Sandtray Therapy in Fort Worth & Across Texas
Not everything that needs to be processed can be put into words. Sandtray therapy is a creative, experiential approach that gives clients a different way in — one that bypasses the limitations of language and accesses what's happening at a deeper level.
In a sandtray session, clients use a tray of sand and a collection of miniature figures to build scenes. The therapist doesn't direct what gets built. What emerges is a reflection of the client's inner world — their conflicts, relationships, fears, and resources — made visible in a way that talking alone often can't reach.
Who Sandtray Therapy Helps
Sandtray is effective across a wide range of ages and presentations. We use it with children and adolescents who struggle to verbalize their experience, adults processing trauma or grief that feels stuck, clients navigating identity questions or major life transitions, and anyone who finds that insight-oriented talk therapy hasn't moved the needle.
What to Expect
Sessions feel less like traditional therapy and more like a structured creative process. You choose figures from a collection of hundreds of miniatures — people, animals, objects, symbols — and place them in the sand however feels right. Your therapist will help you explore what you've created and what it might mean, but at your pace and without interpretation being forced.
Our Sandtray Therapist
Mo Martin, LPC-A is trained in Humanistic Sandtray Therapy and uses it as a central modality in their practice. Mo specializes in LGBTQ+ identity, neurodivergence, trauma, and life transitions, and finds sandtray particularly effective for clients whose experiences are difficult to express in words. Mo is supervised by Beck Munsey, PhD, LPC-S.
In-Person Only
Sandtray therapy is available in person at our Fort Worth office. It requires physical presence with the tray and materials.
Ready to Get Started?
Visit our contact page to reach out. We'll match you with a therapist and schedule a free 15-minute consultation.