AWAKENING THE LOVE WITHIN: A BOY’S SANDPLAY PROCESS
Journal of Sandplay Therapy, Volume 24, Number 2, 2015
Kathleen Beavers
Folsom, California, USA.
KEY WORDS: Sandplay, clinical example, child, boy, male, adoption, father, mother, parents, family, anxious attachment, bonding, regression, attachment trauma, relatedness, symbol, sandplay process, symbolism, mother goddess, tree, Kuan Yin, Isis, therapeutic alliance, ego, adoptive, biological, positive counter-transference, primal relationship, progression, regression, clinical example.
ABSTRACT: This case illustrates the sandplay process of Eric, an adopted six year old boy with anxious attachment. The traumatic loss of his biological family due to neglect had resulted in a disturbance of the primal relationship. His process revealed the development of the mother-child unity, the constellation of the Self, an emergence of a healthy ego and return to ordinary life. The work spanned over a period of four years and included collaborative sessions with parents. An in-depth discussion is presented of the healing images of the archetypal mother as symbolically represented by the Oak Tree, Kuan Yin, and Isis. A strong therapeutic alliance and Eric’s connection to the archetypal sheltering mother allowed for a regression and re-working of developmental phases. The gradual but successful bonding with his parents occurred during treatment. With the introduction of the element of fire in his sandplay, a melting of his grief and rage was expressed and experienced more consciously. His capacity for relatedness grew both within the family and the world at large. Sandplay had given Eric the opportunity to discover an inner strength with which to meet and better cope with life’s ups and downs.
IN GERMAN
DAS ERWACHEN DER INNEREN LIEBE: DER SANDSPIELPROZESS EINES JUNGEN.
Kathleen Beavers.
Folsom, Kalifornien, USA.
SCHLAGWÖRTER: Sandspiel, klinisches Fallbeispiel, Kind, Junge, männlich, Adoption, Vater, Mutter, Eltern, Familie, unsicherer Bindung, Bindung, Regression, Trauma, Verwandtschaft, verwandt, Symbol, Sandspielprozeß, Göttin, Baum, Kuan Yin, Isis, therapeutische Allianz, Ich, Selbst, adoptiv, Entwicklung, biologisch, positive Gegenübertragung, Ur-Beziehung, Progression.
ABSTRACT: Dieser Fall schildert den Sandspielprozeß von Erich, einem 6 jährigen, adoptierten Jungen mit unsicherer Bindung. Vernachlässigung führte zum traumatische Verlust seiner biologischen Familie und resultierte in den Störung der Ur-Verbindung. Sein Prozeß zeigt die Entwicklung einer Mutter-Kind Einheit, der Konstellation des Selbst, die Entstehung eines gesunden Ichs und die Rückkehr zu einem gewöhnlichen Leben.
IN SPANISH
DESPERTAR DEL AMOR DENTRO: PROCESO DE SANDPLAY DE UN NIÑO.
Kathleen Beavers.
Folsom, California, EEUU.
PALABRAS SIGNIFICATIVAS: Terapia sandplay, ejemplo clinco, niño, muchacho, varón, padres, madres, padres, descuido, familia, apego ansioso, emparejamiento, regresión, cariño, trauma, relación, símbolo, proceso de sandplay, diosa madre, árbol, Kuan Yin, Isis, alianza terapéutica, ego, Yo, adoptivo, biológico, contra-transferencia positiva, relación primordial, progresión, regresión, ejemplo clínico.
IN FRENCH
AWAKENING THE LOVE WITHIN: A BOY’S SANDPLAY PROCESS.
Kathleen Beavers.
Folsom, California, USA.
MOTS CLES: Thérapie par le jeu de sable, exemple clinique, enfant, garçon, mêle, adoption, père, mère, parents, négligence, Kuan Yin, Isis, famille, attachement anxieux, connexion primaire, régression, attachement, traumatisme, symbole, processus du jeu de sable, déesse mère, arbre, alliance thérapeutique, ego, Soi, adoptive, biologique, contre transfer positif, le relation primaire, progression.