A game, says Esther Perel, the famed psychotherapist behind the relationship therapy podcast “Where Should We Begin?,” is a ritual. Sometimes, in therapy sessions, Perel will toss patients a ball, ...

Experts have already stated that gaming is more than just a means of entertainment for the majority of young people. It could also be more beneficial in some ways. Researchers from Texas discovered in ...

Every adolescent therapist I know keeps a deck of Uno cards in their office. Most also have a small library of classic board games on their shelf. But when other clinicians visit my office, they’re ...

IT SHOULD OPEN UP IN 2026. A PROGRAM AT UNMC’S MONROE MEYER INSTITUTE TURNS TO TECHNOLOGY AND VIDEO GAMES TO HELP CHILDREN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY AND OTHER CONDITIONS. VIRTUAL REALITY IS USED AS PART OF ...

On the third Saturday of every month, dozens of patients at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital experience an unusual type of treatment: video game therapy. Hosted by the Therapeutic Gaming and Patient ...

Doctors pronounced Ethan Myers brain dead after a car accident dealt the 9-year-old a severe brain injury in 2002. After he miraculously awoke from a nearly month-long coma, doctors declared he would ...

It's one of the many lessons The Bodhana Group, based out of York, teaches its players through games. "We utilize tabletop games, whether board or RPG, for therapeutic goals, educational goals and ...

Video game therapy was found to have a minor impact on postural balance in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS); however, more research is needed to determine whether it should be recommended in ...

Lisa Remey’s office at Bluebonnet Center For Play Therapy may look like it is filled with a bunch of random toys, but in ...

I often use play therapy modalities with children as well as expressive forms of therapy such as art and music. As a counselor, I strive to create a safe place where my clients can feel fully seen, ...

Throughout its eight seasons on HBO, Game of Thrones gave audiences all kinds of unforgettable and shocking moments committed by characters with some serious issues. Though we can go to therapy to ...