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Listings are compiled by hand from practices that publicly advertise sand tray, sandplay, or play therapy in New York City. Inclusion is not an endorsement and does not imply any affiliation — always verify licensure and fit yourself.

15 listings in Manhattan

Buddhist Psychotherapy NY

Manhattan · Telehealth

Describes sand tray therapy as a non-verbal exploration through sand, archetypes and mind — explicitly not just for children, and used as deep work with adults too.

  • Trauma
  • Anxiety
  • Grief & Loss

Darcey J. OrtolfPhD, CST-T

Upper West Side · Manhattan

Licensed psychologist and Certified Sandplay Therapist – Teaching Member, the highest credential issued by Sandplay Therapists of America. Practice on West 86th Street.

  • Children (3-11)
  • Teens
  • Trauma

Growing Mindful NYC

Upper West Side · Bayside · Manhattan · Queens · Telehealth

Play therapy for young children, with particular attention to highly sensitive and neurodivergent kids facing social, emotional or behavioral challenges.

  • Children (3-11)
  • Neurodivergence
  • Play Therapy

Ilona MelkerMSW, LCSW, CST-T

NoMad · Midtown · Manhattan

Certified Sandplay Therapist – Teaching Member (CST-T), licensed clinical social worker and Jungian Analyst with the C.G. Jung Institute of New York. Private practice in Manhattan.

  • Trauma
  • Anxiety

Lantie Creative Therapy

Manhattan · Telehealth

Therapy for adolescents and children, face to face in New York City and online across New York State, for parents worried about a withdrawn or unhappy child.

  • Teens
  • Children (3-11)
  • Anxiety

Elizabeth A. BaringMSc, LP, LCAT, ATR-BC

Liz Baring Art Therapy

Two Bridges · Lower East Side · Manhattan

Registered Sandplay Practitioner, licensed psychoanalyst and board-certified art therapist. Bilingual in English and Spanish, with nearly 25 years in NYC private practice with children and adults.

  • Children (3-11)
  • Trauma
  • Anxiety

Brian E. Kennedy-ArenivarPsychotherapist

Manhattan Psychotherapist NYC

Gramercy · Flatiron · Manhattan

Offers Jungian Sandplay Therapy in the non-directive Dora Kalff tradition, providing a 'free and protected space' without interpretation of the tray. Also sees children in general psychotherapy.

  • Children (3-11)
  • Anxiety
  • Grief & Loss

New Heights LCSWLCSW, PLLC

New Heights LCSW PLLC

Manhattan · Telehealth

Specializes in the play therapy modality with children ages 4–10, treating ADHD, anxiety, trauma and depression. In person or online in New York.

  • Children (3-11)
  • Anxiety
  • Play Therapy

Playce Therapy

Manhattan · Telehealth

Support for individuals, families, youth and children, with in-person and virtual sessions covering complex trauma, anxiety and attachment issues.

  • Children (3-11)
  • Trauma
  • Attachment

Rachelle G. HansenLP, RPT-S

Manhattan · Telehealth

Registered Sandplay Practitioner and Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor, licensed as a psychologist in New York and Hawaii.

  • Children (3-11)
  • Play Therapy
  • Attachment

The Dorm

Upper West Side · Manhattan

Offers Sandplay Therapy as an expressive arts intervention for young adults, aimed at clients with trauma or PTSD who find verbalizing their inner experience difficult.

  • Teens
  • Trauma
  • Anxiety

Jean FitzpatrickLP

Therapist NYC

Murray Hill · Upper East Side · Manhattan

Writes and practices on sandplay as a creative path to growth and healing, for the struggles and childhood wounds that are hard to put into words.

  • Grief & Loss
  • Anxiety
  • Trauma

Treat NYC

Manhattan

Uses play therapy with younger children — puppets, artwork and doll play — alongside talk therapy for older kids and adults, treating play as a child's first language.

  • Children (3-11)
  • Teens
  • Play Therapy

Joseph SacksLCSW

Tribeca Play Therapy

Tribeca · Manhattan

Child play therapy and counseling in Tribeca, with a focus on behavior problems and ADHD. Offers a free initial phone consultation.

  • Children (3-11)
  • Play Therapy
  • Neurodivergence

Wall Street Therapy

Financial District · Manhattan

Inclusive, developmentally attuned, evidence-based therapy for children and adolescents and their families in New York City.

  • Children (3-11)
  • Teens
  • Family Therapy