Helping Your Child Navigate Emotions and Build Social Skills A Social Skills Group for Children Aged 8-10 and 11-13

Does your child struggle with anxiety, making friends, or navigating social situations? Our 8-week Social Skills Group is designed to help children better understand and manage their emotions while improving their confidence and social connections.

Join Ryley from Inside Out to Explore and Manage Emotions! This engaging program uses relatable tools and evidence-based strategies, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Gestalt Therapy, to help children recognize and manage emotions like anxiety, frustration, and sadness—key contributors to social difficulties. Participants will learn to improve friendships, manage social anxiety, and build self-esteem in a safe and supportive group setting.

Program Details

• Who: Children aged 8-10 & 11-13 (separate groups)
• Duration: 90-minute sessions once a week for 8 weeks (12 hours total)
• Cost: $450 per participant
• Group Size: Maximum of 8 participants per group with 2 experienced counsellors, ensuring a 4:1 participant-to-counselor ratio
• Focus Areas:
  • Managing anxiety and understanding its impact on emotions
  • Identifying and navigating a variety of emotions
  • Developing tools to build friendships and improve peer interactions
  • Boosting self-esteem and confidence in social situations
  • Creating a personalized coping skills kit

What Makes Our Program Unique?

1. Individualized Support: Each child will have the opportunity for one-on-one time with a counsellor, ensuring their unique needs are addressed within the group setting.
2. Real-World Learning and Application: The program includes time for psychoeducation, real-world application of skills, and group counselling using a variety of techniques to help children practice and internalize what they’ve learned.
3. Safe, Supportive Environment: Your child will practice their new skills in real-life scenarios with their peers, fostering meaningful connections in a structured, controlled setting.
4. Evidence-Based Therapies: We incorporate Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Gestalt Therapy techniques to help participants build emotional awareness and develop practical strategies for managing their emotions.
5. Coping Skills Kit: Each week, your child will develop and add new tools to their personalized coping kit, equipping them to navigate anxiety and emotions beyond the program.

Benefits for Your Child

• Increased confidence in friendships and social situations
• Improved ability to manage anxiety and other emotions
• Real-world practice in navigating peer relationships
• Opportunities to form meaningful friendships within the group
• Deeper understanding of their emotions and strategies to manage them

Why Choose Us?

Our counsellors bring extensive experience working with youth, including those with neurodiversities, ensuring that your child receives compassionate and effective support. This program is more than just skills—it’s a chance for your child to grow, connect, and thrive in a welcoming, supportive environment.

Spaces are limited to ensure a personalized experience, so register your child today!