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Counseling Games for Teens / Adolescents
A list of games to play with teens for counseling. Includes telehealth options, all under $20.
Tasha Milligan
Jan 23, 202511 min read


Online Play Therapy Rooms
Enjoy this 80 slide online play therapy room with interactive games, videos, and activities for only $5.
Tasha Milligan
Jan 10, 20253 min read


How to Calm Big Emotions Book and Game
How to Calm Big Emotions is a short story and game that helps children regulate their bodies and emotions.
Tasha Milligan
Jan 1, 20254 min read


Mancala in Counseling: Define the Goal
Mancala can be used in therapy to help children become aware of goal setting and staying on track. This article highlights therapeutic goals
Tasha Milligan
Dec 28, 20242 min read


Counseling Games for Trauma
Enjoy this collection of games to use in therapy to help children with trauma. PTSD is addressed from many perspectives including TF-CBT.
Tasha Milligan
Dec 4, 20246 min read


Merry & Bright Christmas-Themed Counseling Game
Merry & Bright is a Christmas-themed counseling game to build connection and improve relationships. Also available online for telehealth.
Tasha Milligan
Nov 13, 20242 min read


The Breakup Book and Game
The Breakup is a book and game to help tweens and teens process the loss of a relationship and to help establish healthy boundaries within r
Tasha Milligan
Oct 11, 20244 min read


The Crazy Train: A Book and Game for Conflict Resolution
Summer is here and siblings are driving each other nuts! This short book and game can help stop the bickering by helping kids recognize...
Tasha Milligan
May 15, 20243 min read


Victim vs. Survivor Mindset
I am seeing a growing trend in the mental health community to nurture a victim mindset in kids, and it is not good. Not good at all. I...
Tasha Milligan
May 10, 20245 min read


Fly High: A Game About Resilience
Fly High is a CBT game to help children grow in resilience to overcome life's adversities.
Tasha Milligan
Apr 18, 20242 min read


Highs and Lows Free Emotions Matching Card Game
Highs and Lows can be played as a matching game or you can play like Go Fish. The game comes with 12 unique characters symbolizing...
Tasha Milligan
Apr 15, 20242 min read


Nosey Rosie: A Social Skills Book and Game
Nosey Rosie is a book and game for social skills for children. It teaches healthy boundaries to avoid being bossy and intrusive.
Tasha Milligan
Mar 18, 20244 min read


Color Your World – An Art-Themed CBT Game
Your life is a blank canvas and you are the artist. What will you fill it with? This is the metaphor behind Color Your World. Children...
Tasha Milligan
Mar 15, 20242 min read


Venting vs. Processing Emotions
A normal response after an infuriating day is to call a friend or family member to vent about what happened. Voicing the frustration lets...
Tasha Milligan
Feb 16, 20242 min read


Persnickety Polly: A Book and Game for Perfectionism
Persnickety Polly is a short book and a game about perfectionism. Polly likes to have everything planned and perfect. However, one day...
Tasha Milligan
Feb 15, 20244 min read


Campfire Stories: A Story Telling Game
Campfire Stories is a light-hearted story telling game. It is intended to help children work on communication skills, think through...
Tasha Milligan
Feb 15, 20242 min read


Counseling Games for Behavior Problems
Sometimes you need a counseling game for a specific issue. This article offers games that target behavior problems to help kids become...
Tasha Milligan
Jan 28, 20245 min read


Riding Life's Emotional Waves: A CBT Game for Teens
Riding Life’s Emotional Waves is a CBT game for teens who struggle with big emotions, including anger, anxiety, and depression. It helps...
Tasha Milligan
Jan 16, 20242 min read


Cognitive Distortions - A Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Game
Cognitive Distortions is a cognitive behavioral counseling game to help kids overcome unhealthy patterns of thinking. Cognitive...
Tasha Milligan
Jan 15, 20242 min read


Creative Ways to Use Angry Birds in Play Therapy
Angry Birds has been a precious gift to counselors. It was made for us. There are SO many ways to use angry birds to help children...
Tasha Milligan
Jan 9, 20244 min read
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