EM... I don't know where to start so i guess i'll start with yeah, i've played cards in therapy before - her suggestion. She was using it as a means to get my brain outta the way to free me up in talking (course, I didn't know how to play UNO so it didn't free me up at all). I think if you wanted to try that tho, it might work?
Also, if it were me and there were all those breaks with t i wouldn't want to do trauma work either... oh wait, that is me and my t will be gone and we did start trauma work. hmmm.

Have you told you t about what you shared with us - with the counselor who didn't keep good boundaries? might be a starting point.
((((((kiya))))))