The Wise Family offers a variety of groups to help individuals who might benefit from processing life’s challenges with others experiencing similar issues. Groups provide a sounding board, structure for accountability, and a container for difficult conversations or emotions. The group process facilitates giving and receiving support in a safe environment with the opportunity to practice vulnerability and healthy boundaries.
Below is a list of groups The Wise Family is currently offering. If you have any general questions, please contact info@thewisefamily.com.
*Due to COVID-19, many groups have moved to an online format through our HIPAA compliant video platform. Please contact the counselor listed for more information.
This group is designed to help empower middle school girls who struggle with navigating their roles within peer groups, family and society. To become aware of their own core values while establishing strong communication skills, self-esteem, and emotional resiliency.
The biggest result group members will experience is being able to navigate their world through their own lens; with an understanding of their own identity.
This is a 6-week group for ONLY $379!
Sessions will be facilitated by Wise Family clinician, Whitney Taylor.
This is a weekly, ongoing virtual group for teens who want a safe and affirming space to explore who they are and build connections without the fear of being judged or rejected because of their gender identity, gender expression, or sexual orientation. This group will provide group members with the experience of identity development and healing through an inclusive and accepting community.
**The Virtual PRISM group is held on Tuesdays at 6 pm for 50 minutes.
**This group will be offered for free starting on October 12th!
This group will be facilitated by Tati Hernandez.
This group is ideal for children ages 9-12. It will focus on education about executive functioning, development of each of the executive functions, and strategies for school and home.
These skills are part of higher-level cognitive processes and can be hard to assess. Executive function can cause children to struggle with complex skills during daily activities including:
This group will be facilitated by Supervisee in Clinical Social Work, Amy Andrukonis.
Cost for this group is $50 per session. Weekly meetings will be held in person.
Get ready to start feeling every bit the strong, smart, talented girl that you are! Using the book “The Confidence Code For Girls” by Katty Kay and Clair Shipman, and the accompanying journal this group will support pre-teens (3rd – 6th grade) in working through social challenges, finding their voice, and loving who they are. (Both the book and journal are included.)
Group sessions will be facilitated by Tiffaney Knight. 
Cost for this six-week group is only $379 per person. This group is ideal for 5th-7th grade.
Both the book and journal are included in this price.
This group for boys ages 9-11 will focus on sportsmanship, positive communication, and relationship skill-building, with an emphasis on helping boys to both recognize and express their emotions.
As a result, group members will become more confident and effective in their social circles and relationships. Boys will learn skills of perspective-taking, empathy, and conflict resolution while growing their positive and collaborative leadership qualities through practice both inside and outside of the group.
This group is appropriate for boys who need support in learning to:
To be held once a week for 6-weeks.
Cost for this group is $379!
The Wise Family is pleased to offer a 4-week social skills group, led by experienced counselor, Kasey Cain, LPC. Kasey will guide kids through hands-on skill-building activities to boost problem-solving, navigating how to share materials, and how to ask adults or peers for help.
Cost for this 4-week group is ONLY $255!
This weekly group is designed for teens as they navigate the collective impact of the COVID pandemic and returning back to school. The focus will be on processing what may have been lost over this last academic and social year and providing support for the future. Group members will develop mindful skills for self-regulation, which will aid in the development of resilience and self-compassion.
**This group may be offered virtually or in person depending on what works best for the group participants.
Sessions will be facilitated by Wise Family clinician, Whitney Taylor.
This group will empower teen girls to decrease obsessions about body issues while focusing on self-compassion, and freeing up brain space for what feels good.
This group will explore real-life dilemmas in our society while offering affirmations and actionable takeaways. Group members will be able to spend less time thinking about how their body looks, and spend more time on channeling self-compassion and individuality.
This group is ideal for 8th-10th grade girls.
**This group may be offered virtually or in person depending on what works best for the group participants.
Sessions will be facilitated by Wise Family clinician, Whitney Taylor.
**In this group, we will be using the book, BodyTalk: How to Embrace Your Body and Start Living Your Best Life.
“Amy brings together the best emotion-focused strategies with cutting-edge brain science to change the lives of children and families”
— Parent of adopted twin girlsWe read through your website from start to finish and were so impressed by your extensive credentials and training but, the real reason why we want to work with you is your clear enthusiasm for children and families and the wisdom and deep love you share for both!
— Mom of 12-year-old child with special needs“Amy talks about moving children from being externally-driven to internally-driven…and she helps you get there!”
— Parent of 15-year-old daughterAmy knows how to relate to children, and make them feel comfortable . My son was shy at the beginning but Amy asked him a couple questions about what he likes and immediately found the connection to him. He happily followed her in the office (just after a 3 min of conversation) and preformed the test. He wasn’t nervous or scared and it’s bc of her ability to relate to kids.
We had a great experience and he wants to go back! Thank you very much!
— Dad of 5-year-old assessment client
