title: [When hands are speaking: sandplay therapy].
abstract: Sandplay therapy is a technique conceived by Dora Kalff and inspired by the analytical psychology of C.G.Jung. This psychotherapeutic approach is used in a treatment program for eating disorders (ESCAL) offered by the University Hospitals of Geneva. Sandplay offers patients the possibility to express their emotions by a creative mean and facilitates the verbal expression of their personal life history within a protected setting, individual or in groups. Sandplay gives access to psychotherapeutic processes by a creative and playful approach. This article describes the technique, illustrated by a clinical case history.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Frambati
authors.forename: Karinne
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pluchart
authors.forename: Kerstin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Weber
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Canuto
mesh_terms: D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D010989:Play Therapy; D011582:Psychological Theory; D013811:Psychotherapeutic Processes