November 7-8 Introduction to Sandplay Therapy: Windows into the Soul
Shannon Yockey Rogers, AR
Seminar Description
This Introduction to Sandplay Therapy Seminar provides an opportunity to learn about this wonderful healing and deeply symbolic way of working with adults, teens & children. We will cover how to bring Sandplay into your practice by learning the fundamentals of Jungian/Kalffian Sandplay. We will review important Jungian concepts which Sandplay is based on. You will learn the origins and history of Sandplay and about its founder Dora Kalff. We will cover the theoretical and practical differences between Sandplay and sand tray including the World technique and Margaret Lowenfeld.
There will be hands-on opportunities to work in a sand tray experiencing what it is like to create your own sand world in a small group setting. Each participant will also learn and practice what it means to witness and hold the safe and protected space during a sand tray creation. We will also explore why symbolic expression is so beneficial in working with trauma and other life challenges due to the non -verbal, symbolic way of working.
We will go over many practicalities from creating your personal sand tray collection, set up and display of the collection, and how to introduce Sandplay to children, adults & teens. By the end of the Seminar, you will have the necessary information to begin integrating Sandplay into your clinical practice.
Objectives Participants will be able to:
· Improve capacity for symbolic thinking.
· Identify core differences between sandplay and sand tray.
· Explain the importance of creating a free and protected space in sandplay therapy.
· Describe different approaches to introducing sandplay therapy for children, teens, and adults.
· Identify the essential equipment needed for setting up sandplay for clinical practice.
· Begin using sandplay in your practice.
Required Readings
Freedle, L. R. (2022). Sandplay therapy: An evidence-based treatment. Journal of Sandplay Therapy, 31(1), 129–136. https://doi.org/10.61711/jst.2022.31.1.898 (click on link for online access)
Jung, C. G. (1969). The transcendent function. In H. Read, M. Fordham, & G. Adler (Eds.), The collected works of C. G. Jung, Volume 8: The structure and dynamics of the psyche (R. F. C. Hull, Trans., 2nd ed., pp. 67-91). Princeton University Press.
Kalff, D. (2020). Sandplay: A Psychotherapeutic Approach to the Psyche. Los Angeles, CA: Analytical Psychology Press.
Shamdasani, S. (2015). Jung's practice of the image. Journal of Sandplay Therapy, 24(1). https://doi.org/10.61711/jst.2015.24.1.271 (click on link for online access)
Zappacosta, J. D. (Ed.). (2016). In her own voice: Dora Kalff. Journal of Sandplay Therapy, 25(2), 11–20. https://doi.org/10.61711/jst.2016.25.2.480 (click on link for online access)
Supplemental Readings
Brewster, F. (2025). Through the many one: Diversity and unity in sandplay therapy. Journal of Sandplay Therapy, 34(1). https://doi.org/10.61711/jst.2025.34.1.675 (click on link for online access)
Chodorow, J. (2006). Active imagination. In Papadopoulos, R.K. (Ed), The handbook of Jungian psychology: Theory, practice, and applications (pp. 215-243). New York, NY: Routledge.
Driscoll, R. (2022). The sandplay meta-analysis. Journal of Sandplay Therapy, 31(2 Supp), 8pp. https://doi.org/10.61711/jst.2022.31.2S.807 (click on link for online access)
Kaplan, J., Punnett, A., & Zappacosta, J. D. (2009). Sandplay therapy with children: Talking with parents. Journal of Sandplay Therapy, 18(2). (will provide)
Assignment
Select a figure or image that holds significance for you. If feasible, bring the physical item with you. Write a one- to two-page reflection paper on its personal meaning, symbolic amplification (including cross-cultural associations), and its appearances in myths or fairy tales.
Biography
Shannon Yockey, LCSW, is a licensed clinical social worker and Jungian analyst with the Inter-Regional Society of Jungian Analysts and The C. G. Jung Institute of Santa Fe. She is a teaching
member of the International Society of Sandplay Therapists and the Sandplay Therapists of America. She has been in private practice for over 30 years, working with children, teens, and adults in Fort Collins, Colorado. She has presented nationally and internationally on Sandplay and Nature as pathways for healing and connecting to soul. Shannon is the founder of Colorado Center for Jung and Nature Studies. She spends her free time in the beauty of Northern Colorado’s many natural spaces with her husband Rob, biking and hiking, and in her garden.
Shannon Yockey Rogers, AR
Seminar Description
This Introduction to Sandplay Therapy Seminar provides an opportunity to learn about this wonderful healing and deeply symbolic way of working with adults, teens & children. We will cover how to bring Sandplay into your practice by learning the fundamentals of Jungian/Kalffian Sandplay. We will review important Jungian concepts which Sandplay is based on. You will learn the origins and history of Sandplay and about its founder Dora Kalff. We will cover the theoretical and practical differences between Sandplay and sand tray including the World technique and Margaret Lowenfeld.
There will be hands-on opportunities to work in a sand tray experiencing what it is like to create your own sand world in a small group setting. Each participant will also learn and practice what it means to witness and hold the safe and protected space during a sand tray creation. We will also explore why symbolic expression is so beneficial in working with trauma and other life challenges due to the non -verbal, symbolic way of working.
We will go over many practicalities from creating your personal sand tray collection, set up and display of the collection, and how to introduce Sandplay to children, adults & teens. By the end of the Seminar, you will have the necessary information to begin integrating Sandplay into your clinical practice.
Objectives Participants will be able to:
· Improve capacity for symbolic thinking.
· Identify core differences between sandplay and sand tray.
· Explain the importance of creating a free and protected space in sandplay therapy.
· Describe different approaches to introducing sandplay therapy for children, teens, and adults.
· Identify the essential equipment needed for setting up sandplay for clinical practice.
· Begin using sandplay in your practice.
Required Readings
Freedle, L. R. (2022). Sandplay therapy: An evidence-based treatment. Journal of Sandplay Therapy, 31(1), 129–136. https://doi.org/10.61711/jst.2022.31.1.898 (click on link for online access)
Jung, C. G. (1969). The transcendent function. In H. Read, M. Fordham, & G. Adler (Eds.), The collected works of C. G. Jung, Volume 8: The structure and dynamics of the psyche (R. F. C. Hull, Trans., 2nd ed., pp. 67-91). Princeton University Press.
Kalff, D. (2020). Sandplay: A Psychotherapeutic Approach to the Psyche. Los Angeles, CA: Analytical Psychology Press.
Shamdasani, S. (2015). Jung's practice of the image. Journal of Sandplay Therapy, 24(1). https://doi.org/10.61711/jst.2015.24.1.271 (click on link for online access)
Zappacosta, J. D. (Ed.). (2016). In her own voice: Dora Kalff. Journal of Sandplay Therapy, 25(2), 11–20. https://doi.org/10.61711/jst.2016.25.2.480 (click on link for online access)
Supplemental Readings
Brewster, F. (2025). Through the many one: Diversity and unity in sandplay therapy. Journal of Sandplay Therapy, 34(1). https://doi.org/10.61711/jst.2025.34.1.675 (click on link for online access)
Chodorow, J. (2006). Active imagination. In Papadopoulos, R.K. (Ed), The handbook of Jungian psychology: Theory, practice, and applications (pp. 215-243). New York, NY: Routledge.
Driscoll, R. (2022). The sandplay meta-analysis. Journal of Sandplay Therapy, 31(2 Supp), 8pp. https://doi.org/10.61711/jst.2022.31.2S.807 (click on link for online access)
Kaplan, J., Punnett, A., & Zappacosta, J. D. (2009). Sandplay therapy with children: Talking with parents. Journal of Sandplay Therapy, 18(2). (will provide)
Assignment
Select a figure or image that holds significance for you. If feasible, bring the physical item with you. Write a one- to two-page reflection paper on its personal meaning, symbolic amplification (including cross-cultural associations), and its appearances in myths or fairy tales.
Biography
Shannon Yockey, LCSW, is a licensed clinical social worker and Jungian analyst with the Inter-Regional Society of Jungian Analysts and The C. G. Jung Institute of Santa Fe. She is a teaching
member of the International Society of Sandplay Therapists and the Sandplay Therapists of America. She has been in private practice for over 30 years, working with children, teens, and adults in Fort Collins, Colorado. She has presented nationally and internationally on Sandplay and Nature as pathways for healing and connecting to soul. Shannon is the founder of Colorado Center for Jung and Nature Studies. She spends her free time in the beauty of Northern Colorado’s many natural spaces with her husband Rob, biking and hiking, and in her garden.
December 6, 7, 2025 Dreams Three Ways: Classical, Archetypal and Developmental
INVITATIONAL
Connie Romero St. Louis, MO
Seminar Description
This seminar focuses on Dream tending through the perspectives of the different schools within Analytical Psychology – Classical, Archetypal and Developmental. While Jung is recognized as the originator of Analytical Psychology and there is much crossover between schools, each approach has its own flavor and emphases. Each tells us something about the personalities of their creators, how they viewed the unconscious and worked with dreams.
In addition to a discussion of the Classical, Archetypal and Developmental schools, much of our time together will be exploring dreams with an open mind, heart and body; sifting and feeling their images, considering their affects and narratives. With each dream, we will discuss Classical, Archetypal and Developmental approaches and work to create spacious interpretations while respecting the ultimate unknowability of the dream and its source – the Self.
Seminar Objectives Participants will be able to:
1. Name and define the three major schools of thought within Analytical Psychology.
2. Identify and discuss how to approach a dream from a Classical, Archetypal or Developmental perspective.
3. Discern and apply the primary emphases of each paradigm to a dream of your own.
4. Discern and apply the primary emphases of each paradigm to the dream of a client.
5. Create and discuss your own process of dream interpretation through the lens of the Classical, Archetypal or Developmental schools.
Required Readings:
1. Jung and the Post Jungians by Andrew Samuels – Chapter One.
2. Understanding Dreams by Mary Ann Matoon – Chapters One through Four.
3. The Dream and the Underworld by James Hillman - Chapters One through 3.
4. Understanding Dreams in Clinical Practice by Marcus West – TBD.
5. The Collected Works of C.G. Jung: Vol. 8, General Aspects of Dream Psychology, On the Nature of Dreams, 237-297.
Supplemental Readings:
1. Dreams: A Portal to the Source by Edward Whitmont and Sylvia Perera
2. Jungian Dream Interpretation by James Hall
3. A Little Course in Dreams by Robert Bosnak
4. Understanding Dreams by Mary Ann Mattoon – the remaining chapters
Assignment
1. Please watch or listen to Part One (at least) of The Way of the Dream – video of Marie Louise Von Franz. You can see all four of these videos on YouTube.
2. Please bring a dream of your own or one from a client that you can share with the group on Saturday.
3. Be prepared to discuss the similarities and differences between Classical, Developmental and Archetypal approaches and how these might influence your understanding of a dream.
Biography
Constance Romero, M.Ed., LPC, is a Jungian analyst practicing in New Orleans and Asheville, NC. She is a Senior Training Analyst with the Inter-Regional Society of Jungian Analysts and the New Orleans Jung Seminar. Connie facilitates Dream Groups and provides colloquia and consultation for analytic candidates. She currently co-edits the "Clinical Commentaries" and "Film & Culture" features for The Journal of Analytical Psychology and has published essays and reviews in The Journal of Analytical Psychology, Psychological Perspectives and The International Journal of Jungian Studies. ([email protected]).