Are you ready to expand your mental health expertise so that you can unlock the unconscious of your clients without words?
Unlock The Full Potential of Sandtray Therapy:
Overcome Challenges and Elevate Your Practice By
Learning the Magic of Sandtray and becoming a Sandtray Superstar!
Sandtray Therapist Training
You became a therapist because you wanted to help others. You opened a practice for freedom and flexibility.
Now, you're stuck at work late every night or at home completing documentation.
You are...
- feeling guilty for missing dinners and school events with your kids
- doubting your therapy skills because you are so overwhelmed that you cannot give the individualized attention needed to support each client
- feeling like you are drowning in responsibilities and failing at each one, alone on the island with no one to support you
But, what if you could change
the way you are feeling?
What if you could...
- Build confidence in a modality that heals clients and reduces your stress so that you can enhance your clinical practice while promoting your own well-being
- Gain a supportive community of therapists so that you can have a list of people to consult when feeling challenged or stuck, reducing feelings of isolation and promoting a sense of camaraderie and connection to others
- Find vitality, calmness, joy in your work, and reclaim time for family so that you can show up more fully in all areas of your life, making a greater impact on your clients, your loved ones, and your community.
It's totally possible for you, and sandtray therapy is the answer!
What is sandtray therapy?
Sand tray therapy is a therapeutic technique that uses a tray of sand along with small tools, toys, or figurines to help people express themselves without words. It is a non-threatening and creative way to explore and process thoughts, feelings, and experiences. Sand tray therapy can be used with people of all ages, including children, adolescents, adults, and families.
Some Ways Sandtray Therapy Enhances the Client Experience:
For children with anxiety:
• Create scenes that represent fears and worries.
• Work with the therapist to process emotions in a safe space.
For adolescents coping with grief and loss:
• Build sandtray scenes representing their loved one.
• Use the process to express emotions and begin healing.
For adults navigating difficult relationships:
• Depict relationship dynamics through sandtray scenes.
• Gain insights into their role and explore ways to improve relationships.
Enroll In Monarch Mastery's Sandtray Therapist Training
What You'll Learn...
- Learn the what, why and how behind sandtray therapy so that you can communicate the value to anyone- especially parents!
- Gain confidence and capability in knowing the steps to facilitating sandtray in your practice so that you know what to say and when to say it
- Add a marketable niche to your practice that reduces overwhelm on the therapist
About This Course...
What's Included:
The Complete Training Experience
- Private Cohort Facebook Group
- 2 Meals and Snacks Each Day
- Stylish Personalized Tote Bag
- Personalized Workbook and Handouts
- Journal and Pen
Sandtray Starter Kit
- Handmade Wooden Sandtray
- 25 lbs. Original Jurassic Sand
- Miniature Starter Kit
- 2 Books on Sandtray
- Documentation Templates for Sandtray Sessions
Is This Course Online or In Person?
The 50 hours of intensive training are held in person at Butterfly Beginnings Counseling in Bettendorf/Davenport, Iowa. In addition, the 15 hours of small group consultation are conducted live online via Zoom to support your clinical integration.
Level 1: Foundations and Applications of Sandtray Play Therapy
Gain foundational knowledge in sandtray therapy history, setup, miniature selection, world-building stages, and clinician presence. Learn how to guide clients into the tray safely and effectively.
Level 2: The Neuroscience of Sandtray Play Therapy
Explore how sandtray therapy facilitates brain integration, trauma processing, and emotional regulation. Connect polyvagal theory and neurobiology with sensory sand exploration.
Level 3: Advanced Sandtray Therapy: Deepening the Therapeutic Process
Deepen your clinical skills with advanced processing techniques, tracking themes, working through resistance, and handling intense emotional disclosures in the sand.
Level 4: Introduction to Adlerian Sandtray Play Therapy
Integrate Adlerian concepts (lifestyle, private logic, social interest, and mistaken beliefs) into the sandtray process to empower clients toward insight and intentional change.
Cost of Training
Choose between the Complete Cohort (includes Levels 1-4, 50 in-person hours, 15 online consultation hours, Starter Kit, meals, and materials) with flexible payment plans, or register for individual level modules.
Course Dates
Level 1 & 2: February 2-5, 2024 or June 8-11, 2024.
Level 3 & 4: July 13-16, 2024 or December 7-10, 2024.
Hours: 8:30 am - 3:50 pm each training day.
A Letter From The Instructor
Dear Burnt out and Struggling Fellow Therapist,
Maybe you’re tired of working in a bubble and not having anyone to bounce ideas off of, or you’re looking to add a powerful evidence-based technique to your toolbox.
I know in my own practice, having sandtray in my therapy room has improved my confidence because I know a technique that speaks to my younger population of clients. Those clients and their parents experience faster and more effective results.
That’s why I’m so excited you’re here! As a fellow mental health professional I’m thrilled you want to add sandtray training to your current practice.
Let's Transform Your Practice & The Lives Of Your Patients!
Sincerely,
Kim Feeney, LISW, Play Therapist
About Kim Feeney
Hi, I’m Kim Feeney, LISW, Play Therapist. I’m pleased to bring my unique balance of experience, expertise, and training to my new training center, Monarch Mastery Consulting and Training and specifically sandtray training. As a sandtray therapist for over 10 years, I can personally speak to the power of utilizing sandtray with clients.
When I attended my initial sandtray training, I was feeling depleted, exhausted, and alone. I had a solo practice working with children and families. My caseload and waiting list was extensive.
Through the magic and science of sandtray and connection with my cohort, I returned to my practice excited, inspired, and capable of implementing this new way of interacting with clients. In addition, I learned more about myself and why I love this work, and even discovered ways to improve and market my business centering around this new technique I had learned.
I now lead a small group practice. I enjoy facilitating sandtray therapy with my clients and helping them to gain insight into their ways of thinking, feeling, and behaving. Knowing the science behind the work has assisted me in conversations with parents, teachers, and other caregivers to validate my work with children.
I have been training for the past 4 years. I am presently in the middle of teaching my 4th cohort. I am looking forward to welcoming you into our community!
What Our Students Are Saying...
When joining the sandtray therapy training program you will gain:
- Connection with like-minded therapists
- Capability to facilitate sandtray in your work with clients, knowing the what, why, and how behind sandtray
- Confidence in your ability to help clients with a renewed spirit for the work you do and a deeper understanding of why you do it.
Are you...
Ready to Feel Confident in Your Work?
Committed to Quality Training?
Excited to Integrate more Science and Evidence-Based Techniques?
Willing to Try New Things?
Are you prepared to transform your practice with the addition of sandtray therapy?
Are you ready to up level and provide a deeper experience for your clients while reducing your stress?
Yes! Then this Course is for YOU!
REGISTER NOW Click the desired cohort you'd like to register for.Yes? Then this Course is for YOU!
REGISTER NOW Click the desired cohort you'd like to register for.Course Schedule:
February 2-5, 2026 (Levels 1&2)
June 8-11, 2026 (Levels 1&2)
July 13-16, 2026 (Levels 3&4)
December 7-10, 2026 (Levels 3&4)
Time: 8:30 am- 3:30 pm each day
Location: Butterfly Beginnings Counseling 2515 W Central Park Ave Davenport, IA 52804
Target Audience
Licensed mental health professionals (LPC, LMHC, LMFT, LCSW, LISW, Psychologists, etc.) and graduate-level counseling students seeking specialized training in sandtray therapy.
Registration Deadline
Registration is available on a rolling basis until the cohort is full. Once the maximum number of seats has been filled, registration will close automatically.
Completion Requirements
To receive a certificate for each level, participants must:
- Attend all in-person training hours in full.
- Participate in discussions, experiential activities, and sandtray practice.
- Complete assigned readings and reflective journaling.
- Attend online consultation groups (15 hours across all levels).
- Present a minimum of three complete cases during the online consultation groups.
Certificates of Completion
Certificates of completion and CE credit will be issued in person at the end of each level of training, provided all attendance and participation requirements are fulfilled.
ADA Accommodations
Monarch Mastery is committed to accessibility. Please submit accommodation requests at least 30 days before the start of your cohort.
Monarch Mastery Consulting and Training has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7494. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Monarch Mastery Consulting and Training is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
Monarch Mastery Consulting and Training, provider #2066, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 5/12/2026 - 5/12/2027. Social workers completing this program receive 50 continuing education credits.
Cost of Training
Select the plan that best fits your needs.
Complete Cohort:
Includes Levels 1-4 and consultations
Register Today for only
$225+
- • Everything Included in the Lower Tiers
- PLUS...
- • An additional 25 hours in-person training for a total of 50-hours of in person training
- • 15-hours Online Case Consultation (That’s 65 hours all in one training)
- • Everything you need to begin practicing sandtray in your practice: A handmade wooden sandtray, miniature starter kit, and high-quality Jurassic Sand
- • One Time Payment: $4,000 or
- • (10) Monthly Payments: $450 or
- • (20) Bi-Monthly Payments of $225
Levels I & II Only
Register Today for only
$120+
- • Everything Included in Level 1 PLUS...
- • An Additional 12 hours in-person training
- • Private Cohort Facebook Group
- • Journal and Pen
- • One-Time Payment: $1000 or
- • 10 Monthly Payments of $120
Level I Only
Register Today for only
$115+
- • 13 hours of in-person training
- • Personalized Workbook and Handouts
- • 2 Meals and Snacks Each Day
- • One Time Payment: $600 or
- • (6) Monthly Payments: $115
Cancellation & Refund Policy
- • Full refund (minus an administrative fee of $25) for cancellations made at least 30 days before the start of your registered cohort.
- • 50% refund (minus administrative fee) for cancellations made between 30 and 7 days before the cohort begins.
- • No refund for cancellations made within 7 days of the start date or for nonattendance.
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If the cohort reaches capacity before your registration is processed, you may choose to:
- - Transfer to the next available cohort at no additional cost, or
- - Receive a full refund.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the cost of the training?
The training is $4000 or ten payments of $450 or twenty payments of $225
February 2-5, 2026 (Levels 1&2)
June 8-11, 2026 (Levels 1&2)
July 13-16, 2026 (Levels 3&4)
December 7-10, 2026 (Levels 3&4)
Time: 8:30 am- 3:30 pm each day
Location: Butterfly Beginnings Counseling 2515 W Central Park Ave Davenport, IA 5280
What type of clients can benefit from sandtray?
Sandtray can be utilized with the littlest of clients, children, teens, and adults. It is an effective intervention for traumas like abuse, neglect, foster and adoptive kids who have been removed from the home due to physical and sexual abuse, food insecurities, neglect due to drug use. It is also effective with everyday adjustments and transitions: new schools, divorce, anxiety, new sibling, grief and loss, or anxiety/depression.
I'm not sure yet. What should I do?
You can email me at [email protected], or we can schedule a 15-minute call
I'm ready to sign up. What are the next steps?
Click the purple button below to register.
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