Theresa Foks-Appelman is a registered creative arts therapist and Teaching Member of the International Society for Sandplay Therapy, practicing in Nuenen, the Netherlands. She serves as Secretary of the Nederlandse Vereniging voor Sandplay Therapie (Dutch Society for Sandplay Therapy) and is a member of the International Playtherapy Study Group.
Foks-Appelman is the author of 'Draw Me A Picture: The Meaning of Children's Drawings and Play from the Perspective of Analytical Psychology,' first published in the Netherlands in 2004 and subsequently translated into English (2007), Hebrew (2009), and Complex Chinese (2011). The book's international reach reflects the universal applicability of her Jungian approach to understanding children's symbolic expression.
She offers courses, workshops, and lectures internationally on the meaning of children's drawings and play as well as sandplay therapy, serving as a bridge between creative arts therapy and the Jungian sandplay tradition.
Training & certifications
- Teaching Member, International Society for Sandplay Therapy (ISST)
- Certified Sandplay Therapist, ISST
- Registered Creative (Art) Therapist SRVB
Specialties
Depth orientation
Her work interprets children's drawings and play from the perspective of analytical psychology, applying Jungian symbolic understanding to creative expression. This integration of creative arts therapy with the Jungian tradition represents a distinctive European approach to sandplay.