Fleet, DoreenReeves, AndrewBurton, AmyDasGupta, Mani2021-05-182021-05-182021-06-14Fleet, D., Reeves, A., Burton, A. & DasGupta, M. (2023). Transformation hidden in the sand; a pluralistic theoretical framework using sand-tray with adult clients. Journal of Creativity in Mental Health, 18(1), 73-91. https://doi.org/10.1080/15401383.2021.19367381540-138310.1080/15401383.2021.1936738http://hdl.handle.net/10034/624527This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Creativity in Mental Health on 14/06/2021, available online: https://doi.org/10.1080/15401383.2021.1936738Jungian sandplay predominates the existing literature on sand-tray therapy. Although there is a small volume of literature on alternative approaches of using sand-tray with adults, most primarily focuses on children and adolescents. The study aimed to establish a sand-tray therapy framework to be utilized by practitioners who are not Jungian trained and intend to use this intervention with adult clients. The grounded theory (Strauss and Corbin, 1990, 1998) multiple case study involved six client-participants receiving six sand-tray therapy sessions. The pluralistic model established incorporates inter-relational and intra-psychic dimensions. Concepts include phenomenological shift and two sand-tray specific mechanisms of phenomenological anchor and phenomenological hook, aiding ‘edge of awareness’ and unconscious processing. In this study, pluralistic sand-tray therapy was deemed successful based on improved CORE-10 clinical scores and the various participant feedback collected.Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/sand-tray therapyphenomenological processgrounded theorycreativitycounselling and psychotherapyArticle1540-1391Journal of Creativity in Mental Health