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Joe LeConte, M.Ed.

I’m Joe. I believe that table top role playing games are a great way to help people develop skills and overcome some of the symptoms of anxiety, depression and loneliness.

I started Tabletop Theory in 2020 during the Corona virus lock down because I saw a need. I read too many accounts of people wanting to learn how to tell their own stories in role playing games, but stopping because they felt unprepared. I felt like I could help people accomplish their goals by sharing some of my expertise. I believe counseling and educational theory can help people become great game masters while simultaneously aiding their mental health.

I started playing advanced Dungeons & Dragons way back in 1992 at summer camp. I remember because the counselor who ran the club told me that I was too young to join, but he let me in anyway (thanks Andy!). That summer unlocked a love for telling stories that would follow me the rest of my life. I’ve run adventures for my friends, family, students and strangers.

I graduated from Texas Christian University in 2019 with my M.Ed. in counseling. I studied solution focused brief therapy, reality therapy and person centered therapy. During my time in graduate school I realized that what made a good counselor could also make a good storyteller.