Group Therapy

Some of the most comforting words in the universe are “me too”.

BOLD: Group for Teens

Live Brave. Be Original. Love Big. Dare Greatly.

What is BOLD?

BOLD is a transformative group designed specifically for teens who want to:

  • Cultivate courage

  • Embrace authenticity

  • Build meaningful connections

Based on the groundbreaking research of Brené Brown, BOLD provides a supportive space for teens to explore their emotions, develop resilience, and discover their inner strength.

Who is it for?

BOLD is ideal for teens aged 12-18 who want to:

  • Build confidence and self-esteem

  • Navigate relationships with authenticity and empathy

  • Overcome fear and self-doubt

  • Learn to embrace vulnerability as a strength

  • Develop engagement skills in group, practice articulating their needs, set boundaries, reach out for support, and understand the needs of others.

  • Learn to share their feelings

  • Define courage and how to be brave in life.

  • Identify and learn trust in relationships and specific behaviors such as reliability, accountability, integrity, and boundaries.

  • Understand and Identify values in their lives along with behaviors supporting these values.

  • Define vulnerability as well as the myths and paradoxes of vulnerability.

  • Become aware of unhealthy defensive strategies used to protect themselves from feeling shame and vulnerability.

  • Learn the difference between self-compassion and criticism and learn whose opinions in life should matter.

  • Learn empathy and its relationship with trust.

  • Learn about self-conscience emotions such as shame, guilt, humiliation, and embarrassment.

  • Learn about healthy and unhealthy ways of connection and disconnection.

  • Understand Identities and triggers that keep them from authenticity.

  • Identify ways of expressing emotions, both healthy and unhealthy

  • Identify self-talk that healthy striving. 

  • Increase curiosity about feelings and build skills to engage with and experience these emotions.

  • Identify the elements of grief: loss, longing, and feeling lost.

  • Learn the importance of forgiveness.

  • Describe how to put boundaries in place to work from a place of integrity.

What to Expect

It is an educational and experiential workshop where adolescents are given the opportunity and experience to learn about emotions, self-worth, vulnerability, and more. Over the course of 8-10 weeks, participants will engage in:

  • Engaging and fun activities

  • Impactful discussions

  • Creative exercises using different mediums like music, art, storytelling and more.

These will focus on themes like courage, self-compassion, and wholehearted living. Teens will walk away with tools to face challenges with confidence and build deeper, more meaningful relationships.