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person1980s–present

Ruth Ammann

Disciplines:
jungian psychology
switzerland
jungian psychology/sandplay

Summary

Swiss Jungian analyst and sandplay therapist who was a student of Dora Kalff — the developer of sandplay therapy — and who wrote Healing and Transformation in Sandplay, contributing to the international development of sandplay therapy.

Core Contribution

Transmits and develops Dora Kalff's sandplay therapy — a non-verbal therapeutic method where clients create scenes in a sand tray using miniature figures — extending the method and training practitioners internationally.

Notable Works & Achievements

Healing and Transformation in Sandplay

Historical Influences

Dora Kalff C.G. Jung

Intellectual Lineage

Switzerland International Sandplay Therapy community

Contemporaries & Peers

Dora Kalff Sandplay therapy community

Minds Influenced

International sandplay therapyJungian tradition

Intellectual Posterity

Healing and Transformation in Sandplay International sandplay training

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