Are you qualified?

I am a Licensed Marriage And Family Therapist in the State of California. LMFT # 124878

As far as my education, I have a Masters Degree in marriage and family therapy and I a few semesters away from completing my Psy.D in applied clinical psychology. As far as me being a clinician: I am an associate marriage and family therapist at McAlister teen recovery center where I provide individual and group therapy to teens from age 12-17, suffering from substance use disorders and co-occurring mental illness.

Are your decks based on diagnosis?

Yes! Google F12.10 

As far as the classification: there are 25 deck: 5 classifications

(1) defensive decks (mood disorders): depression, bipolar 1, bipolar 2 and 2 other decks; 

(2) defensive hybrid decks(anxiety disorders): anxiety, ptsd, panic, and 2 other.

(3) neutral decks (personality disorders): antisocial, narcissistic (and no I don’t think I am but who knows), dependent, and 2 others.

(4) offensive hybrid (substance use disorders (which are part of the dsm 5)): cannabis use disorder, alcohol use disorder, stimulant use disorder, and 2 others.

(5) Offensive decks (disruptive disorders) : pyromaniac, kleptomaniac, conduct disorder, and 2 others.

Why did you pick Maslow and not other theories?

As far as using only Maslow's hierarchy of needs: Maslow is something that we all learned in high school. Also is has stages just like a game. But with that being said my game does incorporate other theories as tools for the defensive and defensive hybrid decks such as “solution-focused therapy” and “cognitive behavior therapy”.

Does your game lead people to therapy?

As far as the game not instructing people to seek therapy, the whole purpose of my game is to get people to feel more comfortable about seeking therapy and opening up. I created this game to address the problem of minorities limited utilization of mental health services due to stigma. 

Why is your game not a theory?

Well, my game is an intervention, a form of play therapy. To facilitate self-growth!

As far as my game being a failed theory: I actually was going to try to do it as a theory for my dissertation but my dissertation chair said it would be double the work so yea pass

How many people can play?

1-unlimited

As far as the game needing more than one player. The game can be played in solitary but its more fun with others. It is $20 for one deck. A match can last anywhere from 5mins to 45mins depending on the number of players and skill levels.

Don’t you think you are just making a profit off of illness?

As far as making money off disorders, I just want to get my message out and I can’t do that and support my family. Everything in this world cost money, a DSM, a Therapy visit, and medication all have a cost.

Again thank you all for the feedback! I hope I got to everyone’s questions!

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