Upcoming Training: Using Minecraft as a Digital Sand Tray

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Written By Ellie Finch

Image from the Sandtray Therapy Minecraft World created by Ellie Finch and Dan Noble. Image source: Minecraft

Live Online Workshop – Friday 27 June 2025
Presented by Ellie Finch for the amazing Let’s Play Therapy Institute

Join me for this hands-on online workshop where we’ll explore how to use Minecraft as a digital sandtray in individual play therapy and counselling. You’ll get to explore my Sandtray Therapy World in Minecraft – co-created with Dan Noble – and learn practical ways to support emotional expression, storytelling, and connection in sessions.

We'll cover:

  • Key benefits of using Minecraft therapeutically

  • Consent, safety and data protection considerations

  • Practical, hands-on experience

Register and learn more:
letsplaytherapy.org/courses/Using-Minecraft-as-a-Digital-Sand-Tray

Hope to see you there!

Ellie Finch

Ellie Finch, MA MBACP (Accred), is a clinical supervisor, counsellor, and social worker specialising in support for neurodivergent clients and families of children with additional needs or complex conditions.

Her work is rooted in a neurodiversity-affirming approach, which values neurodivergence as a natural variation in human experience and focuses on building supportive, respectful environments rather than 'fixing' difference.

Ellie is known for her innovative use of creative digital tools and videogames like Minecraft in therapy to create accessible, engaging support. She is founder of PlayMode Academy, a non-profit social venture that trains professionals in the therapeutic use of creative digital tools.

PlayMode Academy is part of Ellie Finch Counselling, Consultancy and Training Ltd, a non-profit company limited by guarantee (a structure often used by social ventures in the UK).

Ellie is also part of the University of Cambridge research team behind Bridging the ChASM: Creating Accessible Services using Minecraft - a project funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) that explores the therapeutic potential of videogames and how they can be used to create more inclusive mental health support.

NOT AN OFFICIAL MINECRAFT SERVICE. NOT APPROVED BY OR ASSOCIATED WITH MOJANG OR MICROSOFT

https://www.playmodeacademy.org
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