Bridging Body, Story, and Symbol Experiential Sandtray Practice in Play Therapy

Earn up to 8 approved Direct Contact Continuing Education Hours for the Association for Play Therapy, APT. This event is sponsored by Jacqueline Flynn, APT Approved Provider #20-628.

Jacqueline Flynn is an Approved Provider (#179) through the World Association for Sand Therapy Professionals (WASTP). This program meets the requirements for 8 Continuing Education Hours in Sand Therapy.

Description: This presentation explores sandtray therapy within play therapy as a protected space where the client’s inner world can take form through play, sand, and symbol. Rather than rushing to interpretation, the focus is on presence, pacing, and the therapist’s role as witness. Participants will leave with clearer clinical language, stronger confidence in the process, and a practical framework for using sandtray in play therapy with clients of all ages. Attendees will engage in guided experiential practice, creating and reflecting on their own trays to deepen clinical attunement and strengthen play therapy informed responses. The presentation offers practical ways to introduce sandtray in play therapy, select interventions along the directive and non directive continuum, and set up a sandtray space with trays, sand, and miniatures. Ethical practice and protection of the client’s sand world are emphasized throughout for work with individuals, families, and groups.

CE Broker Tracking #: 20-1377119

This event is sponsored by FMHCA, an NBCC-Approved Continuing Education Provider. FMHCA NBCC Provider# 2058. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified.  FMHCA is solely responsible for all aspects of the program. This course is approved by the Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling, LMHC, LMFT, LCSW – FMHCA CE Broker #: 50-748

Learning Objectives:

1. Explain how sandtray therapy functions within play therapy to activate symbol, sensory experience, and narrative, and compare its clinical application across common presenting concerns.
2. Describe the play therapist’s role as witness in sandtray therapy and list at least three strategies that protect client safety, pacing, and containment within play therapy sessions.
3. Demonstrate two methods for introducing sandtray therapy in play therapy and apply directive and non directive play therapy interventions in a structured practice activity.
4. Select and utilize trays, sand, and miniature categories to deliver developmentally responsive sandtray interventions within play therapy with clients of all ages.

Jackie Flynn, EdS, LMHC-S, RPT-S, RST-C/T, is the founder of Jackie Flynn Consulting. She is an EMDRIA Approved Consultant and Trainer and a Registered Play Therapist Supervisor who teaches experiential, integrative trauma treatment. Jackie uses sandtray therapy with clients of all ages and trains clinicians nationally and internationally. Her work emphasizes nervous system regulation, attachment, and practical sandtray interventions that support safety, access, and integration.

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