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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.
This program is only offered in New York and California.

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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

Winter 2024 – New York City

In-Person 8-Week Group for Tweens & Teens (Ages 11-14)

  • Dates: Thursdays, January 11th-February 29th, 2024
  • Time: 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm ET
  • Location: Child Mind Institute, NYC
  • Cost: $2,400
  • Additional details: All participants are allocated to age-appropriate groups; includes live parent Q&A held virtually at the halfway point of the group for parents of participants aged 9-18.

Winter 2024 – San Mateo

In-Person 8-Week Group for Tweens & Teens (Ages 11-14)

  • Dates: Thursdays, February 1—March 21st, 2024
  • Time: 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm
  • Location: Child Mind Institute, San Mateo
  • Cost: $2,400
  • Additional details: All participants are allocated to age-appropriate groups; includes live parent Q&A held virtually at the halfway point of the group for parents of participants aged 9-18.
Winter College Student Intensive – New York City

In-Person College Student Intensive for Ages 18-24

  • Dates: Wednesday, January 10th-Friday, January 12th, 2024
  • Time: 10:00am-2:00pm pm ET
  • Location: Child Mind Institute, NYC
  • Cost: $3,000
Spring 2024 – New York City

In-Person 8-Week Group for Tweens, Teens, and Young Adults (Ages 9-24)

  • Dates: Thursdays, April 4th-May 30th, 2024 (skipping April 25th)*
  • Time: 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm ET
  • Location: Child Mind Institute, NYC
  • Cost: $2,400
  • Additional details: All participants are allocated to age-appropriate groups; includes live parent Q&A held virtually at the halfway point of the group for parents of participants aged 9-18.
Summer 2024 Intensive – New York City

In-Person One-Week Intensive for Tweens, Teens, and Young Adults (Ages 9-24)

  • Dates: Monday, August 12th – Friday, August 16th, 2024
  • Time: 10:00 am to 2:00 pm ET, Daily
  • Location: Child Mind Institute, NYC
  • Cost: $3,200
  • Additional details: All participants are allocated to age-appropriate groups.

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: Please contact Tess Wodin at tess.wodin@childmind.org for questions about the NYC program and Lalli Sandoval at lalli.sandoval@childmind.org for questions about the San Mateo program.

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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