Dungeons and Dragons Therapy Group

Join a 7 week Dungeons and Dragons (D&D) therapy campaign focused on anxiety and depression.

Common ways D&D Therapy is supportive:

  • Increase confidence
  • Practice assertive and kind communication
  • Set healthier boundaries
  • Build empathy and deepen understanding
  • Explore sense of self and meaning making
  • Develop creative coping skills

Upcoming Group Info:

September 13th to October 25th

  • In-person campaign
  • Cost: $15 per 2 hour group; private pay only
  • Deposit required once consent is signed

Facilitators

DM - Jenn Harris, LPC Associate (she/her)
supervised by Marie Luna, LPC-S
Cole Sawires, Grad Intern (she/her)
supervised by Marie Luna, LPC-S

Q and A

How is a D&D Therapy Group different from a normal D&D campaign?
  • Everything inside the group is confidential!  Essentially this means, you will not be able to disclose what happens within the group to others.  
  • The DM has created a campaign specific to anxiety and depression as well as building social skills.
  • Your character development will be created pertaining to your specific growth journey.
  • We will reflect on themes and characters – player parallels during a reflection portion of our time at the end of each group
  • Careful consideration is given to put a frame around the gameplay.  We will create a specific timeframe to get into our game characters and then de-role before we leave.  Additionally, facilitators will provide extra attention to safety tools regarding game content. 
Do I have to already know how to play D&D?
  • You sure don’t!  Information gathered during the pre-group interview will assist us in balancing the experience levels of the individuals within the group
  • If you want to be prepared though, below is a list of links you can check out before we get started. 
How to play D&D
D&D Character Creation for Beginners
D&D player Handbook
What does a D&D Therapy Group actually look like?
  • We will meet for 2 hours for 6 weeks
  • 15 minutes will be used to check-in and mindfully transition into character
  • Gameplay will ensue
  • The last 30 minutes, we will transition out of character and debrief how the session went
  • Facilitators will be there to help facilitate character creation, gameplay and to reflect themes that connect us.  They will also help manage any conflicts that arise and aim to cultivate an emotionally safe space for everyone.
How do I actually benefit and grow from playing in a D&D Therapy Group?
  • Click here to learn about the benefits of playing tabletop role play games like D&D.
  • We will take time to reflect on parallels between group dynamics, moral decisions, values, goals, characteristics, and conflicts.
  • The caveat is always that you get what you put into the campaign. So I challenge you to focus on how you can translate these skills into your daily life. 
Pre-Group Consultation?  

Schedule a free 20-minute online consultation by sending an email to use at info@phoenixmoonhealing.com.  Please add in the title DND Group

The consult is an opportunity to meet the facilitators, learn more about the group, and ask any questions you have. The pre-group consultation is not a commitment to join the group.

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Coaching Versus Therapy

 

These are two VERY different experiences.  You get to choose what serves you best in your life today.

As a therapist, Bethany listens and uses evidence-based approaches that she's learned in school and in trainings.  It's such valuable work.  We dive deep in the trauma and the pain of the past, and we explore different ways to frame and shape those experiences.  As a therapy client, you will gain psycho-education and knowledge of current research-based practices and be challenged to implement changes in your thoughts, feelings and actions.

As a coach, Bethany is a mirror: reflecting and channeling.  She is a vessel and uses her energetic responses and embodied experiences to support you.  As a coaching client, we focus on upleveling your experience through energetic, embodied practices, accessing your consciousness through accessing the collective healing of the Universe.

Bethany is the same person, but these are two VERY different healing experiences she uses to support you.  As a therapist, Bethany does not discuss religion or spirituality without prompting; however, as a coach, our entire work is focused on accessing the energies of the Universe and ourselves.

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Artistic Truths

 

The logo of Phoenix Moon Healing is in the shape of a moon to signify our connection to the earth and our spirit animals.  It is a call to remember to access the parts of us that the world has quieted with its structure, rules and bullshit.  A call to howl at the moon and access our aligned self that is raw and vulnerable, to bring the yin and the yang of the feminine and masculine energies.  The phoenix signifies our constant evolution, becoming and unbecoming, all the same and all different.  The phoenix is our steady energetic signature of strength as we activate and access our highest self.

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