A Case Study of Male Adolescent’s Trauma from Incestuous Sexual Abuse and Sandplay Therapy

A Case Study of Male Adolescent’s Trauma from Incestuous Sexual Abuse and Sandplay Therapy

This study has been analyzed the case of a male adolescent having trauma of sexual assault from his biological father in his early stage of development. It has been investigated that incest sexual assault had especially influenced toward the masculinity of a male adolescent having trauma. Sand play therapy has proceeded for two & half years and the patient has built 18 sand boxes out of 97 sessions. 64th session was family session with the father of the patient and 73rd to 76th sessions were family ones with the mother of the patient. This research has been through analyzing 11 meaningful sand boxes out of 18 and introduced the significant dreams of the patient. By this process, sand play therapy has proved its outstanding process so to reveal, disclose, and heal the suppressed in-depth unconscious.

Sandplay therapy, Masculinity, Sexually abused adolescent, Incestuous sexual abuse