SociAble Kids and Teens: Group Therapy Programs
Growing calm, capable and confident young people
Programs in schools by arrangement: contact Sue Standen (sue@inspiredpsychology.com.au or 0426 263 680) for more information
Our SociAble Kids and Teens programs support the development of social and emotional regulation skills in children and adolescents. We understand that many children and young people experience challenges in managing distress, understanding emotions, relating to others, navigating friendships, and demonstrating socially appropriate behaviours. These difficulties can lead to frustration, low confidence, and a sense of disconnection—making it harder to build the skills they need to thrive socially and emotionally.
Group-based learning offers a supportive and therapeutic environment for children and young people who may struggle with emotional regulation, peer relationships, behavioural challenges (such as aggression or withdrawal), or social communication. Small group settings provide a safe space to build shared experiences while learning and practicing new skills. Through structured teaching, modelling, and interactive role-play games, participants are supported to strengthen their social thinking and emotional regulation abilities.
Our programs target key areas such as prosocial behaviour, social initiative and communication, and emotional self-management.
At Inspired Psychology, we deliver independently developed, evidence-informed group therapy programs tailored to the individual needs of participants. Each group is designed to be responsive to the age, emotional and social development, behavioural presentation, and personal interests of its members—ensuring that each young person receives the support and structure they need to grow.
Groups are run by our highly trained clinicians and aim to be FUN, ENGAGING AND ACTIVE.
Age and ability groups: We run SociAble Kids/Teens for different age groups between 6- 17 years.
Groups are tailored to levels of social understanding, behavioural presentation (such as aggression or withdrawal/shyness), emotional literacy, and interests.
Locations: Programs will be delivered at the requested school site by arrangement.
Referral: No specific diagnosis or referral is required to take part in the program.
What is included? The program includes a clinical evaluation of participant needs prior to the program starting, measures to track progress and outcomes, parent and teacher feedback via email, a 1:1 parent coaching session with one of the psychologist facilitators if required, resources across the program, and all program sessions.
What do the sessions cover?
- Self-control in social settings
- Social thinking skills
- Social initiating, welcoming/inclusion and participating
- Empathy and appreciating difference
- Ways of being understood and understanding others
- Positive communication skills to get along with and relate to others
- Constructive problem solving skills in managing conflict or other challenging situations
- Strategies for noticing and managing big emotions and reducing aggression, withdrawal, disengagement/ discouragement, reactive distress
- Cooperating and compromising skills
- A range of skills and values to make and keep friends, and participate in friend groups
- School readiness/transition/ adjustment
- Appropriate assertiveness and consideration of others
- Personal resilience and positive, flexible thinking strategies
Duration: Groups are run over a number of sessions equalling nine hours of group therapy in total across five to nine sessions. The length of each session varies according to age, developmental level of the group and the school timetabling set up.
Booking a program: Please contact our SociAble Kids/Teens Program Coordinator Sue Standen to enquire: sue@inspiredpsychology.com.au or 0426 263 680.
