Case Consultation

Applicants for Registered Sandplay Practitioner (RSP) and Certified Sandplay Therapist (CST) must seek case consultation from an STA/ISST Teaching Member (CST-T) other than the therapist with whom they completed their sandplay process. Case consultation can be either individual (one-on-one) or in a group, where one participant presents their case material each meeting.

Purpose and rationale: It is assumed that trainees seeking consultation are actively practicing sandplay. The purpose of consultation is to facilitate the exploration and enhancement of one’s own clinical work. It is recommended that consultation be delayed until after the applicant’s personal sandplay process is complete or at least meaningfully underway. It is also recommended that trainees are working with at least three (3) clients per week who have engaged with sandplay on a regular basis for a significant period of time (i.e., at least 9 to 12 months).

Documentation and minimum requirements: Teaching Members provide case consultation certificates of completion, which the applicant submits with their CST or RSP application. See the STA Handbook for specifics regarding the minimum hours required for each certification level, group versus individual consultation, and additional requirements for online versus in-person consultation.

Case Consultation: Group & Individual

All case consultation is facilitated by STA/ISST Teaching Members (CST-T).

Jump to: California • Florida • Hawaii • Minnesota • NY • Oregon • Tennessee/Alabama • Washington State

Online

View a list of all Teaching Members who offer online case consultation.

California

Berkeley & San Rafael

Maria Ellen Chiaia, PhD, JA
Co-author of Sandplay in Three Voices: Images, Relationship, the Numinous
Individual and group consultation
San Rafael Consult Group (Mondays 1x per month; 11-1 pm)
Berkeley Consult Group (times and dates negotiable)
Contact: mchiaia@sbcgloabal.net

Menlo Park and San Jose

Jill Kaplan, LMFT
Individual consultation
Sandplay and Jungian Analytic Therapy
Contact: (650) 364-4670 / jillkk@att.net

Los Angeles

Marion Anderson, PhD, JA
Debbie Mego, PhD, LCSW
Monthly training and consultation group (all levels)
CEUs available
Pacific Palisades, CA
Contact: (310) 459-0400 / Debbiemego@aol.com

Los Angeles / Portland, Oregon / International

Sachiko Taki Reece, EdD, MFT
Monthly consultation group, Tuesday 12:30 – 2:00 pm
Individual case consultation and consultation for Sandplay research by appointment
Distant (international) case consultation available by appointment
Locations: Silver Lake office in Los Angeles / Portland, OR
CEU for MFTs and LCSWs provided
Contact: (323) 661-5297 / (323) 351-5163 [cell] / takisan2@mac.com

Sandplay Community of the Greater Los Angeles Area (SPCLA)

We are a group of therapists who use sandplay in our clinical practices. Our lively group discussions comprise a variety of topics related to sandplay. In our meetings, Teaching Members provide group supervision. Credits towards ISST/STA membership available. We meet approximately four times a year and there is no charge.

Serving the Greater Los Angeles Area
Meeting location: CG Jung Institute of Los Angeles, 10349 Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90064
Contact: sandplaycommunityla@gmail.com

Petaluma

Liza J. Ravitz, PhD, JA
Location: 318 Western Avenue, Petaluma 94952
Meets 1 x per month: Fridays 9:00 – 11:00am (September – June)
Cost: $75 per meeting
Contact: (707) 772-9802 / Dr.ravitz@gmail.com

San Francisco

Lauren Cunningham, LCSW, JA
Meets 1x per month: Fridays 10:00am – 12:30pm (September – June)
Contact: (415) 585-4551 / lauren_c@pacbell.net

San Jose

Jill Kaplan, LMFT and Olivia Heathcote, EdD, LMFT
Group consultation, Sandplay and Jungian Analytic Therapy
Meets 1x per month: Fridays 10:00am – 12:00pm
Contact: (650) 364-4670 / jillkk@att.net

Santa Monica

Gita Morena, PhD, LMFT
Individual, group, and remote consultation
CE Units available
Contact: (619) 302-0619 / gitam@mac.com / www.gitamorena.com

Santa Rosa

Elizabeth Margoliash, MA, LMFT
Individual consultation or personal sandplay process
Contact: (707) -542-4549

Florida

Tampa

Patricia Dunn-Fierstein, LCSW
Monthly training and consultation group, September – May
Contact: (813) 253-3797 / patricia.df@verizon.net / www.sandsearch.org

Hawaii

Hilo

Lorraine R. Freedle, PhD (Hilo and virtual) and Sherry Shepherd, PhD (Hilo only)
Individual, group and virtual consultation
Hilo, HI and online
Monthly group meeting: Saturday (Hilo, HI) and by appointment online.
Registration: Sign-up here for the next virtual group! Diversity scholarships available.
Contact: (808) 345-1726 / lrfreedle@gmail.com

Minnesota

Northfield and online

Ellen H. Saul, MS, LP
Individual, group, and virtual consultation
Meets monthly, group decides date and time
Registration: Sign up here for the next virtual group – Sandplay/In Touch Again Online Consultation group SP-ITA Group Flyer 2021-22
Contact: (507) 319-8457 / esaul.assoc@gmail.com

New York City

Darcey J. Ortolf, PhD
Mondays and Fridays
Contact: (212)-249-0980 / (570) 588-4443 [fax] / dortolf@ptd.net

Oregon

Portland / Los Angeles / International

Tennessee/Alabama Sandplay Consultation Group

Nashville

Gretchen Watts, MEd, MSW, LCSW and Brenda Jacklin, LMFT
Meets 1x per month: Saturdays 11am – 1pm
Contact Gretchen: (615) 298-1661 / gretchen@gretchenwatts.com
Contact Brenda: (650) 823-0041 / brendajacklin@att.net

Washington State

Bellevue

Leslie Johannes, MEd, LMFT
1715 114th Avenue SE, Suite 210, Bellefield Office Park, Bellevue, WA
Two sandplay consultation groups: 10:00am – 12:30pm / 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Contact: leslie@lesliejohannes.com

Gig Harbor

Linda Cunningham, PhD, LMFT
Author, Sandplay and the Clinical Relationship
Group consultation via Zoom
Meets 1x per month: Fridays
Contact: (415) 346-6363 / Linda@drlindacunningham.com / www.sandplaytrainingworldwide.com