Making Friends with Yourself Teen Group
Reduce anxiety, depression, stress and negative mood with mindfulness and self-compassion skills for teens.
Adolescence is a time of change, growth and, all too
often, struggle.
Making Friends with Yourself is an eight-week program designed to help teens cope
more effectively with the challenges of their day-to day life.
Making Friends with Yourself combines the benefits of mindfulness and self-compassion. Mindfulness teaches us to be present with difficult emotions, while self-compassion helps us to respond to these emotions with greater kindness and self-care.
Through developmentally appropriate activities and meditations, teens will learn specific tools that help them navigate the emotional ups and downs of this challenging life-stage with greater ease.
Preliminary research on Making Friends with Yourself has demonstrated significant decreases in depression, anxiety, perceived stress, and negative mood through taking this course.
When: Wednesday Nights for 8 Weeks
9/28/16 -11/16/16
Where: One Life Counseling Center
1350 Cherry Street, San Carlos
Time:
5:00 p.m. -6:30 p.m.
Cost:
$400 for all 8 sessions
Includes in-person intake
To register or for further information,
contact: ,
650.242.5207 or www.marcellacox.com
SPACE IS LIMITED TO 14 TEENS
Instructor: Marcella Cox, LMFT, Making
Friends with Yourself Instructor& Certified Mindful Self-ompassion Teacher
Assistant: Stephanie Webb, MFT Intern
Making Friends With Yourself has been adapted from the adult Mindful Self-
Compassion program created by Kristin Neff, PhD and Christopher Germer, PhD.
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About Cynthia Klein
Cynthia Klein’s mission is to contribute to World Peace and building healthy family relationships is the place to begin. As a parenting expert for over 30 years, parents have learned from Cynthia how to communicate more effectively as an ally rather than an adversary. Her unique Family Harmony System teaches parents of 5 and older how to have open dialogue, solve problems together, support one another, and build mutual respect. Cynthia is the author of Ally Parenting and the video-based self-paced program Win, Win, Win, Parenting. She has presented over 700 talks and coached hundreds of parents privately towards greater family connection and harmony. To learn more about her services of coaching and speaking, contact Cynthia Klein at , visit her website at bridges2understanding.com.
