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Rapport-Building Activities for Therapy

The first few sessions are about safety. These activities lower the stakes — quick, low-pressure, designed to help a clinician and a young client get on the same wavelength.

All ModalitiesCBTDBTPlay TherapySomaticNarrativeRapport
4 of 4 activities in Rapport
Ages 6-16CBTDBT

Circles of Control

Sort worries into what you can control, influence, or let go. The #1 anxiety management activity made interactive.

ClinicalAnxiety management · Locus of control · ACT

Open activity
Ages 5-16SomaticCBT

Body Map Check-in

Place colored dots on a body silhouette to show where feelings live physically. No words required.

ClinicalSomatic awareness · Emotion identification · Body-based processing

Open activity
Ages 4-16Play therapySomatic

Virtual Sand Tray

A digital sand tray: place miniature figures in a scene to express what words can't. One of the most projective tools in play therapy.

ClinicalProjective expression · Symbolic communication · Trauma processing

Open activity
Ages 5-16CBTRapport

Gratitude Garden

Grow a garden by naming things you are grateful for. Each gratitude plants a flower.

ClinicalPositive psychology · Negativity bias counterbalance · Savoring

Open activity