[Tumblr] Sessions with a Therapist

Licensed Therapist, PhD | Using video games to talk about mental health and psychology

[drmicklive]

Okay, so this is Tumblr...

Tumblr, hello!

I feel like the polite thing to do is introduce myself to you all!

My name is Ryan or "Dr. Mick" (he/him), and I host [Game] Sessions with a Therapist. Although I may not look like it (and I hear this all the time), I am a licensed couple & family therapist with a PhD in Human Development.

I stream over on Twitch where I play video games and use them to help illustrate mental health and psychological concepts shown within them. I do a lot of pausing, so be ready for that if you stop by, which I hope you do!

While I am a therapist, I am not YOUR therapist.

Any interactions with me or the information I provide do not constitute professional advice. While I’m more than happy to offer and discuss general mental health information, no one here is bound by or in possession of an official service agreement with me.

What do I plan to do with this blog?

A lot of what you will find here are mental health tidbits from my current or past playthroughs. We have a pretty big backlog of stuff for you all to enjoy! Occasional YouTube playthroughs may pop in here as well, but for the most part, it will be the little short tidbits. Maybe some nice little gifsets eventually 👀

The rest of my socials and all that good stuff:

Discord - stay up to date with the stream and hang out with our amazing community off-stream.

YouTube - watch all my previous playthroughs and also lots of good mental health Q&A's and interviews!

TikTok - get those mental health tidbits immediately!

Instagram

Twitter

Thanks for reading all the way down here and I look forward to sharing my stuff here with you all!

[drmicklive]

It’s important that we deal with our OWN anxiety when someone we know isn’t doing well. Don’t put that on them.

[drmicklive]

There’s a reason why we can get attached to stuffed animals, blankets, etc.

[drmicklive]

Talking about why unconditional love should NOT be the gold standard for relationships.

[drmicklive]

Chat was asking if there’s a way to break out of self-loathing, which Arthur does a lot of, and be kinder to ourselves.

[drmicklive]

Discussing Jack’s disorganized attachment in Mass Effect 2

[drmicklive]

Reading anxiety by observing a pattern change with Sten.

[drmicklive]

Discussing Joel's attempt at trying to preserve his sense of self.

[felassan]

Meet the actual therapist using Dragon Age to teach relationship skills

Even a licensed therapist thinks there are good lessons to be learned by analyzing Dragon Age's cast.

Article: 'Meet the actual therapist using Dragon Age to teach relationship skills'

Even a licensed therapist thinks there are good lessons to be learned by analyzing Dragon Age's cast.

[source]

[drmicklive]

Loved doing this interview and huge shoutout to Lauren Morton for giving me the opportunity to talk about the playthrough!