Dr. Roz Play Therapy & Sandplay Training

11/21/2025

Come join Masha Bennett, Maggie McEachern and me on this wonderful weeklong adventure next September 2026! 15 APT CE's are offered as well! Spaces in the castle are limited...🥰⭐️

🏰 Credentialed Connection
Adventures in Sand, Sound, and Story — Limited Rooms Onsite Available

Presenters: Roz Heiko, PhD, CST-T · Masha Bennett, UKCP Psychotherapist · Maggie McEachern, LPC, RPT
📍 Springfield Castle, Ireland
🍂 Autumn Equinox Week
🎓 21 CE/CPD/WASTP/ISST Hours Available & 15 APT CE's

Join us for a transformational retreat and training at the historic Springfield Castle. Held over the Autumn Equinox, this experience explores the balance of light and dark through sand tray, sound healing, storytelling, and expressive arts.

Participants will engage in 3.5 days of experiential training with Roz Heiko, Masha Bennett, and Maggie McEachern, with an optional half-day for personal sand tray creation. Enjoy a storytelling night, sound bath, Irish music evening, and excursions to nearby towns and cultural sites.

Pricing

Weekend Training (Sat–Mon): $1350 USD / £1000 GBP
Full Week – Private Room: $4000 USD / £2960 GBP
Full Week – Shared Room: $2250 USD / £1685 GBP per person

Lodging, most meals, excursions, and materials included. Priority castle rooms go to full-week participants.

Learning Highlights

• Explore story, symbol, and metaphor in therapeutic sand and play work
• Integrate sound and sensory elements for emotional regulation and creative expression
• Apply trauma-informed principles for safe, contained expressive play
• Practice creative interventions for children, teens, and adults
• Reflect on therapist presence, attunement, and symbolic resonance
• Identify markers of progress in sensory and symbolic modalities

🔗 Registration: https://www.fireside-therapy.com/retreat/event-one-8wgwm

Payment plans available.

10/07/2025

We will be posting a Q&A early next week. What questions do you have regarding this event? We will incorporate them into the Q&A when you post in this thread.

18-25th SEPTEMBER 2026 | Co. LIMERICK, IRELAND | SPRINGFIELD CASTLE
A week-long creative retreat for mental health professionals, offering a unique experience, will be led by Masha Bennett, Maggie Claire McEachern, and myself.

Adventures in Sand, Sound and Story:Springfield Castle Ireland Sep 18 to Sep 25 Castle Retreat Fri, Sep 18, 2026 4:30 PM Fri, Sep 25, 2026 11:00 AM Google Calendar ICS Adventures in Sand, Sound and Story: A Castle Retreat Exploring the Heart of Sand and Play Therapy Where? Join us for a weeklong...

10/06/2025

I am delighted to share that treasured colleagues Masha Bennett, Maggie McEachern and I will be hosting a retreat at a castle in Ireland the week of September 18-25, 2026 next year! Join us!

Here is the link to Register and for more information: https://www.fireside-therapy.com/retreat

06/02/2025

Sherry Fisher was a compassionate, capable, generous, visionary professional and colleague. I already miss her presence and capacity in the world. May she rest in peace and love. ❤️

In Loving Memory of Sherry Fisher

We are deeply saddened to share the passing of Sherry Fisher, the founding president of the World Association of Sand Therapy Professionals (WASTP). Sherry was a visionary, a guide, and a compassionate force who shaped and inspired the global Sand Therapy community.

To honor her incredible legacy and the impact she has made in each of our lives, we invite you to join us for a virtual memorial gathering on Friday, June 6th, 2025, at 6:30 PM EST.
Join us at this Zoom link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82985147642?pwd=vd7AmX9UuIaH6S15i1MZQCR478VYkY.1

Whether you can stay for a moment or the entire time, your presence in this shared space of remembrance and gratitude is welcome.

05/29/2025

I am delighted to announce the publication of a pioneering new analytic resource for working in deeply enriched ways with couples. This book will be launched July 16th by Routledge, co-authored by my distinguished colleague Tony Delmedico, entitled: The Art of Jungian Couples Therapy. I can't wait to dive into reading! 💐

04/03/2025

If you're thinking of applying to WASTP for the Sand Therapy Credential or Certificate during the 2025 grandparenting period, please check out my training series starting April 12 for 9 Saturdays through December, once a month. This series is based upon Sand Competencies research and provides in-depth, enriched learning and training. Here is the link to find out more information and to Register: https://wonderscounseling.com/basic-sand-tray-competencies-training-series/

Join us for an exciting sand journey and discover your strengths...

04/03/2025

New Book Announcement! I'm delighted and honored to have written the Foreward for Lynn Louise Wonders Counseling & Consultation's comprehensive, beautifully presented and innovative textbook, Mindfulness-Based Play Therapy: A Transtheoretical and Neurobiological Approach to Psychotherapy with Children and Families. Here is a discount code to get 30% off when you order: ADC25

Order your copy here -

Mindfulness-Based Play Therapy is a transtheoretical and neurobiologically informed guide rooted in the belief that the therapeutic alliance is essential to play therapy’s effectiveness. In these pages, clinicians will find the tools they need to help children and families use mindfulness to incre...

03/15/2025

A 2025 grandparenting period has just been announced by the World Association of Sand Therapy Professionals® for a foundational certificate and for two levels of credentialing.

Dr. Roz Consultation & Training is offering a 9 month series of Basic Sand Therapy Competencies starting in April - one Saturday each month, as a response to the certification, co-sponsored by Wonders Counseling & Consultation. https://wonderscounseling.com/basic-sand-tray-competencies-training-series/

This series of Modules provides a total of 45 NBCC CE's and 45 WASTP synchronous certification/credentialing CE's to meet requirements. Join us & gain meaningful, enriched sand tray therapy training. A 20% discount is offered to WASTP Members!

Basic Sand Therapy Compentencies Training Series with Dr. Roz Sand Tray Consultation and Training® April – December 2025 a 45 CE Hour Training Series The World Association of Sand Therapy Professionals (WASTP) has unveiled a new Credentialing Program in Sand Therapy through an initial grandparent...

03/11/2025

I'm so delighted to share the news!

Thank you to the Credentialing Committee of the World Association of Sand Therapy Professionals...I am now a Registered Sand Therapist - Consultant/Trainer with WASTP!

I join a wonderful group of seasoned sand therapist teachers and consultants in bringing sand competencies to our community of sand professionals! Whoohoo! 🌹

03/03/2025

Sand Therapy Competencies Training Opportunity!
Join Us! Register at https://wonderscounseling.com/basic-sand-tray-competencies-training-series/

02/18/2025

Exciting News!
Announcing a 9 month series of Basic Sand Therapy Competencies CE training starting in April - one Saturday each month! This is a training in response to a new CERTIFICATION program from the World Association of Sand Therapy Professionals®, co-sponosored by Wonders Counseling & Consulting andd Dr. Roz Consultation & Training.

This series of Modules provides a total of 45 NBCC synchronous CE hours for mental health professionals and for WASTP synchronous certification/credentialing requirements. If you are a mental health professional interested in gaining meaningful sand tray therapy training, this is it! For all the deets about the content, what to expect, setup, the investment information for your time, energy, and money you can view the details here:

https://wonderscounseling.com/basic-sand-tray-competencies-training-series/m

Basic Sand Therapy Compentencies Training Series with Dr. Roz Sand Tray Consultation and Training® April – December 2025 a 45 CE Hour Training Series The World Association of Sand Therapy Professionals (WASTP) has unveiled a new Credentialing Program in Sand Therapy through an initial grandparent...