A case study of sandplay therapy for a 6-year-old girl sharing family problems: ‘psychological transformation’

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A case study of sandplay therapy for a 6-year-old girl sharing family problems: 'psychological transformation' Seohee Park * <Abstract> This is a case study of sandplay therapy with a six-year-old girl with anxiety. It concerns her journey of overcoming emotional wounds and experiencing growth. We conducted 20 sessions with the client over 10 months from September 2018 to July 2019. We found that her unconscious processed family problems that nobody expressed in language. The client expressed this through symbolic play in her sand trays. Through the sandplay process, she started to overcome her psychological difficulties. We noted the link between the healing power of the unconscious and her psychological transformation. Thus, our study shows that even if only one child has sandplay therapy, it is possible to deal with family problems or members through it.

Application of Sandplay Therapy in the Mental Health Education of Vocational College Students

“…The client expresses his emotions in the chamber consciously or unconsciously. In the face of the sandplay works created by himself, through sharing and analysis with the therapist, the visitor will have awareness of his own cognition and emotions, so as to improve or eliminate his anxiety, depression, and other psychological disorders [ 8 , 9 ]. At the initial stage of group sandplay therapy intervention, trauma themes such as division and hostility often appear.…”