Group Therapy
Join a Summer 2025 Group Today!
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Check Out Our Summer Series
Weekly Drop-In Groups!
Current & Upcoming Group Therapy Opportunities
Mindful Movement
🌟Helping kids move through big feelings🌟
Join us for a fun, interactive 4-week group that combines mindfulness, movement, and emotional awareness to help kids manage stress, improve focus, and build confidence. Designed especially for rising 3rd–6th graders, this group teaches coping strategies through yoga, games, breathwork, and creative expression.
Participants will learn:
How to notice and name their emotions
Ways to calm their bodies and minds
Movement-based techniques to handle anxiety and frustration
How to stay present, grounded, and connected
Each session blends playful activities with meaningful reflection—perfect for kids who benefit from hands-on, whole-body learning.
📍 Location: ARISE Counseling Center and Training Instiute; Troy, MI
🗓 Dates: Thursdays (beginning 7/31/2025)
🕒 Time: 4:00pm - 5:00pm
💰 Cost: $35 per weekly session.
Space is limited, Register below!
Social Skills Squad: Back-to-School Edition
🤝 Social Skills Squad: Back-to-School Edition
For Rising 1st–4th Graders
Help your child head into the new school year with confidence, connection, and key friendship skills!
This 4-week summer group is designed to help younger kids strengthen their social toolbox in a fun, supportive environment. Through games, stories, role-plays, and movement-based activities, kids will practice:
Finding common interests
Starting and maintaining conversations
Reading social cues and body language
Respectful communication and conflict resolution
Led by child therapists who specialize in social-emotional learning, this group is a great refresher (or introduction!) before the transition back to school.
📅 Thursdays, 7/24/2025 – 8/14/2025
🕠 5:30–6:30 PM
📍 Location: ARISE
💰 Cost: $35 per weekly session.
Spots are limited, Register below!
EXPRESSIONS: Art-Inspired Group for High Schoolers
Creativity meets connection in EXPRESSIONS, a fun and engaging art therapy group designed to help teens explore emotions, build self-esteem, and develop healthy coping skills. Through painting, drawing, and hands-on creative activities, teens will learn to express themselves in a safe and supportive environment while making new friends.
🎨 Who: High Schoolers
🗓 When: Thursdays, 6:00pm-7:00pm, 6 Weeks Beginning September 2025
📍 Where: ARISE Counseling Center
💲 Cost: $50 per weekly session
Spots are limited, Register below!
Pathways Forward: 3rd-5th Graders
Is your 3rd-5th grader struggling with anxiety and big emotions? Join our Pathways Forward group to learn evidence-based tools for managing your emotions and building resilience.
Over 5 weeks, you'll discover:
How anxiety and depression affect your thoughts, feelings, and actions.
The "think-feel-do" cycle of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).
Relaxation and mindfulness techniques to calm your mind.
Strategies to reframe automatic negative thoughts (ANTs).
The power of activity to improve your mood.
Let's work together to build the skills you need for a steady, confident future!
Details:
🎨 Who: 3rd-5th Graders
🗓 When: Wednesdays, 6:00pm-7:00pm, 5 weeks Beginning September 2025
📍 Where: ARISE Counseling Center
💲 Cost: $50 per weekly session
Join us on the path to emotional wellness!
Mindful Teens
Are you a high schooler feeling overwhelmed by stress or pressure?
Join our Mindful Teens group to explore mindfulness-based stress reduction techniques and discover how to find balance and focus in your life.
Over 4 weeks, you'll learn:
How stress impacts your mind and body.
Techniques to stay present and calm in challenging moments.
Practical mindfulness exercises to enhance focus and concentration.
Strategies for building emotional resilience and managing difficult emotions.
The connection between mindfulness and improved well-being.
Let’s work together to help you feel more grounded, confident, and in control.
Details:
📅 Duration: 4 weekly sessions beginning Tuesdays, August 6th, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
📍 Location: ARISE Counseling Center
💲 Cost: $50 per weekly session
💬 Open to high school students
Take a step toward a calmer, more centered life—join us!
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Interested in joining a group? Sign up by completing the form below!
Multi-family Groups
At ARISE we believe your whole family deserves healing, hope, and community.
We have found the Multifamily Group Therapy Model to be one of the most efficient and effective therapeutic approaches to support overall wellness for the entire family!
For these family groups, we invite all caregivers, individuals, and siblings to join in the healing process. Not only will you gain a sense of community with other families who are experiencing similar challenges, your entire family will leave these groups feeling:
Better prepared to cope with feelings of anxiety and depression
More connected and bonded as a family system and community
A reduction in family conflict and increased positive communication and interactions
Equipped with the skills to support each other during life’s challenges
Click the group to learn more!
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SAVE YOUR SPOT NOW: Beginning soon!
During our Family CBT group, we invite all caregivers, individuals, and siblings grade 6th-12th to join in the healing process. Learning skills to cope with life’s challenges as a family is one of the most effective ways to ensure healing and family connection.
Over the course of 10 sessions, your family will learn about:
Anxiety and depression
The cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) model
Relaxation and mindfulness skills
Recognizing automatic negative thoughts (ANTs) and how to reframe them into more helpful thoughts
Behavioral activation: How getting active improves our mood
Exposure: How facing our fears helps us manage anxiety and overcome avoidance
10 weeks
Mondays from 5:30pm-7:00pm, In-person
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The Strengthening Families Program (SFP) teaches–and has caregivers and youth practice–skills involved in bonding (creating warm, loving relationships), setting clear, firm boundaries, and monitoring their children’s emotional well-being and activities. Skill practice creates new prosocial habit patterns in the brain, which helps improve behavior, strengthens the parent-child relationship, and helps a child feel loved.
Over the course of 10 sessions, families will learn skills to:
Increase family bonding
Increase parental involvement
Increase positive parenting skills
Increase positive communication
Increase family organization
Decrease family conflict
Decrease youth depression
Decrease youth aggression
Increase youth cooperation
Increase number of prosocial friends and social competencies
Who: Caregivers and individuals ages 7-17
6 Weeks beginning August 2025
Mondays from 5:30pm-7:00pm, In-person
Why Join Our Group Therapy Program?
A Safe Space: In our sessions, you can freely express yourself without judgment. It's a place where your feelings matter, and you can find the support you need.
Connect with Others: Meet like-minded peers and families who understand what you're going through. Share experiences, build friendships, and grow together.
Professional Guidance: Our experienced therapists are here to guide you through your journey, offering valuable insights and coping strategies.
Learn Life Skills: Develop essential life skills, such as communication, emotional regulation, and problem-solving, to thrive in daily life.
Build Resilience: Together, we'll help you and your family build resilience, face challenges head-on, and emerge stronger.
Who Can Benefit from Group Therapy?
Children struggling with emotional identification and regulation
Teens dealing with stress, anxiety, or depression
Families seeking to improve communication and relationships
Anyone looking to connect, grow, and find support
Don't let difficulties hold you back. Join us on the path to healing, growth, and a brighter future. Our group therapy is accessible, evidence-based treatment, empowering, and FUN. Sign up now to embark on a journey towards a happier, healthier, and more harmonious life for you and your family.