Pathways to Peace 

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...

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

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...

This game was birthed from the need for a way to explain to kids various levels of relationships and appropriate boundaries for each...

I have had some kids tell some doozie stories lately. It never ceases to amaze me the stories kids can come up with. I have heard some...

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...

Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire is a CBT card game to help children understand their motivations for telling lies. Over the years I have...

The basic concept behind Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is that your thoughts, feelings, and emotions are all entwined. First, you have a...

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

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

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...

You can change the Game of Life into a counseling game by simply swapping out the "action" cards with these counseling prompts that...

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

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

I have found that children are quick to learn positive thinking skills, but are also quick to forget them!  Affirmation cards can help...

It's October and the weather has been beautiful!  One nice days I find myself looking for reasons to take kids outside to enjoy the day...