The Virtual Tray

Your sandtray, wherever the work happens

A calm, open canvas where your clients can build their world — in your office or over telehealth. No sand to haul, no data to protect, nothing to set up or clean up.

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No account · No install · Closes when you close the tab

A space that holds the work

Sandstories isn't a game dressed up as therapy. It's an open canvas built to get out of the way — so your client's attention stays on what they're building, not on the screen.

  • Everyone finds themselves in it: An inclusive library spanning diverse archetypes, ages, ethnicities, cultures, and abilities — so every client can reach for a figure that looks like them.
  • Your client's hands, not yours: They resize, rotate, and move any figure to map relationships and inner landscapes exactly as they see them.
  • Calm by design: No points, no timers, no flashy game mechanics — just a quiet, predictable space that won't pull a dysregulated client further out.
  • The meaning stays theirs: No prompts, no rules, no software interpreting anything. Every figure means whatever your client needs it to mean.
The Sandstories virtual sandtray — figures placed on a digital sand canvas during a live session

Works with your framework

Adlerian, Gestalt, CBT, Person-Centered — the tray stays a blank canvas and follows your lead, never the other way around.

Made for telehealth

Live-pair with a six-digit room code and your client builds in real time from any device. No app download. No account needed on their end. Works in every telehealth platform as a parallel tab.

Full figure library

580+ categorized figures — people, animals, nature, homes, symbols, fantasy, and more. Customizable skin tones, clothing colors, hair, accessories, and adaptive equipment. Every figure is procedurally generated so it’s always crisp at any scale.

Session notes & export

Write notes during or after the session inside the app. Export the tray as a PNG, save your session to return to it, or print directly for your file. No data leaves the browser — everything stays local unless you choose to share it.

Icebreakers built in

When attention needs to come back into the room before the real work starts, the built-in icebreakers take about five minutes and cost zero prep time.

Clinician resources

A full theory framework library, prompt guides, session-note templates, and brief school-counseling protocols. Everything citable, everything printable, all inside the same subscription.

One price, no per-session fees

Annual flat rate. No usage meters, no per-client charges, no surprise bills. Use it in every session you run for the whole year.

Ready to see what it looks like?

The 30-figure trial is free, no account required. The full tray unlocks with any paid plan.

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