Shannon Yockey, LCSW
Kelly Taylor Russell, MA
In this free member workshop we will investigate how intergenerational wounding is transmitted through unresolved trauma within the family system. When working with children, themes show up in the sand as the child attempts to repair wounds that their parents have not been able to. Many children are living their parent’s stories. We will explore ways to help both the child and parent(s) heal and make sense of this painful dynamic.
Many adults are also carrying on a family legacy of unresolved grief and/or trauma that may present as depression and/or anxiety. How much of their lives is a continuation of their parent’s pain? We will look at ways of assisting our adult clients in discovering whose story they are living and how to create their own life paths.
We will examine clinical Sandplay material to understand how certain family dynamics appear in casework and how to discuss this with parents. Participants will also have the opportunity to creatively explore aspects of their own life stories and discover any possible areas of healing.
Learning Objectives
1. Explore how unresolved family trauma themes present in Sandplay scenes.
2. Learn how to involve parents in the Sandplay therapy process.
3. Recognize how our own wounding deeply impacts our work with clients.
Presented By
Shannon Yockey, LCSW has over 17 years experience working with children and families in mental health agencies, church communities, overseas military settings, and private practice. She specializes in parenting and family issues, childhood trauma, gifted and talented youth, and early attachment wounding. She began sandplay training in Germany with senior ISST teaching member, Sigrid Loewen-Seifert. She integrates sandplay, EMDR, and mindfulness in her private practice in Fort Collins. Shannon serves on the board of CSTA, presented at the 2010 National Sandplay Conference in Boulder, and is a candidate for clinical membership in STA.
Kelly Taylor Russell, MA is a 2008 graduate of the Contemplative Psychotherapy program at Naropa University. She began studying and using sandplay in her internship, and wrote her thesis on the applied integration of contemplative psychology and sandplay therapy. She is currently working toward clinical membership, and serves on the board of CSTA. Kelly has used sandplay most recently in her work with elementary and middle school children. She is also a mother and wife.
Location TBD
MDS Counseling Services
4th Floor Conference Room
1355 S. Colorado Blvd.
Denver, CO map
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RSVP to info@sandplaytherapy.org with your name and contact information.
