Give your child or teen – and yourself – the support needed to thrive! Dear friends and colleagues, I’m proud to lead our Child and Adolescent Group Therapy Program at the Institute. As you’re updating your schedules for 2019, we wanted to offer a helpful overview of our current group therapy options – in a
Start 2019 with the right support! Dear friends and colleagues, Are you looking for an effective way to support your child, teen or yourself with skill building and camaraderie in a positive environment with peers? Here at the Institute, we celebrate the value of group therapy to help people grow in particular ways. We currently
HELPING KIDS TO CONFIDENTLY RIDE THE WAVES OF BIG FEELINGS By Jessica Fisher, Psy.D. Post-Doctoral Fellow / Dialectical Behavior Therapy Specialty Supervised by Vicki Chiang, Psy.D, PSY21136 How do I know if my child could use support? Some kids are born into the world with big feelings! This is both a gift and
Head into this school year with the right support! We’re offering several skill-building weekly groups this fall, including: Superflex Academy Girls’ and Teens’ Connections Groups Creative Connections Details below! In gratitude, MORGAN FLETCHER, PSY.D. and DANIELLE NEDDO, PSY.D. SUPERFLEX ACADEMY: A Super Fun, Social Skills-Building Weekly Therapy Group For Girls Entering Grades 2 – 5 Mondays, 3:45pm-4:45pm |
Welcome! We’re excited about our special summer programs for girls, teens and young adults! Do you know a middle school girl who enjoys expressing herself through creativity? She just may be interested in Creative Connections– a 6 week group supporting growth through creativity. Read below to learn more about this as well as about our groups
Being a parent is tough work! Wise Mind Parenting is a new group for parents of teens and young adults who want to find new ways to understand and navigate the tough emotions that arise within themselves and their children during this transitional time of life. As teens and young adults move towards independence the
By Kara Johnson, M.A., LMFT Everybody needs a place where they can freely and safely express themselves. Yet I often hear from LGBTQIA teens that they feel like no one understands what they are really going through. They may feel isolated from others. And, they may have lots of uncertainty about who they really are.
IFGD Group Therapy Program: FAQs Child and Adolescent Specialty Practice (CASP) Tell me about group therapy at the Institute? Our groups help participants build skills in the areas of mindfulness, self-care and emotional regulation, friendship skills, and more. Facilitators combine age-appropriate discussion, reflection, and activities – like games, role play, and crafts – to help
If you’ve talked to someone from the Institute for Girls’ Development for any length of time, you’ve probably heard us talk about group therapy! Perhaps you or your daughter are in a group. Maybe you’ve considered group; perhaps it has been recommended for your child or yourself. Or, it’s possible that you’ve picked up fliers