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Games to Play in Family Therapy
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items As a family therapist, I use board games for much more than just rapport building. The games I use in my practice have been highly effective in promoting communication, collaboration, problem-solving, and social skills within families. Each one provi...
Hurry Up Chicken Butt is a social skills board game that I recommend for family therapy sessions. It is fast-paced, silly, and engaging, making it a fun way for families to practice turn-taking, quick thinking, and managing excitement. One of the str...
Hurry Up Chicken Butt Game: Social Skills Board Game
Dixit is a social skills board game that I recommend for family therapy sessions. It is a creative storytelling game where players use abstract images to convey ideas and guess each other’s cards. This game is particularly useful for encouraging imag...
Dixit Creative Board Game
The Game of Things is a social skills board game that I recommend for family therapy sessions. In this game, players respond to prompts and try to guess who wrote what, which encourages conversation, humor, and insight into each family member’s perso...
The Game of Things
Sorry! is a classic board game that I recommend for family therapy sessions. It is a turn-taking game where players move pieces around the board and sometimes send others back to start. This game is especially useful for helping families practice pat...
Sorry! Board Game
Jenga is a classic board game that I recommend for family therapy sessions. In this game, players take turns carefully removing blocks from a tower and placing them on top without causing it to fall. Jenga is particularly useful for helping families ...
Jenga Board Game
Uno is a classic card game that I recommend for family therapy sessions. It is easy to learn, fast-paced, and highly engaging, making it ideal for encouraging turn-taking, following rules, and friendly competition. Uno can also be adapted for therape...
UNO Card Game
I love Forbidden Island because it is cooperative instead of competitive, making it ideal for family therapy sessions. In this game, players work together as a team to recover valuable treasures from a sinking island before it disappears beneath the ...
Forbidden Island – The Cooperative Strategy Survival Island Board Game
I love Just One because it is cooperative instead of competitive, making it perfect for family therapy sessions. In this game, players work together to help one person guess a mystery word by providing unique one-word clues. It is particularly useful...
Just One Refresh Family Game
Pictionary is a classic family game that I recommend for play sessions. In this game, players take turns drawing a word or phrase while others try to guess what it is. It is excellent for encouraging creativity, quick thinking, and visual communicati...
Pictionary Board Game
Ticket to Ride is a popular family board game that I recommend for play sessions. In this game, players collect train cards to claim routes across a map, aiming to complete destination tickets for points. It is excellent for encouraging strategic thi...
Ticket to Ride Board Game