Skills Groups
We plan to or currently offer the following groups (click each for more information):
Some individuals pursue group therapy or skills groups in addition to or instead of individual therapy. We offer groups for adolescents and young adults with varying durations, modalities, and goals. As groups are forming, they will be described on this page and initial application forms will be available.
Groups forming for Fall 2026
Social and Emotional Skills Groups for Teens
Groups that focus on helping teens to:
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Better understand emotions, and how to manage them
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Develop skills to manage stress and anxiety
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improve relationships with friends and families
This skills group meets in-person in Olney, MD
Click here to go to initial application form, or scroll down.
Groups forming for Fall 2026
Resilience Skills Groups
The Resilience Builder Program® is a comprehensive support system designed to help
children and teens develop essential social and emotional skills. Through proven
cognitive-behavioral strategies, participants gain the tools they need to face life’s
challenges with confidence.
This skills group meets in-person in Olney, MD
Click here to go to initial application form, or scroll down.
Group now has opennings
Adult Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Skills Group (24 week)
The DBT group is designed to build skills in 4 critical areas:
• Core Mindfulness. • Interpersonal Effectiveness
• Emotion Regulation. • Distress Tolerance
This skills group will meet in-person in Friendship Village/Chevy Chase, MD
(Friendship Heights metro).
• Group to be held Friday mornings from 10:30-12:00 EST.
• The group will be led by two doctoral level clinical psychologists who
are intensively trained in DBT.
Click here to go to initial application form, or scroll down.
Groups forming for Fall 2026
Parent Management Skills Groups
Superparenting is an informational course providing knowledge, resources, and strategies to parents and caregivers of children and adolescents experiencing emotional dysregulation and corresponding behavioral challenges. This group emphasizes the caregivers’ role in improving a child’s level of functioning and views caregivers’ adaptive responding as one of the main mechanisms of change; this course is intended to strengthen and equip caregivers with the skills they may need to help their sensitive children improve their level of functioning.
The course covers strategies for parents (and other caregivers) on creating a validating and change ready-environment, and strategies for both parents and children on dealing with stress effectively and improving their relationships with other people. While focused on parenting, this group is for adults only to build their skills to be effective.
When formed this skills group will meet in-person in Olney, MD.
Click here to go to initial application form, or scroll down.