ABSTRACT
Building in a sand tray provides the builder the opportunity for self-awareness and insight. Since Margaret Lowenfeld initiated its development as part of the zeitgeist of the emerging field of child psychotherapy and play therapy, mental health professionals around the world use the sand tray and materials as a therapeutic tool. Sand tray therapy methods are equally effective tools for supervision of mental health counselors in training. The use of the sand tray in supervision benefits resistant supervisees, interrupts defensive verbalization, and provides a way for supervisees to participate in supervision in a different way. While most literature focuses on the use of the sand tray to benefit the professional development of the supervisee, and perhaps the supervision relationship, Lowe explored the impact of adding sand tray for the benefit of the supervisor. Supervision is a vital experience in the development of mental health professionals.
