Groups

Adolescent Social Skills
Group (In-Person)

Details
Day: Tuesdays

​This adolescent social skills group is designed to support participants who struggle with anger management issues as well as social skills development. Most participants attend mainstream settings or alternative day schools and generally require an IEP to make effective progress in school.

  • Anger management skill acquisition
  • Increased perspective taking and judgement
  • Facilitating more mature peer interactions
  • Helping participants develop their ability to discuss home-based challenges with increased awareness of their personal responsibility
  • Closely coordinating sessions with ongoing family therapy sessions to provide consistency
  • Integrating school-based feedback and honest reality testing
  • Integration of progress with Clinical Tutoring

Adolescent Anger-Management Group (In-Person)

Details
Day: Tuesdays

This adolescent group is designed for students who are currently in high school and struggle with their learning profiles and overall impulsivity issues. Participants are more likely to have a history of language-based learning challenges, ADHD, Mood Issues, Anxiety, and minor substance use concerns.

  • Accessing learning resources in a mainstream school setting via an IEP and increasing metacognitive awareness
  • Using technology to enhance academic organization
  • Setting healthy academic and social goals
  • Avoiding conflict with significant others
  • Technology addiction and the impact of technology on the home/school environment
  • Making healthy life choices in the home/school/community
  • Prevention of higher-risk behaviors/clinical resilience
  • Group members from accelerating to higher-risk behaviors​

College/Vocational Transition Group (Remote)

Details
Day: Wednesdays

The focus of the College/Vocational Transition Group is to orient participants to the organizational and emotional challenges that are typically encountered during their transition to a successful post-high school phase of life. This phase may include a job, college coursework or a combination of the two.  

  • Negotiation of relationships with parents
  • Organizational skill development
  • Use of technology to track work/class progress
  • Job stability & self-advocacy
  • Integration of clinical gains into multiple life domains
  • Reality-testing surrounding substance use
  • Movement to an increased level of social, familial, & financial independence

For more details please refer to the following link: 
​College Transition Program
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Adolescent Treatment Resistant DBT Group (In-Person)

Details
Day: Thursdays

Our adolescent DBT skills group is designed to provide a supportive and structured environment for teens to learn and practice essential coping strategies. This group welcomes adolescents with varying levels of experience with DBT, whether they have been introduced to these skills in outpatient therapy, inpatient hospital programs, or school-based interventions.
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Led by Dr. Perna and Dr. Paden—both trained in the DBT foundational program—our group follows an evidence-based, research-supported curriculum specifically tailored for teenagers. The program focuses on the four core components of DBT:

  • Mindfulness: Cultivating awareness and presence in the moment.
  • Distress Tolerance: Developing healthy coping mechanisms for managing stress and emotional crises.
  • Interpersonal Effectiveness: Enhancing communication and relationship skills.
  • Emotional Regulation: Learning strategies to understand and manage emotions more effectively.
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In addition to these foundational DBT skills, our program incorporates Middle Path Strategies, which help bridge gaps in family communication and promote balanced, effective decision-making. These strategies are also used in our Family therapy and team meetings and are integral parts of our approach, ensuring that adolescents receive comprehensive system-based support.
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We also emphasize a Holistic Learning Approach, integrating learning principles into all aspects of treatment to promote long-term emotional resilience and personal growth. Our goal is to equip adolescents with the skills they need to navigate challenges, build confidence, and foster healthier relationships.
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For parents seeking a structured, research-backed approach to help their teen develop essential life skills, our DBT skills group provides a compassionate and evidence-based solution. Contact us to learn more about how this program can support your family.

​For more details please refer to the following link: 
Adolescent DBT Program

Young Adult Transition
Group (Remote)

Details
Day: Wednesdays

The focus of the Young Adult Transition Group is to orient participants to the organizational and emotional challenges that are typically encountered during their transition into an MBA program, the business world, or a combination of the two.
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  • ​Preventing / managing serious mental health events and/or substance use regression
  • Developing "Industrial Grade" enhanced executive function skills that will promote success in school, job, & entrepreneurial settings
  • Balancing financial / emotional independence from parents
  • Integration of clinical skills and newfound judgment into multiple life domains
  • Movement to an increased level of social satisfaction as a young adult
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Adolescent Social Skills  DBT
​Group (In-Person)

Details
Day: Mondays

Our adolescent DBT skills group is designed to provide a supportive and structured environment for teens with social skill issues to learn and practice essential coping strategies. This group welcomes adolescents with varying levels of experience with DBT, whether they have been introduced to these skills in outpatient therapy, inpatient hospital programs, or school-based interventions.
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Led by Dr. Perna, Dr. Paden, and Michael Shapiro, LICSW, our group follows an evidence-based, research-supported curriculum specifically tailored for teenagers. The program focuses on the four core components of DBT:
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  • Mindfulness: Cultivating awareness and presence in the moment.
  • Distress Tolerance: Developing healthy coping mechanisms for managing stress and emotional crises.
  • Interpersonal Effectiveness: Enhancing communication and relationship skills.
  • Emotional Regulation: Learning strategies to understand and manage emotions more effectively.

In addition to these foundational DBT skills, our program incorporates Middle Path Strategies, which help bridge gaps in family communication and promote balanced, effective decision-making. These strategies are also used in our Family therapy and team meetings and are integral parts of our approach, ensuring that adolescents receive comprehensive system-based support.

We also emphasize a Holistic Learning Approach that is customized to address the needs of teenagers with social skill challenges. Our approach integrates these foundational learning principles into all aspects of treatment to promote long-term emotional resilience and personal growth. Our goal is to equip adolescents with the skills they need to navigate challenges, build confidence, and foster healthier relationships.

For parents seeking a structured, research-backed approach to help their teen develop essential life skills, our DBT skills group provides a compassionate and evidence-based solution. Contact us to learn more about how this program can support your family.

For more details please refer to the following link: 
Adolescent DBT Program