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Anxiety Disorders Center

Social Anxiety Groups

Teaching children, adolescents, and young adults coping skills to help manage anxiety in a group setting.

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Interested in applying for Social Anxiety Groups?

Young people who struggle with social anxiety experience intense discomfort in social settings. To ease their anxiety they often begin avoiding social situations, which unfortunately makes their anxiety worse. While individual treatment teaches children and adolescents strategies for how to tolerate social situations without avoiding them, there is growing evidence that practicing and refining these skills is more effective when done in group formats.

About the Program

Virtual and In-Person Social Anxiety Groups at the Child Mind Institute teach children, adolescents, and young adults coping skills to help them manage their anxiety as they practice facing their social fears in a group setting. Groups are designed to help participants develop skills and confidence in a supportive environment through exposures.

Our Social Anxiety Groups are appropriate for those who:

  • Feel scared or uncomfortable in social situations
  • Are afraid of embarrassing themselves in social situations
  • Avoid doing activities that involve socializing
  • Have difficulty recognizing social cues

This program targets areas of exposure such as participating in a virtual setting or in class, asking for help, asserting opinions, working or playing in a group, starting or joining in a conversation, videochatting with family or friends, attending a virtual or in-person party, ordering at a restaurant, giving a presentation or debating an issue, etc.

We meet individually with each participant prior to the start of the group to determine if he or she is the right fit and to identify specific areas of concern. In addition to group-focused activities, we are able to provide individualized interventions tailored to the specific needs of each child.

Group Schedule

Spring 2023

In-Person 8-Week Groups for Tweens, Teens and Young Adults (9-23)

  • Dates: Thursdays, April 20th – June 8th  2023
  • Time: 5pm to 6:30pm EST
  • Location: Child Mind Institute, NYC
  • Cost: $2,400
  • Additional details: All participants are allocated to age-appropriate sub-groups. Includes live parent Q&A held virtually at halfway point of the group.
  • Questions: Please contact Charis.Turner@childmind.org

 

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Summer 2023

In-Person One-Week Intensive Group for Tweens & Teens

  • Dates: Monday August 14th – Friday August 18th
  • Time: 10am – 2pm EST, daily
  • Location: Child Mind Institute, NYC
  • Additional details: All participants are allocated to age-appropriate sub-groups (ages 9-23 accepted); includes live parent Q&A held virtually at the halfway point of the group for parents of participants aged 9-18.

In-Person One-Week Intensive Group for Young Adults

  • Dates: Monday August 14th – Friday August 18th
  • Time: 10am – 2pm EST, daily
  • Location: Child Mind Institute, NYC
  • Additional details: All participants are allocated to age-appropriate sub-groups (ages 9-23 accepted); includes live parent Q&A held virtually at the halfway point of the group for parents of participants aged 9-18.

 

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Intensives

Intensive for College Aged Young Adults

  • Dates: December 2023
  • Time: 3 hours per day, over 3-5 days (depending on scheduling)
  • Location: TBD
  • Addtional details: Intensives are designed for adults 18-24. Exposures will include in and out of office community practice (I.E. dining hall and classroom simulations), assertiveness training (I.E. living with roommates and asking for an extension), and job interview/ dating simulations.

 

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At this point in time, our team is hopeful and optimistic that we will be able to run an in-person program. We will be following state and CDC guidelines and recommendations closely. In the case that we are unable to run an in-person program, we will offer a virtual option.

Additional Information

Eligibility: Children, adolescents and young adults who need help overcoming social anxiety. To ensure an appropriate fit, we will conduct a one-hour assessment billed at the clinician’s hourly rate. The assessment fee is waived if the child has participated in a previous group.

Questions: For any questions about Social Anxiety Groups, please contact Charis Turner at Charis.Turner@childmind.org.

Cancellation Policy

If a child cannot attend and we are notified at least 30 days prior to the start date of the program we will issue a refund, excluding a $300 non-refundable deposit for administrative fees. At the time of registration full payment is required to reserve a space. If less than 30 days notification is given, no refund will be provided.

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