Group Info — Childhood Issues
Following is a list of groups in Colorado that focus
primarily upon children's/ childhood issues. Centennial
Peaks Hospital provides this directory as a public
service and is not affiliated with any of the groups
listed below. To submit a group listing please utilize
our online submission
form.
Anger Management for Boys — Susan Coleman, MA
Anger management group for 2nd-6th grade boys
who are struggling to control negative behavior when
they are angry. This group uses play, talk and art to
help develop anger management skills. Group members
learn to identify their "hot thoughts," understand the
role of being a bully or being bullied and feel more in
control when they learn to put words to their feelings.
Ongoing group/ Please call for dates and times/
Sliding fee scale/ Insurance not accepted
Boulder/Louisville, CO
(720) 938-9554
SusanBColeman@aol.com
Becoming a Love and Logic Parent — Judy Girard, MA, LMFT
Providing workshops that teach the unique Love
and Logic approach to raising children which puts
teachers and parents in control, teaches children to be
responsible, and prepares them for the real world. The
presentation is done in a fun environment while coaching
you to be a Love and Logic teacher or parent. The class
meets for seven consecutive weeks, two hours each week.
Two groups per year (Sep. & Jan.)/ Sliding fee
scale/ Insurance not accepted
Colorado Springs, CO
(719) 444-8429
judy@clearchoices.net
www.clearchoices.net
Children and Adolescent Grief Support Groups –
Hospice of Metro Denver
The Footprints Children’s Grief Center,
HMD’s program for young people 3-18 who are grieving the
loss of a loved one. Parent/ guardian groups meet
simultaneously.
425 S. Cherry Street, Denver, CO
Adult groups meet in Suite 700 and children/
teens in Suite 210
(303) 321-2828
Children of Divorce -- Monica Yanez, MA, NCC
Ages 6-16/ Grouped by age/ Sandcastle
Divorce Therapy program
Six weeks - Some ins. accepted – Sliding fee
scale
770 Burbank Street, Broomfield, CO
(720) 304-7611
Children of Divorce – Monica Yanez, MA, LPC,
RPT
Group for children ages 5-16 (different age
groups in separate groups) that helps children process
the changes they go through when their parents divorce.
Children will learn how to assert themselves and set
healthy boundaries with parents, how to express feelings
about the divorce, that dealing with divorce is a
process that takes time, and that they are not alone and
their feelings are normal.
New groups form monthly. Please call for more
information.
1314 Main Street, Suite 200, Louisville, CO
80027
(720) 304-7611
Early Childhood Trauma — C. Blair Skinner, LMFT
This group offers support and lots of
valuable information for adults and parents on the
impact of trauma on young children. Trauma must have
occurred between ages 0-3 years but children can be of
any age currently. Group is particularly helpful for
foster, adoptive or non-offending biological parents but
is also appropriate for adults working through their own
trauma issues.
6 week group offered in evenings/ $50 per session, $75 per couple
/insurance accepted
Next class: Thursdays, 6:30-8:30 pm,
10/18/07-11/29/07 (excluding Thanksgiving)
View Brochure
Call for future dates/times
700 Burbank Street, Broomfield CO
(720) 980-4034
bskinner@mac.com
Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) – Lost and
Found Inc.
This group is open to anyone age 10 and up
and will teach EFT as a method using acupressure points
to resolve emotional or behavioral problems and to
reduce stress. This method is also very useful for pain
management and sports enhancement. This group will teach
EFT as a tool to use outside of therapy for life
management and enhancement.
7850 Vance Drive, Ste. 280, Arvada, CO
Please call Dr. Sheryl Brickner at (303)
420-8080, ext. 1326.
Empowerment Through Rock Climbing – Lauri
Benblatt, LPC & Stuart Marshall, LPC
Offering a safe, confidential, and
supportive group process that encourages confidence and
empowerment.
Ages 11-14 years/ Open eight-week group
Boulder, CO
(303) 579-3004
Filial Family Therapy Group – Lost and Found,
Inc.
This group will teach parents to conduct
child-centered play sessions at home with their own
children. Parents will learn to structure a play
session, to help their children verbalize emotional
conflicts by observing and reflecting what they see in
play, and to set limits on inappropriate behavior using
a simple, non-punitive procedure. The childrens’ and the
parents’ mastery of the skills and behaviors of the play
sessions can then be transferred to settings outside the
play. This group is for parents of children who are in
therapy at Family Counseling Center, with their
therapist’s permission.
7850 Vance Drive, Ste. 280, Arvada, CO
Please contact Gail at (303) 420-8080, ext. 1137
Firesetters Intervention Program – North
Metro Fire Rescue District
Designed to educate juveniles who set fires
between the ages of three and 17. For residents of the
cities of Broomfield and Northglenn.
Please contact Pam Kutchen, Life Safety Educator
at (303) 687-6104.
Fun with Friends – JCMH Family Services
network Groups
Girls 10-12 years/ Sliding fee scale
(303) 425-0300
www.jeffersonmentalhealth.org
Gifted Kids, Gifted Families –Colorado
Therapies & Aquatic Center, LLC
Come and learn how to work with your gifted
child. This group is for parents of gifted kids and is
taught by Donna Roe Daniell, LCSW, who
has been a licensed child and family therapist in
private practice in Boulder/ Longmont for 15 years.
In addition to raising a gifted child, her life's work
is teaching families, couples and teens.
Please call for dates and times/ $300 per couple for
6-week course/ Insurance accepted
5412 Idylwild Trail, Boulder, CO, 80301
(303) 682-5220 or (303) 530-1503
admin@coloradotherapies.com
www.coloradotherapies.com
Girls Trauma – Lost and Found Inc.
This group is designed to help adolescent
female trauma survivors begin the process of healing by
combining education with exercises. Trauma can be
defined as feelings of helplessness resulting from a
variety of life experiences beyond our control. Group
participants will learn information related to trauma,
including approaches to becoming aware of the effects
and impacts of trauma, increasing self-esteem and
self-care, while helping build bridges to more
productive relationships.
7850 Vance Drive, Ste. 280, Arvada, CO
Please contact Alice Maksim (303) 420-8080, ext.
1137.
Healing Circles Groups – HospiceCare of
Boulder and Broomfield Counties
Support groups for children, teens, and
their parents. Groups are ongoing, twice a month in both
Boulder and Longmont locations.
(303) 604-5330
Kid Power – Lost and Found Inc.
Kids ages 6-11 (co-ed) learn to define
various types of boundaries. Through interactive and
experiential exercises, participants learn to define and
defend their own boundaries as well as to respect those
of others. Additionally, participants learn how to
access the help they might need form safe adults.
7850 Vance Drive, Ste. 280, Arvada, CO
Please contact Alice at (303) 420-8080, ext.
1137
Poetry, Art and Music Group (PAM) – Lost and
Found Inc.
This is a co-ed therapeutic healing group
for youth ages 12 and up, utilizing the modalities of
the creative arts: poetry, art, music, creative writing,
etc. This will be a safe place for group participants to
express themselves creatively and experience healing.
7850 Vance Drive, Ste. 280, Arvada, CO
Please contact Melissa Houser at (303) 420-8080,
ext. 1120
Post-Adoption Support Group – JCMH Family
Services Network Groups
Adults and Children 6-18 years/ Sliding fee
scale
(303) 425-0300
www.jeffersonmentalhealth.org
Sensory Obstacle Group with Colorado
Therapies & Aquatic Center, LLC – Joanne Gesualdi
Graham, OTR - Occupational Therapist, Sensory Processing
Specialist
These experiential three-hour workshops
include a sensory obstacle course and give the basics to
what Sensory Processing is and what is involved when a
child suffers from Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) or
Sensory Integration problems. We give practical
solutions and information that you can begin using
immediately. Workshops are given every three to four
months. Please contact the center to register for the
next scheduled class.
Please call for dates and times/ $100 per couple
5412 Idylwild Trail, Boulder, CO, 80301
(303) 530-1503
admin@coloradotherapies.com
www.coloradotherapies.com
Skills for Self-Control – Lost and Found Inc.
This co-ed skills group helps youth ages
12-18 learn skills and strategies for emotional balance
and healthy relationships. Group will work on
identifying emotions and techniques to lower stress as
well as skills for inter/intra-personal effectiveness.
7850 Vance Drive, Ste. 280, Arvada, CO
Please call Carrie at (303) 420-8080, ext. 1320.
Taming the Angry Monster – Monica Yanez, LPC
Group forms monthly / Ages five to14,
grouped by age
Six-week program / please call for fees / some
insurance accepted
770 Burbank Street, Broomfield, CO
(720) 304-7611
The ROAD to Youth Advisory Board – JCMH
Family Services Network Groups
15-22 years/ Located at The ROAD/ Sliding
fee scale
(303) 425-0300
www.jeffersonmentalhealth.org
Therapy Group for Survivors – Kristy Howlett,
LCSW & Catherine Houston, MA
This group focuses on learning to use art to
heal.
Three groups: ages 6-9, 10-12, and 13-18
1238 6th Avenue – Longmont CO
(720) 628-0158
Youth Wilderness Therapy Group – Monarch
Center for Family Healing
Wilderness therapy treatment program that
provides help for youths and troubled teens between the
ages of 10 and 18 that are struggling with their
relationships with parents, friends and teachers as well
as delinquency, substance abuse, poor school
performance, legal problems, etc.
Ongoing program/ Please call for dates and times/ $375
per day/ Insurance accepted
Georgetown, CO
(303) 682-5220 or (303) 530-1503
www.monarchfamilyhealing.com
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