Power Phrase Universe is not a card game. It is a structured therapeutic language system giving psychologists and children a shared vocabulary for navigating emotions, de-escalating distress, and building lasting resilience.
Power Phrase Universe was built on a single clinical insight: when a child cannot find words for what they are feeling, they cannot access the cognitive tools to regulate it. The system creates that language — systematically, progressively, and in partnership with the clinician.
Unlike generic SEL tools that ask children to introspect abstractly, PPU meets children exactly where they are developmentally — in Piaget’s Concrete Operational Stage — by anchoring language to visible, doable action.
See the Evidence Base →This is not a card game.
It is a structured therapeutic language system — a clinical-grade tool designed for psychologists, counsellors, and informed caregivers working with children ages 4–16.
Every sequence has a purpose. Every word has been chosen deliberately.
PILA is the core clinical framework at the heart of the system. A structured, repeatable pathway through emotional distress — applicable in any setting, with any presentation.
Creating space between stimulus and response. The first and most critical clinical intervention — where regulation becomes possible.
Anchor Cards · Grounding DeckNaming the emotion with precision. The Feelings Intensity Scale moves from vague distress to specific identification.
PILA Cards · Feelings ScaleTurning attention inward. Anchor Cards ground the child in the present, creating safety needed for self-reflection.
Anchor Cards · Mindfulness DeckMoving from emotion to purposeful response. Power Action Cards guide the child toward action — transforming awareness into identity formation.
Modal Sequences · Action CardsA three-stage architecture that works with the developing brain. Children only need to say it, do it, and become it.
“I will” · “I can be” · “We shall”
“give” · “listen” · “explore”
GENEROUS · RESPECTFUL · CURIOUS
Builds the child’s core sense of “I am capable.” Entry point for learned helplessness and identity fragmentation.
Addresses dysregulation and impulsivity through concrete behavioural anchors.
Builds prosocial competencies through “We” Modal Sentences. For attachment disruption and peer rejection.
Targets curiosity and learning resilience. Valuable for school avoidance and fear of failure.
Develops conscience in concrete, action-based form — without shame.
Activates the child’s capacity to positively influence others.
CBT, trauma-informed, and person-centred frameworks. Ages 4–16. Non-verbal engagement for selective mutism.
Morning circles, one-on-one, and whole-class emotional literacy programs. CASEL-aligned.
Reinforces therapeutic language at home. Safe for independent family use.
Modal Sentences function as thought records in action.
Concrete language bypasses abstraction barriers.
All six decks map to CASEL’s five SEL competency domains.
The child chooses their sequence. Agency built in.
Card sequences activate mirror neuron engagement.
“We” Modal Sentences introduce relational language.
Prosocial behaviours — increased sharing, reduced impulsivity.
Children begin describing themselves using identity outcome language spontaneously.
Significant others notice and report changes in social behaviour.
Target traits demonstrated without card prompting.
Apply for the 3-month founding practitioner pilot and receive a full kit free.
Apply for Pilot ProgrammeImportant: Power Phrase Universe cards are educational SEL tools. Not a substitute for professional psychological assessment. ABN 55 260 040 085 · Warabrook NSW 2304, Australia