Here at Game to Grow, we’re passionate about providing high-quality trainings to mental health professionals, educators, and community members. We offer a comprehensive training program, and no matter where you are in your applied TTRPG journey – from never picked up a die to expert GM – we have a training designed to support you. […]
This presentation was originally made to the APA 2021 Symposium, where a group of us presented about the therapeutic application of tabletop role-playing games. Program Description: Presentations will introduce the therapeutic application of tabletop role-playing games, review relevant literature, and present recent clinical advancements and research findings. General Statement: Individuals struggling with mental health […]
I had the opportunity to chat with Fenway Jones and Holly Conrad as part of Jasper’s Game Day’s YouTube series Every Roll Matters! In the conversation, we talk not only about Game to Grow’s therapeutic use of tabletop role-playing games like Dungeons and Dragons, but the impact of social media on mental health, our own […]
I was the first guest on Wyrmworks Publishing’s new podcast series Gaining Advantage! The interview begins at 13:22 and runs through 51:32. It’s a nice long interview in which Dale and I talked about how important inclusion is in tabletop role-playing games, Game to Grow’s therapeutic tabletop role-playing game groups, and a few exciting new […]
A recent article in Dicebreaker by Peter Ray Allison highlights the ways in which tabletop role-playing games have provided an important avenue for connection in the “loneliness epidemic” that has been highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic in the last year. Game to Grow founder Adam Davis was interviewed on the benefits that TTRPGs like Dungeons […]
We just finished another level one Therapeutic Game Master Training for Mental Health Professionals last week, and the feedback has come in. Trainees are loving it! Below is just some of the feedback we’ve received, and this is only from the training last Friday! If you’re interested in learning how to bring this powerful intervention—the therapeutic […]
In a recent article in National Geographic, author Liz Krieger shares some new revelations about how people are using tabletop role-playing games like Dungeons and Dragons during the pandemic to maintain social connection. Game to Grow’s therapeutic social skills groups using tabletop role-playing games have seen an incredible increase in demand over the last year. […]
Executive Director Adam Davis and Director of Education and Training Elizabeth Kilmer had the pleasure of being on the Detentions and Dragons podcast, discussing our therapeutic Dungeons and Dragons social skills groups with hosts Matt and Josh. We told stories from our therapeutic social skills groups, discussed the benefits of intentional gaming in educational settings, […]
Game to Grow’s Director of Education and Training Dr. Elizabeth Kilmer was a guest on the Healthy Geek Academy podcast! She spoke with host Robyn about tips to find a good therapist, the importance of therapists understanding and respecting geek culture, and Game to Grow’s work using tabletop role-playing games like Dungeons and Dragons in […]
We’re back with another in-depth Q+A for therapeutic Game Masters, with some of the creators of the Game to Grow Model of Therapeutically Applied Role-Playing Games! In this Q+A you will have the opportunity to ask seasoned therapeutic GMs Adam Johns, LMFT and Elizabeth Kilmer, PhD questions about running TA-TPGs and receive in-depth answers. You […]