Kay Bradway is a founding member of the C.G. Jung Institute of San Francisco, the International Society for Sandplay Therapy and of Sandplay Therapists of America. Barbara McCoard is a psychiatrist in private practice and consulting editor of The Journal of Sandplay Therapy.

List of Plates. List of Figures. Foreword. Preface. Acknowledgements. Introduction. Part I: Background and Reflections. Introduction to Background and Reflections. What Makes Sandplay Work? Beginnings. Comparison of Three Authors. Jungian Analysis and Sandplay. Co-transference. Rorschach and Rogers. Expression vs. Experience. Judging. Sandplay Appreciation. The Fourfold Base: Freedom, Protection, Empathy, and Trust. Sandplay Language. On Interpretation. Sandplay is Meant for Healing. How I Do It. Some Essentials. Sandplay with Children and Adults. Understanding and Interpretation. Levels, Stages, Sequences and Themes. Part II: Introduction to Symbol Studies. Turtles and Transitional Objects. Bridges and the Transcendent Function. Toriis and Transformation. Sun and Moon. Hestia and Athena. Part III: Individual Cases. Introduction to Individual Cases. Kathy: Self Healing in the Sandtray. Jim: The Development of the Masculine. Ida: A Woman's Individuation Through Sandplay. Ilsa: a Journey in Five Trays. Irene: From Sandplay to Life. Rhoda: Seeking the Spiritual. Ursula: Ten Trays in Fifteen Years. Amy: Feeling Trapped, Feeling Angry, Feeling Strong. Feeling Free. Emmy: The Co-transference. Debbie: Preparing to Die. Appendix: What I Look for in Final Case Reports. Lines From Kay. Bibliography. Index.