Level Up: A Game About Winning at Life
Level Up is a video game themed game to help kids learn how to overcome life's challenges and to win at life. The metaphor helps kids...
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Tasha Milligan
Jul 14, 20233 min read
Let's Build Something: A Lego-Themed Game
Do you know kids who love Lego? This game might be a great fit! This is a counseling game full of Lego goodness such as discussing...
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Tasha Milligan
Jul 5, 20235 min read
Creative Ways to Use Superheroes in Play Therapy
Having kids create their own superheroes can be a healing activity for children, especially those who have experienced trauma. It can be...
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Tasha Milligan
Feb 7, 20233 min read
DIY Fidget Toy Round-Up
Fidget toys can be helpful for kids with big emotions, but can be expensive, especially if you are trying to equip a full caseload of...
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Tasha Milligan
Oct 20, 20229 min read
Playdough Therapy Ideas
Playdough is an inexpensive tool to use in therapy that has unlimited uses. It is a staple in the coping skill toolboxes that I make with...
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Tasha Milligan
Oct 15, 20222 min read
Using the Mouse Trap Game in Therapy
Mouse Trap is a super fun, interactive game that offers many benefits for counseling. Kids will need to use communication skills, impulse...
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Tasha Milligan
Sep 26, 20221 min read
Let's Go Fishing Game Review: How to Use It In Therapy
Let's Go Fishing is an expensive, accessible game that is great for young kids. It helps with patience, regulation, and self-control. I...
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Tasha Milligan
Sep 20, 20227 min read
Lego Activities to Use in Play Therapy
Lego activities are plentiful and many can be used in counseling in various ways. They can be used to regulate emotions, communicate...
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Tasha Milligan
Jul 25, 20222 min read
New Telehealth Option: Andy's Anger Explosions
Andy's Anger Explosions is now available for telehealth. It comes via Google Slides with the book at the beginning, then the game to...
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Tasha Milligan
Jul 3, 20222 min read
Connect 4 Launchers Game Review and How to Use it in Therapy
Connect 4 Launchers is an action-packed game. It moves at a fast pace and can generate a lot of excitement as well as other big emotions....
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Tasha Milligan
Jun 28, 20224 min read
Counseling Games for Coping Skills
During the first phase of counseling, I always try to focus on helping children develop coping mechanisms. This provides them with tools...
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Tasha Milligan
Jun 28, 20221 min read
Blunders Game Review and How to Use it in Therapy
Blunders is a hilarious game with a great storyline. The kids in the game have to learn their manners before they are allowed to go to...
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Tasha Milligan
Jun 25, 20224 min read
Grief Games: Counseling Games to Help Children with Grief and Loss
Some kids seem to sail through grief with no problems, while others get stuck. Some kids clam up and do not want to talk at all about...
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Tasha Milligan
Jun 9, 20224 min read
Anxiety Games: Counseling Interventions for Children with Anxiety
While anxiety is a common problem among children, games and interventions specific to anxiety seem to be few. Games can be a powerful...
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Tasha Milligan
May 25, 20224 min read
Counseling Games You Can Play for FREE!
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...
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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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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, then feels out of control...
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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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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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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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