<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Vvandc]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vvandc]]></description><link>https://jnropsychotherapist.wixsite.com/vvandc/stay-informed</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 14:55:16 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://jnropsychotherapist.wixsite.com/vvandc/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Part 7: The Question She'd Been Holding]]></title><description><![CDATA[When a child invites you into a world they've spent months building, block by block, in secret and in solitude — you are not entering a game. You are being admitted to something sacred. 	Children build. They build constantly — with blocks, with blankets, with sticks, with words. What they're building is rarely only  what it seems. In Minecraft, what looks like a mine might be a relationship, an invitation, a confession, a quiet prayer. What looks like a wall is often a question: will you help...]]></description><link>https://jnropsychotherapist.wixsite.com/vvandc/post/part-7-the-client-decides-what-comes-next</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f2f4e0575ad4a001789b732</guid><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2020 01:15:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a27d24_92416eb64606427289189d717ea6bb2a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_828,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jnro.psychotherapist</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Part 6: The Importance Of Skin]]></title><description><![CDATA[The therapeutic relevance of clients' (alterable) appearances in virtual worlds An unexpected boon for working with clients has been their virtual appearance, their avatar. Clients often use avatars to express their internal experiences outwardly during our sessions. In Minecraft, many clients switch between different "skins" – their virtual appearances – not only arriving in a new skin each session but also modulating between skins within a session. This ability to embody internal fantasies...]]></description><link>https://jnropsychotherapist.wixsite.com/vvandc/post/part-6-clients-invite-someone-into-their-most-sacred-experiences</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f2f4ce72960700017ded545</guid><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2020 01:14:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a5d38d_4d5382ff45ae4dabbc763d8531c1e364~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_316,h_249,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jnro.psychotherapist</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Part 5: Clients Build Real &#38; True Beauty &#38; Value, Whatever That Means To Them]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Importance of Pulchritude Not all play in Minecraft is strictly utilitarian. Clients can also express value and bring forth beauty....]]></description><link>https://jnropsychotherapist.wixsite.com/vvandc/post/part-5-clients-build-real-true-beauty-value-whatever-that-means-to-them</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f2f448cdfb5a70017081f9e</guid><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2020 00:54:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a27d24_916bd8b38f164cc39e7638ae7d0eae22~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_828,h_829,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jnro.psychotherapist</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Part 4: In Here, Clients Discover Their Power To Take Care Of Themselves &#38; The World...]]></title><description><![CDATA[...All Its Inhabitants – Sentient &#38; Otherwise   When played in survival mode, clients tend gardens, care for crops, feed livestock, and...]]></description><link>https://jnropsychotherapist.wixsite.com/vvandc/post/part-4-in-here-clients-discover-their-power-to-take-care-of-themselves-the-world</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f289b4bdc28e40017c8c6de</guid><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2020 23:36:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a5d38d_04008b8e601a4ca2b8ab5bd00b01afd7~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jnro.psychotherapist</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Part 3: In Here, Clients Are The Leader; In Here, Clients Make The Rules*]]></title><description><![CDATA[In Here, Clients Show Their Mastery Children can experience a unique sense of control during Minecraft play in ways they often can’t...]]></description><link>https://jnropsychotherapist.wixsite.com/vvandc/post/part-3-in-here-clients-are-the-leader-in-here-clients-make-the-rules</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f28653e8e6a35001778b38c</guid><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2020 19:55:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a5d38d_94b95a1cbf18408a8b08e6e5abc2866e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jnro.psychotherapist</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Part 2: Clients Show Us What They're Battling: Inside &#38; Outside]]></title><description><![CDATA[Minecraft can be a powerful therapeutic tool, especially once we've established rapport with a client. It is also beneficial while...]]></description><link>https://jnropsychotherapist.wixsite.com/vvandc/post/part-2-clients-show-us-what-they-re-battling-inside-outside</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f2765a6939f120017eba870</guid><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2020 15:29:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a5d38d_853a118e9a844112bb76662ab4ecec23~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_720,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jnro.psychotherapist</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Part 1: Standing Together Entirely in the Clients' Worlds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Children often face significant constraints in expressing and experimenting with powerful meaning-making. While some barriers are...]]></description><link>https://jnropsychotherapist.wixsite.com/vvandc/post/part-1-seven-therapeutic-benefits-for-clients-in-virtual-worlds</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f27143791c78100177a5083</guid><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2020 19:32:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a5d38d_44ab6a078ed1481ba596854be1be715d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_436,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jnro.psychotherapist</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Architectures of Connection: Technology &#38; Therapeutic Presence in Virtual Worlds. ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Minecraft as the medium – an Introduction to Seven Therapeutic Benefits for Clients in Virtual Play E ver-reliant on electronic technologies for relationship contact, we might naturally wonder about the usefulness of our virtual connections.  This site is concerned with exactly that: the ways in which we experiment (ideally successfully) using virtual worlds for meaningful connection in therapeutic interactions with those whom we would help and support. Specifically, this site presently...]]></description><link>https://jnropsychotherapist.wixsite.com/vvandc/post/official-public-health-guidance-and-updates</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f2622cac6a42c00171ab136</guid><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2020 02:19:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a5d38d_e2146406b01641f092ef67452c90fc26~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_828,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jnro.psychotherapist</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>