About Us

My name is Tasha Milligan.  I am a Licensed Professional Counselor and Registered Play Therapist, providing services to children in Oklahoma through school-based counseling.

I work primarily with elementary aged children, but I also see middle school and high school kids, as well as adults. I quickly discovered that using conversation-based methods is quite ineffective when working with children. I quickly found the need to incorporate play therapy in sessions.

I give children many options in session, between working on a craft or activity, role playing with toys, and using art to process feelings.  I have found that the children almost always go to the games.  

I understand that there are many schools of thought related to effective therapy.  My decision to focus on games comes from the effectiveness I see from them.  I enjoy using play therapy and use it frequently, but without the teaching element I feel that it is slow in producing results. I am a firm believer in cognitive behavioral therapy and I look for ways to weave it in as often as possible.

I was disenchanted when I started looking online for counseling games.  Most games that I found were $50.  I did purchase a few and was not happy when the kids were bored with them after playing with them a couple of times! 

I struggled to find games that were a good fit for my goal.  I wanted cognitive behavioral concepts incorporated, and I wanted to address specific issues. This led me to design my own games to meet the need. 

I have slowly added to my toolbox over the years to develop the games I have on hand at this time.  It is my desire to spend more time developing games in the near future.

Pathways to Peace Counseling, PO Box 1422, Inola, OK 74036,  918-813-1823, pathwaystopeaceok@gmail.com