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elliefinch.bsky.social
Would you like your own Sandtray Therapy room in Minecraft? With Dan Noble @outsidetheblocks.bsky.social, I've created one that is free for anyone to use and you can access it here: www.elliefinch.co.uk/sandtray-world
Sandtray Minecraft World | Ellie Finch
www.elliefinch.co.uk
November 17, 2024 at 8:39 AM
ladynightshade.bsky.social
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.

"Let's keep the sand inside the sandtray, okay?"
napaaqtuk.bsky.social Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️ @napaaqtuk.bsky.social · Feb 8
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.

"Always wash your hands before you leave the lab"
quantumtessera.bsky.social Teddy Zartler @quantumtessera.bsky.social · Feb 8
"What's the method variability?"
February 8, 2026 at 2:46 PM
dremilykeller.bsky.social
Every therapy room has a sand tray and miniatures to facilitate self-expression and self-exploration.
Image of a sandtray in front of shelves filled with miniatures. Sandtray is used as a means for expression and exploration in therapy.
March 19, 2025 at 2:57 PM
dremilykeller.bsky.social
Some sandtray miniatures I bought. Some I made. The collecting of miniatures seems to be never-ending.

#therapistsky
Miniature clay figures and other small sand tray therapy items. Small blue and white resin mountain and crystals to be used in sand tray therapy.
May 13, 2025 at 5:55 PM
landseasky.bsky.social
I hold space
For epic battles
Seeking treasure
Finding home

I hold it
For the hurt
The unseen
Shadowed parts of self
Here in this room
That looks as if it’s
Filled with toys
But oh
You’d be surprised
The ways the soul
Can make whole worlds
In play

#poetry #playtherapy #jungianplaytherapy
New toys!
A sandtray with sand the color or red sandstone. Centered is a fighting pair of figures, one a lava monster and the other a crystal or ice figure wielding a sword. In the back left are four gravestones and a red lantern in front of a 3-headed Cerberus dog. Behind the dog is a mirror with a golden frame and a pile of flat marbles. Center back are a group of green trees with a lamppost in the middle. Back right there is a well with a dragonfly perched on the top of it, a campfire, a cottage, an apple tree full of apples, and a produce stand full of fruit. A sandtray with sand the color or red sandstone. Centered is a fighting pair of figures, one a lava monster and the other a crystal or ice figure wielding a sword. Behind them are a group of green trees with a lamppost in the middle. A sandtray with sand the color or red sandstone. Four gravestones and a red lantern in front of a 3-headed Cerberus dog. Behind the dog is a mirror with a golden frame and a pile of flat marbles. A sandtray with sand the color or red sandstone. A well with a dragonfly perched on the top of it, a campfire, a cottage, an apple tree full of apples, and a produce stand full of fruit.
May 28, 2025 at 6:41 PM
lmariem.bsky.social
👇🏼Polyvagal activation #ExpressiveArts w/ high frequency 777Hz #music to silence the mind, inspire creativity, rebalance + refocus🦋
🎧Play low volume, use essential oils✨

Add a creative journaling to record the experience, plus a #sandtray play for nonverbal feelings💭

#Happy
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Happiness Frequency 777 Hz: Alpha Waves for Dopamine Release, Meditation Music
YouTube video by Neural Frequency Sounds
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February 15, 2025 at 10:12 PM
outsidetheblocks.bsky.social
Armour stands in various sizes, retextured and remodeled as figurines for @elliefinch.bsky.social @minecraftedu.bsky.social Sandtray World.

Great for expressing feelings without the need for words!
December 8, 2025 at 9:14 PM
outsidetheblocks.bsky.social
A nice drivable yellow truck for @elliefinch.bsky.social Minecraft Education Sandtray World.

You can read more about these creations and the inspiration behind them at my blog: outsidetheblokz.blogspot.com
December 28, 2025 at 4:59 PM
dremilykeller.bsky.social
Setting up a new play therapy and sandtray therapy space.
August 6, 2026 at 5:38 AM
dremilykeller.bsky.social
Little things like reusing these cans in my play therapy and sandtray space bring me joy. I look forward to growing the training events focused on the transformative power of presence and the therapeutic relationship. #playtherapy #sandtray
August 20, 2026 at 12:53 PM
elliefinch.bsky.social
Dan Noble from @outsidetheblocks.bsky.social, co-creator of the Sandtray Therapy Minecraft World, has created many incredible items for the world. The updated world is coming soon! Register for free access: playmodeacademy.org/visit-our-sa...
October 24, 2025 at 7:28 AM
outsidetheblocks.bsky.social
A drivable tractor I created for @elliefinch.bsky.social Sandtray Therapy world.

#MinecraftEducation
#Blockbench
#Outsidetheblocks

elliefinch.co.uk/training/playmode-academy
October 10, 2025 at 3:52 PM
marywkarver.bsky.social
Finding my literal message in a bottle in my sandtray. I suspect I made this talisman as far back as 2019, and I'm delighted it's now in the seashells + stones drawer for others to discover. If you can get this mini Spiritkeepers tarot card out of this bottle, I suspect it's yours.
March 28, 2025 at 5:14 AM
outsidetheblocks.bsky.social
A rideable bicycle (modeled on my very own bike) I created for @elliefinch.bsky.social Sandtray Therapy World.

#MinecraftEducation
#Blockbench
#Outsidetheblocks

elliefinch.co.uk/training/playmode-academy
October 14, 2025 at 7:49 PM
judybart.bsky.social
If you were to create your world in a sand tray, what would it look like and what it tell me about you? #sandtray #playtherapy
January 5, 2025 at 8:23 PM
jbealltherapy.bsky.social
New to Bluesky! Excited to connect with fellow mental health advocates and professionals. I'm a trauma therapist specializing in IFS-informed EMDR and sandtray therapy. What brings you to this space?
June 30, 2025 at 10:26 PM
elliefinch.bsky.social
Join me Fri 27 June for a live online training with Let’s Play Therapy Institute. We’ll explore Minecraft as a digital sandtray for play therapy and counselling, with hands-on practice and ethical guidance. Info & booking: letsplaytherapy.org/courses/Usin...
Using Minecraft as a Digital Sand Tray in Individual Therapy
Discover the Sandtray Therapy World in Minecraft, co-created by Ellie Finch and Dan Noble, and gain practical techniques for using Minecraft in individual therapy sessions. Perfect for therapists look...
letsplaytherapy.org
June 24, 2025 at 11:34 AM
fluxofmind.ca
I thought I'd share some of my recent multimedia craft projects 😊🔆

#diy #crafting #hollowknight #HelloKitty #SandTray #ZenGarden #Santa #sleigh #dragon #phonestand
This is a digital collage of photos of my recent craft projects from different angles. Other than using the collage app, simple filter on a few of these, and my digital signatures, these are not edited, and I never use AI for anything. There are four projects in total, (1) is the four photos in the top left quadrant, (2) is the give photos in the top right quadrant, (3) is the three photos in the bottom left quadrant, and (4) is the six photos in the bottom right quadrant. (1) Hollow Knight Silksong Sculpture This is a sculpture of hornet and one of the white insects she rides in the sequel Hollow Knight game. The setting is green vines and stones. I tried to capture the beautiful but cartoonish simplicity of the characters, and the ethereal beauty of the background. (2) Hello Kitty Fishing Sand Tray This has the classic character Hello Kitty sitting on a wooden dock and fishing into a green tray filled with different blue types of sand and pieces of glass, with some stones and tiny leaves, like a pond. It functions as a kind of zen tray, and has a brown rake for raking the sand. (3) Santa's Sleigh This sleigh is mostly green with gold swirls, red upholstery inside, wrapped presents inside, and a wreathed bag at the back with unwrapped presents spilling out. I have also posted this one on one of my experimental pages, Tiny Travels. (4) Dragon phone stand I sculpted this one specifically to sit on a desk and have a phone leaning against it. It is a shiny green dragon sitting with its legs in front, hands splayed back on the ground, wings out, tail coiled to the side, and spiky head wearing sunglasses.
December 14, 2025 at 10:56 AM
smilingspirit.bsky.social
I taught today. Sandtray Therapy with stellar healers. With all that is happening, I thought I might be soul tired. That their fire was out. Or mine.

It wasn’t.

We built community today. We reactivated hope today. We cried & loved. Rally, friends. We can. We must. We WILL. #resist #healingsky
January 25, 2025 at 1:07 AM
blackbobcat.bsky.social
Taped mock sessions this AM. Reinforced my belief in the power of sandtray therapy, especially with teens.
March 9, 2025 at 9:20 PM
thetouchstoneinst.bsky.social
In her upcoming training, Lacey Castilleja Fisher shows you how to integrate sandtray into every phase of EMDR. Not as an extra, but as a seamless extension of what you already do.

📖 Integrating EMDR & Sandtray Therapy for Reproductive Trauma & Loss
🗓️ May 21
🔗 https://bit.ly/EMDR-Sandtray-Live
May 18, 2026 at 8:03 PM
thetouchstoneinst.bsky.social
Some things just work better together:
EMDR organizes the memory. Sandtray allows it to speak in symbols.

When combined, these modalities deepen trauma processing: body, brain, & soul.

📖 Integrating EMDR & Sandtray Therapy for Reproductive Trauma & Loss
🗓️ May 21
🔗 https://bit.ly/EMDR-Sandtray-Live
May 13, 2026 at 6:02 PM
thetouchstoneinst.bsky.social
Learn how to combine sandtray with every phase of the EMDR model, build bilateral stimulation naturally into the tray, and use expressive arts as a bridge to embodied processing.

📖 Integrating EMDR & Sandtray Therapy for Reproductive Trauma & Loss
🗓️ May 21
🔗 https://bit.ly/EMDR-Sandtray-Live
May 11, 2026 at 8:02 PM
thetouchstoneinst.bsky.social
Together, sandtray therapy and EMDR engage cognitive, emotional, and sensory channels, offering clients a fuller way to process trauma that honors the body’s wisdom alongside memory reprocessing.
How Integrating EMDR and Sandtray Therapy Enhances Reproductive Trauma Healing
Learn how integrating EMDR and sandtray therapy offers a powerful approach to healing reproductive trauma. This combined method honors clients’ unique experiences, blending evidence-based trauma processing with symbolic expression to support deeper healing. Ideal for clinicians seeking practical skills to enhance their therapeutic work with reproductive loss and trauma.
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May 7, 2026 at 11:02 PM
thetouchstoneinst.bsky.social
EMDR and sandtray are effective modalities on their own, but together they are all the more powerful. Join us to transform how you support trauma healing and grieving parents:

📖 Integrating EMDR & Sandtray Therapy for Reproductive Trauma & Loss
🗓️ May 21
🔗 Enroll at https://bit.ly/EMDR-Sandtray-Live
April 30, 2026 at 9:02 PM