More connection. Less pressure.
Opening Play brings interactive games, creative check-ins and guided Session Enhancements together in one place, giving you more ways to connect with clients, ease into conversations and explore what matters.
14 days free. No card needed.
Resources for therapists
Whether you’re looking for something to break the ice, make telehealth more interactive or bring a little creativity into your next session, these resources offer practical ideas you can use right away.
01 · Telehealth Games
Explore online therapy games that give you and your clients something to do together over video. From strategy and memory challenges to creative activities, discover ways to bring more interaction into virtual sessions.
Explore telehealth games02 · Therapy Check-In Questions
Find creative therapy check-in questions for kids, teens and young adults, including visual prompts, unexpected questions and simple ways to invite participation without putting clients on the spot.
Explore therapy check-in questions03 · Therapy Activities for Teens
Discover creative therapy activities for teens that encourage participation, reflection, problem-solving and self-expression. From playful challenges to thoughtful exercises, find ideas that fit different personalities and session goals.
Explore therapy activities for teensWhy therapists use it
Some clients arrive ready to talk. Others need a little time. Some find it easier to share while doing something, while others are perfectly comfortable sitting down and jumping into a conversation.
Opening Play gives therapists more ways to meet clients in those different moments.
Start with a game, something creative or a little friendly competition. Give your client a chance to get comfortable and show more of their personality, without expecting them to share something personal right away.
Sometimes another question isn’t what the moment needs. A quick game, a choice between activities or a visual check-in can offer a different way to take part.
Make screen sharing part of the experience, not just a way to see each other. Interactive games give you both something to watch, react to and enjoy together.
Move from play into reflection when it fits. Session Enhancements offer creative ways to explore feelings, perspectives, choices and experiences, without another worksheet or a long list of questions.
More than a game library
Opening Play was built around a simple idea: play can be valuable in its own right, and it can also create natural opportunities for meaningful conversation.
That’s why every game includes a practitioner Playbook, with moments worth noticing, questions you might ask, ways to adapt the activity and ideas for where the experience could lead.
Maybe a client explains an unexpected strategy. Maybe something funny happens that you both remember. Maybe a choice made during a game opens a natural conversation about flexibility, decision-making or something else that matters to the client. You decide whether to explore that moment, return to it later or simply enjoy the game.
Opening Play gives you possibilities. Your expertise guides the session.
Privacy
Privacy matters, especially when you’re working with young clients and discussing personal experiences. Opening Play is designed for practitioner-led sessions, and clients never need to create an account.
Client names and answers are optional, and session responses are not saved to Opening Play’s servers. The games don’t use AI to analyze client responses. You can focus on the interaction without building a permanent record of what your client says or does during an activity.
Practitioners remain responsible for following their own professional privacy requirements and organizational policies.
Works wherever you meet
Opening Play runs in a web browser, with nothing to install. Use it on a shared screen during telehealth, alongside a client in your office or in another setting that fits your work.
You choose the games, check-ins and Session Enhancements. Your client doesn’t need a separate account to take part.
Questions
Interactive strategy games, memory games, drawing challenges, word games, creative activities and other experiences designed for practitioner-led sessions. Each game includes a Playbook with ideas for adapting or exploring the experience.
Yes. You can offer a game, a visual check-in or a creative activity as another way to begin. These options don’t guarantee that a client will open up, but they offer ways to take part without immediately answering personal questions.
Yes. The library includes activities suited to kids, teens and young adults. Games vary in complexity and style, so you can choose what fits your client’s interests and developmental needs.
No. Opening Play provides interactive activities you can bring into your sessions. It isn’t a clinical assessment, a diagnostic tool or a replacement for professional judgment.
No. You lead the activities from your own account. Clients take part alongside you or through a shared screen.
Your sessions don’t need to start the same way every time. Explore a fresh game, try a different kind of check-in or bring a creative activity into your next session. 14 days free, no card needed.