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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 and Methods for Experiencing Sandtray: January 31-February 1, 2025 (Buda)
  • Level Two: Clinical Skills of Witnessing Sandtray Work in Play Therapy: February 28-March 1, 2025 (Buda)
  • Level Three: Symbolic Integration of Sandtray and Play Therapy: March 28-29, 2025 (Buda)
  • Level Four: Advanced Clinical Skills in Sandtray Play Therapy: January 10-11, 2025 (Buda)​​
  • Level Four: Advanced Clinical Skills in Sandtray Play Therapy: April 25-26, 2025 (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-AC-T
  • Level One: Basic Tools and Methods for Experiencing Sandtray: January 9 - 10, 2025 (Austin)
  • Level One: Basic Tools and Methods for Experiencing Sandtray: January 30 - 31, 2025 (Austin)
  • Level Two: Clinical Skills of Witnessing Sandtray Work in Play Therapy: February 6 - 7, 2025 (Austin)
  • Level Two: Clinical Skills of Witnessing Sandtray Work in Play Therapy: February 27 - 28, 2025 (Austin)
  • Level Three: Symbolic Integration of Sandtray and Play Therapy: March 6 - 7, 2025 (Austin)
  • Level Three: Symbolic Integration of Sandtray and Play Therapy: March 27 - 28, 2025 (Austin)
  • Level Four: Advanced Clinical Skills in Sandtray Play Therapy: April 10 - 11, 2025 (Austin)
  • Level Four: Advanced Clinical Skills in Sandtray Play Therapy: April 24 - 25, 2025 (Austin)
  • Level Five: Sandtray Play Therapy in Groups: June 10 - 11, 2025 (Austin)
  • Level Six: Working with Children & Adolescents in Sandtray and Play Therapy: July 14-15, 2025 (Austin)
  • Level Seven: Exploring the Adult Experience in Sandtray Play Therapy: Aug 28-29, 2025 (Austin)
  • Leel Eight: Utlizing Sandtray Play Therapy with Families & Couples: Sept 25-26, 2025 (Austin)
  • Level Nine: The Use of Sandtray Play Therapy in Trauma: Oct 23-24, 2025 (Austin)
  • Level Ten: The Use of Sandtray Play Therapy in Identifying and Processing Trauma: Nov 13-14, 2025 (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: Ashley Silvas, M.Ed, LPC, RPT, CCST-T

  • Level One: Basic Tools & Methods for Experiencing Sandtray - January 24-25, 2025 (Sugar Land)
  • Level One: Basic Tools & Methods for Experiencing Sandtray - March 7-8, 2025 (Sugar Land)
For more information about Ashley Silvas’s training or to register, please email her directly at info@smallstepstherapy.org or visit her website.

Presenter: Sheri Shulenberger, MEd, LPC-S, NCC, RPT, CCST-T

  • Level One: Basic Tools & Methods for Experiencing Sandtray – February 20-21, 2025 (McKinney)
  • Level One: Basic Tools & Methods for Experiencing Sandtray – March 6-7, 2025 (McKinney)
  • ​Level Two: Basic Clinical Skills of Witnessing Sandtray Work in Play Therapy – March 27-28, 2025 (McKinney) 
  • Level Two: Basic Clinical Skills of Witnessing Sandtray Work in Play Therapy – April 10-11, 2025 (McKinney)
  • Level Three: Symbolic Integration of Sandtray and Play Therapy – April 24-25, 2025 (McKinney)
  • Level Three: Symbolic Integration of Sandtray and Play Therapy – May 29-30, 2025 (McKinney) 
  • Level Four: Advanced Clinical Skills in Sandtray Play Therapy – May 15-16, 2025 (McKinney)
  • Level Four: Advanced Clinical Skills in Sandtray Play Therapy – June 19-20, 2025 (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: Vicki Williams-Patterson, LPC-AT, CCST-AC-T

  • Level One: Basic Tools and Methods for Experiencing Sandtray: August 9-10 & 16-17, 2025 (San Antonio)
  • Level Two: Clinical Skills of Witnessing Sandtray Work in Play Therapy: February 8-9 & March 1-2, 2025 (San Antonio)
  • Level Two: Clinical Skills of Witnessing Sandtray Work in Play Therapy: September 13-14 & 20-21, 2025 (San Antonio)
  • Level Three: Symbolic Integration of Sandtray and Play Therapy: March 8-9 & 22-23, 2025 (San Antonio)
  • Level Three: Symbolic Integration of Sandtray and Play Therapy: October 11-12 & 18-19, 2025 (San Antonio)
  • Level Four: Advanced Clinical Skills in Sandtray Play Therapy: April 12-13 & 26-27, 2025 (San Antonio)
  • Level Four: Advanced Clinical Skills in Sandtray Play Therapy: November 8-9 & 14-15, 2025 (San Antonio)
  • Level Six: Working with Children & Adolescents in Sandtray and Play Therapy: June 14-15, 2025 (San Antonio)
  • Level Nine: The Use of Sandtray Play Therapy in Trauma: June 21-22, 2025 (San Antonio)
  • Level Ten: The Use of Sandtray Play Therapy in Identifying and Processing Trauma: July 12-13, 2025 (San Antonio)
  • Advanced Clinical Skills: Being Deeply Present as a Sandtray Therapist: Including Clinical Skills required for managing Chaos, Sickness vs Healing, Power dynamics & Resistance, & Participation Mistique – July 19 & 20, 2025    
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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