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Child Therapy Tools for Mental Health Counselors
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items Looking for child therapy tools that make emotional growth engaging and age-appropriate? This curated list includes therapy card games, and creative activities that help kids build emotional vocabulary, practice coping skills, and strengthen communication. Whether you’re a parent, teacher, or mental health professional, these resources are designed to make conversations about feeling...
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Games
Building emotional vocabulary is such an important part of child therapy, and thumballs are great for kids with ADHD, AuDHD, little athletes, or those with lots of energy!
TALICOR INC THUMBALLS EMOTION MANIA 4IN
These are cute to have in a basket or available to toss back and forth. Having a visual also really helps converse and psycho educate.
A Little Spot of Emotion 8 Plush Toys with Feelings Book Box Set, (Paperback)
I love this for kids with ADHD, kids who need to work on communication skills, or kids who take awhile to open up. Parents and guardian can easily play this at home to work on impulsivity.
Wild, Wild Taco – by Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza - Hilarious, Fast-Paced Slap-Jack Card Game for Kids, Teens, and Adults. Family Friendly Party Game. Great Gift for Kids Ages 7+, 2-8 Players, 10 Min
This is such a great opening game, especially for early therapy sessions. Each round is quick, so you can fill time right up until the end of session with more rounds of fewer rounds to time things out perfectly.
Spot It! Classic Eco Refresh Family Card Game for Ages 6 and up, from Asmodee
The ungame is a great way to facilitate conversation in therapy and is appropriate for clients of any age who are able to read.
THE UNGAME®
Fidgets
This is a good variety pack of fidgets for neurodivergent clients, or other clients who need something to do with their hands while talking.
Teacher Created Resources Fidgety Fidgets, 14 Pieces
Kid clients love this. In therapy, they can also fiddle with this and make all sorts of shapes, and playing with slime helps with building rapport.
Playbees Marbled Galaxy Slime - 6 Pack
These are great for a group practice, or anywhere with multiple rooms. You could also share with clinician friends, or hand out alongside SWAG.
Bulk 50 Pc. Everyday Fun Multicolor Fidget Toy Handout Assortment | Oriental Trading
Cutest SAWG item I've seen on the internet, and perfect for mental health counselors who work with kids with ADHD, AuDHD, or autism.
CUSTOM logo fidget spinner
A classic, and great to play with for neurodivergent kids and teens. There's a lot of potential to sculpt things, giving it so much therapeutic value.
Crayola Silly Putty Original Bulk Set Bundle - 24 Pack
Art Therapy
These Art Therapy prompts give you infinite opportunities for insight. Quiet and thoughtful kiddos benefit from these expressive therapy interventions for mental health.
Guided Art Therapy Card Deck : 75 Activities to Explore Your Feelings and Manage Your Emotional Well-Being (Cards)
This is a great resource for any new or aspiring art therapist, especially if you work with both kids and adults.
Essential Art Therapy Exercises : Effective Techniques to Manage Anxiety, Depression, and PTSD (Paperback)
I love oil pastels because clients don't typically get to use them at home or school!
Pentel Oil Pastel 50-Color Set
These art therapy interventions are straightforward to use, and provide good directions for clinicans who don't want to ask leading questions.
Art Therapy Activities for Kids: 75 Evidence-Based Art Projects to Improve Behavior, Build Social Skills, and Boost Emot, (Paperback)
I love this for upper elementary school girls, if you're a school counselor, social worker, or clinical mental health counselor who works with children, this is a great extra activity to build rapport.
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