Events
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Symbol Paper Writing Series
STA Pathways to Certification
Instructors: Ellen Saul, MS and Dr. Lorraine Razzi Freedle
Dates: Fridays- November 14 & December 12, 2025,
January 2, January 23, February 13, and March 6, 2026.
Time: 2-4 pm Hawaiian Time, 4-6pm Pacific, 5-7pm Mountain, 6-8pm Central, 7-9pm Eastern Time.
Cost:$150 for STA members, $195 for non-members (for the course-12 hours).… -
Foundations of Jungian Sandplay Therapy: Core Skills for Clinical Practice
Pacifica Graduate University Extension and International Studies
ONLINE “Microcredential”
Tuesdays, February 5, 12, 17, 26, 2026
Number of Classes: 4 Classes
Class Length: 1 1/2 hours
Class Time: 5-6:30pm PT
CECs: 6 credit hours
Sandplay Credits (STA/ISST): 6 hours -
Pele Workshop for Latvia
Online via Zoom
April 17 & 18, 2026
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm Latvian (Riga) Time
Prepared for Latvian Society for Sandplay Therapy
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The Archetype of Creation and Destruction: Lessons from Pele, the Hawaiian Goddess of the Volcano
Online Community Lecture
Southwestern College- New Earth Institute
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
6 to 8 pm Mountain Time
STA/ISST Certified Sandplay Training (2 credits)
Open to public
$20 CE fee (NBCC)
Dr. Lorraine R. Freedle
Lorraine Razzi Freedle, PhD is a resident of East Hawaiʻi Island, a licensed clinical psychologist and social worker in Hawai’i and New Mexico, and a passionate sandplay therapist and teacher (STA/ISST). She lectures internationally, both in-person and online. Deeply rooted in values of generosity, lifelong growth, and community, Dr. Freedle offers her clients and trainees compassionate attunement, supporting them in overcoming life’s challenges and reconnecting with their source of inspiration.
Dr. Freedleʻs book, When a Goddess Erupts: Pele in the Psyche of Women stems from decades of psychotherapy practice where Pele has appeared in the work of her clients. Lorraine has also been profoundly moved by her personal encounters with Pele and the resilience shown by her community during the 2018 Kīlauea eruption–the most destructive in Hawaiʻi in over 200 years.
With doctoral training in neuropsychology and a board certification in pediatric neuropsychology, Dr. Freedle’s research interests center on the areas of trauma, neuropsychology, and sandplay therapy. She has published numerous articles, including award-winning research in the evidence base of sandplay therapy, sandplay therapy with individuals with brain injury, and sandplay therapy with youth with co-occurring trauma and substance abuse. Lorraine is the co-producer and director of the documentary film, Fire and Sand: Healing in the wake of the 2018 Kīlauea eruption– winner of “Best Hawaiʻi Film in 2019” through the Honolulu Film Awards and the “Humanitarian and Social Justice Award” at the Santa Fe Film Festival.
Dr. Freedle is the owner/operator of Black Sand Neuropsychological Services, Inc., her private practice in Hilo, Hawaiʻi. She is also the Chief Clinical Officer for TeamBuilders Behavioral Health in Santa Fe, New Mexico.