Upcoming Trainings
Below are quarterly trainings hosted by IAST. These online trainings are available to everyone, although members of IAST receive a significant discount on registration.
These trainings are part of the mission of IAST to promote quality trainings throughout the world to further the sandtray movement.
Who am i and how did i get here?
with
Beth Moore, LPC, RPT, ICST-P

ICST-P #007
HEALING DISSOCIATIVE TRAUMA THROUGH GROUNDING AND CREATIVITY (ADVANCED SANDTRAY TRAINING)
JANUARY 20th, 2023
1:00 – 3:00 PM CST
Dissociating sounds so scary and Hollywood portrays the rare extreme. Yet we all dissociate, zone out, and disconnect. We have a normal nervous system response to an abnormal potentially threatening event, so how can we integrate our response to better cope and function. Understanding dissociation with a trauma-focused lens can help stabilize and prepare for deeper trauma work.Sandtray Therapy and creative expression can support grounding and whole-brain processing to bring wholeness. Participants will identify their own grounding skills and disconnective experiences, practice regulating the nervous system, and implement grounding and integration with Sandtray Therapy and Creative Expression.
OBJECTIVES
Learning Objective One *
Participants will identify grounding skills and disconnective experiences to better help the client gain awareness of when they are dissociating and how to connect them to the present moment.
Learning Objective Two *
Participants will practice regulating the nervous system to better demonstrate to their client how to regulate their own nervous system when its activated from potentially threatening experiences.
Learning Objective Three *
Participants will implement 2-3 ways to ground and integrate during a Sandtray Therapy session and in clinical work using creative expression.
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Below are trainings hosted by ICST Providers, credentialed by IAST. The ICST Provider is solely responsible for the content of the training they offer.
Bright Way Sandtray
with
Jessica Bright, LPC, ICST-P, RPT
Bright Way Sandtray offers basic to advanced sandtray training. We offer all levels of training (1-4) needed for ICST, with a focus on trauma and integrative approaches (EMDR, Brainspotting, attachment, trauma-informed yoga, etc.).
Small cohorts meet twice a year for 5-day experiential sandtray trainings. We hope you’ll leave these trainings feeling refreshed, transformed, and confident in your sandtray skills. We offer massage and private yoga classes for a retreat-type feel.
Trainings are offered in Alabama, Texas, or in your location. Please contact us today to start your sandtray journey!SANDSCAPES: THE KENTUCKY SANDTRAY INSTITUTE IS LOCATED IN LOVELY SOMERSET, KY. WE PROUDLY PROVIDE QUALITY, EXPERIENTIAL SANDTRAY TRAINING TO CLINICIANS READY TO TRANSFORM THE WAY THEY DO THERAPY. NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE ON YOUR JOURNEY, WE CAN HELP GET YOU WHERE YOU LONG TO BE! CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE FOR UPCOMING TRAININGS OR EMAIL FOR MORE INFORMATION
*Contact Bright Way Sandtray at: jessica@brightwaysandtray.com
SANDSCAPES: THE KENTUCKY SANDTRAY INSTITUTE
with
Megan Cinnamon, LPCC-S, ICST-P
SANDSCAPES: THE KENTUCKY SANDTRAY INSTITUTE IS LOCATED IN LOVELY SOMERSET, KY. WE PROUDLY PROVIDE QUALITY, EXPERIENTIAL SANDTRAY TRAINING TO CLINICIANS READY TO TRANSFORM THE WAY THEY DO THERAPY. NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE ON YOUR JOURNEY, WE CAN HELP GET YOU WHERE YOU LONG TO BE! CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE FOR UPCOMING TRAININGS OR EMAIL FOR MORE INFORMATION
*Contact the Kentucky Sandtray Institute at: megan@sandscapesofky.com
ICST-P #005
MONARCH MASTERY CONSULTING AND TRAINING
with
Kim Feeney, LISW, RPT-S, C-AdPT, ICST-P
CREATING CONNECTION, CAPABILITY, AND CONFIDENCE. KIM IS WILLING TO TRAVEL WITHIN THE US OR INTERNATIONALLY TO PROVIDE TRAINING. EMAIL FOR MORE INFORMATION.
*Contact Monarch Mastery Consulting and Training at: kim@monarchmastery.com
SOUTHERN SANDTRAY INSTITUTE
with
Amy Flaherty, LPE-I, RPT, ICST-P
SOUTHERN SANDTRAY INSTITUTE OFFERS BOTH ICST AND ICST PROVIDER TRAINING IN OUR JONESBRORO, ARKANSAS TRAINING CENTER. OUR PROGRAMS ARE THOUGHTFUL, COLLABORATIVE, AND TAUGHT IN A SMALL GROUP SETTING.
*Contact the Southern Sandtray Institute at: support@southernsandtray.com
ICST-P #001
Carribean sandtray institute training
with
Nidhi Kipalani, M.Sc., M.sc, ICST-P
ICST-P #006
At CSI, this is the kind of training that makes you kow you are Wholeheartedly supported with a group of like-minded therapists, have a whole heap of resources, got tons of supervision, and that *You’re Valuable*
*Contact the Caribbean Sandtray Institute at: nidhi@caribbeansandtray.com
PLAYFUL CONNECTIONS SANDTRAY INSTITUTE
with
Bianca Kisselburg, LPC, RPT, ICST-P
Now is your time to set the rules. Lead, decide, empower. Do more with a Playful Connections Sandtray Institute Education
*Contact Playful Connections Sandtray Institute at bianca@pcsandtray.com
ICST-P #004
Sandtray Training
with
Kristin Krippa, M.A., LPA, HSP-PA
Integrative training designed to teach you a new skill set that will transform your therapy practice and yourself. Each training is designed to be a relaxing retreat experience in the comfort of our historic building. You will come away from training feeling refreshed and transformed. I provide all 4 levels of training required to be an Internationally Credentialed Sandtray Therapist (ICST)
*Contact Kristin Krippa at: KristinKrippa@NCPsychologist.com
Canadian sandtray institute training
with
Donna Mirus, R.N., ICST-P
Providing high-quality training within small groups. This experiential training is like no other. At the Canadian Sandtray Institute, we value your skill level from beginner to advanced and will be with you every step of the way.
*Contact the Canadian Sandtray Institute at: office@canadiansandtrayinstitute.ca
Holistic Sandtray Institute: Heal the Healer
with
Beth Moore, LPC, RPT, ICST-P

ICST-P #007
healing the whole person in mind, body, spirit through sandtray therapy. holistic sandtray institute (hsi) offers advanced sandtray therapy trainings and integrative healing interventions to mental health professionals.
*Contact Holistic Sandtray Institute at: beth@holisticsandtray.com