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Green door to Dora Kalff's home.
Door to the house which forms the basis for the ISST Logo.
Dora Kalff's snow covered home in Zollikon, Switzerland
Her home in Zollikon, Switzerland
Dora Kalff sitting
Dora Kalff, (1904 – 1990) Founder of ISST & Jungian Sandplay
What is ISST Sandplay? History
Dora Kalff's snow covered home in Zollikon, Switzerland
Her home in Zollikon, Switzerland
Green door to Dora Kalff's home.
Door to the house which forms the basis for the ISST Logo.
Dora Kalff sitting
Dora Kalff, (1904 – 1990) Founder of ISST & Jungian Sandplay
What is ISST Sandplay? History

We are pleased to share that REGISTRATION for the 2027 ISST Congress is now OPEN, and hotel bookings at special congress rates are also available on the official congress website.  All practitioners with an interest in sandplay are welcome to join us in Bali! 

A Gentle Reminder: There is still time to submit your abstract if you are interested in presenting your work at the Congress. Abstract submission deadline is 31 October 2026.

Register for the 2027 ISST Congress Visit the Congress website
Download the ITW Flyer PDF Register Here

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ISST – International Journal of Jungian Sandplay Therapy

We are pleased to announce that the journal is out now.
For more information click here

The Covid-19 Exception period and Updated Training/Supervision Requirements

ISST Member Societies

Sandplay Therapists of America

STA
www.sandplay.org

The Brazilian Institute for Sandplay Therapy

ibtsandplay
www.ibtsandplay.org.br

The Canadian Association for Sandplay Therapy

CAST
www.sandplaycanada.ca

Chinese Society for Sandplay Therapy

CSST
www.isst-csst.org

British and Irish Sandplay Society

BISS
www.sandplay.org.uk

German Society for Sand Play Therapy

DGST
www.sandspiel.de

Hong Kong Sandplay Therapy Association

HKSTA
www.hksandplay.org

The Israeli Sandplay Therapy Association

ISTA
www.sandplay.co.il

Italian Society for Sandplay Therapy

AISPT
www.aispt.it

Japan Society for ISST Members

JISST
www.sandplay.jp/isst.html

Latvian Society for Sandplay Therapy

LSST
www.smilsuspeles.lv

Dutch Society for Sandplay Therapy

NVST
www.sandplaynederland.nl

Korean Association of Sandplay Therapy

KAST
sandplay2004.or.kr

Korean Society for Sandplay Therapy

KSST
www.sandplay.or.kr

Swiss Society for Sandplay Therapy

SGSST
www.sgsst.ch

Taiwanese Society for Sandplay Therapy

TSST
sandplay.org.tw

South African Sandplay
Therapy Society

SASTS
sasts.co.za

Sandplay Therapy Association of New Zealand and Australia

STANZA
stanza.asn.au

There are also Individual ISST Members in the following countries:
Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Hungary, Indonesia, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovenia and Spain.

The International Society ISST offers its membership an international network and an arena for presentations, research, exchange and discussion in a bi-annual Congress hosted by different ISST Member Societies ISST.