Pathways to Peace 

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

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

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

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

I created this little tutorial to help with the Telehealth games we have available. If you are not familiar with Google Slides, there is...

The Wishing Well is a solutions-focused and CBT counseling g ame for children and teens. One of the basic concepts behind...

I don't know about you, but I am always in need of resources to help drill coping skills. There are so many different aspects of coping...

Fall is finally here! Soon the leaves will be changing, and we will be transitioning into the holiday season. It is the perfect time to...

I have had several parents ask about ways to help their children calm down and process emotions at home. Playdough is one of my go-to...

I am excited to introduce our newest game: The Memory Box, a game to help children process grief . I have noticed that every time I...

I'd like to introduce our newest counseling game, Wanted: Positive Self-Talk. This is the perfect game if you have clients who are stuck...

I have parents call me frequently with complaints of their children having nightmares, as it is a very common problem. Nightmares can be...

Anxiety is a common problem among children. Each case can be unique with different presenting issues. Some children present with a...

The Trail of Fears is a cognitive behavioral counseling game to confront fears, phobias, and general anxiety. The cards discuss...

When I first began counseling, I was astonished at the number of foster children that I was seeing in my daily practice. At least half of...

I have been using TF-CBT to address trauma in children for years. My experience has been that some children do very well with it and are...

The Trail of Fears is a CBT counseling game that I created to help children who struggle with anxiety, phobias, and fears in general. ...

Making I spy bottles is fun, fun, fun! The kids have loved dying the rice, choosing their trinkets to go inside, and to stare at their...

Children process emotions in many ways, but usually best through play.  It takes time to develop an emotional vocabulary and to mature to...

Last fall I helped the kids I work with make coping skill boxes.  They were able to decorate them and either take them home or to their...