Pathways to Peace 

It is almost time to get back to school, which comes with school stressors for kids. Help kids create a plan of action and feel prepared...

Andy's Anger Explosions is now available for telehealth. It comes via Google Slides with the book at the beginning, then the game to...

Play therapy can be fun, engaging, and effective, but it can also be expensive! The art supplies, crafts, toys, and games add up. It is...

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

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...

Remembering Sparky is a counseling game to help children process the loss or death of a pet. I have heard some tragic stories of children...

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...

There are so many free online versions of favorite therapy games, except Candy Land. Ugh! It's my favorite! Many have been using my...

Friendships can be hard. Even as adults, it can be difficult to find a group of friends who share your values , beliefs, and enjoy our...

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 some kids that are absolutely hilarious, but are often quite inappropriate in their jokes. I have found that most elementary-aged...

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

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...