CBT Escape Room Game: Escape the Worry Lab - Fun Group Therapy Game for Teens

Turn anxiety education into an adventure with Escape From the Worry Lab—an easy-to-set-up printable therapy escape room for children aged 11+, teens and counselling groups.

The Worry Lab’s alarm has been activated and worry fog is spreading! Players must work together to complete four therapeutic experiments, collect the hidden numbers and discover the emergency shutdown code.

The four escape challenges include:

• Anxiety Signal Scanner
• Thought Testing Chamber
• Grounding Generator
• Coping Skills Control Panel

Through sorting, matching, problem-solving and sensory activities, players practise recognising anxiety signals, questioning worried predictions, creating balanced thoughts, grounding themselves and choosing helpful coping strategies.

What’s included:

• 38 printable pages
• Game overview and introduction story
• Therapeutic goals and setup guide
• Printable envelope labels
• Four complete escape-room challenges
• Player instructions and cut-out cards
• Progressive therapist hints
• Therapist answer guides
• Emergency shutdown challenge
• Reward cards and certificate
• Therapeutic debrief worksheet
• Personal Worry Lab Exit Plan
• Therapist guidance and safety notes

Perfect for individual therapy, group counselling, school wellbeing sessions and social-emotional learning. No locks or expensive props are required—simply print the activities, place them in numbered envelopes and play.

Please note: This is a digital download. No physical item will be shipped.