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Mayes, C., & Mayes, P. B. (2006). Sandtray therapy with a 24-year-old woman in the
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Children

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Families

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General
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Garza-Chaves, Y., Timm, N., & Oeffinger, J. (2018). Sandtray, Superheroes, and the
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Sandstory Method. South African Journal of Psychology, 43(4), 459–469.

Lusebrink, Vija B.; Personality factors and sandtray expressions. Imagination, Cognition
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Mattson, D.& Veldorale-Brogan, A. (2010). Objectifying the sand tray: An initial

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Mayes, C., Mayes, P. B., & Williams, E. (2004). Messages in the Sand: Sandtray Therapy
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Mayes, C., Mayes, P. B., & Williams, E. (2007). Sandtray Therapy, Reflectivity and
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Grief

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Schools

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Supervision

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