Child, Adolescent & Parenting |
This listing is a public service of the Westchester Group Psychotherapy Society.
The following groups are led by members of WGPS. This listing is provided by WGPS
for informational
purposes only. WGPS does not warrant the appropriateness of any group for any
particular individual.
The listing includes only mental health professionals who are licensed to practice their
profession by the
State of New York and who carry professional liability insurance. Please call the
therapist listed for each
group for more detailed information regarding professional qualifications, fee, openings,
appropriateness,
process, theoretical orientation, preliminary interviews, etc. Inclusion in the
listing does not imply a
recommendation, endorsement or statement of quality from the Westchester Group
Psychotherapy Society.
Child, Adolescent, & Parenting Groups
| Age | Type of Group | Day & Time* | Location & Phone | Contact / Therapist |
| Mothers | Mothers sending teens to college | TBA Fall, 2008 |
Mt. Kisco, NY (914)772-1858 |
Cohen, Amy S., PsyD |
| 5-7yr olds 8-10 11-13 |
Social skills groups - boys & girls | Thurs 5:15-6:00 pm 6:15-7:00 pm 7:15-8:00 pm |
Bedford
Hills, NY (914)666-0977 |
Grosso, Carolyn, PsyD |
| 7-18 | Social skills | Kingston, NY (845)331-3001 | Grunblatt, Andrea, PhD, AGPA, CGP | |
| 7-9 yr olds 11-14 14-19 6-8 |
Social skills - boys
Social skills - Middle-school boys Teen process group - (co-ed) Social skills - girls |
Tues 3:30-4:30 pm Thurs 4:30-5:30 pm Tues afternoon |
(NY Presbyterian Hospital) White Plains, NY (914) 997-5957 |
Hariton, Jo, PhD, AGPA, CGP |
| 14-18 (co-ed) |
Focus on Social skills, relationships, family and academic issues, separation-individuation | Weds 5:45-7:15 pm | Hartsdale, NY (914) 997-0501 |
Kahn, Gloria Batkin, EdD, ABPP, FAGPA, CGP |
| 13-18 yr olds 13-21 |
Adolescent Girls
Group - 2 groups Social skills - teenage boys |
Tues 6:15-7:15pm Tues 7:15-8:15pm (all groups: Sept-June) Tues 4:45-5:30pm |
Bedford Hills, NY (914)666-0511 |
Kellner, Lynne, PsyD, AGPA |
| 7-11 12-16 (girls) Adolescents |
Relationship: mothers & daughters (separately
& together as needed) Bereavement: adolescents who lost a parent work thru their loss and work with children who had similar experience |
pending pending |
Yonkers, NY (914)969-6175 |
Levy, Aviva; PsyD, AGPA, CGP |
| Adolescents Early & late latency |
Social skills groups - co-ed Social skills groups - co-ed |
Mon 5:30-6:30pm Tues afternoons - several |
(Full Circle Family Care) White Plains, NY (914)421-1500 x300 |
Maidenberg,Michelle:Ph.D. MPH, LCSW, AGPA, CGP |
| 20's-40's (Fathers) Parents |
Fathers: focusing on infants & toddlers' developmental needs &
strengthening father-child relationship - pending Parents of babies with colic - pending |
TBA 7:30-9:00pm (8 weeks) TBA 9:30-11:00am or 1:15-2:45pm |
Larchmont, NY (914)384-5544 |
Margulies, Marian; PhD, |
| kindergarten - 10th grade 6-8 Adolescents |
Social Skills Groups for school aged boys -
different groups according to age & grade Socialization group for boys on the autistic spectrum Co-ed psychotherapy group |
after school (call for times) Thurs 4:00pm Monday 7:00pm |
Croton-on-Hudson, NY (914)271-5326 | Milich, Bob H, PhD, AGPA, CGP |
| 13-21
|
Eating Disorders
Recovery & Support - co-ed adolescents-young adults Psycho-educational approach to parenting children being evaluated or in treatment Proactive parenting of pre-adols, adolescents & young adults - discuss, learn & practice these methods |
Pending
6 sessions - pending |
Harrison, NY (914)450-6322 |
Miller, Irene S., LCSW, CASAC, CPP |
| Women | Parenting issues | TBA Fall '09 (weekly or 2x/month) |
Hastings, NY (914)478-1267 |
Strauss, Joanna, LCSW, AGPA, CGP |
*Groups meet weekly unless otherwise specified.
CGP=Certified Group therapist AGPA=American Group Psychotherapy Association Member
FAGPA= Fellow, AGPA