NEW VIDEO UP: Taking a quick pause on my parenting series to ride the Silent Hill 2 train (Choo-choo)! Check out my new video on Silent Hill 2 and Horror of Caregiving (some content warnings apply, so please watch at your own discretion). www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzNC...

Excited to announce a new profile picture for me and the @therapistplusgamer.bsky.social YouTube channel! Absolutely brilliant work by @theblindarcher.bsky.social on this!!!

New video up today! How to keep playing games after having a baby (without losing your mind!) www.youtube.com/watch?v=2J9Z...

You are on your deathbed, but you are allowed to watch one final video essay before dying. What essay are you going to die to?

Just reposting this because dammit I'm pretty proud of this video. I think my channel will maintain more videos like this moving forward. I also hope to talk more about healing from abuse in 2026 so stay tuned! www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAg7...

New video up! Hades and Learning to Reparent Ourselves. If you were ever let down by your parents or felt like you had to fundamentally change who you are, then this is a video for you! www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAg7...

couldn’t have picked a better theme 🙏 gonna spend the next two days on this

New video up AND it's the first video in a new series I am doing on gaming and parenting. If you're a parent, ever consider becoming a parent, or just curious about we do it and find time for games; it's for you. Being a dad changed games for me forever. here's how. www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOLT...

New video up! I recorded this one while sick and that was NOT the best decision. Wanted an excuse to talk about Chrono Trigger yet again. I will find EVEN MORE excuses in the future. www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_EY...

New Video Up! If you've ever been accused of being lazy, if that label ever hurt you or misrepresented you, I want to make it known that the person who said that to you was wrong. You're not lazy! Check the video for more. www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfSu...

Fun, and in hindsight, maybe obvious fact: If you are a therapist on the internet and represent yourself as such, you risk becoming the target for anyone who has had a negative experience in therapy. I can take it just fine since I know their stuff isn't mine to own. Still. Just giving this PSA.

{Repost for the algo!} Hey, Listen! New #videoessay up! And this one is a confessional. I used to hold a lot of shame because of it. But not anymore! Check it out now. www.youtube.com/watch?v=AM3J...

I don't talk much about having ADHD. But I do! And it's real and life changing! And I think this video does a really solid job of explaining the journey of learning that you have inattentive-type ADHD. You should check it out. www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0hL...

Repost for the algo! New #videoessay up! Night in the Woods is a game that tells us about the limitations of therapy culture and how we might be deeply dismissing people when we tell them "just go to therapy". Learn how to help others (and yourself) with this video. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQBZ...

New video up! There are limits to what therapy can do and not do. And I talk about those limits using Night In The Woods (and a children's booked called "The Rabbit Listened"). www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQBZ...

I'm going to get A LOT of hate for this one, especially for older gamers. A cozy, campy video about how gaming nostalgia can haunt us if we're not careful. New #videoessay up now! Watch it.... IF YOU DARE! www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPlA...

These video games helped me understand that self-hate is a reflex. And if you are someone who constantly talks negatively about yourself in your own mind, this video will help you change that! Check out my new video now. www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkdS...

Happy #WorldMentalHealthDay everyone. The number one reason many people go to therapy is not directly due to a mental health condition but due to a "feeling of failure". I resonate with that! Check out my new #videoesay on mental health and feeling like a failure. www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBLn...

One of the greatest privileges I have as a therapist is this: everyday I get to see people try really, really hard to be better and to do better. And being a witness to that effort makes me so happy.

New Video Up! A celebration of Yoshi's Island and its 30th birthday. Here's to its most iconic and memorable level! www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IqM...

New #videoessay up! What's your personal Silent Hill? The thing that haunts you or keeps you awake at night? Check out the video to learn how to better navigate your own internal Silent Hill and to even learn all about the Silent Hills of my mind. www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4vO...

Bye Sweet Carol looks amazing! It's a hand drawn 80s Disney movie if it were a horror game. Super cool and looking forward to it coming out. September/October are just drowning in amazing games! www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPc5...

OUT NOW: 25 new micro-essays about dreams, presented in a curated compilation on our YouTube channel. Total runtime is just under half an hour, so set aside some time today to discover your next favorite video essayist! 📼 The Essay Library Anthology Vol. 9: Dreams [English CC] youtu.be/WeXz8kr7eck

Look. I'm tired of holding it in and just have to say it.. Sciel (Expedition 33) is best girl!!1! Want proof? Check out my latest video on Sciel and the beating heart of Expedition 33. www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjbH...

FELLAS A BUSTER CORP MERCH STORE HAS BEEN OPENED! Featuring cool designs @ashleysponies.bsky.social based on Victory Buster. More to be added at a later date! If you want a specific character or design to buy merch of, let me know so I can put it in the next batch. bustercorp-shop.fourthwall.com

I cannot believe the Virtual Boy is even being acknowledged by Nintendo. MUCH MORE BEING (basically) RE-RELEASED!?! Did not have that on my bingo card!

Boosting this week's SEGA Dreamcast video one more time because, let's face it, we could all sue something a bit more light-hearted on our internet feeds today. I know I need it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rsB...

Your Friendly Neighborhood Therapist: World Suicide Prevention Day! I want to remind you: 1. Suicide discourse is difficult if you live in a society that doesn't encourage open/vulnerable mental health discourse. 2. Sincere suicide discourse stays tough if we turn it into a punchline.

New #videoessay: The Sega Dreamcast 26 years later. Something my friend @dcenjoyer.bsky.social is gonna be all about. How has it aged and what is its legacy now? Watch to find out. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rsB... (Secretly this is actually a video about learning to love all parts of yourself).

THERAPY THING: This recent video by @illymation.bsky.social is great. More importantly it's the exact story I hear in my therapy office all the time. No therapist is perfect - including me - but if you had a bad experience with therapy - you're not alone. www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDAy...

Really I just miss Norm MacDonald and Mitch Hedberg. That is all. RIP guys.

New #videoessay up: Learn how a 1943 military experiment changes our relationship to video games. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gij...

making it my duty to glaze up this community while I wait for the dryer cycle to finish 🌞🙌

Surprise video drop! Chrono Trigger was released today in North America 30 years ago. And because one damn side quest involving a piece of beef jerky, I became a therapist. It'll all make sense when you watch the video. Check it out now! www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tDX...

I am excited to play Silksong but fear that this whole thing went on too long. With games like Ender Lilies (both of them) and Nine Sols, I just don't know if this will be the standout game that we're looking for. Here's to hoping Team Cherry somehow pulls this off.

There are good games. There are great games. And then there are games that I will remember on my deathbed. New video up now. www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQ0F...

A bit of a controversial take on AI: AI systems seem to be helping neurodivergent people interpret social cues - and have their social cues better interpreted - in ways that seem very positive. I have plenty of problems with AI but it does seem to have some good uses in social communication.

One of my favorite parts of college were the video games that I played. So here's my latest #videoessay video about the top 10 games I'd be sure to play if I were in college today. Plus I pair what classes you should take alongside each game. Check it out! www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0gH...

New video up early today. What video games get right (and wrong) about escape. #videoessay www.youtube.com/watch?v=poey...

New video is finally up. How video games (like Stardew Valley) disconnect us from ourselves. Check it out. #videoessay #videoessays www.youtube.com/watch?v=Atuh...

New #videoessay up. Is Clair Obscure: Expedition 33 better than mowing my lawn? The answer may surprise you, because it sure surprised me. www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-EQ...

Being a dad I get to say things to my daughter like "How did you like J-Pop Devil Hunters, kiddo?" and I get to watch as she completely loses her ever loving mind.

Late to post this week's video here. Sorry about that. But here's a video looking at sincerity in video games. Sincerity is a weird issue to talk about online but it's cool to talk about too. So yeah. Here's my #videoessay on sincerity. www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4Ry...

New #videoessay up. Alternatively titled: When Helping Hurts (in video games). www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHY7...

A bit late here but the new video essay is up. Its about how to differentiate depression and gaming dependence. Check it out now! www.youtube.com/watch?v=qP0t...

No spoilers or anything. But expedition 33 made me feel a way that I have not felt since I was a child. It's wonder incarnate.

Easy watch for this week's #videoessay , especially if you like to angry. Also RIP to my undershirt. www.youtube.com/watch?v=23Us...

Fun fact: I actually got physically sick making this #videoessay. For real, there is a scene of me fighting off throw up - see if you can find it. Live now. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wwrm...

Happy #Pride Month everyone. As someone who used to be very misinformed about LGBTQ+ people, I see the deep value of Pride Month, especially now. A few applicable mental health resources (many free!) in one simple link for you or a friend: www.nyc.gov/content/unit...

When you think back to a time you were deeply grieving, what game were you playing alongside it?