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There are several different fishing games available on the market. This video shows how to use the game to teach anger as a secondary emotion. Kids often will have an emotional trigger and express it as anger, even if the primary emotion was anxiety, jealousy, etc. I have a free download with instructions for how to play the game here: https://www.pathwaystopeacecounseling.com//product-page/under-the-surface-anger-as-secondary-emotion-free-download #fishinggame #therapygames #playtherapy #angergames #CBTgames #fishing #secondaryemotion

Putting a Stop to Stealing helps children identify and process their motivations for stealing and helps them problem solve solutions. This game incorporates cognitive-behavioral theory in a play format, allowing children to identify thought patterns driving their behavior. It helps children become empathetic towards others, develop thankfulness for what they have, and find alternative ways to meet needs. The child will be able to develop a plan of action to help control their behavior when tempted to steal. You can find the game here: https://www.pathwaystopeacecounseling.com/product-page/putting-a-stop-to-stealing-digital-download #shorts #stealing #cbt #playtherapy #counselinggame

Covid 19 has impacted children in many ways: fear of getting sick, missing friends, online schooling. Some have lost family members while some are just angry at the changes. This game is focuses on processing the changes that have occurred due to the virus. While many of the changes have had a negative impact on everyone, there is always a silver lining. The game encourages kids to think of the positives, ways to cope, and recognizing the importance of connection despite distance. There is a wide age range that this game reaches, as the basic concepts of keeping clean and respecting personal space may be more necessary for smaller children, and the emotional and social impact affects everyone. This game will give kids an opportunity to voice their feelings through a play format. It also gives the therapist an opportunity to introduce alternative avenues to connect and cope. This is a versatile game that can be used in individual, group, or family sessions. This game is intended to be used by a licensed professional counselor or social worker. You will receive a PDF download with the cover, a game board, and 4 pages of cards, 12 cards per sheet. Link for the PDF: https://www.pathwaystopeacecounseling.com/product-page/pandemic-coping-with-the-chaos-cbt-counseling-game-free-pdfdownload Link for the telehealth version: https://www.pathwaystopeacecounseling.com/product-page/pandemic-coping-with-the-chaos-cbt-counseling-game-telehealth

Consequences is a fantastic game for kids who get in trouble. It teaches logical consequences for behavior. I love that kids have to move backward when they make a poor decision or forward for good decisions. That's real life, right? It is a simple game that can be used with young kids, maybe 4 up through elementary. It helps kids feel like they have a sense of control over their lives instead of being at the mercy of others. They recognize that their behavior triggers a response: either positive or negative. #consequences #consequencegame #playtherapy #therapygames #gamereview

Ninja Nightmare is a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy board game designed to help children process nightmares to reduce their occurrence. It incorporates techniques from Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Narrative Therapy. This game will help children become more comfortable talking about their fears and the details of their nightmares. They can rescript the nightmare to imagine a hero coming in to save them. This game also teaches coping skills. The child will learn to calm self through visualization, thought stopping and replacement, and through making behavioral changes to avoid triggers to nightmares. As with most therapy games, incorporating these skills in a game format will help to bypass defense mechanisms and help the child feel more at ease disclosing frightening information. Contents include: ¨ 1 game board ¨ 1 instruction sheet ¨ 48 game cards

This counseling game was designed to help children identify goals, set objectives, and create a plan to achieve their goals. There are four categories of cards: “Goal Setting,” “Time to Reflect,” “Time is Ticking,” and “Removing the Mask.” It incorporates solutions focused ideas by reflecting on successes from the past and achievable goals for the future. It also includes self esteem activities to identify positive qualities about self and recognizing how differences are an asset instead of a liability. Social skills are addressed, as part of being confident is being honest and transparent with other people. Children will have an opportunity to identify barriers to social engagement or to fulfilling goals they had set. While this game focuses on goal setting for a new year, it could be used throughout the year as goal setting is needed. Other significant times might be the beginning of a school year or around the time of the child’s birthday. You can find the game here: https://www.pathwaystopeacecounseling.com/product-page/new-you-in-the-new-year #goals #newyear #resolutions #newyearresolutions #goalgame #CBT #playtherapy

My Life game cards transform the Game of Life into a counseling game. The game cards focus on future goals, values, and desires. It will help the client conceptualize potential career plans, how they envision their family, and how they would like their home life to function. Therapists can incorporate cognitive behavioral therapy to help them focus on hope and an internal locus of control. The game cards facilitate opening up conversation topics to allow deeper discussion about central values. This game is beneficial in individual or group therapy sessions. New addition! We have added pages where kids can draw in a house or career of their choice. This will allow them to customize the game so they can play out what they desire for their future. You can find the cards here: https://www.pathwaystopeacecounseling.com/product-page/my-life-cards-to-play-with-the-game-of-life #gameoflife #lifegame #counselinggames #playtherapy #goals #adulting

The Memory Box allows children to process emotions related to the loss of a loved one. The cards focus on processing the shock of the loss, embracing special memories, worries about the impact on their future, and developing coping skills to reduce strong emotions. It is based on the counseling intervention of making a memory box to memorialize the loved one. The game is available as a hard copy, a digital download, and for telehealth. You can find it here: https://www.pathwaystopeacecounseling.com/product-page/the-memory-box-preprinted-game #grief #griefgame #griefandloss #playtherapy #counselinggame #cbt

Connect 4 Launchers is WAY better than traditional Connect 4. This game is action-packed and super fun. It requires focus, self-control, and problem-solving skills. Since it moves at a fast pace, it can also trigger big emotions like frustration, anxiety, and excitement. The therapist will model how to stay calm, problem-solve, and communicate. What is inside pops out during play. Kids who struggle with anger will get angry, and kids who struggle with anxiety will get anxious. Kids who struggle with depression will likely say "It's not fair!" This opens the door to processing emotions and implementing coping skills. #connect4 #launchers #playtherapy #gamesintherapy #counselinggames #angergames #selfcontrolgames #impulsecontrolgames

Medieval Minds is a game to help children learn about the fight, flight, or freeze response and to help them implement coping skills to manage strong emotions. It opens the door to communication about triggers causing emotional meltdowns, making a plan to better cope in the future, and becoming more aware of body signals and self-talk. Children will have an opportunity to learn how to override this automatic response by taking actions to tell their bodies that they are safe. They will also be able to identify people who can offer support and help when they need it. I have included 3 YouTube videos on page 13 that may be useful in helping children learn more information about the response and how their brains process threats. One is Dr. Siegel demonstrating how to use his Hand Model of the Brain. One is specifically about the fight, flight or freeze response, and another is a more illustrated explanation of the Hand Model. More tutorials of basic CBT skills addressed in this game can be found at on my YouTube channel. Contents include: 1 game board, 1 cover sheet with instructions 4 front and back pages of game cards, 12 cards per sheet You can find the game here: https://www.pathwaystopeacecounseling.com/product-page/medieval-minds-a-game-to-understand-the-fight-flight-or-freeze-response-pdf #shorts #medievalminds #fightorflight #fightflightorfreeze #trauma #anxiety #anger #therapygame #playtherapy

Liar, Liar Pants on Fire is a counseling game designed to help children understand motivation for telling lies. It incorporates humor and psychoeducation to help children process various reasons children may tell lies and to process the consequences for doing so. The therapist is able to use this as a tool to open dialogue about untruthful behavior. The goal is to help normalize feelings, provide alternative behaviors, and to give insight. The game plays like "Old Maid." Players will take turns taking one card from another player's hand. If they get a match, they will lie it down. Whoever is left with the Liar, Liar Pants on Fire card at the end of the game loses the round. The instructions page offers various motivations for lying, helping children become more aware of the intentions of their behavior. It also offers questions to further explore desired outcomes and alternative behaviors. You can find the game here: https://www.pathwaystopeacecounseling.com/product-page/liar-liar-pants-on-fire-game #lies #lying #cardgame #counselingforlying #behaviorproblems #games #playtherapy #CBT

Journey to My New Family is a counseling game to use with children who are in foster care or have been adopted. It addresses attachment problems, feelings of abandonment, and helps the child find their place in their new family. It also helps children process grief, anger, or other feelings related to birth parents. The game cards help children identify different family roles, rules, and interactions. They help children voice concerns and process feelings. Contents include: ¨ 1 game board ¨ 1 instruction sheet ¨ 48 game cards You can find the game here: https://www.pathwaystopeacecounseling.com/product-page/journey-to-my-new-family-digital-download #shorts #fostercare #adoption #counselinggame #therapygame #playtherapy

This is a long list of games to use in counseling organized by presenting problem. It comes in a Google Slides document allowing for easy organization. Simply click on the presenting problem you are interested in and it will take you to a variety of games for that issue. Then you can click on the game and you will find a description of the game and how to use it in therapy. Best yet, these are ALL affordable, under $20. And many are FREE! #shorts #counselinggames #playthearpy #therapygames

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Highs and Lows is a matching game to learn about emotions. Start by laying all the cards out on a table face down. Players will take turns selecting 2 cards. If they match, they will get another turn. If the two cards do not match, it will be another player's turn. You could also play it like “Go Fish,” where each player starts with five cards. Players will then ask another player if they have a certain card. If they get a match they can continue to ask for additional cards. Once the player asks for a card that the other player does not have, they will choose a card from the stack. You can use prompts during this game, such as telling a time you felt the emotion indicated when finding a match. You could also focus on empathy, having the child describe what he/she thinks others might experience with the various emotions. It comes with 12 unique cards, each printed twice to total 24 cards. You can find the game here: https://www.pathwaystopeacecounseling.com/product-page/highs-and-lows-emotions-matching-game

Great Expectations is a game to help children manage expectations of self and others, to consider self-talk and the emotional impact of it, and to set expectations based on past results. This game also addresses ambiguous grief, such as the loss of a friend or the impact of a lost relationship. Topics include “Enjoying the Journey,” “Magic Wand,” “Worth the Wait,” “Jumping to Conclusions,” “Unrealistic Expectations,” “Severed Dreams,” “Poisonous Thoughts,” and “High Hopes, Low Expectations.” There are many aspects of expectations, from embracing their current phase in life and living in the here and now, to learning to accept disappointment. This game would be helpful for helping children process the frustrations of having family members come and go from their life. This game could be used in group, individual, or family sessions. You can find the game here: https://www.pathwaystopeacecounseling.com/product-page/great-expectations-a-cbt-game-pdf-download

Feelings Candy World plays similarly to Candy Land, but is an online version. Each color will represent a different emotion. Players will take turns discussing a time they felt each emotion as they land on the colors. This is a Google Slides document. The first slide is the title page. Go to the second slide to play the game. The game board contains links to other slides to answer questions. A video tutorial is available. You can get the game here: https://www.pathwaystopeacecounseling.com/product-page/feelings-candy-world-free-telehealth-game #shorts #telehealth #freetelehealthgame #telehealthgame #freecounselinggame #candyland

This is an interactive game to help families open up communication, identify problem areas, and allows for a non-confrontational way to voice concerns. It is written with language to allow it to be used by any family constellation—avoiding terms such as mother, father, brother, and sister. The cards are designed to address a myriad of issues, such as division of workload, who is in charge, how the family overcomes challenges, and the communication style in the home. This game can be used as an assessment tool, as many diverse issues can appear. Counselors should also pay attention to how the family members behave while playing. Do they encourage one another? Do they give hostile body language based on answers they do not like? Do they respond with empathy, or the lack thereof? It can also offer an opportunity to model appropriate behavior and communication. Contents include: 1 cover sheet with instructions 1 game board 4 sheets of cards, printed both sides (12 cards per sheet) You can find the game here: https://www.pathwaystopeacecounseling.com/product-page/family-the-greatest-show-on-earth-family-counseling-game-pdf-download #familycounseling #shorts #familytherapygame #playtherapy #familyconnection #familydynamics #familygame

The Blunders game is a funny game to help children learn proper social etiquette. The game covers introductions, table manners, responding when a gift is given, and many, many more skills. Kids enjoy the social blunders the characters in the game make along the way. #blunders #socialskills #tablemanners #manners #etiquette #respect

Coping Skills Toolbox is a counseling game to help children learn how to implement various types of coping skills, establish healthy social skills, and manage self-talk. It incorporates cognitive-behavioral counseling through play. This is a go-to game for counselors, as these skills can be beneficial to most mental health conditions. Topics include “Hammering Out Negative Thoughts,” “Leveling Out Your Emotions,” “Tightening Up Your Relationships,” and “Cutting to the Heart of the Issue”. The first topic will address basic cognitive behavioral skills to stop negative thoughts and replace them with positive thoughts. The second topic focuses on emotional regulation and awareness of the emotional state. The next topic focuses on communication and boundaries within relationships. Finally, the last topic addresses underlying thoughts, beliefs, or resentments leading to negative emotions. This game was designed to be very general to be used for a wide range of issues and in various formats. It can be used for individual, group, or family counseling. You can find the game here: https://www.pathwaystopeacecounseling.com/product-page/coping-skills-toolbox-digital-download #CBTgame #playtherapy #CBT #shorts #counselinggames #copingskills

The Comparison Game uses cognitive behavioral concepts to help children identify how to stop intrusive thoughts of comparison and to focus thoughts on being content. When you compare yourself to those you think you are better than, you come across as arrogant and rude. When you compare yourself to those who have more, it ignites jealousy and discontent. Either way, you lose. This game helps children evaluate their own attitude and recognize ways to be content with what they have and to value the differences between people. Since it is a game you can never win, the game board is designed in a circle with no ending available. This helps drive home the point that comparing yourself to others never pays. The game can be played in individual, group, or family sessions. You can find the game here: https://www.pathwaystopeacecounseling.com/product-page/comparison-game-the-game-you-can-never-win-digital-download #shorts #comparisons #jealousy #playtherapy #counselinggames #CBT #CBTgame

Color Your World is an art-inspired counseling game. It focuses on helping children develop an internal locus of control, recognizing areas they have control over their lives and decisions. Prompts in the game will have children evaluate what they want to achieve in life and reflect on controlling their environment to help make their dreams possible. They will also have the chance to reflect on the consequences of their current behavior and recognize tools that help to avoid future pitfalls. There are drawing prompts for each of the eight categories of cards. This will allow an artistic outlet for processing emotions and experiences. The game also incorporates coping skills, CBT skills, and verbal and nonverbal communication skills. You can find the game here: https://www.pathwaystopeacecounseling.com/product-page/color-your-world-a-cognitive-behavioral-game-pdf-download #shorts #arttherapy #goalsgame #internallocusofcontrol #selfconcept #playtherapy

Battle in my Brain is a cognitive-behavioral counseling game to help kids identify self-talk, think through choices, and to consider consequences before making choices. This game addresses temptations, coping mechanisms, and different emotions such as anger, anxiety, and sadness (including depression). They also address what it feels like to make poor choices and specific actions to try to make restitution for these poor choices. They can learn from past successes as they talk through times they have made good choices and received positive outcomes. The questions are designed to have children challenge thoughts, embrace positive self-talk, and improve their behavior by improving their thought life. This game could be played in individual sessions, family sessions, or in group sessions. It is designed to be used by a licensed mental health professional, knowledgeable in cognitive behavioral therapy. Helps are available at www.pathwaystopeacecounseling.com. https://www.pathwaystopeacecounseling.com/product-page/battle-in-my-brain-cbt-counseling-game-pdf-download #cbt #counselinggames #playtherapy #fightingtemptation #anger #anxiety #depression #shorts

Life Stories is a board game easily found on the internet or in stores. It has questions about important memories, family traditions and values, life goals, etc. It can open up dialogue and help kids process aspects of life that they may not otherwise discuss.