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SPARX
Those thoughts telling you you're useless? SPARX calls them GNATs. And you're allowed to swat them. 🦟
Who it's for
SPARX teaches cognitive behavioural therapy skills through a fantasy quest.
Feelings it meets
What it is
SPARX is a free computerised cognitive behavioural therapy programme in a fantasy game format, developed by researchers and clinicians at the University of Auckland, including Sally Merry, Karolina Stasiak, Theresa Fleming, Matt Shepherd and Mathijs Lucassen, and released in 2013. Players explore a 3D fantasy world across seven realms, completing quests, puzzles and mini-games, typically one or two levels a week.
Where to find it
Free in Aotearoa New Zealand via sparx.org.nz, iOS and Android; access elsewhere may be limited.
Before you start
Heads up: Depression themes and negative self-talk.
Age: Not verified (designed for adolescents; suggested 12+)
Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.Psalm 30:5, Psalm 30:5
