Jungian Play Therapy and Sandplay with Children Transcript

Speaker 1: If you could give your mandala a title what would it be? Kind of like, movies have titles, and so if you could give it any title what would it be, and could you write it on the front? If you could … Okay.

There is no right or wrong title. It's totally up to you. And so, you called it …

Medea: The test.

Speaker 1: The test, okay. We do have one last question for you, and then we'll be done, okay? If you were inside that mandala what would you be feeling like?

Medea: Kind of a mix between happy and kind of sad too.

Speaker 1: So, kind of mixed feelings between being happy and sad, is that—

Medea: Mm-hmm (affirmative).

Speaker 1: Okay. Is there anything else that you wanted to share about it before we move on to something else, if you're ready to move on?

Medea: Yeah, I designed that dress. It is awesome.

Speaker 1: You want me to know that you really like that dress, yeah. You put a lot of effort into that. I really appreciate that. And so, you designed it. It's your creation, and yeah. You can own that. That's for you.

The last thing is, if you could just put your name and your age on the back. And then, you can either take your mandala with you later or, if you don't mind, I can take a picture of it and put it in your file so that I can have a copy of it. It's up to you.

Medea: You can take a picture of it.

Speaker 1: Oh, thank you. Okay.

Medea: Got it.

Speaker 1: If you could give your mandala a title what would it be? Kind of like, movies have titles, and so if you could give it any title what would it be, and could you write it on the front? If you could … Okay.

There is no right or wrong title. It's totally up to you. And so, you called it …

Medea: The test.

Speaker 1: The test, okay. We do have one last question for you, and then we'll be done, okay? If you were inside that mandala what would you be feeling like?

Medea: Kind of a mix between happy and kind of sad too.

Speaker 1: So, kind of mixed feelings between being happy and sad, is that—

Medea: Mm-hmm (affirmative).

Speaker 1: Okay. Is there anything else that you wanted to share about it before we move on to something else, if you're ready to move on?

Medea: Yeah, I designed that dress. It is awesome.

Speaker 1: You want me to know that you really like that dress, yeah. You put a lot of effort into that. I really appreciate that. And so, you designed it. It's your creation, and yeah. You can own that. That's for you.

The last thing is, if you could just put your name and your age on the back. And then, you can either take your mandala with you later or, if you don't mind, I can take a picture of it and put it in your file so that I can have a copy of it. It's up to you.

Medea: You can take a picture of it.

Speaker 1: Oh, thank you. Okay.

Medea: Got it.

Speaker 1: Okay. Thank you so much. How is it now that we're finished, this activity? I noticed that when you were coloring you seemed very focused, but also relaxed. Do you find that coloring helps you feel relaxed or focused?

Medea: Yes.

Speaker 1: Are there any other adjectives you can think of that you felt while you were doing this, and I was sitting here with you?

Medea: Calm.

Speaker 1: Felt calm, okay. All right. I did too. I felt a sense of peace as I was watching you, and I appreciate you creating that dress. Do you have any dresses like that?

Medea: No.

Speaker 1: No.

Medea: I have a sewing machine, though. I can make some.

Speaker 1: Oh, wow. So, you've got some sewing skills too, okay. That's terrific. All right. Well, thank you [Medea 00:02:48]. And we're gonna go ahead and, if you want to, we can either do another mandala that's pre drawn, or we can so sand play. It's up to you.

Medea: Sand play.

Speaker 1: You'd like to do sand play, so that's what we'll do. Okay, thank you.

Okay. Thank you so much. How is it now that we're finished, this activity? I noticed that when you were coloring you seemed very focused, but also relaxed. Do you find that coloring helps you feel relaxed or focused?

Medea: Yes.

Speaker 1: Are there any other adjectives you can think of that you felt while you were doing this, and I was sitting here with you?

Medea: Calm.

Speaker 1: Felt calm, okay. All right. I did too. I felt a sense of peace as I was watching you, and I appreciate you creating that dress. Do you have any dresses like that?

Medea: No.

Speaker 1: No.

Medea: I have a sewing machine, though. I can make some.

Speaker 1: Oh, wow. So, you've got some sewing skills too, okay. That's terrific. All right. Well, thank you, Medea. And we're gonna go ahead and, if you want to, we can either do another mandala that's pre-drawn, or we can so sand play. It's up to you.

Medea: Sand play.

Speaker 1: You'd like to do sand play, so that's what we'll do. Okay, thank you.