The primary goals of adolescent groups are to provide a safe environment for preadolescents and adolescents to talk about peer pressure, process their feelings about social interactions, develop and maintain friendships, increase self esteem, and improve family relationships. These groups are tailored to address specific issues raised by group members. Past topics have included stress reduction, anxiety management, dream analysis, body image and mood swings.

The primary goals for middle school groups are to help your child develop and maintain friendships, learn to read social cues, identify and process feelings, build confidence, establish better boundaries, and explore feelings about social inclusion and exclusion. These groups also incorporate a variety of therapeutic approaches including expressive play therapy techniques, and behavioral approaches.

Offered for LPC and LMFT license candidates. Specialized focus on clinical techniques for working with children and adolescence including play therapy techniques, sandtray, social skills development, and group therapy. Psychodynamic, Mindfulness Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Sensorimotor (Mind/Body) Integration modalities will be utilized to explore clients presenting issues.