Our 2024/2025 Events coming up:

Level 1: Introduction to Symbol Work and Sandplay Therapy

Open to any mental health and or health professional working with clients in a creative way or interested in creative therapies.

Sandplay therapy creates a bridge between the conscious and unconscious. Dora Kalff describes it as a “pathway to the psyche and in the hands of a properly prepared therapist, it is a powerful, invaluable modality”.

This two-day training opportunity is the beginning foundations of a creative expressive therapeutic modality.

When  9–10 November 2024, 9am–4pm
Facilitators  Carina Conradie and Jean Parkinson
Where  Hamilton – details will follow
Cost  $450.00 (morning tea included, BYO lunch).
Registration and payment  Please ensure this before 25 October 2024
(Secure your place with FULL PAYMENT) Internet banking preferred. Account details will be supplied when booking.
Contact  Carina Conradie – carinaconradienz@gmail.com

Overview of the training

In this introductory training Jean and Carina will introduce the origins of sand-tray as a therapeutic modality and applications for across a wide range of populations. 

Training will include:
• The history of sand-tray and its theoretical underpinnings
• Differentiation of sand-tray from Sandplay Therapy
• Common applications of sand-tray as a therapy modality
• Understanding various ways that symbol work and sand-tray can be used in assessment, therapy and supervision
• Using symbols without sand as well as sand-tray with children and young people
• Adaptations of sand-tray across therapeutic modalities (psycho-dynamic, CBT, narrative therapy, trauma processing models)
• Use of sand-tray for reflective practice and in supervision

This two-day workshop will provide an opportunity for participants to engage in creating their own directed sand-trays. There is a maximum number of attendees in order to allow small experiential groups, and for all participants to create their own tray and the observers to practice reflective responses.  

For more information, CLICK HERE to download the brochure

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Level 3: Sandplay therapy: Clinical practitioner

“The Sandplay method takes the limited therapeutic possibilities of language into account with great seriousness and offers alternative means of psychic expression” Dr Martin Kalff (2003).

Sandplay therapy creates a bridge between the conscious and unconscious. Dora Kalff describes it as a “pathway to the psyche and in the hands of a properly prepared therapist, it is a powerful, invaluable modality”.

This two-day workshop has been designed specifically for clinicians who are already incorporating supervised Sandplay as an adjunctive modality into their clinical practice. Pre-requisites are completion of Level 2 and current use of sandplay in clinical practice. and continuation to engage in regular Sandplay supervision

When  28 February – 1 March 2025, 9am–4pm
Facilitators  Carina Conradie and Jean Parkinson
Where  Hamilton – details will follow
Cost  $500.00 (morning tea included, BYO lunch).
Registration and payment  Please ensure this before 14 February 2025
(Secure your place with FULL PAYMENT) Internet banking preferred. Account details will be supplied when booking.
Contact  Carina Conradie – carinaconradienz@gmail.com

Overview of the training

A psychotherapeutic, long term, insight-oriented therapy based on work of Dora Kalff and the Psychology of CG Jung.

This two-day training expands on Level 2. Content includes:

  • Jungian Foundation – Structure of the psyche continue from Level 2; Individuation; Complexes.
  • Working with children and teens – Neuro-developmental theory relating to both age groups; Teen case vignettes.
  • Working with adults – Ego strength; Diverse client groups; Contraindications; Adult case vignettes.
  • Developmental stages in sandplay process.
  • Case studies showing discussion topics e.g. trauma and attachment.
  • Training opportunities within and outside of Aotearoa – Broadening your knowledge of Jungian Psychology and Kalffian principles e.g. day courses on specific topics.
  • The purpose and necessity of engaging in one’s own Sandplay process.
  • Assignment to encourage reflective case study and practice: Choose One Book to review and Sandplay Journal paper review (*1 extra day attendance credited on completion of assignment).

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For more information, CLICK HERE to download the brochure

Level 2: Sandplay Therapy

A psychotherapeutic, long term, insight-oriented therapy based on work of Dora Kalff and the Psychology of CG Jung. Sandplay therapy creates a bridge between the conscious and unconscious. Dora Kalff describes it as a “pathway to the psyche and in the hands of a properly prepared therapist, it is a powerful, invaluable modality”.

“The Sandplay method takes the limited therapeutic possibilities of language into account with great seriousness and offers alternative means of psychic expression” Dr Martin Kalff (2003).

This two-day workshop has been designed specifically for clinicians who are already incorporating Sand Tray as an adjunctive modality in their clinical practice. Pre-requisites are:

  • Two-day Introductory training preferably with Jean, Carina or STANZA/ISST teacher
  • Qualifications and current practicing certificate in Counselling, Psychology, Psychotherapy or Creative Therapies
  • Basic understanding of psychotherapy / depth psychology
  • Willingness to engage in regular Sandplay supervision

When  27–28 March 2025, 9am–4pm
Facilitators  Carina Conradie and Jean Parkinson
Where  Hamilton – details will follow
Cost  $500.00 (morning tea included, BYO lunch). This Fee includes one online supervision group session.
Registration and payment  Please ensure this before 14 March 2025
(Secure your place with FULL PAYMENT) Internet banking preferred. Account details will be supplied when booking.
Contact  Carina Conradie – carinaconradienz@gmail.com

Overview of the training

This 2-day training expands on Level 1:  Introduction to Symbol work and Sandplay Therapy. Content includes:

  • The theories that differentiate Kalffian Sandplay Therapy, a psychotherapy, from Sand Tray as a modality
  • Jungian Foundation: Structure of the psyche and archetypes
  • Case studies to illustrate the theories
  • Undirected experientials in pairs to implement observational skills
  • Co-transference
  • There is a maximum number of attendees in order to allow experientials, and for all participants to create their own trays and the observers to practice reflective responses.

 SA-JP-CC-Brochure-L2-Mar25

For more information, CLICK HERE to download the brochure

Level 1: Introduction to Symbol Work and Sandplay Therapy

Open to qualified mental health and or health professional working with clients in counselling, psychology or creative therapies.

Sandplay therapy creates a bridge between the conscious and unconscious. Dora Kalff describes it as a “pathway to the psyche and in the hands of a properly prepared therapist, it is a powerful, invaluable modality”.

This two-day training opportunity is the beginning foundations of a creative expressive therapeutic modality.

When 14–15 April 2025, 9am–4pm
Facilitators  Carina Conradie and Jean Parkinson
Where  Hamilton – details will follow
Cost  $450.00 (morning tea included, BYO lunch).
Registration and payment  Please ensure this before 31 March 2025
(Secure your place with FULL PAYMENT) Internet banking preferred. Account details will be supplied when booking.
Contact  Carina Conradie – carinaconradienz@gmail.com

Overview of the training

In this introductory training the origins of sand-tray and sandplay as a therapeutic modality and applications for across a wide range of populations will be introducedTraining will include:

  • Differentiation of sand-tray from Sandplay Therapy
  • Common applications of sand-tray as a therapy modality
  • Understanding various ways that symbol work and sand-tray can be used in assessment, therapy and supervision
  • Use of sand-tray for reflective practice and in supervision
  • Introduction to Jungian Concepts: Psyche
  • Introduction to Jungian Sandplay therapy: sandplay room; collection of figurines; observation.
  • This two-day workshop will provide an opportunity for participants to engage in creating their own directed sand-trays. There is a maximum number of attendees in order to allow small experiential groups, and for all participants to create their own tray and the observers to practice reflective responses.

 SA-JP-CC-Brochure-L1-Apr25

For more information, CLICK HERE to download the brochure

Group and Individual Supervision

Group and individual supervision opportunities are available on line and face to face.

For HAMILTON and lower NORTH ISLAND (face-to-face & online) contact Carina Conradie – info@sandplayaotearoa.co.nz
For AUCKLAND upper North Island(face-to-face & online)  contact Jean Parkinson – info@sandplayaotearoa.co.nz
For other areas – (online only), contact either Carina or Jean – info@sandplayaotearoa.co.nz
For training in areas outside of Hamilton or Auckland, please contact Jean– info@sandplayaotearoa.co.nz.
A Group contract can be negotiated. Variable travel and venue costs would be included in the fee. Contact – info@sandplayaotearoa.co.nz

PAST EVENTS

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