Check out our upcoming groups & workshops here at Milestones!
Courageous Adventurers
Courageous Adventurers is a weekly, 90-minute group for children ages 3-6 and 6-9, led by Madison Gribble, MHC-A. Through a highly engaging and playful curriculum, children build confidence and expand their use of their brave voice across different people, places, and everyday activities. A small-group environment with 1:1 clinician support gives children repeated opportunities to develop their distress tolerance and ability to engage both behaviorally and verbally across a range of real-world situations. Sessions follow a structured curriculum aligned with the social and communication demands children encounter throughout their school year. Kids will engage in activities such as scavenger hunts in Madison Square Park, blowing up balloons for birthday party practice, and visiting local pet stores!
Stepping Stones
Stepping Stones is a therapeutic group, led by Billie Cooper, LMSW, designed for young children aged 5 to 7 years old to build confidence in managing anxiety across a range of presentations, including selective mutism, social anxiety, generalized anxiety, and separation anxiety, using a PCIT-informed approach tailored for early childhood. Sessions will run weekly throughout the fall, providing consistent, supportive experiences where children can strengthen coping strategies, practice brave behavior, and connect with peers in a small group setting. The group blends individualized attention with interactive, play-based activities to meet each child’s unique needs while promoting long-term growth and resilience. This group will help young children develop key emotional and behavioral skills, including:
Emotion regulation
Impulse control
Distress tolerance
Flexibility
Social confidence
Building Blocks
Building Blocks is a therapeutic group, led by Billie Cooper, LMSW, designed for young children aged 3 to 5 years old to build confidence in managing anxiety across a range of presentations, including selective mutism, social anxiety, generalized anxiety, and separation anxiety, using a PCIT-informed approach tailored for early childhood. Sessions will run weekly throughout the fall, providing consistent, supportive experiences where children can strengthen coping strategies, practice brave behavior, and connect with peers in a small group setting. The group blends individualized attention with interactive, play-based activities to meet each child’s unique needs while promoting long-term growth and resilience. This group will help young children develop key emotional and behavioral skills, including:
Emotion regulation
Impulse control
Distress tolerance
Flexibility
Social confidence
The Mom Circle Series
A collective space where you can learn practical tools from experts and parents, share wins and struggles, and leave feeling supported and empowered. Each Mom Circle takes place on Zoom and combines:
A guest speaker with expertise in topics ranging from specialized behavioral and emotional tools, to mindfulness and yoga, to fun games and creativity to incorporate into your mealtimes, to more effective partner communication
Open discussion circle to share experiences and solutions, facilitated by our Director of Early Childhood, Dr. Alex Barnett
Participation in the workshops provides you with a free 30-minute consultation with Dr. Barnett.
Science Alliance
The “Science Alliance'' is a social skills group led by Milestones clinician, Billie Cooper, LMSW, and is designed specifically for 8 to 10 year olds who are experiencing social challenges. As a member of the Science Alliance, kids in this group will be exposed to unique opportunities where they will learn how to observe, predict, problem-solve, interpret, respond, and assert themselves in various social settings. Group members will engage in discussions, role-plays, and some cool science experiments targeted towards specific social skills, including asking for help, reading and responding to social cues, flexibility, and emotion management.
KIK: Kids Inspiring Kids
This is a virtual support group open for kids ages 9 to 12 facilitated by Laura Kirmayer, PhD, MSW
The KIK program is rooted in evidence-based Cognitive Behavioral skills (CBT). During this stage of development, cognitive skills become much more complex with a notable transition into increased levels of self-awareness and social-emotional awareness. Heightened self-consciousness and worries can be a symptom of this stage of development. These worries can cause distraction and disrupt social-emotional skills.
Goals:
I am not alone: We will place an emphasis on connection and validation between peers
I can learn and grow: We will provide developmentally appropriate psychoeducation on the developing brain and the relationship between cognitions, emotions, and behaviors
I can self care: We will teach CBT skills that can be applied on a daily basis. Each session will end with mindfulness skills and strategies targeting bedtime routines and sleep-hygiene
I can inspire others: Group members will compare notes on what's working and not working as they adjust their skills to match their individual needs
Parent scaffolding: Parents will be provided with a summary session of what has been covered and individualized recommendations on how to continue scaffolding their children through this often exhausting stage of development
