Depth Psychotherapy Jungian Sandplay


Laurel Howe, MA Jung Society Update I help my clients uncover the root sources and deep meanings of their life situations, and to realize unlived potential that may be blocked by addictions, depression, or family dynamics. Depth Psychology, Sandplay, Buddhism Laurel is a diploma candidate in depth psychology at the Centre for Depth Psychology in Zürich, Switzerland. She has studied the complex world of dream interpretation and mythology based on the work of Carl Jung since 1986, when she initiated her own indepth analysis. She works as a private practitioner with adults, couples, families and children. Earning her Master's of Psychology degree from Naropa University, Laurel became engaged with Buddhist psychology and practice. She also trained in sandplay with the International Society for Sandplay Therapy founded by Dora Kalff. She has a Master’s in Teaching from Smith College and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Wyoming. She worked for 15 years in high-tech marketing before switching careers. Laurel has taught at Naropa University and is a board member of the Colorado Sandplay Therapy Association and the Denver Jung Society. Dream Work Brings Meaning and Growth Dream work involves recording one’s dreams on a daily basis and amplifying their meaning with the therapist, who helps avoid the common pitfalls of trying to interpret one’s own dreams. Dream symbols put us in touch with aspects of ourselves we may not know very well. They put our lives into a meaningful context that provides profound nourishment for healing and new development. Sandplay Engages the Imagination Sandplay therapy is a non-intrusive, fun, and primarily nonverbal form of therapy involving a tray of sand and miniature objects that can be used to create images and tell stories. Sandplay helps us access our imagination, which in turn provides a creative avenue for self-development. Sandplay has great success with children because it is nonverbal and heals on a deep level. For more information on sandplay, go to www.sandplay.org, or www.sandplaytherapy.org The Goal: Never Stop Growing Some people are eager to work in the sand or with art. Others prefer to work primarily with dreams. Clients are encouraged to find a unique combination that works for them. Dreams and sandplay put us in touch with the deepest aspects of our personalities, turning the acorn into the oak it is meant to be. The aim of depth psychotherapy is to develop an enduring relationship with one’s inner life so that healing and lifelong growth arise naturally. Contact With Our Own Depth: helps us understand ourselves and our relationships heals stubborn wounds informs our most difficult decisions. Cosmic sea creatures; no two are alike. Beautiful and varied expression of the opposites. Star — symbol of individuation and individuality, as in, "your name is written in the stars." The divine spark that shines in you and pushes you to grow and develop into everything you were meant to be. "Paracelcus said that every human is a cosmos with all the stars within himself." The starry sky is an image of the collective unconscious, and if the stars come down to earth that carries the symbolism of realization, for the thing becomes real within the consciousness of the human being. What is not realized is not real. Before the atom was realized, it existed, though it was not in human consciousness.” -- Marie-Louise von Franz Fish —Symbol of psychic contents living in the depths. The elusive, mysterious, and nourishing treasure that is wisdom. "The path of the Grail was marked by a number of miracles; one of the brothers was call Brous and was also known as "the rich fisherman" because he had succeeded in catching a fish with which be had satisfied the hunger of all round him... Parsival meets the king of the Grail as a fisherman." -- A Dictionary of Symbols Behind every psychological "problem" lies profound meaning — meaning that can surprise us, humble us, and enrich ourlives. Uncovering that meaning is the work of depth psychology. We do not create the meaning ourselves. We discover it — through the symbols that arise in dreams, life, and sandplay. We discover what the psyche has to say in its own, natural language, often the language of religion and mythology. Thus we find our lives linked with the world's most meaningful stories. Individuals who discover and engage their unique, inner language find their own way through psychological issues and developmental roadblocks. But beware. They also become more themselves and less what they or the world "expect."

Laurel Howe, MA

Jung Society Update

I help my clients uncover the root sources and deep meanings of their life situations, and to realize unlived potential that may be blocked by addictions, depression, or family dynamics.

Depth Psychology, Sandplay, Buddhism

Laurel is a diploma candidate in depth psychology at the Centre for Depth Psychology in Zürich, Switzerland. She has studied the complex world of dream interpretation and mythology based on the work of Carl Jung since 1986, when she initiated her own indepth analysis. She works as a private practitioner with adults, couples, families and children.
Earning her Master's of Psychology degree from Naropa University, Laurel became engaged with Buddhist psychology and practice. She also trained in sandplay with the International Society for Sandplay Therapy founded by Dora Kalff.
She has a Master’s in Teaching from Smith College and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Wyoming. She worked for 15 years in high-tech marketing before switching careers.
Laurel has taught at Naropa University and is a board member of the Colorado Sandplay Therapy Association and the Denver Jung Society.

Dream Work Brings Meaning and Growth
Dream work involves recording one’s dreams on a daily basis and amplifying their meaning with the therapist, who helps avoid the common pitfalls of trying to interpret one’s own dreams.

Dream symbols put us in touch with aspects of ourselves we may not know very well. They put our lives into a meaningful context that provides profound nourishment for healing and new development.

Sandplay Engages the Imagination
Sandplay therapy is a non-intrusive, fun, and primarily nonverbal form of therapy involving a tray of sand and miniature objects that can be used to create images and tell stories. Sandplay helps us access our imagination, which in turn provides a creative avenue for self-development.

Sandplay has great success with children because it is nonverbal and heals on a deep level. For more information on sandplay, go to www.sandplay.org, or www.sandplaytherapy.org

The Goal: Never Stop Growing
Some people are eager to work in the sand or with art. Others prefer to work primarily with dreams. Clients are encouraged to find a unique combination that works for them.

Dreams and sandplay put us in touch with the deepest aspects of our personalities, turning the acorn into the oak it is meant to be.

The aim of depth psychotherapy is to develop an enduring relationship with one’s inner life so that healing and lifelong growth arise naturally.

Contact With Our Own Depth:

helps us understand ourselves and our relationships
heals stubborn wounds
informs our most difficult decisions.

Cosmic sea creatures; no two are alike. Beautiful and varied expression of the opposites.

Star — symbol of individuation and individuality, as in, "your name is written in the stars." The divine spark that shines in you and pushes you to grow and develop into everything you were meant to be.

"Paracelcus said that every human is a cosmos with all the stars within himself." The starry sky is an image of the collective unconscious, and if the stars come down to earth that carries the symbolism of realization, for the thing becomes real within the consciousness of the human being. What is not realized is not real. Before the atom was realized, it existed, though it was not in human consciousness.”
-- Marie-Louise von Franz

Fish —Symbol of psychic contents living in the depths. The elusive, mysterious, and nourishing treasure that is wisdom.

"The path of the Grail was marked by a number of miracles; one of the brothers was call Brous and was also known as "the rich fisherman" because he had succeeded in catching a fish with which be had satisfied the hunger of all round him... Parsival meets the king of the Grail as a fisherman."
-- A Dictionary of Symbols

Behind every psychological "problem" lies profound meaning — meaning that can surprise us, humble us, and enrich ourlives. Uncovering that meaning is the work of depth psychology.

We do not create the meaning ourselves. We discover it — through the symbols that arise in dreams, life, and sandplay. We discover what the psyche has to say in its own, natural language, often the language of religion and mythology. Thus we find our lives linked with the world's most meaningful stories.

Individuals who discover and engage their unique, inner language find their own way through psychological issues and developmental roadblocks. But beware. They also become more themselves and less what they or the world "expect."