Workshops / Group Therapy

This is a group for adults facilitated by Matthew Manela, LICSW, who specializes in anger management. This group runs on a 12 week cycle and will cover topics around self awareness, identifying your fears, exploring and investing in change, identifying thinking errors, communicating needs, forgiveness, as well as positive thinking and being in the present. This group will teach you concrete skills to improve relationships with yourself, family, friends and work. If anger has caused trouble in your relationship or if you find yourself getting easily angry, then this group is for you! We want you to feel better about yourself and your relationships. This group will teach techniques and skills to change your automatic anger response and learn to take charge of your anger!

Co-ed group, clients may join at anytime in the cycle.

Accepting new clients for group running Tuesdays 6:30pm-7:45pm virtually and in person at our Norfolk office. Secure your spot today! 

Group that meets virtually Mondays 7:45pm-9:00pm is currently closed to new clients.

Click here to review accepted insurances or $60 private pay per group.

Please click here to inquire about joining today!

Click here to check out the flyer!

Raising Girls with Grace and Grit: A Group for Moms of Teenage Daughters

Parenting a teenage daughter can be both rewarding and challenging. Many moms long for a closer connection with their daughters but struggle to bridge the gap. Meanwhile, many teen girls deeply desire a stronger relationship with their moms but may withdraw, feeling misunderstood.

This group, facilitated by Kathy Manganaro, LMHC, provides a supportive space for moms to share experiences, challenges, and victories while learning practical strategies to strengthen the mother-daughter bond. Kathy is a mom herself and has led the Girls with Grace and Grit Group for six years, working closely with teen girls and gaining valuable insight into their struggles and needs.

Through a combination of discussion, real-life scenarios, and evidence-based strategies, moms will gain tools for effective communication, conflict resolution, and relationship-building—helping them support their daughters while fostering independence and mutual understanding.

Join us and connect with other moms who understand the journey. Together, we can navigate the challenges of raising strong, resilient daughters with both grace and grit!

Group Meets on Thursday evenings at 5:30pm, starting SOON in May 2025!

Hybrid Model: Alternating weekly between in-person meetings at the Norfolk office and virtual sessions.

In-network insurance accepted or $60 private pay per group.

Spots still available. Please click here to register to join!

This group is for elementary aged children and will focus on emotional regulation through learning about various topics such as impulse control and flexible thinking and mindfulness. Activities and games will be integrated with the weekly topic to promote movement and integration of the material in a fun way. Members will be encouraged to move around and explore how to manage our big emotions together in a group setting.  

This group is for children aged 5-11 years old.

Two sessions offered:

• Younger children (5-8 years old), Wednesdays 3:45pm - 4:30pm
• Older children (~8-11 years old), Wednesdays 4:30pm - 5:15pm

Groups take place in person at our Norfolk office. New members are welcome to join at any time permitting there is availability. Upon expressing interest, you will be connected with the group facilitator, Salma Ali, MS, for a group registration meeting to learn more about the group and for Salma to learn more about how she and the group can be of support to your child. At the registration meeting, you will collaborate on a start date for group for your child. While the group is open format, we ask that members commit to attending for at least eight weeks to support group cohesion and ensure a meaningful experience.

Please click here to learn more and inquire about joining. 

Click here to review accepted insurances and here to view the flyer.

Do you and your partner find you don't have time to commit to ongoing couples counseling? Are you eager to feel more connected with your partner? If so, we are excited to offer our Relationship Rescue Workshop! Topics and goals include the following:

Frequent arguments?

• Learn effective communication strategies
  • Resolve conflict peacefully
  • Repair unresolved conflict

Feeling like roommates?

• Discover ways to reconnect with your partner
  • Emotional intimacy
  • Physical intimacy

Tired of fighting about chores?

• Gives you a framework to talk about how to fairly divide
  • Mental load and labor
  • Logistical load and labor

Accepting New Clients! This intensive workshop will run on a Saturday from 9am-1pm at our Norfolk office. If you can't attend in person, virtual participation is also available.

Accepting waitlist while determining next workshop date.

*This is an intensive workshop aimed at building skills to improve relationships and does not meet the requirements to be submitted to insurance as a reimbursable service.

Click HERE to register and secure your spot today! Click here to view the flyer.

This workshop focuses on skills encouraging girls to be empowered, independent, confident and respectful. We will explore issues girls face around social situations and relationships, healthy vs unhealthy, self esteem, body image and confidence and skills around communication and advocacy. This workshop will teach problem solving skills, build confidence, help girls to accept and love themselves and helping girls work towards being a leader and not a follower with resiliency and confidence. Unique situations girls face across ages will be explored and tailored to the specific age group.

Groups are facilitated by Kathy Manganaro, LMHC. Groups run on a hybrid model and take place virtually as well as at times in person at our Norfolk office location.

Our existing High School group (HS senior and college) which runs Thursdays 7-8pm is currently CLOSED for new participants.

Click here to review accepted insurances or $60 private pay per group.

Please click here to inquire.

For a limited time only you can register and receive the live seminar recording from July 19, 2023. Registration includes an hour and fifteen minute presentation and discussion as well as seminar slides and worksheets to further your journey! Don't miss this opportunity to follow along with Matt Manela, LICSW, as he shares his knowledge of this theory and the ways in which you may find it useful in your daily life.

The law of attraction is a theory presented in many popular self-help books. It is the belief that like attracts like, and that thought can change a person’s life directly. The goal of this seminar is to support you in your journey to a happy life by providing you with another way to think about your life and the world around you. This seminar is for you if you want to experience greater joy, find meaning in your life, and feel more empowered.

All registered participants will receive the LIVE Seminar RECORDING, slides as well as Worksheets to further your personal journey and application of this theory!

For only $50 click HERE to register to receive the live recording and worksheets!

Click here to check out the flyer.

Disclaimer: Transitions Counseling Services, Inc. values and uses evidence based practices and therapeutic models for treatment of mental health concerns. There are numerous holistic approaches that are not evidence based but some may find worth exploring in addition to the evidenced based approach we use in our practice. The Secret/Law of Attraction is not based in science or an evidence based practice. Because of its widespread popularity, we are sharing this information for those who may find it helpful.