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Baltimore’s Center for Sandtray Therapy Sandtray is a proven method for addressing trauma and abuse, mood disorders, anxiety, and life transitions.

Inward & Onward offers a unique combination of traditional talk therapy with Sandtray therapy and is used with adults, children, and teens. Sandtray is a powerful form of expressive therapy, allowing for connection with the inner psyche, and takes healing to a deeper level.

12/05/2025

Beginning the day the way I want it to feel — warm, grounded, and unhurried.
Sometimes the psyche opens best when we do less.
Wishing you a gentle landing into the weekend.

12/02/2025

Miniature Meaning: The Tree & The Wolf
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Trees and wolves appear so often in Sandplay.
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One rooted and steady, the other intuitive and alert.
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Together they remind us that as seasons shift, we need both grounding and guidance — a place to stand and a sense of where to go next.
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Wishing you steadiness and clarity as we move deeper into winter.
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11/30/2025

Mr. Snow says he’s been supervising my work all morning and would like to know when his paycheck arrives.

Let me introduce Mr. Snow- my a 17-year-old rescue who’s been with me for seven years. For most of his life he stayed scared, timid, and semi-feral — always watching from a distance. But this year he’s slowly stepped out of his shell and begun joining me in sessions.

If you’re lucky, he’ll sit nearby and quietly observe you build. And if you’re extra lucky, he may even welcome a gentle pet.

Watching him open up at his own pace has been a beautiful reminder: healing doesn’t follow a timeline. Trust grows slowly, safety comes in layers, and even the most cautious hearts can bloom when they’re ready.

11/28/2025

Taking a quiet moment in the sand today as the seasons shift.

Something about this scene stayed with me — the warmth of the tree, the waiting, the presence of the wolf, the path winding forward.

This time of year can hold so many layers at once: reflection, hope, overwhelm, rest, longing.

Wherever you are on your path, may you find a moment of grounding and gentleness today.

10/09/2024

It’s National Hero Day!

Hero’s often play a special part in the Sandplay process, and the Hero’s Journey, outlined by Joseph Campbell, may even be looked at as a template in the therapy process.

The journey begins with a calling- one of adventure or to depart into the unknown. There is a departure from the known world, crossing a threshold in

An initiation takes place through a road of trials. Obstacles are encountered, lessons learned, triumphs and defeats.

And through this journey comes atonement- an abandonment of attachment to the ego-self. A reliance on faith and support.

The hero, armed with knowledge must then cross back over the threshold into the ordinary- a “return to the marketplace, so to speak- transformed and changed.

In therapy, you may consider:
What is a hero? Who are yours?
Who are your helpers and aids?
What calling may you hold deep within but are avoiding?
What symbols of the hero are in your therapy space?

10/15/2022

My favorite🌻 time of the year 🍁 is upon us, and I’ve been doing some decorating 🎃

Some of my favorite things about the season are…

soups and chili 🥣
reading 📖 under cozy blankets 🧶
candles 🕯
and of course all the pumpkin pie 🥧 and coffee ☕️ I can get in!

What are your favorites??

09/06/2022

Got to have a little visitor this weekend— my niece!! A benefit of a home-based office is that when family is over, they have a room of treasures to explore, and build, create, and dream in ♥️

08/11/2022

One of my newest and one of my most favorite pieces- The Storyteller. I discovered the storyteller in my own Sandplay process- at the time, I didn’t know she was a storyteller, though in discussing my tray, the theme of stories emerged and was quite surprised and delighted to hear that the figure was in-fact called the Storyteller.

The initial storyteller was made in 1964 by Helen Cordero of the Cochiti Pueblo, in honor of her grandfather, a tribal storyteller. Cordero, a potter, based the design on the Singing Mother motif- an open-mouthed woman, surrounded by listening children. It is written that, “in American Indian culture—and many others for that matter—the storyteller is a revered and almost mystical figure. The stories they held were sacred; a means of preserving the thoughts and experiences of an entire culture.” (Kachina House).

Storytelling is a universal human experience. Some of the earliest evidence can be seen in cave drawings dating back as far as 30,000 years ago!

In the oral form, storytelling might come across as fables, myths and legends, tales, songs, poems, and prayers.

Stories provide viewers, listeners, and readers with connection. Often, stories help make sense of the world around us. They help us in developing empathy and understanding for the experience of others.

Stories told down through families connect us with ancestors and our family history and lived experience. We all have our own personal story of of journey here on Earth, and listening to these stories is the greatest privilege of being a therapist ♥️

Growing up, stories were a huge part of my world. Born into a family of avid readers, some of my best memories are those of my grandmother and mom reading to me. My cousin, is one of the most gifted storytellers I know (check out her books!!).

Who doesn’t long to sit around a fire, hearing tales of yesteryears, or listen to a song that gives us chills as we realize that their story is ours as well?

07/24/2022

A few new pieces I got today and that I’m excited to welcome into the Sandplay room.

I have a lot of people ask for suggestions of where to get miniatures- these came from !! I have quite a few items on my shelves from their aquatic section, and they always seem to have great sales.

07/21/2022

Let us draw your pet! https://go.rallyup.com/98a324

07/17/2022

Posted late, but happy 1st year of business 🤗🎈🤗🎂🤗

It’s rather symbolic, and I didn’t realize it at the time, but my little practice got it’s LLC on my parents 40th anniversary.

This past year has been an absolutely amazing, evolving experience, and I’ve definitely learned more about being a therapist, than in all my years prior.

Thank you first and foremost to all my clients who have truly given me wings 🦋
To all through trainers I have met with through the , consultants, and to those who have walked beside me in my own personal processing in Sandplay and Jungian analysis.

And to my family, who have been so supportive, who have joked with me about my “sandbox” and who have probably gotten tired of me turning down events because of trainings.

Here’s to the continuous journey, of moving inward and onward ♥️

06/08/2022

What a long, strange trip it’s been. I returned to Baltimore yesterday morning after an overnight flight. The week was spent at Redondo Beach, CA for the Sandplay Therapists of America conference. What an amazing, intense, rich experience connecting, learning, and growing.
The week started with a mixup of my rental car, and I was able to get a free upgrade to a Mercedes. There was plenty of sightseeing to be done, driving through Beverly Hills, oh and West Hollywood. The next day was spent taking an evening ride up the Pacific Coastal highway and through I’m not sure I have ever experienced a more beautiful part of the country. I took a whale watching cruise filled with rough seas and dolphins, though no whales, as apparently this is not the season. My trip ended with a kayak ride in the bay, where I was able to see the seals, were they see lions? Up close and in person. Sadly, I forgot to put sunscreen on my feet and ended up with a pretty intense case of sun poisoning. My feet swelled up so badly that at the end of the plane ride I could hardly fit them back into my shoes. It was quite worth it all, and I can’t wait to see where the years to come take me and my practice (or how my many new treasures will be used by clients 🤗)

Lastly, I am filled with gratitude for all while made this trip possible- the STA, and especially my mom, who took such loving care of my home and my kitties while I was away ♥️♥️

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Baltimore, MD
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