Group Work in Sandtray Therapy Training

How does it work and what does this program include?

As part of this group therapy training program, you can expect:
1 day virtual experiential training
That is 6 hours of group therapy training!

PLUS…
You will get your own digital resource kit, facilitation guides, and a fun interactive learning experience!

AND... you’ll come away with the confidence needed to run group therapy sessions with all ages.

Cost:
$299

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Locations/Dates

Virtual February 27, 2027
09:00-16:00 MT (Alberta Time)

Course Level:
Intermediate

Suitable for:
Social Workers, Psychologists, Nurses, Mental Health Counsellors

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Want to become a Group Therapy Facilitator?

At the Canadian Sandtray Institute we offer the Group Work Using Sandtray Therapy Training. This program accepts mental health professionals and graduates of a specified mental health program to partake in a live virtual experiential learning experience.

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Completed!
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Enroll in the training

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Become a confident, connected group facilitator

Group Work in Sandtray Therapy

Join us for a dynamic 1 day virtual training that blends group dynamics theory, trauma-informed practice, and experiential facilitation into a deeply interactive learning experience. Whether you work with children, youth, or adults, group therapy offers a powerful way to build connection, process emotion, and support healing through shared experience. In this hands-on training you will learn the foundations and history of group therapy. Explore group formation, structure, and therapeutic rationale. Practice facilitating and processing sessions using a structured, stage-based model. Understand group dynamics, roles, and developmental differences.

Day 1

  • Describe foundational group psychotherapy principles and explain how they apply to sandtray group facilitation.
  • Demonstrate the ability to create and facilitate sandtray group interventions across the lifespan, in role play.
  • Differentiate between directive and nondirective sandtray approaches in group work.
  • Apply trauma informed principles to structure, pace, and contain experiential sandtray group sessions.
  • Evaluate ethical and cultural considerations in symbolic group work.

Day 1

8:45-9:00 AM Technical Checks
9:00-10:15 AM Welcome and overview of Foundations
10:15-10:30 AM Break
10:30-12:00 AM Discuss Sandtray Therapy Group Options
12:00-12:30 PM Lunch
12:30-2:00 PM Group Structure & Setup Needed
2:00-2:15 PM Break
2:15-3:15 PM Experiential component
3:15-4:00 PM Goal Setting

Meet Your Trainer- Donna Mirus

Donna has been working in the mental health field for the past 15 years, within agencies in both urban and rural communities. She owns and operates a private practice specializing in Sandtray Therapy. She is an International Credentialed Sandtray Therapist and has been teaching Sandtray Therapy to mental health professionals across Canada for the past 6 years.

For Certificate Eligibility:

1. Must attend all day 2. Completion of a course evaluation is required

Certificates will be provided via email after completion
Questions, grievances, cancellations, refund and special accomodations can be submitted to Donna Mirus at office@canadiansandtrayinstitute.ca
Training presented by: Canadian Sandtray Institute, Olds, Alberta T4H 1H3 Phone: 587-200-7775