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Aug 2026
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Healing Beyond Words: What Is Sandplay Therapy and How to Become a Sandplay Therapy Practitioner
- Subject
- Psychology & Counselling
- Date & time
- 22Aug 2026 (Sat)16:30 - 17:30 Free
- Type of Event
- Hybrid (In-person & Online Attendance)
- Venue
- Room 304, 3/F., Admiralty Centre
- Online Platform
- https://www.facebook.com/share/1Bnw4wqeeA/
- Speaker
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- Dr Ruby Mui (Clinical Psychologist) ;
- Ms Jennifer Wong (Senior Psychotherapist) ;
- Dr Rosa Kwok (Programme Director, College of Humanities and Law)
Dr Ruby Mui
Dr Mui is an experienced clinical psychologist specialising in children with special educational needs and attachment-related issues. In private practice, she works with children and families, including adoptive families, as well as adults with depression and emotional difficulties. She also teaches attachment-related topics to parents and professionals, has used sandplay therapy since 2004, and is a current HKSTA Committee Member.
Ms Jennifer Wong
Ms Jennifer Wong is a part-time Assistant Lecturer in the Master of Counselling programme at The University of Hong Kong, an Executive Committee Member and volunteer counsellor at Greenery Counselling Studio, and a member of the HKSTA Executive Committee since 2020. After more than 20 years in accounting and investment banking, she transitioned to psychology and counselling, earning postgraduate qualifications from HKU. She is a certified counsellor and has specialised in Jungian sandplay therapy since 2010, with ongoing international training.
Dr Rosa Kwok
Dr Rosa Kwok brings evidence-based strategies to the classroom. As a business-minded education professional with over 14 years of rigorous laboratory research training and a strong publication record in peer-reviewed psychology journals. Dr Kwok brings a unique combination of education expertise, client-facing experience, and project management insight to convey evidence-based strategies to policy makers and practitioners.
- Enquiry
- 2975 5657 (leanne.wong@hkuspace.hku.hk)
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In many forms of psychotherapy, spoken language is the main channel through which clients express their inner world. Yet for many people—such as children, individuals with special educational needs, and some elderly clients—speech may be limited, overwhelming, or simply not their most natural way of communicating. In these situations, non-verbal expression becomes especially important.
Sandplay Therapy, developed by Jungian psychologist Dora M. Kalff and grounded in the theories of C. G. Jung, offers a safe, protected space where clients use sand, miniature figures, and a sandtray to “tell their story” without relying solely on words. By creating and exploring images in the sand, clients can symbolically express trauma, emotions, and inner conflicts, while the therapist witnesses and accompanies this process with deep empathy.
In this talk, clinical psychologist Dr Ruby Mui and senior psychotherapist Ms Jennifer Wong will introduce the core principles of Sandplay Therapy and discuss its unique benefits for clients who struggle to express themselves verbally. They will share clinical examples, highlight how non-verbal play can foster healing and integration, and explore how sandplay can complement other therapeutic approaches in work with children, adults, and diverse client groups.
Language: Cantonese
