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Brighter Outlook offers dyadic and small group teletherapy for children with SM. Goals include increasing verbal and nonverbal communication with adults and peers in a fun and supportive setting. Small, focused playgroups start with warm up time with parents, followed by direct interaction and games with group leader, and facilitation of connections between each child. Groups will meet for 45 minutes one to two times per week. Please contact Veronica Raggi, Ph.D. for more information via email vraggi@brighteroutlook-cbt.com or 301-200-2154.

Twice Monthly Wednesdays from 9-10am EST via Zoom Advanced Sign Up is Required and Space is Limited Center for Anxiety and Behavioral Change in the DC Metro (CABC) area hosts a twice-monthly Coffee & Connections Hour for caregivers of youth with selective mutism (SM) and/or social anxiety, or have signs or symptoms of these conditions. Attendees will build connections and share experiences in a supportive and inclusive environment. *Not therapy, but rather connection and discussion. Cost: Each session costs $15/person…

Location: Greater Philadelphia, PA Area SMA’s Founder and Director Emeritus, Dr. Elisa Shipon-Blum, uses her evidence-based treatment approach, Social Communication Anxiety Treatment® (S-CAT®), at the SMart Center’s CommuniCamp™ 3+ day Intensive Group Treatment and Parent Training Program to help children, tweens, and teens ages 3-17 with Selective Mutism, social anxiety, and extreme shyness. Based on 20+ years of clinical experience treating Selective Mutism using this method, we will help your child, tween, or teen build the social communication skills necessary…

The FIU Brave Bunch Summer Treatment Program is a week-long intensive group program for children ages 4-10 who have been diagnosed with selective mutism or have difficulty speaking in social situations at school, in public, with unfamiliar people, and/or other contexts. The FIU Brave Bunch Program simulates a classroom setting and provides guided opportunities for children to interact with new children and adults, participate in common school activities (e.g., morning meeting, circle time, show and tell, group projects), engage in…

For ages 3 to 8 at University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center at the Child Study Center. MMK-OKC is designed to give children hundreds of “guided exposures” with trained staff (including licensed counselors and child psychologists) and volunteers to help them speak while doing fun camp activities specifically created to facilitate speaking. Activities are paired with rewards and prizes to encourage “brave talking” from the children. Additionally, while their child is involved in camp activities, parents will receive mutual support…

This is a Monday thru Friday camp and will take place from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM with opportunities for extended care. This group is a social and emotional regulation skills group for the anxious child and welcomes all ages. Week: July 27 (Camp Fee: $1,000) About This Camp: Courageous Kids is a sensory motor based behavioral therapy program. The program has been designed to support preschool and elementary aged children with various anxiety based disorders such as, but not…

August 2020-December 2020 Fall session is registering now. Spots are limited! Contact us for dates. Is your child 4-13? Do they struggle with social pragmatic language, social problem solving, selective mutism, social anxiety, or with making and keeping friends? Are they able to be verbal with a new person within 10-20 minutes of warm up time? If so, this group is a great fit for your child! Children will learn helpful skills from basic conversation skills to more complex skills…

Brighter Outlook offers dyadic and small group teletherapy for children with SM. Goals include increasing verbal and nonverbal communication with adults and peers in a fun and supportive setting. Small, focused playgroups start with warm up time with parents, followed by direct interaction and games with group leader, and facilitation of connections between each child. Groups will meet for 45 minutes one to two times per week. Please contact Veronica Raggi, Ph.D. for more information via email vraggi@brighteroutlook-cbt.com or 301-200-2154.