
Sand-tray therapy can reach feelings at the ‘edge of awareness’
Originally developed for use in child therapy, sand trays are now helping adults with their difficult thoughts and emotions
by Doreen Fleet
Doreen Fleet (PhD) is a chartered psychologist (BPS) and a BACP (Accred) therapist. She began private practice in 2006 and was a senior lecturer between 2008-20. Currently, she is a visiting lecturer and a PhD research supervisor for Chester University in the UK. She has had several research papers published in academic journals and in 2022 her book on pluralistic sand-tray therapy was published by Routledge.