Beyond the ordinary

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Play Therapy through Minecraft Gaming

We offer specialized play therapy sessions utilizing Minecraft Gaming to meet individual therapeutic needs. Our approach is focused on understanding and responding to what you require, providing effective and engaging solutions within a virtual world.

1. Social-Emotional Learning & Zones of Regulation

Goal: Build self-awareness and emotional regulation strategies.
Activity:

  • Create a “Zones World” where different areas represent the four zones (Blue, Green, Yellow, Red).

  • Students explore each zone and build structures or place blocks that reflect what emotions belong there and what strategies help them return to the “Green Zone.”

  • Example: a “calm zone” treehouse with calming tools, or a “red zone” volcano representing anger.
    Therapeutic Skill: Naming emotions, recognizing physiological cues, and identifying coping strategies.
    Integration: Tie back to DBT/CBT grounding and emotional regulation strategies.

2. Teamwork and Healthy Communication

Goal: Practice cooperative problem solving and clear communication.
Activity:

  • Run cooperative build challenges where a group must design and build a structure (e.g., a community center, village, or obstacle course) under time or resource constraints.

  • Assign roles (planner, builder, resource gatherer, communicator).

  • Include structured “team meetings” before, during, and after the activity to discuss communication, conflict, and teamwork.
    Therapeutic Skill: Active listening, collaborative problem solving, leadership development, respecting roles.
    Integration: Debrief using conflict resolution and assertive communication frameworks.

 3. Conflict Resolution & Empathy

Goal: Practice managing disagreements and understanding others’ perspectives.
Activity:

  • Use scenarios where two teams have overlapping build zones or limited shared resources.

  • Facilitate real-time guided mediation to help students identify the problem, express their needs, and find solutions.

  • Optional: Use “empathy stations” where students roleplay the other side.
    Therapeutic Skill: Perspective taking, negotiation, self-advocacy, compromise.
    Integration: Link to non-violent communication or restorative practice models.

 4. Mindfulness & Anxiety/Stress Management

Goal: Develop calming and grounding strategies.
Activity:

  • Guide students through building their own “calm spaces” or “sanctuary worlds” — gardens, quiet lakes, treehouses, caves with calming blocks and gentle music.

  • Pair gameplay with breathing exercises or mindfulness prompts.

  • Create “mindfulness paths” where each station cues a grounding or sensory activity.
    Therapeutic Skill: Emotional regulation, mindfulness, self-soothing, identifying triggers.
    Integration: DBT distress tolerance and mindfulness modules.

5. Resilience & Goal-Setting

Goal: Teach perseverance, planning, and celebrating small wins.
Activity:

  • Set longer-term goals like building a functioning village or completing an adventure map.

  • Have youth plan step by step how to achieve it, track progress, and reflect after each session.

  • Emphasize learning from setbacks instead of focusing only on outcomes.
    Therapeutic Skill: Growth mindset, frustration tolerance, problem solving.
    Integration: CBT reframing, SMART goal-setting, resilience training.

Beyond the ordinary

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Engaging Therapy

We offer a range of specialized therapy sessions tailored to meet your individual needs. Our approach is focused on understanding and responding to what you require, providing effective and practical solutions through the medium of Minecraft.

How it Works

Our play therapy sessions leverage the engaging environment of Minecraft to address emotional, social, and behavioral challenges. We offer a safe and supportive space for clients to express themselves and develop coping strategies.