
EVENTS
2025 SAND DIALOGUES
THEME: MASCULINE & FEMININE
Rediscovering the Dynamic Wholeness of Masculine & Feminine: Sandplay as Vessel for Polarities
PRESENTED BY:
Kenneth Goodrow, MS, LPCC, NCC, CCMHC, RSP, DCMHS-T
Luanne Lee, CST-T, Sponsor
May 31, 2025 1:00 - 3:30 PM MST
Join us for an contemplatively immersive training where sandplay becomes a living vessel for exploring the timeless dance of masculine and feminine energies — not as opposites, but as dynamic, interwoven aspects of a larger wholeness. In this dialogue, we’ll explore how what appears as opposition is often part of a greater cyclical, relational movement — where linear narratives arc back into themselves, revealing the natural, rhythmic processes of psyche and world. Dynamic, grounded, and deeply connective.
This dialogue is oriented to actual dialogue between participants with the understanding that much in our present world is particularly fresh in, at times, challenging ways – for us and our clients. We will seek a space to give you voice if you choose to share.
WITHIN GENDER & SHADOW: AN ANCIENT FUTURE
PRESENTED BY:
Alexander John Shaia, PhD, CST-T/ISST
January 18, 2025 1:00 - 3:30 PM MST
The indigenous peoples of the Americas have much to teach us. Their wisdom is a corrective to Western culture and its lack of harmony.
In this presentation, we will consider vital aspects of the Navajo Creation Story (Diné Bahané), including how it portrays a dialectic within gender, as well as perspectives on Shadow.
Specifically, we will work with the third cycle of the Diné Bahané "Slaying the Monsters”.
2024 SAND DIALOGUES
THEME: CULTURALLY DIVERSE MSSAGES FOR HEALING IN SANDPLAY
RAINBOW IN SANDPLAY:
Intellectual Disability & the Illumination of Co-transferance
PRESENTED BY:
Kenneth Goodgrow, MS, LPCC, RSP, NCC, CCMHC, DCMHS-T
SPONSORED BY:
Luanne Lee, LCSW, CST-T/ISST
OCTOBER 19, 2024 1:00 - 3:30 PM MST
AN AFRICANIST PERSPECTIVE
PRESENTED BY:
Yon Walls, PhD, MA, MSA
SPONSORED BY:
Luanne Lee, LCSW, CST-T/ISST
FEBRUARY 17, 2024 1:00 - 3:30 PM MST
2023 SAND DIALOGUES
THEME: INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY
TRAUMA AND HEALING IN INDIAN COUNTRY
PRESENTED BY:
Anita La Cour, PH.D., RSP
SPONSORED BY:
Linda Nelson, LCSW, CST-T
JANUARY 28, 2023 1:00 - 3:30 PM MST
PRE-SAND WORKSHOP:
The Bridge Between Play Therapy & Sandplay
PRESENTED BY:
Karen Wheeler, LCSW, RPT-S, CST-T
AUGUST 12, 2023 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM MST
HOMIES IN THE SAND
PRESENTED BY:
Jorge de la O, MA, LMFT, JA
SPONSORED BY:
Luanne Harris Lee, LPCC, LAT, CST-T
APRIL 22, 2023 1:00 - 3:30 PM MST
DAY OF THE DEAD IN THE SAND:
Cultivating Mindful Presence Among the Frights of the Cemetery & Charnel Ground
PRESENTED BY:
Kenneth Goodrow, LPCC
SPONSORED BY:
Luanne Harris Lee, LPCC, LAT, CST-T
OCTOBER 21, 2023 1:00 - 3:30 PM MST
2022 SAND DIALOGUES
THEME: ROOTS OF SANDPLAY
TRACING THE ROOTS OF SANDPLAY:
Jung, Myth, and Symbol
PRESENTED BY:
M.J. Zimmerman, LPCC, PH.D. and Luanne Harris Lee, LPCC, LAT, CST-T
JANUARY 29, 2022 1:00 - 3:30 PM MS
THE BUDDHIST ROOT OF SANDPLAY
PRESENTED BY:
Kenneth Goodrow, LPCC AND Luanne Harris Lee, CST-T
AUGUST 27, 2022 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM MST
ROOTS OF SANDPLAY:
The World Technique of Margaret Lowenfeld
PRESENTED BY:
Janet Tatum, JA, CST-T
APRIL 2, 2022 1:00 - 3:30 PM MST
ROOTS OF SANDPLAY:
The Life and Contributions of Dora Kalff
PRESENTED BY:
Alexander John Shaia, CST-T
OCTOBER 22, 2022 1:00 - 3:30 PM MST
2021 SAND DIALOGUES
FACING THE SHADOW:
Images of the Feminine
As Seen in the Heroine's Journey
PRESENTED BY:
Luanne Harris Lee, CST-T
JANUARY 30, 2021 1:00 - 3:30 PM MS
FACING THE COLLECTIVE SHADOW:
COVID-19, Culture, Discrimination & White Supremacy
The case of a 5 y/o immigrant boy and his family
PRESENTED BY:
Gabriela Miller, LMFT, IMH-E (III) AND
Linda Nelson, LCSW, CST-T
JULY 31, 2021 1:00 - 3:30 PM MST
GENDER AND SHADOW:
Two Journeys, Two Cases
PRESENTED BY:
Anita La Cour, Ph,D., RSP AND
Linda Nelson, LCSW, CST-T
MAY 1, 2021 1:00 - 3:30 PM MST
FACING THE COLLECTIVE SHADOW:
A Sandplay Case Study of Trauma and Shadow in Client, Therapist and the Behavioral Health System
PRESENTED BY:
Sally Carlon, LPCC AND
Linda Nelson, LCSW, CST-T
SEPTEMBER 25, 2021 1:00 - 3:30 PM MST
2020 SAND DIALOGUES
LGBTQ-INFORMED SANDPLAY: Holding a Compassionate and Safe "Free and Protected Space" for LGBTQ+ Clients
PRESENTED BY:
Carrie Eberhardy, LCSW, SP
JANUARY 25, 2020 1:00 - 4:00 PM MST
SANDPLAY IN DEAF CULTURE:
The Beauty of the Free and Protected Space
PRESENTED BY:
Josie Abbenante, ATR-BC, LPAT
OCTOBER 24, 2020 1:00 - 3:30 PM MST
HERMES AT THE CROSSROADS:
Responding to COVID-19
PRESENTED BY:
Luanne Lee, CST-T
AUGUST 8, 2020 1:00 - 3:00 PM MST
WALKING IN THE DEER TRODS:
The Ancient Roots of Deer and Reindeer Symbolism as Applied to Sandplay
PRESENTED BY:
M.J. Zimmerman, LPCC, Ph.D.
DECEMBER 5, 2020 1:00 - 3:30 PM MST
2019 SAND DIALOGUES
THE TRICKSTER IN MYTH AND SANDPLAY
PRESENTED BY:
Anita La Cour, Ph.D., SP
JANUARY 24, 2019 1:00 - 4:00 PM MST
HE(ART) IN HAND:
Creating Symbols for Sandplay
PRESENTED BY:
Luanne Lee, CST-T, LPCC AND
Sahnta DiCesare-Pannutti, LMST, LPAT
JULY 14, 2019 2:00 - 5:00 PM MST
THE SYMBOL OF “LA CATRINA” IN SANDPLAY
PRESENTED BY:
Gabriela Miller, LMFT AND
Linda Nelson, LCSW, CST-T
NOVEMBER 2, 2019 1:00 - 4:00 PM MST
LA LLORONA WEEPS: Traumatic Grief, Sandplay and Neural Integration
PRESENTED BY:
Lorraine Freedle, Ph.D., CST-T.
APRIL 17, 2019 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM MST
THREE WORLD MYTHOLOGY
PRESENTED BY:
Inessa Mil’Berg, LPCC
SEPTEMBER 7, 2019 1:00 - 4:00 PM MST
2018 SAND DIALOGUES
MYSTERY AND HEALING IN SANDPLAY
PRESENTED BY:
Linda A Nelson, CST-T AND
Bonnie Miller, LPCC
JANUARY 27, 2018 1:00 - 4:00 PM MST
HE(ART) IN HAND:
Creating Symbols for Sandplay
PRESENTED BY:
Luanne Lee, CST-T, LPCC AND
Sahnta DiCesare-Pannutti, LMST, LPAT
JUNE 23, 2018 2:00 - 4:00 PM MST
WOLF AS ARCHETYPE:
Many Faces of the Wolf in Sandplay
PRESENTED BY:
Anita La Cour, PhD, SP
APRIL 28, 2018 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM MST
THE MYSTERIOUS OWL:
Folklore, Myths, Misconceptions, Archetype
PRESENTED BY:
Bonnie Miller, LPCC
AUGUST 18, 2018 1:00 - 4:00 PM MST