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 Sandtray Certification Trainings

Trainings outside of Certification Trainings may or may not align with the views TSTA maintains regarding sandtray therapy.  For more information about TSTA's perspective, you're welcome to visit our best practices page. 

Presenter: Melissa Fleming, LPC-S, RPT-S, CCST-T
  • Level One: Basic Tools & Methods for Experiencing Sandtray - September 27-28, 2024 (Buda)
  • Level Two: Basic Clinical Skills of Witnessing Sandtray Work in Play Therapy - October 25-26, 2024 (Buda)
  • Level Three: Symbolic Integration of Sandtray and Play Therapy - November 22-23, 2024 (Buda)
  • Level Four: Advanced Clinical Skills in Sandtray Play Therapy - August 30-31, 2024 (Buda)
  • Level Four: Advanced Clinical Skills in Sandtray Play Therapy - December 20-21, 2024 (Buda)
For more information about Melissa Fleming's training or to register, please email her directly at budafulsandtray@gmail.com.
Presenter: Karen Burke, LPC-S, RPT-S, CCST-T
  • Level Four: Advanced Clinical Skills in Sandtray Play Therapy - Aug 12-13, 2024 (Austin)
  • Level Seven: Exploring the Adult Experience in Sandtray Play Therapy- August 23-24, 2024 (Austin)
  • Level Eight: Utilizing Sandtray Play Therapy with Families & Couples- Sept 27-28, 2024 (Austin)
  • Level Nine: The Use of Sandtray Play Therapy in Identifying & Processing Trauma- October 18-19, 2024 (Austin)
  • Level Nine: The Use of Sandtray Play Therapy in Identifying & Processing Trauma- October 25-26, 2024 (Austin)
  • Level Ten: The Processing of Grief Utilizing Sandtray Play Therapy, November 15-16, 2024 (Austin)
For more information about Karen's training or to register, please click her name and you'll be taken to her website at austinsandtray.com
Presenter: Sheri Shulenberger, MEd, LPC, NCC, RPT, CCST-T
  • Level One: Basic Tools & Methods for Experiencing Sandtray - October 3-4, 2024 (McKinney)
  • Level Two: Basic Clinical Skills of Witnessing Sandtray Work in Play Therapy - September 12-13, 2024 (McKinney)
  • Level Two: Basic Clinical Skills of Witnessing Sandtray Work in Play Therapy - October 10-11, 2024 (McKinney)
  • Level Three: Symbolic Integration of Sandtray and Play Therapy - August 21-22, 2024 (McKinney)
  • Level Three: Symbolic Integration of Sandtray and Play Therapy - October 16-17, 2024 (McKinney)
  • Level Four: Advanced Clinical Skills in Sandtray Play Therapy - September 25-26, 2024 (McKinney)
  • Level Four: Advanced Clinical Skills in Sandtray Play Therapy - November 20-21, 2024 (McKinney)​
For more information about Sheri Shulenberger’s training or to register, please email her directly at slshulenberger@gmail.com or call 972-529-7716.
Presenter: Ashley Silvas, M.Ed, LPC, RPT, CCST-T
  • Level Two: Basic Clinical Skills of Witnessing Sandtray Work in Play Therapy - August - FULL
For more information about Ashley Silvas’s training or to register, please email her directly at info@smallstepstherapy.org or visit her website.
Presenter: Vicki Williams-Patterson, LPC-AT, CCST-AC-T
  • Level One: Basic Tools & Methods for Experiencing Sandtray - August 17-18, 2024 (San Antonio)
  • Level Two: Basic Clinical Skills of Witnessing Sandtray Work in Play Therapy - September 7-8, 2024 (San Antonio)
  • Level Two: Basic Clinical Skills of Witnessing Sandtray Work in Play Therapy - September 21-22, 2024 (San Antonio)
  • Level Three: Symbolic Integration of Sandtray and Play Therapy - October 5-6, 2024 (San Antonio)
  • Level Three: Symbolic Integration of Sandtray and Play Therapy - October 19-20, 2024 (San Antonio)
  • Level Four: Advanced Clinical Skills in Sandtray Play Therapy - November 2-3, 2024 (San Antonio)
  • Level Four: Advanced Clinical Skills in Sandtray Play Therapy - November 16-17, 2024 (San Antonio)
For more information about Vicki's training or to register, please email her directly at sasandtray@gmail.com.

If you're an active TSTA member and wish to advertise your sandtray training, please email txsandtray@gmail.com with the following info:

1) Title, date, and number of CE hours of the presentation

2) Your name and credentials

3) Whether training is online or in-person

4) Contact info and/or a link back to your website (so that interested parties can read more about your presentation and register to attend!)

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