Workshops / Group Therapy

Are you pregnant? A new mom? Or a mom to children under 5? If so, this group is for you.  The pandemic has caused us to get closer and farther apart at the same time. Being a mom before the pandemic was hard to say the least, but now with the added stress and uncertainty it is even harder. The pandemic has opened up Pandora's box of worry for mothers and mothers to be. This group offers the opportunity to find people experiencing the same struggles and explore such topics as: new mom in the pandemic, socializing in the pandemic with young children, transitioning to daycare or back to work, impact on marriage, self care, working, impact on mental health and so much more.

Now ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS for this VIRTUAL group which meets for 1 hour every other week on Wednesday at 12pm. Open to new members.

Insurance accepted. In network plans include BCBS, HP, TUFTS COMMERCIAL, OPTUM, UBH, UHC, CIGNA, and ALLWAYS COMMERCIAL. Or $60 per group.

Registration is required, please contact us here to learn more!

The focus of this four week group is to help children (3rd-5th grade) understand the roots of their worry and develop concrete strategies to help conquer them. We will focus on understanding our bodies, emotional regulation, and incorporate yoga. Group participants will walk away with a toolbox of different strategies to implement. Parent support will be offered so that they are aware of strategies that their children are working on.

4 week workshop running Wednesdays 4:30-5:30pm started on March 9th for four consecutive weeks (3/9/2022, 3/16/2022, 3/23/2022, and 3/30/2022). WAITLIST AVAILABLE for the next series! 

Facilitated by Erin Christiano-Mordarski, LMHC who is also a certified yoga instructor for children. Groups will take place in person at our Norfolk office location.

Insurance accepted. In network plans include BCBS, HP, TUFTS COMMERCIAL, OPTUM, UBH, UHC, ALLWAYS COMMERCIAL, and CIGNA. Or $60 per group.

Please click here to inquire about joining our waitlist for the next series!

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.

High School group is facilitated by Kathy Manganaro, LMHC. Middle School group is facilitated by Priscilla Picardi-Haswell, LICSW.

We are currently accepting NEW clients for our Middle School group (11-14 yrs old) which runs in person Wednesdays from 6:30pm-7:30pm starting on March 30, 2022!

We are currently accepting WAITLIST clients for our High School group (15-17 yrs old) which runs on a hybrid model Thursdays 7-8pm.

Groups will take place virtually via Google Hangout Meets, as well as at times in person in our Norfolk office location.

Insurance accepted. In network plans include BCBS, HP, TUFTS COMMERCIAL, OPTUM, UBH, UHC, ALLWAYS COMMERCIAL, and CIGNA. Or $60 per group.

Please click here to inquire about joining!

This group workshop is geared towards supporting young men (ages 16-19) with anxiety and establishing coping skills. This group will allow young men to feel supported in their efforts to minimize anxiety and depression and create a connection with other young men going through the same thing. The goal of the group is to help minimize feelings of isolation and to establish a more positive sense of self and community.

Young Mens Peer Group is currently accepting new clients for this open group running VIRTUALLY via Google Meet weekly on Thursdays evenings. Open group format. Anticipated start late Spring.

Insurance accepted. In network plans include BCBS, HP, TUFTS COMMERCIAL, OPTUM, UBH, UHC, ALLWAYS COMMERCIAL, and CIGNA. Or $60 per group.

Please click here to inquire about joining!

This is a group for adults facilitated by Matthew Manela, LICSW, LADC, 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 WAITLIST clients for our current series. Group meets virtually Mondays 7:45pm-9:00pm.

Insurance accepted. In network plans include BCBS, HP, TUFTS COMMERCIAL, OPTUM, UBH, UHC, ALLWAYS COMMERCIAL, and CIGNA. Or $60 per group.

Please click here to inquire about joining!

CURRENTLY CLOSED: This virtual group is facilitated by Annette Scanlon, LICSW. Have you recently lost a loved one? Have you recently experienced a major life change? If the answer is yes, then our virtual grief and loss group may be the support you need. The goals of this group are to learn skills to cope with grief and loss and to provide support through major life changes.

CURRENTLY CLOSED: Many therapists at Transitions Counseling Services, Inc., hold a certification in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy or are currently seeking the post graduate certification. CBT is a very effective type of therapy that is designed to treat a number of depressive disorders, anxiety issues and other mood-related disorders. We target the unhealthy patterns of thought and recognize how they impact self-destructive behaviors and negative feelings that affect our clients.

We seek to use CBT to make improvements for the individual and their relationships, as well. Our team helps our clients to develop new and constructive ways of thinking that can help to create a healthier approach to behaviors and beliefs. We embrace the basic principles of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, including the use of active and collaborative participation, education, as well as goal-oriented and solution-focused therapy.