Roll Models: A Therapeutic Role Playing Game (RPG) Group for Kids Ages 10–13 in Davidson, NC
Empowering youth through collaborative storytelling and guided play
A collaboration between Young Dragon Slayers and Joey Schnople Counseling
What Are Role Playing Games (RPGs) and Why Are They Great for Kids?
Role Playing Games (RPGs) are interactive storytelling experiences where players take on the role of a character in a shared fictional world. Together, the group imagines challenges, solves problems, and makes decisions that shape the narrative.
Popular RPGs like Dungeons & Dragons and Kids on Bikes foster creativity, cooperation, and resilience. In positive supervised settings—such as libraries or schools—RPGs help kids build social confidence and enjoy collaborative play.
In a therapeutic RPG group, the structure deepens: licensed clinicians and trained game masters develop goals based on intake feedback. Each session ends with a short guided debrief, helping players reflect on what they felt, learned, and practiced—turning in-game experience into real-world growth.
How Therapeutic Role Playing Games Help Kids Build Social and Emotional Skills
- Social Skills & Emotional Awareness – Perspective-taking, expressing emotions, and working together as a team.
- Executive Functioning & Focus – Practicing planning, attention, working memory, and impulse control in each encounter.
- Confidence & Safe Risk-Taking – Trying on roles and solving problems lets kids step into empowered versions of themselves.
- Creative Play & Self-Expression – A supportive group setting where imagination and emotional honesty are celebrated.
- Start Date: October 14, 2025
- Time: Tuesdays, 4:30–6:00 PM
- Location: Joey Schnople Counseling (Davidson, NC)
- Ages: 10–13
- Duration: 6 weeks (closed group format)
- Cost: $480 for the full 6-session series (includes intake review, session design, and therapeutic debriefs)
- No experience needed! New players welcome
This group is co-facilitated by Joey Schnople, LCMHC and Katie Lear, LCMHC, founder of Young Dragon Slayers. They bring extensive experience in adolescent mental health, creative therapy, and role-playing engagement. Together, they create an environment where courage, connection, and character growth unfold—one session at a time.
What Kids Say About RPG Groups
What Parents Notice After RPG Group Participation
- Greater social ease and confidence
- Better emotional regulation and self-awareness
- Increased engagement with therapy
- More joy, imagination, and sense of purpose
Who Benefits Most from Our Role Playing Therapy Group?
- Creative, curious, or sensitive kids looking for connection
- Kids navigating ADHD, anxiety, or emotional challenges
- Youth who feel "different" and want to feel seen
- Those who learn best through play, structure, and reflection
How to Enroll in Roll Models RPG Group (Ages 10–13)
Group size is limited for optimal connection and safety. If your child is ready to grow socially, emotionally, and creatively, we’d love to hear from you.