Integrating Sandtray in Play Therapy into the 8 Phases of EMDR

Join us in Austin, Texas, on May 22–23, 2025, for a two-day immersive workshop that explores how to integrate EMDR’s 8 phases with Sandtray Therapy in a way that’s both creative and clinically grounded. This experience was created for EMDR-trained therapists who want to move beyond theory and into something that feels alive, embodied, and practical.

In a quiet, nurturing space—Marshall’s workshop, a place that truly feels like a Sandtray sanctuary—you’ll have the chance to slow down and learn through doing. You’ll explore how Sandtray can deepen safety, bring symbolic clarity, and make space for trauma material that words alone can’t touch. The workshop is intentionally small, limited to just 15 participants, to allow for personal attention, real conversation, and hands-on practice.

You don’t need to have advanced Sandtray experience to attend. You just need to be curious and open to how these two powerful approaches can support one another. Whether you work with children, teens, or adults, this integration offers a gentle yet profound way to reach the parts of the nervous system that often remain hidden or stuck.

This is not a scripted, step-by-step training—it’s a space to explore, to feel, and to build real confidence in bringing EMDR and Sandtray together in a way that feels natural to you and your clients. You’ll leave with a clearer sense of how to apply what you’ve learned, and how to support healing that is both deep and developmentally attuned.

If you’re ready for a workshop that feels more like an experience than a lecture, this is for you.