So,right now, Austin will being a doctor and I will being a patient to tell you what is sandplay game and how it works. Doctor: Jack,11-year-old boy. The reason why he accepts Sandplay therapy that is he was often fights at school, swearing, and no friends. His mom and teachers agree that it is difficult to talk with others, and does not express himself. He never laugh and cry.

He has to be accepted 7 times Sandplay therapy once a week, 50 minutes per time.The first step is Vent anxiety and depression.

I take Jack to sandbox room, I show him a box with sands.Doctor: Put your hand up to feel the soft sandJack: What is this? I don’t like it.Doctor: It’s soft sand, you can create any things you want from those sand. In real life, the snake is a shudder of cold-blooded people. Especially young children actually choose so many snakes, more people feel incredible. In fact, from another perspective, the snake has a rich and complex symbolism, it is a worship of animals affected. Almost all cultures around the world believe that the snake population is representative of the original vitality, has magical powers that can cure all kinds of trauma. In a sand painting, his first appeared in seven snakes, and these snakes are invariably from the lower right corner of the left side of the sandbox tour. In the sandbox game space symbolism, the right of the symbol of the unconscious part, but a symbol of the left part of the consciousness. In the sand painting symbolizes the healing power of the snake began to wake up from the unconscious, swim to let the children confused the real world, so that the therapist sees hope for a cure. One week later,Jack create another one completely different sand painting - primitive forests.Jack tells the story of the night in the primeval forest is full of dangers, but wild animals and people he does not know what the specific danger. Night in the forest symbolizes the inner world of confusion and unconsciousness fields. In this very dangerous area, can find an interesting scene, the child to each animal with the right, two tigers and two lions upper right corner or the lower left corner of two zebras, all people feel a little joy, indicating that the child is not a human face full of anxiety and danger dark environment.

In both the sandbox game,Jack’s mood changes, but also very calm, even when telling the story disturbing, but the lack of a 11-year-old boy's lively and vitality.Jack: I was talk less, I just follow my heart to painting and painting, do what I want to do. In the first stage I can’t feel any happy and excited mood.

The second step is seeking spiritual sense of securityThe second stage includes the 3rd to the 5th of sandbox play therapy.

Just a few short weeks, sand painting at this stage have a wonderful transformation - from a restless and confused state to an orderly and peaceful scene. This can be considered at the stage of seeking Jack’s inner sense of security.Jack: After 5 times sandbox therapy, my mom told healer, I didn’t quarrel with my classmates any more, less quarrel with my sister; My manner of speaking is also changed better than before.The last step is --No longer express themselves with fights and silence

The last stage involves the 6th and 7th of sandbox games. This stage is a transformation stage.When Jack no changes in the face of the objective environment, the fight is less than before, silence and indifference to express himself, he began at the 6th initiative sandbox game with therapist speak, tell the therapist his loneliness and fear.

Jack:Finally I have courage to talk with my healer and I can realized my changes from first stage to last stage. I overcome the fear and loneliness.

Doctor: After 7 times treatments, his mom reflects his changing and he can smile.

This is sandplay and how to work with patients.