Group Overview Information
I’m excited to offer group therapy to adults ages 18 and up.
Group therapy is offered in-person only, in Morgantown, WV.
See group offerings below.
Group Offerings
Why Groups?
Groups offer distinct benefits to individual counseling. Working with an individual therapist can be incredibly helpful, but receiving encouragement and collaborating with other group members has a value all its own. Group therapy capitalizes on our social nature in a way that individual therapy cannot. It can be intimidating, but it’s worth the nerves!
TTRPG Therapy Group
A therapeutic group using TTRPG (table top role-playing games) to encourage personal growth and develop social skills. Identify a part of your personality to strengthen (bravery, empathy, optimism, etc.), then build your character around this trait. Practice these skills by role-playing your character in the game and collaborating with the rest of the group.
Dungeon World, the TTRPG system, is light on rules, leaving more room for creativity and connection. No prior TTRPG experience necessary!
Wednesdays 6-8pm, 6 weeks, starting 10/1/25. In-person in Morgantown, WV.
Email me at admin@trailheadcounselingwv.com with any questions or use the consultation button below to let me know you’re interested in joining the group!
Requirements
Be 18 years or older
Complete a free intake session
Commit to attending all 6 sessions
Come ready to have fun, grow, and collaborate with the rest of the group.
How it Works
During the free intake, you select one or two personality traits from a provided list (or come up with your own) as a basis for your character. These should be growth edges, or things that you would like to see more of in your life. The goal of the group is to strengthen these positive parts of you. There will also be a few screening questions.
The group (4-6 participants) will meet in person and use paper character sheets (provided). In the first meeting, we will flesh out the characters together, so don’t do too much backstory planning! We will go over the rules of the game system and agree on some ground rules for how we want to play as a group.
Then, we enter the game, and you play your character with your chosen traits. You decide how you want to use your traits and encourage others to do the same. We’ll find story arcs together as we play. Towards the end of the session, we’ll shift into processing the game so far. We’ll talk about what worked well and what didn’t, as well as discuss future direction for the story and characters.
While the most well-known TTRPG system is Dungeons and Dragons, we will use a different system called Dungeon World. It has far fewer rules and more of an emphasis on dynamics between the characters. I feel it offers more character choices (opportunities to practice your chosen traits) and collaboration in storytelling (opportunities to help create story elements that are personal to you). Again, we’ll cover the rules in the first session, so don’t worry if you’re unfamiliar with the system or even unfamiliar with TTRPG’s in general.
Payment
This group is currently self-pay only on a sliding scale fee structure. This is to help the group be accessible to a wide range of clients. If you are concerned about the financial aspects of joining the group, please reach out to me and ask questions. My goal is that no clients are turned away due to finances.
Disclaimer: This group is not considered a billable service and you won’t be able to bill insurance or submit superbills to cover the cost of the group.