Therapist's Guide to Mapping the Girl Heroine’s Journey in Sandplay

Rosalind Heiko, Ph.D., RPT-S, ISST, CST-T, NCSP (aka Dr. Roz), is a registered play therapist - supervisor, sandplay teacher, and an approved consultant in Clinical Hypnosis (ASCH), and holds national certification in School Psychology (NCSP). She directs Pediatric & Family Psychology, P.A., in Cary, NC, specializing in working with trauma in children and families for over 35 years. She travels nationally and internationally, training therapists working with children and families. Dr. Roz is the founder of NC Sandplay Training, a past Board of Trustees Member of the Sandplay Therapists of America, has published chapters in several notable play therapy books as well as in the peer-reviewed Journal of Sandplay Therapy. Visit her at www.drheiko.com

• Part I. Introduction to the Journey: Lighting the Path Chapter 1. Considering Girls’ Quests through the Lens of Hero and Heroine JourneysChapter 2. Clinical Background of Sandplay Chapter 3. A Successful Sandplay Journey for a Girl from a Parent’s Point of View Part II. The Clinical Use of Mapping the Child Heroine’s Journey: On the WayChapter 4. Clinical ConsiderationsChapter 5. Utilizing the Mandala in the Sandplay Journey Map: Highlighting Aspects of the GatesPart III. Applying the Sandplay Journey Map to the Enchanted Story of “Vasilisa the Brave”: Awakening and InitiationChapter 6. An Example of a Girl Heroine’s Journey through FairytalePart IV. Child Casework: Utilizing the Journey Map in Individual Therapy: Successful Chapter 7: Strategies for Utilizing the Sandplay journey Map: Tray Distribution Form Chapter 8: Case Presentation A: “A Journey to the Light”/LaineyChapter 9: Case Presentation B: “A Journey to the World Tree and Back/Jess”Part V. Synergy: Consulting About the Sandplay Journey Map with Colleagues and MentorsChapter 10. Employing the Sandplay Journey Map in Consultation and Case Write-UpsPart VI. ConclusionsChapter 11. Finding Our Way HomeAppendix: Some Important Sandplay Definitions

Through personal and clinical stories, Rosalind Heiko enlivened and engaged me in A Therapist’s Guide to the Girl Heroine’s Journey in Sandplay. The flow of a “journey” in sandplay provides a compelling narrative. Her exploration of the symbol of the gate for liminal transitional space, the amplification of the fairy tale of Vasilisa that unpacks critical aspects of the tale and her description of the “sandplay journey map” were all were absorbing and vital. This book reads like a long story that one might listen to around a fire that illuminates the room. The book is enriched with Heiko’s references and poetry. I recommend this book to clinicians interested in a template for the girl’s heroine journey as seen in unfolding images and symbols in sandplay.