Group Therapy
Embark on an exciting learning journey with our highly sought-after group therapy classes. We are thrilled to announce a new cycle of programs designed to support both children and parents in managing the challenges they face in academic, emotional, and social arenas. Many families have found the support and skills they need to feel more in control through our group offerings.
Here’s what we have available:
Join our group therapy sessions and gain the skills and support you need to create a healthier, more balanced life for your family.
Contact us today to learn more about our programs and secure your spot!
Parent Group
Building Blocks- Parenting for Emotional Health
For Parents with Children Ages 4 Months to 5 Years Old
Virtual Group – 8 weeks- 1hr per week
Next Group: October 9th, 2024, 1-2 pm
This program supports parents in creating secure parent-child relationships and building emotion regulation skills in young children.
Parent Group
Parenting Emotionally Intense Children – Level 1
For Parents with Children Ages 3 to 12 Years Old
Virtual Group – 10 weeks- 1hr per week
Next Group: October 8th, 2024 1-2pm
Designed to provide caregivers with the skills and support needed to optimize healthy outcomes for emotionally intense children.
Parent Group
Parenting Emotionally Intense Children – Level 2
For Parents with Children Ages 3 to 12 Years Old
Virtual Group – 10 weeks- 1hr per week
Next Group- October 8th, 2024, 10-11am
For parents who have completed Level 1, this program offers deeper learning and additional tools for managing emotionally intense children.
Parent Group
Parenting Children with Anxiety
For Parents with Children Ages 3 to 12 Years Old
Virtual Group –8 weeks- 1 hr per week
Next group- October 9th, 2025 10-11am
This program equips parents with tools and strategies to help their children manage anxiety effectively.
Child Group
Coping With Anxiety
For Children Ages 9 to 12 Years Old
In-Person – 8 weeks
Next group: September 30th, 2024 4:30 to 6pm
An action-oriented group designed to help children learn and practice coping strategies for managing anxiety.
Join our group therapy sessions and gain the skills and support you need to create a healthier, more balanced life for your family. Contact us today to learn more about our programs and secure your spot!
Group Therapy FAQs
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What can I expect in Group Therapy for Parents?
Each parent group has a maximum of 10 participants. Some parents come individually, and some come as a couple. Parent groups are 60 minutes long, and they are virtual to be more accessible for busy parents. In the group, I will have an opportunity to get to know you and the issues you face with your child, and you will also have an opportunity to get to know the other group members.
Each group session features three components:
- Learning a specific skill that is backed by research. We cover a different topic each week. You will leave with concrete ideas to try at home for the coming week.
- An opportunity to raise particular challenges you are facing. You will learn how to apply the skills we covered in the group to your specific situations.
- A chance to support each-other by sharing successes (and challenges) that occurred over the previous week.
Please get in touch with me for more information.
What can I expect in Group Therapy for Children?
Each child group has a maximum of 6 participants to allow for adequate attention and tailoring of the material to each child. Child groups are 60 minutes long and are held in person, in the office. In the group, I will have an opportunity to get to know your child and teach them how to apply skills to their specific situation.
Each group session features three components:
- Learning a specific skill that is backed by research. I will cover a different topic each week. Your child will leave with concrete ideas to try at home for the coming week.
- An opportunity for your child to raise particular challenges they are facing, and the skills we covered in group to their specific situations.
- A chance to support their group peers by sharing successes (and challenges) that occurred over the previous week.
Please get in touch with me for more information.
What are some of the Benefits of Group Therapy?
- Support and Connection. Challenges are much harder when they are faced alone. In the groups I run, parents and children often report relief in knowing they are not unique in their struggles. Sharing difficult experiences in a supportive, safe, and non-judgmental environment can help you start to think of different ways you can address your problems.
- Learning Evidence-Based Theory and Skills. I am a believer that knowledge of child development, understanding the basics of how emotions function, and acquiring step-by-step skills necessary to implement strategies that work is power. Groups are a great way to obtain information in an organized way and discuss how to apply this to your day-to-day life.
- Reducing shame. It is not uncommon for parents and children to feel a great sense of ineffectiveness, sadness and shame in their struggle. Sharing reduces shame, especially in the context of acceptance and understanding from others. When the shame is reduced, we can learn, implement skills and promote our own self-growth.
- It’s a more affordable option. Psychotherapy in Ontario is expensive, and the waitlists are long. Group Therapy can service more clients at a time and at more than half the cost of individual therapy.