Working With Video Gamers and Games in Therapy: A Clinician's Guide

He specializes in video games, children & adolescents, and the virtual worlds played in by all ages.  He is considered an expert in this growing field, has been published extensively in the discipline.  He works with children, adolescents, and adults who  play video games and their families to better understand the immersive psychological effects video games have upon the individual and resulting family dynamics. Dr. Bean utilizes video game character identification techniques and other archetypal experiences to understand and develop intrinsic motivations for playing, personal identity, and discovering conscious and unconscious conflicts, cognitions, and behaviors. He has worked with children, adolescents, and adults on discovering their own symbolic transformations through the playing of video games and dealing with depression, trauma, anxiety, social isolation, and other common diagnoses to great success.

Dr. Anthony Bean can be followed on Twitter @VideoGameDoc and is the Founder of Geek Therapy Training and Certified Geek Therapist Training which can be found at geektherapytraining.com/