Gamers Who Give: Raffael “Dr. B” Boccamazzo

Raffael Boccamazzo, PsyD (he/him), widely known as “Dr. B,” is a licensed clinical psychologist and the CEO of Save Point Behavioral Health. He is also the former Clinical Director at Take This, a nonprofit supporting mental health in the gaming and geek communities.

Dr. B is an award‑winning speaker and advocate, specializing in burnout prevention, especially among creative professionals and game developers. He is himself late‑diagnosed with autism, ADHD, and PTSD, and actively shares his lived experience to de‑stigmatize neurodiversity.

He has frequently presented at major events like PAX East and Comic‑Con, leading panels on mental health, burnout, identity, and positive gaming culture. His expertise also includes the use of tabletop RPGs as therapeutic and educational tools, reflected in speaking roles at GamesBeat and contributions to podcasts like ADHD Essentials.

Dr. B co-authored a chapter in Integrating Geek Culture into Therapeutic Practice: The Clinician’s Guide to Geek Therapy, sharing best practices on using geek media in clinical settings.

In sum, Dr. B is a leading voice at the intersection of clinical psychology, neurodiversity advocacy, and geek culture—using his roles as clinician, speaker, author, and CEO to support mental health in creative communities.

Gamers Engaged is thrilled to feature Dr. B as a Gamer Who Gives. Keep reading for our interview with Raffael:

Raffael with other tournament judges and team members at the 2025 Gauntlet

Why do you keep coming back to the Gauntlet year after year?

It's actually my first year, but I've known about it for years. It's always sounded like so much fun, and I've wanted to be involved for a long time, but this is the first year it's worked out. I'm excited to be here!

What's your favorite Gauntlet memory?

Given it's my first year being directly involved, I'm looking forward to finding out!

What's a nonprofit you love that we should all know about and support?

Take This! They're the oldest nonprofit in the game industry, and I either volunteered or worked for them as their clinical director for a decade! They do amazing work educating both gamers and game industry employees on mental health and wellness, as well as promoting mental wellness! Social giving in the game industry has been rough in the last few years, and they deserve the opportunity to continue their mission which has helped so many.

What game are you currently playing that you can't stop? Why?

I recently started playing Magic: the Gathering again for the first time in 25 years, and I'm having a blast! My experience playing in the early days was not as much fun as I hoped, mostly because the folks at my game stores at the time were hyper competitive, and I couldn't keep up with folks running the Power Nine when it was a treat to get two Revised booster packs. Casual Commander has been amazing! It's been awesome to pick up a precon deck and just hang with folks who want to have some fun, regardless of who wins. Also, as a psychologist, Wizards did a stellar job with the mental health themes in the Duskmourn set. That's not an easy accomplishment with horror settings, and it was the catalyst to me playing again! 

If you were an in-game character - what game and what role would you play?

This has been repeatedly confirmed by most folks in my life: paladin from D&D. I'm sometimes a little too stridently moral, but wanting to help others is at the forefront of just about everything I do in my personal and professional life. That said, I'd also have at least one level in bard. Part of helping people can be making them laugh or enjoy a meaningful story, and I relish doing both.    

Why are you a fan of Gamers Engaged?

I've lived in Seattle my whole life, and I've known Lyla for years. Every time we talk, I'm privileged to learn about all the cool stuff Gamers Engaged does and all the ways it's evolved to boost up the people in the nonprofit community who are trying to do good by others. After having spent a decade working in the nonprofit world, one of the things I found is that a lot of people don't realize that the nature of nonprofit work in the US is trying to do a dollar's worth of work on a dime. Gamers Engaged has made it their whole purpose to support the valuable work that other nonprofits perform! It's valuable and much needed.

What's your alignment?

Sigh... the most annoying but reliable one: Lawful Good. I fantasize about being chaotic, but I just can't! It does make my life as a new father a comedy waiting to happen, as my daughter is decidedly chaotic; if she can steal it, it's obviously hers. This included distracting us with cute laughter in order to successfully pull a one-handed lift of her mothers watch, while her mother was wearing it.