Social Skills Building with Dungeons and Dragons
Discover how to engage your hidden parts and ideal-self through game therapy. Team work, conflict management, and emotional expression develop through role-play
Ongoing in-person Therapy Group Series in New York, NY
This Month
Mon @ 10:30 pm - 12:00 am
Next meeting: Mon, Apr 14, 2025
Meets every 2 weeks
New York, NY
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$80 per session
Pay per session
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This Month
Mon @ 10:30 pm - 12:00 am
Next meeting: Mon, Apr 14, 2025
New York, NY
Meets every 2 weeks
$80 per session
Pay per session
6 seats left
Save my seat!
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Who this group is for
D&D Therapy is to assist in the management of social anxiety for young adults (18-26)! This group utilizes the table-top game Dungeons & Dragons to facilitate the building of social skills, assist in management of anxiety, and establish supportive relationships for the management of struggles related to isolation and depression. Talk therapy, role-play, emotional sharing, and even some art therapy are all thrown into the mix for a unique immersive experience. Common therapy goals include developing communication and assertiveness skills, learning how to work in a team, and building personal emotional insight.
What to expect
I am licensed clinical psychologist that can help manage a supportive group through the facilitation of narrative therapy, creative story-building, and emotional communication through role-play. I will be able to guide new players of the game in figuring out how to build a character that you will incorporate into a communal narrative therapy journey, go over game rules, and facilitate emotional group discussions and role-play for the management of social anxiety and the building of interpersonal communication skills.
Joseph AtanasioPsyD Psychologist
I am a licensed clinical psychologist in the states of NY, NJ, CT, and CA. I have run social anxiety and social skills building groups over the past 7 years of my practice, both in person and virtually. I have been a professional Game Master who runs D&D therapy games for 10 years, and have found a way to integrate this creative outlet into emotional therapeutic group work.
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