Specimen Cups

Specimen Cup – Testing, Truth, and Tension 🧪🩻

This miniature specimen cup mirrors what one might find in a medical or clinical setting, making it a powerful symbol in sandtray work. It can represent drug testing, medical evaluation, vulnerability, exposure, or accountability—and for some, it may serve as a trigger or turning point in their personal story.

At the same time, it may simply function as a container—a place to hold, regulate, or conceal emotions and experiences within the tray. Its versatility allows clients to define its meaning in the moment.

Symbolic Themes:
Positive – Seeking help, taking responsibility, clarity, health answers
Negative – Surveillance, shame, fear of judgment, powerlessness

Size: Comparable to a real specimen cup.
Plastic with secure-fitting lid.

Ideal for themes involving medical trauma, recovery journeys, addiction narratives, or containing the unspoken.