March 2026 Week 5

Let’s talk about something we don’t say out loud enough.

Depression trays are heavy for therapists, too.

When you sit with hopelessness week after week…
When trays feel stuck…
When nothing seems to move…

It can settle in your own body.

You might notice:

• Wanting to rescue the client
  
  
• Feeling helpless
  
  
• Feeling unusually tired after sessions
  
  
• Thinking about their tray long after they leave
  
  

This doesn’t mean you’re doing it wrong.

It means you care.

Depression work in the sand asks us to hold hope when our clients can’t access it themselves.

And that requires tending to your own nervous system & regulation.

 “Holding Hope When Clients Can’t”, a curated therapist reflection workbook to help you be aware of:

• Where you feel their depression in your body
  
  
• What parts of you want to fix
  
  
• What you need after heavy sessions
  
  
• A small ritual to reset your space

Because you are not meant to carry this alone, no one is.

We’re in this together, supporting and growing for the greater good of our clients & ourselves!

Thank you for the work you do.
It matters more than you know.

Talk soon,

Amy & the  SSI Team

P.S. That concludes our topic on Sandtray x Depression!
Stay tuned for next month’s topic discussing Sandtray x ADHD!