A seasonal specialty track within therapy, using tabletop role-play, collaborative stories, and play to work toward clinical goals. Traditional talk therapy remains available.
The gaming track tends to serve well those with social anxiety, trauma processing through narrative distance, neurodivergent patients, and youth in residential or displaced settings.
Cooperative building activities can create opportunities to practice communication and problem-solving within therapy.
Building a shared story can support creative expression and collaboration within therapy.
Cooperative building activities can create opportunities to practice communication and problem-solving within therapy.
A growing body of research supports the therapeutic application of role-playing games, although this approach continues to face some skepticism within the mental health field. Domus Mundi has compiled an extensive collection of resources to encourage a deeper understanding of this innovative and promising modality.