By Josué Cardona At New York Comic Con this year, I remember that a girl in a Starfleet uniform came up to our booth and I greeted her with a lot of excitement... and I called her a Trekkie. HOW …
ACT and Using Fantasy in Therapy
#25: Guest: Dr. Janina Scarlet, psychologist, and fellow Geek Therapist. Janina starts things off by providing a crash course on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), a form of cognitive behavior …
NYC Does Not Love NYCC, But We Do
By Josué Cardona Last week, a reported 130,000 people attended New York Comic-Con. We were there and it was fantastic. I love NYCC. I love NYC. But this year I could not help comparing it to San …
Be a hero: Play Games. Heal Kids.
By Josué Cardona "Play Games. Heal Kids." That is this year's Extra Life slogan.Extra Life is a gaming marathon for charity similar to walkathons for cancer and other causes. It works the same way: …
Geek Therapy: The Class (Doctor Who Edition)
By Josué Cardona Dr. Patrick O'Connor teaches a course at the Chicago School of Professional Psychology titled "Geek Culture in Therapy" or what I like to call "Geek …
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I’m a Mental Health Professional and I Play Video Games
By Josué Cardona I just got my t-shirts in the mail! They say "I'm a MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL and I play VIDEO GAMES." I'll proudly be wearing these at New York Comic Con all weekend, …
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GaymerX
#24: Guest: Toni Rocca, Co-Founder and Community Director of GaymerConnect. Josué and Toni talk about GaymerX, the world’s first LGBT gaming convention, how amazing GaymerX was, why it matters, LGBT …
Welcome to the Geek Therapy Movement
By Josué Cardona A friend and colleague recently referred to Geek Therapy as a movement. This is a person who shares many of my passions and who I admire greatly so hearing her say this …