SANDPLAY AND
PLAY THERAPY WORKSHOPS

ABOUT LOIS CAREY

Lois Carey is a graduate of the Columbia University School of Social Work. She worked for a number of years with individuals, families and children before embarking on a private practice. Her post-graduate training includes extensive Jungian studies, child therapy, family therapy and art therapy before moving into the work with the sand tray.

Lois Carey has been actively engaged in Sandplay since 1980. She studied the process with Dora Kalff, took additional workshops with Estelle Weinrib and Martin Kalff, and did her personal Sandplay work with Genevieve Geer. She has been teaching Sandplay to interested groups since 1985 in such diverse places as New York, Texas, Oklahoma, California, Pennsylvania, South Africa, Holland, Greece, Ireland and England..

Since 1992, Lois has offered Sandplay training under the aegis of the Center for Sandplay Studies. These trainings are geared to therapists who are interested in deepening their own sand tray work and consist of monthly, day-long workshops during which she lectures on various topics relevant to the interests of the group. There is also time set aside for supervision of participants’ cases and for each person to make their own sand tray in a supportive environment. Polaroid’s are given to the maker so that the picture can be taken to his/her individual therapist.

Lois is a member of NASW, ACSW, BCD, NY Society of Social Work Psychotherapists, New York AAMFT. She is an accredited Supervisor for the Association for Play Therapy as well as a Professor of the International Play Therapy group. She is Past-President of the New York Branch of the Association for Play Therapy.  Workshops count as qualifying hours for those interested in obtaining Registered Play Therapist status with the APT. Lois is also a New York and New Jersey State certified social worker.  

 

Mrs. Carey has several Sandplay articles to her credit and is co-editor, with Dr. Charles Schaefer, of FAMILY PLAY THERAPY, published by Jason Aronson, Inc., in 1994. She has authored SANDPLAY THERAPY WITH CHILDREN AND FAMILIES which was released in April, 1999, by Jason Aronson; Wiley, (2000) SCHOOL-BASED PLAY THERAPY (Co-Eds. Athena Drewes, Lois Carey, Charles Schaefer); Jessica Kingsley Publishing (2006)  Expressive and Creative Arts Methods for Trauma Survivors.

 


Contact Information

Lois Carey [ljcarey@optonline.net}

Telephone
845-358-2318

FAX
845-358-5824