Archives of Sandplay Therapy
Online ISSN : 2186-117X
Print ISSN : 0916-3662
ISSN-L : 0916-3662
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  • Drawing Techniques That Open up to Subjective Experiences
    Yoshiko KOSHIO
    2024 Volume 36 Issue 3 Pages 3-15
    Published: 2024
    Released on J-STAGE: January 23, 2025
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    This paper examines the effects on a junior high school boy with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) during the process of differentiation of self and others through various experiences. His story was so incomprehensible and it depicted his closed way to others. Hence, when the therapist used drawing techniques, the client started to leave space in his drawing lines, which enabled interactions between the two of them. In addition to his opening up to experiences, the differentiation of self and others presented simultaneously. Opening up to an outside world, he had stories to tell, so he adjusted to the situation and referred to “this side” and “the other side”, and then his stories became comprehensible. The paper discusses the importance in psychotherapy for ASD of a therapist focusing on and narrowing down by using approaches such as drawing techniques, and having a client experience them repeatedly.

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  • From Two Points of View: The Vertical Motion and the Horizontal Motion
    Tomoaki KOYAMA
    2024 Volume 36 Issue 3 Pages 17-27
    Published: 2024
    Released on J-STAGE: January 23, 2025
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    There are many statements that modern people, especially university students in Japan, have a vague and vulnerable sense of subject. Therefore, there is a need to support them in building up their subject in psychotherapy. In this paper, I report the psychotherapy of a female university student and try to understand as a vector image how her subject is built from two points of view: the vertical motion and the horizontal motion. In the initial stages of psychotherapy, she had many difficulties and her sense of subject was vague. In the session, the therapist respected and accepted her subjective thoughts and actions, and encouraged her self-relationship. Her negative feelings were expressed repeatedly and positively accepted by the therapist. Through the process her feeling of security has been nurtured and she has become intimate with her family and friends, and started to assert herself. She has deepened her objective understanding of herself and has developed a sense of unity with others, while overcoming various difficulties and building her subject.

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  • Growth of Subjectivity in Terms of Changes in the Landscape Montage Technique and the Baum Test
    Hirotoshi YAKUWA
    2024 Volume 36 Issue 3 Pages 29-39
    Published: 2024
    Released on J-STAGE: January 23, 2025
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    The increase in the number of people with developmental disorders has led to a need for clinical psychological support for adults with these disorders. This paper examines clinical psychological support for persons with developmental disorders in adulthood based on the interview process with a man with this disorder in adulthood. Through the relationship with the therapist, the client became able to develop independence by expressing anger. Furthermore, by using the Baum test and the Landscape Montage Technique, it was possible to assess the client’s developmental disorders. There was a transition from an enumeration type, in which there was no connection, to a composition in which connections were created, and the drawing method worked therapeutically. This case study demonstrates the effectiveness of clinical psychological support using the drawing method for adults with developmental disorders.

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  • Dynamics of “Discontinuity”
    Mayumi KATAHATA
    2024 Volume 36 Issue 3 Pages 41-51
    Published: 2024
    Released on J-STAGE: January 23, 2025
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    This study examined the establishment of boundaries (between inside and outside, and self and others) in play therapy based on sessions conducted with a client with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Prior research has shown that generation of subject is important for children with ASD, and that separation of self and others arises. In this case, the client experienced separation in the early stages of the therapy, but continued to return to the state of fusion, which indicated that he had difficulties establishing boundaries. Therefore, in this paper, the dynamics of boundaries are viewed as a “discontinuity.” The therapy process revealed that the client and therapist reached a state of passive “discontinuity” through the framework, that the “discontinuities” arose incidentally, and that there was simultaneous establishment of “discontinuity” and “continuity”. Through this process, the client actively created “discontinuities” on his own; that is, boundaries were established.

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  • An Exploratory Study Using the Relationship Image Figure
    Yurika Chiba
    2024 Volume 36 Issue 3 Pages 53-65
    Published: 2024
    Released on J-STAGE: January 23, 2025
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    The relationship between the client and therapist is a crucial factor in psychotherapy. However, previous studies have focused only on aspects of this relationship through interviews and questionnaires. The aim of this study is to explore experiences in the relationship using a relationship image figure (RIF), which assists in expressing ambiguous and sensory experiences. The study included 10 university students as clients and 10 psychotherapists. Simulated counseling was conducted for each pair. RIFs and interviews were then conducted. Qualitative analysis of interview data resulted in generation of 15 categories of relationship experiences for both the clients and therapists, and three perspectives emerged that capture the entire experiences. This study highlights experiences related to existence, which is a unique concept in the field of empirical studies.

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  • An Exploratory Study Using the Relationship Image Figure
    Yurika Chiba
    2024 Volume 36 Issue 3 Pages 67-79
    Published: 2024
    Released on J-STAGE: January 23, 2025
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    The relationship between the client and therapist is a crucial factor in psychotherapy. However, previous studies have focused only on aspects of this relationship through interviews and questionnaires. The aim of this study is to explore experiences in the relationship using a relationship image figure (RIF), which assists in expressing ambiguous and sensory experiences. The study included 10 university students as clients and 10 psychotherapists. Simulated counseling was conducted for each pair. RIFs and interviews were then conducted. Qualitative analysis of interview data resulted in generation of 15 categories of relationship experiences for both the clients and therapists, and three perspectives emerged that capture the entire experiences. This study highlights experiences related to existence, which is a unique concept in the field of empirical studies.

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