ISST 2025 - 27th International Congress

27th INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS

Changing Horizons: Encountering the Other in Sandplay Therapy

August 18 - 22, 2025

Egmond aan Zee | The Netherlands

Thank you

Thank You, Conference Participants !

On behalf of the entire congress committee, we would like to extend our sincerest gratitude for your participation in the 27th International Congress:
Changing Horizons, Encountering the Other in Sandplay Therapy in the Netherlands.

Your presence and active engagement were truly what made this event a success. The atmosphere was vibrant and full of positive energy.

It was inspiring to see so many diverse cultures and backgrounds come together, united in the spirit of Dora Kalff. This overarching sense of shared purpose created an incredible feeling of community.

You beautifully embodied and shared the Encounter with the Other, not as a stranger but as a friend. This shared sense of connection, respecting our differences and recognizing our commonalities, was truly tangible and created an incredible community, where the Changing Horizons were felt both in nature and reality, as well as in our psyche.

It is this spirit of unity and respect that we will carry with us long after the conference has ended. We are immensely grateful to each of you for helping to create such a memorable and meaningful experience.

We hope to see you at our next events.

Sincerely,

dr.Jellemieke Hees-Stauthamer

President of the NVST

The Organizing Committee
Theresa Foks-Appelman
J.C.Hees-Stauthamer Ph.D.
John Paulet
Braam Beetge
Mariane Molbech
Retha Roux

Important Notification

Please follow the instruction below for filling out and submitting the Registration form of Attendance **

1.Topic

Every congress participant will receive a Congress Certificate of participation stating the maximum number of educational credits based on their attendance, up to 24 hours.

2. Topic

If a congress participant was unable to attend all 24 hours during the congress week, these hours can still be credited after viewing the recorded presentations, which have to be also checked on the attendance form. Please note that the recordings are available until November 16th.

3.Topic

When applying for the ISST Certification sandplay therapy students must submit their congress attendance forms along with their certification application (Appendix D) for verification of their completed theory hours.

4. Topic

Please note that due to a high number of participants we may experience delays in issuing and sending you the certificate.

You can send your specific questions about this subject to this email:

sandplay.nvst@gmail.com

Special question about the login for the recorded presentations:

isst@intercom-kongesse.de

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** The Registration form of Attendance confirms your attendance at specific sessions, while the Congress Certificate proves your registration and attendance at the entire event.”

The first is specific to your attendance at individual sessions, which may be useful for continuing education credits. The second confirms your overall attendance at the congress.

Congress Organizer

Nederlandse Vereniging voor Sandplay Therapie (NVST)