Kay Bradway, PhD, JA, CST-T
Journal of Sandplay Therapy
Volume 6, Issue 2, 1997
Keywords
sandplay therapy, self-healing, empathic, witness, nonverval, verbal, co-transference, transference, counter-transference, self-regulating, Cheval
Abstract
Two roles of sandplay therapists are: During verbal therapy, help clients recognize and remove obstacles in their life journey; during sandplay therapy, help energize growth and self healing. In sandplay, images rather than words are the medium of healing. Two examples of self healing are presented: Initial tray of a 35-year-old woman whose unconscious provided an escape from the mothering imprisonment depicted by the conscious; and 10 photos of the creation of the Palaies Ideal (Ideal palace) by a 19th century postman in France. After his death, the postman was recognized as one of the first surrealist artists. Discussion suggests a parallel between the postman’s creating his 86-foot-long structure, the sandplay process, and surrealism in providing healing and transformation.
Suggested Citation
Bradway, M. (1997). Self healing. Journal of Sandplay Therapy, 6(2). https://doi.org/10.61711/jst.1997.06.2.377
