Wednesday: Cycling for 30 min, Friday: Pilates class for 1 hour) If you want to exercise more (or at all)? Press Start by deciding which types of exercise you enjoy most and then creating a schedule on your calendar for which days you will do those exercises and for how long. If you want more money? Press Start by creating a profile on LinkedIn or revamping the one you have so you can start looking for new opportunities for leveling up or finding a new position. Now, take your answers and create your plan. It Is Time To Create Your Plan To Press Start What do I think my life looks like in 6 months? 1 year? 5 years?.Which parts of my life are most important to me?.Ask yourself these questions, and then either write down the answers or record yourself talking about them (Talking out loud is like magic for your brain, that’s why online counseling works SO well!) If you don’t know what it is, the first step is to figure it out. Whatever positively motivates you will act as that flashing green light on the ‘Start’ button. What motivates you to take action in your life? Is it your family, your passions, or wanting to move toward a healthier or more fulfilling life? Is it a little bit of everything? The key is knowing what you want and understanding your motivation. These are real issues and they’re okay…until you’re ready to move past them and create the life you really want to live. We have fear, insecurities, low confidence, and even trauma holding us back from ‘pressing start’. Because even if we want to move forward, we are afraid to.
It’s that moment when you make a life decision and then TAKE ACTION on whatever it is you want to do.īut, that’s the tricky part, right? The ‘taking action’ part. Why are we talking so much about a start button on a video game?īecause we all have a version of a start button for different parts of our lives. What Does A Green Button On A Video Game Have To Do With Your Life? Private Practice Consulting for Therapists.Anxiety Disorders – Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment.Counseling for Postpartum: Anxiety, Depression, Birth Trauma.Counseling for Relationship Problems: Family & Friends.Therapy for Life Transitions: Job, Relationship, Health, Financial.Therapy for Trauma and Traumatic Life Experiences.Therapy for Anxiety: GAD, OCD, Panic Attacks, PTSD, Phobias, Social Anxiety.Nathan Hawkins, LPC – Life Encounter Counseling.Aaron Potratz, LPC – Owner & Supervisor.I know I was feeling ineffective, lost, and defeated before I developed my video game therapy toolkit and I want to help other therapists who are struggling as well. With all of the success happening in my sessions, I’ve wanted to share this knowledge and help other therapists help their clients work through recurrent issues such as feeling stuck, avoidance, overthinking, low motivation, grief & loss, and low self-esteem. With a blend of gaming and therapy, I’ve been able to help clients process their struggles, face their demons, and build a self-actualized life. With the introduction of video games in my sessions, kids have been able to freely express themselves, build insight, and use those discoveries to make meaningful changes. I’ve been witness to many closed-off, shy, and avoidant kids light up when presented with the opportunity to play a video game and build a connection with me. Video games have been a helpful tool in creating a therapy space for my individual and group sessions with children. With the increase in isolation, depression, anxiety, substance use, and other difficulties caused by COVID19, video games have provided an accessible way to find a release from the stressors of the outside world. The immersive, artistic, and creative medium that video games provide for therapists, counselors, social workers, and psychologists can help their clients process their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. To adapt to telehealth and bring the same spark and energy to the session, I blended gaming and therapy to help clients overcome their initial barriers to expressing themselves to communicate their struggles. My in-person talk therapy and play therapy sessions became replaced by video games and telehealth sessions. I took the leap into this new terrain when the COVID19 pandemic took away the play activities like hiking, basketball, art, and board games. Video game therapy is a novel approach I developed in response to the sudden physical distance requirements and switch to telehealth.
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