Children and teens greatly benefit from the opportunity to learn from each other.  Group therapy provides an outstanding opportunity to meet with peers and work on goals together in a small, safe, and supportive community.  This provides an amazing environment for growth as group members interact with each other and learn new skills while benefiting from each others’ experiences.

Our therapists work with the group to create a plan together.  Each group includes the opportunity to learn and teach something new through exciting games and activities.  We strive to provide a positive learning environment that creates growth for all group members. Please note that while we provide age ranges for each group, your child’s placement will be determined by the best fit for them.

Group Therapy Benefits

There are several benefits to participating in group therapy. Here at Healthy Minds we offer two primary types of groups: Skill Building Groups and Process Groups.

The main style of group we offer supports Skill Building. In our skill building groups, we follow a curriculum to help educate and normalize different aspects of everyday life that continue to pose a challenge for our participants. Such skills we work on are Social Skills, Executive Functioning Skills, and Growth Mindset, all of which help people participate in group settings with more ease and success. In these groups, we spend our time educating participants and their families about how to understand and master the skill set being offered. While having multiple members participating in our skill building groups may provide extra benefits, such as opportunities to practice real-life situations in a small setting and learning from other peoples' experiences, the size of the group does not impact the delivery of information that will, in turn, support the participants' success in everyday group settings.

Our Process Groups, however, do depend more on group size. Process groups are useful in normalizing everyday experiences related to our mental health that may cause a person to feel isolated and alone in their experiences. This is an opportunity to discuss our everyday challenges in a safe environment and acquire the skills needed to manage mental health.

Groups are not individually tailored to any one specific clients' needs, however, the facilitators are skilled in highlighting the goals each client enters the group with. When more specific needs to an individual arise, we can offer the opportunity to meet one-on-one with a parent to provide additional support and feedback.