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Tend the Garden of Your Heart - A Free CBT Ebook

Jul 23, 20221 min read

Tend the Garden of Your Heart - A Free CBT Ebook

This short story is a free E-book to accompany the Tend the Garden of Your Heart game. It helps children understand the importance of...

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Seasons of the Soul: A Book/Game About Cycles of Emotions

Tasha Milligan

Apr 9, 20222 min read

Seasons of the Soul: A Book/Game About Cycles of Emotions

Emotions can change quickly and can feel like a roller-coaster. People who are led by their emotions can feel out of control and...

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Personality Zoo: A Book/Game About Personality Types

Tasha Milligan

Mar 18, 20222 min read

Personality Zoo: A Book/Game About Personality Types

This fun little story and game help children understand the four main personality types and how each type has strengths and weaknesses. ...

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How is Cognitive Behavioral Counseling Therapy Used with Children?

Tasha Milligan

Mar 15, 20223 min read

How is Cognitive Behavioral Counseling Therapy Used with Children?

Cognitive behavioral therapy is one of the most widely studied and proven therapies for mental health. It is a powerful treatment method...

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Katie's Fortress: A Story and Game About Social Anxiety

Tasha Milligan

Mar 11, 20222 min read

Katie's Fortress: A Story and Game About Social Anxiety

Katie’s Fortress is a story about a little girl who has social anxiety . She feels safe and secure in her fortress but feels the need to...

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Andy's Anger Explosions: A Book and Game Combo

Tasha Milligan

Feb 26, 20222 min read

Andy's Anger Explosions: A Book and Game Combo

Andy’s Anger Eruptions is a story and game about a boy with explosive anger. He flies off the handle quickly, and then feels out of...

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Thoughts on Trial: A Story/Game About Challenging Self-Talk

Tasha Milligan

Feb 21, 20221 min read

Thoughts on Trial: A Story/Game About Challenging Self-Talk

Thoughts on Trial is a book/game to help children identify self-talk and to challenge false beliefs or negative self-talk statements . ...

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Uniquely Brilliant: A Story and Game about Multiple Intelligences

Tasha Milligan

Feb 21, 20222 min read

Uniquely Brilliant: A Story and Game about Multiple Intelligences

Uniquely Brilliant is a book/game to help children identify their own unique blend of intelligence. Most intelligence tests focus...

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Movie Reels of the Mind: A Book and Game about Visualization

Tasha Milligan

Feb 18, 20221 min read

Movie Reels of the Mind: A Book and Game about Visualization

Movie Reels of the Mind is a book and game that helps children use visualization to overcome fears and anxiety, to feel grounded and...

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New and Improved My Life Cards For the Game of Life

Tasha Milligan

Feb 15, 20222 min read

New and Improved My Life Cards For the Game of Life

My counseling kiddos have pointed out that the jobs and houses provided by the Game of Life are rather lacking. Some of them enjoy the...

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Sloan the Thought Slayer: A Story and Game About Overcoming Fears with CBT Skills

Tasha Milligan

Jan 24, 20221 min read

Sloan the Thought Slayer: A Story and Game About Overcoming Fears with CBT Skills

Sloan the Thought Slayer is a story and game about overcoming fears with cognitive-behavioral interventions. The story is about a boy...

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Mario's Emotional Knot: A Book/Game About Processing Emotions

Tasha Milligan

Jan 24, 20222 min read

Mario's Emotional Knot: A Book/Game About Processing Emotions

Mario's Emotional Knot is a book plus a game about how to process emotions . Kids often feel upset without understanding why they feel...

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Tasha Milligan

Jan 17, 20222 min read

Angry Birds Meet CBT

Angry Birds lend themselves nicely to counseling. I think kids identify with the anger that the birds feel and the desire for justice...

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Tasha Milligan

Feb 18, 20212 min read

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 101

Most of the counseling games available on this site incorporate CBT. I created some tutorial videos to explain some of the concepts and...

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Tend the Garden of Your Heart: A CBT Game for Positive Self-Esteem

Tasha Milligan

Feb 18, 20211 min read

Tend the Garden of Your Heart: A CBT Game for Positive Self-Esteem

Tend the Garden of Your Heart is a CBT game utilizing metaphor to help children recognize the condition of their hearts and thoughts.

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An Interactive List of Games to Use in Therapy

Tasha Milligan

Feb 15, 20212 min read

An Interactive List of Games to Use in Therapy

There are SO MANY games to use in counseling ! You can modify traditional games or use games created by therapists. Each game offers a...

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Medieval Minds: Understanding the Fight, Flight, or Freeze Response

Tasha Milligan

Feb 14, 20211 min read

Medieval Minds: Understanding the Fight, Flight, or Freeze Response

Medieval Minds is a game to help children learn about the fight, flight, or freeze response and to help them implement coping skills to...

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Train Your Brain - A CBT Counseling Game

Tasha Milligan

Jan 1, 20212 min read

Train Your Brain - A CBT Counseling Game

Train Your Brain is the ultimate cognitive behavioral skill game. It helps children learn the basics of CBT , including recognizing...

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Tasha Milligan

Dec 22, 20202 min read

Soothe Your Soul Coping Skill Game

Coping skills are such a vital part of effective therapy. It seems like I'm always drilling the skills, trying to help children...

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The Comparison Game: The Game You Can Never Win

Tasha Milligan

Dec 16, 20202 min read

The Comparison Game: The Game You Can Never Win

Almost daily I hear kids talk about something someone else has, how someone else is prettier, stronger, or more popular. On the other...

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