by experiential exercises practiced during the workshop;
Practical suggestions about how to set up a Sand Tray practice space;
Exploration of the sticky ethical questions involving client selection, chart documentation and confidentiality.
About the Presenter: Laurie Young specializes in using play therapy and other expressive therapies to treat children, adolescents , adults and families in crisis. This is her 10th year teaching and supervising sand tray psychotherapy in the greater Washington DC area.
To register: Contact Laurie Young at lyounglcswc@aol.com
My goal as a therapist is to help children, adolescents and adults to experience their lives with a sense of empowerment,
self-respect and connection to others. In my practice, clients learn to develop problem-solving skills, express feelings,
modify behavior and learn a variety of new ways of relating to others. My specialties include treating depression, anxiety,
grief and loss, and trauma. I use a variety of therapeutic modalities—including psychodynamic, cognitive, solution-focused,
sandtray therapy and child-centered play therapy—in addition to teaching workshops for mental health professionals. 
