PlayTherapySupply CBT 123: The Hilariously Fun Game That Empowers Kids and Teens to Take Charge of Their Thoughts, Actions, and Emotions - Updated Version

I first ordered this when I was doing therapy with children and it made such a lovely icebreaker as well as a great introduction for children who were a little more closed off or skeptical of opening up. The idea that you are answering one of the questions in a silly manner humanized you with the kids and made you seem "less adult". Which, if you've ever worked with kids, you know sometimes they view "adults" as not always trustworthy so it takes a while for them. I ended up having several of the kids I saw (from ages 8 to 17 at the time) request this game because it was "silly and fun". It made those hard to answer questions into something not so scary, and when I used this in a group setting it made a lot of the kids like that they can share their answers too without being judged. Overall, this is such a lovely game and I recommend it to all interns and therapist to add to their little work kits!

My adolescent clients love this game!

This game is honestly such a goofy lil therapy tool. It gets kids talking about their thoughts, actions, emotions — all the CBT stuff — but in a way that feels like a game instead of a worksheet. Some of my clients were living for it. But younger kiddos? Yeah… some of them were looking at the cards like they were written in ancient Greek. A couple understood it with no problem, but others needed extra prompting or simplified explanations to get through the questions. It’s definitely more of a “big kid” vibe. Still fun, still silly, still useful — just not fully 8‑year‑old‑friendly without support. Solid 4/5.

Great game to play at home. A fun way to learn about how everyone is feeling. I recommend it

My son is 6 and loves games, he does not love telling me stories about his day or details of things when they go wrong. THIS GAME HELPS HIM TO OPEN UP in a safe and fun environment to talk about how he is feeling and what worries him or makes him sad. I can not recommend this enough of you are struggling to talk about emotions with your child. The game itself is very fun and I got an email with even more ideas on how to play that I am excited to try! Very Happy mom here!

I am an Intensive In-Home Therapist and have enjoyed utilizing this game with my clients! It's a fun twist on the memory games we all played as kids, but allows the clients and therapist to be a bit silly while focusing on a good therapeutic topic at the same time!

Some of the activities ( eg. Holding your tongue)are really awkward to implement especially as a therapist working with kids

These are great.

Great game, marketed for 7 to 15 year olds, but the questions are too adult and not clear enough for that age group. I had to spend a lot of time explaining what they meant. We had some giggles with it though.