TTRPG Group Therapy
Exploring the self through Dungeons & Dragons
Tabletop Role-Playing Game (TTRPG) Therapy is a practice that combines elements of Role-Playing, Art, and Narrative Therapies. Using the framework of Dungeons & Dragons, client-players try on new expressions of self as we practice collaborative problem solving and quest for meaning in a fun, empowering space.
Sessions are 3 hours long, and the fee is $50/hour. A typical group consists of 3-5 client-players of similar age, and meets online weekly.
Adults and teens of age 14 and up who live in California are welcome to apply. No D&D experience is required.
TTRPG Therapy Literature
Improving treatment with role-playing games
Ashley Abramson | American Psychological Association | 2025
Tabletop Therapy: How Dungeons & Dragons can improve mental health
Claire Goudreau | John Hopkins University | 2023
How Therapists Are Using Tabletop Games to Help People
Kam Burns | Wired Magazine | 2022
Brandon Laventure is not affiliated or endorsed by Wizards of the Coast or Hasbro,
the publishers and owners of Dungeons & Dragons.
What is Dungeons & Dragons?
Dungeons & Dragons, affectionately known to fans as D&D, is an internationally popular tabletop role-playing game. Players create their own heroic characters to explore fantasy worlds, solve puzzles, fight villains, make complex choices, and narrate a shared adventure.
For a sense of how the game works, here’s a short video that explains it well.