Role play, a staple in drama therapy, involves clients acting out roles or scenarios to explore behaviors and emotions in a safe and controlled environment. Clients can benefit in many ways when ...

Dungeons and Dragons (D&D) is crossing a new frontier, as the game may soon be used as a form of psychological therapy. Over the last five years, I have researched possibilities for the game's ...

Dr. Michael Reilly, a licensed clinical psychologist and founder of Adventure Therapy Hawaii, is bringing an innovative approach to mental health treatment in the islands. Through his research-based ...

Sarah Atkinson's official job title is child and youth counsellor, but every so often she also goes by game master. Atkinson works at Discovery House, which helps women and children who are fleeing ...

Imagine this: a group of people around a table, rolling dice, spinning a rich narrative. It looks like it’s just a game, but to others, this is therapy a new but potent way of treating social anxiety, ...

Joe LeConte is the lead trainer of the national learning network. He’s a Substance Use and Recovery Counselor/Peer Support Coordinator at TCU and is regarded as a leading expert in the use of TTRPGs ...

Over the past few years, Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) has exploded in popularity, turning up in countless television shows, movies, and podcasts. Now, the game has once again found itself somewhere new: ...

Role-playing games mean a lot of different things to different people. For some, playing an RPG means sitting around a table, rolling dice and telling stories with friends. For others, top RPG games ...

Dungeons and Dragons (D&D) is crossing a new frontier, as the game may soon be used as a form of psychological therapy. Over the last five years, I have researched possibilities for the game’s ...