Jungian Sandplay therapy may be offered in conjunction with talk based therapy. It can be uniquely helpful when words fail to get to the heart of the true experience a client may be wrestling with, or when something intuitive arises that may require tactile exploration or symbolic / non-verbal expression
How Does it work?
By using miniature figurines and sand to create pictures in a small sandtray and inviting symbolic possibility, unconscious contents can become visible and the innate healing capacity of the psyche is activated. Sandplay is primarily a non-directive, creative form of therapy using the imagination. Jung (1963) referred to the importance, from a therapeutic point of view, of finding the image that lies behind the emotion.
Who is it for?
A series of sandplay images portrayed in the sandtray creates an ongoing dialogue between the conscious and the unconscious aspects of the client's psyche, which activates a healing process and the further development of one’s individual sense of self.
Jungian Sandplay is often sought by people who wish to discover more about their own sense of self, identity and, purpose. It is available to anyone who would like to explore their inner world more creatively and to those who find talk-based therapy inadequate in meeting their particular needs.
How this Therapy can help you?
Jungian Sandplay can provide effective therapeutic support in working with the more difficult human feelings such as hopelessness, despair and futility and also where individuals may fear feeling uncontained or overwhelmed.Jung’s insistence on an innate sense of wholeness within the human psyche provides an important antidote and sense of hope to those who feel fragmented or vulnerable.
Psychotherapy, or talk therapy, is a way to help people with a broad variety of mental health challenges and emotional difficulties. Psychotherapy can help eliminate or control troubling symptoms so a person can function better and can increase well-being and healing.
How Does it work?
Psychotherapy usually involves talking to a therapist, but sometimes other methods may be used – for example, art, music, drama and movement. It can help you discuss feelings you have about yourself and other people, particularly family and those close to you. You will meet your therapist regularly, usually once a week, for several months, or sometimes even years. Individual sessions last about 50 minutes.
Who is it for?
Psychotherapy is for those people who want to explore emotional and behavioural patterns that are unhelpful and getting in the way of moving forward in life. Anyone who seeks to grow and develop psychologically can avail of psychotherapy.
How this Therapy can help you?
Psychotherapy helps you by allowing you to let go of old patterns of thought, feeling and behaviour. It helps you develop a deeper understanding and acceptance of yourself and life in general. It can help you tap into potential and allow you to follow ideas and passions that you were ignoring.
Counselling is similar to Psychotherapy in a lot of ways, yet people usually enter counselling for a specific issue, grief, abuse, stress etc. It is usually time limited and focused.
How Does it work?
Usually your Counsellor will be trained in the area you would like to explore and will work with you to work through what has been happening in relation to your presenting issue.
Who is it for?
Counselling is for anyone who would like to work with a specific issue that has been on their mind. From children and Adolescents to people seeking to put their house in order.
How this Therapy can help you?
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