Participants will engage in a mix of guided comedy writing, group sharing, and improv activities to explore emotions and learn to cope with new experiences. Each session will focus on a theme co-determined by group members and therapist (e.g., self-image, friendships, family dynamics, resilience) and use humor to approach it from multiple angles. Teens will learn comedic techniques such as storytelling, exaggeration, character work, and joke timing and practice using them to better understand themselves and connect with others. Group norms will emphasize respect, inclusion, and emotional safety so everyone can be themselves and have fun.

This is a closed group that runs quarterly; Saturdays from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm.

https://sentiertherapy.com/group-therapy/group-for-teens-to-explore-emotions-with-comedy/

This telehealth-based therapeutic group is for youth (ages 13-17) in foster care or who have been adopted and want a safe space to talk about their experiences. In this group, we will explore feelings around identity, belonging, and family changes. We will also work on building coping skills, navigating transitions, and connecting with others who are facing similar challenges.

This is an open group.

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High school students ages 14-18 who have an interest in playing longform campaign-style group games like D&D and who want to work on interacting with others. All group members must have access to a laptop or desktop computer that has high speed internet, a camera and microphone, and ability to use the website Roll 20 while on a zoom video call.

This therapy group will utilize a gaming system that was developed by mental health professionals. Group members will learn social and coping skills through an RPG (Role-Playing Game) adventure, creating a character that embodies their own strengths and encountering opportunities for working on their own individualized goals. This group will support the mental health of group members through healthy social connections, conversation, and teamwork.

https://sentiertherapy.com/group-therapy/teen-gaming-group-online/

Sentier offers a supportive DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy) Skills group for high school students. This is a quarterly 8-week psycho-educational skills group that teaches skills from the DBT modules of core mindfulness, emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness skills. Please note: This is a skills group and is not an intensive or adherent DBT program. Support from adults is a key component to the teen’s skill development, so this group also contains a parent education component. Guardians are invited to attend three 1-hour parent education classes throughout the course of the group where they will receive an overview of the skills that teens are also learning! Open to ages 13+. 

https://sentiertherapy.com/group-therapy/teen-dbt-group/

Teen Calm is a psycho-educational group that explores various types of anxiety, the way we feel it in our bodies, and the brain science behind it. Group members will build skills to decrease the overall impact of the stress and anxiety they experience and learn how to prevent it from taking over. The group facilitator will use a combination of mindfulness, stress reduction, movement, writing, biofeedback, and cognitive behavioral therapy techniques to bring about calm and build confidence in each group member.

https://sentiertherapy.com/group-therapy/teen-anxiety-group/

Ongoing at the moment. Skills group that teaches parents and kids regulation skills. Monday evenings 6:15-7pm

https://www.advancedpsychologicalservices.com/#grouptherapy