GROUP
GROUPS
Coping Skills for Young Children
This group will focus on building coping skills in younger elementary children, ages 5-8. The group will utilize evidence-based methods rooted in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and is ideal for kids with anxiety and general feelings of overwhelm.
This group will run for 5 weeks, beginning on July 1st and will meet at 9a on Mondays and Thursdays each week (no session on July 4th).
Doug earned his bacheloru2019s degree in Psychology from Southeastern University in Lakeland, FL and his Masteru2019s and Specialist degrees in School Psychology from the University of Louisiana – Monroe, LA. He will be completing his Ph.D in School Psychology from Texas Tech University this year.
He is currently is licensed to practice psychology in Florida, Texas, Colorado, Tennessee, Alaska, Arizona, Delaware, Alaska, and Minnesota.
Executive Functioning Skills Group
Executive functioning is a set of brain-based abilities that help us set goals, make plans, manage disappointment, and stay flexible in the face of unexpected events. Executive functioning enables us to stick with challenges without getting overwhelmed. They predict success at school and long term quality of life, relationships, happiness, employment, and mental and physical health. Improved executive functioning helps children be more flexible, well-regulated problem solvers.
This group uses proven cognitive-behavioral techniques to build social flexibility, emotion regulation, planning, and organization skills. This is a co-ed group for rising 4th-6th graders.
This group will run for 5 weeks, beginning on July 1st and will meet at 1p on Mondays and Thursdays each week (no session on July 4th).
Positive Psychology Group
Positive psychology is a branch of psychology that focuses on understanding and promoting human well-being, happiness, and flourishing. Unlike traditional psychology, which often concentrates on diagnosing and treating mental illness, positive psychology explores what makes life worth living and how individuals can thrive. It examines strengths, virtues, positive emotions, resilience, gratitude, optimism, and meaningful connections as essential elements of a fulfilling li