Presented by Monica Valdivia-Aguilar, MA, LMFT 

(LMFT #41352) , and Grace Goodman, PsyD, 

Licensed Psychologist (PSY 28905)

Headed to college? Already in your first or second year of college?  Our Young Women's Program is offering a group for you. Explore Your Path brings together high school seniors, college freshmen and sophomores to discuss the exciting and challenging changes that accompany this time. We'll discuss relationship dynamics and ways to navigate your newfound freedom, express your authentic self, and stay safe and sane in a new and changing environment.

 

I'm so excited to lead this six-week group. We'll meet weekly on Thursdays, March 15th to April 19th, from 4:30pm to 5:30pm. Participants will have the option of continuing in an ongoing process group after the initial six weeks are over. If you know someone who would be interested in this empowering group, feel free to share this information with her.  Contact me at [email protected] or     (626)585-8075 ext. 119 for more information!

As teens and young adults move toward independence, the parent-child relationship also changes and evolves.  Wise Mind Parenting is a new group for parents of teens and young adults who want to find new ways to understand and navigate the tough emotions that arise within themselves and their children during this transitional time of life.  

 This group is led by our dynamic duo, Dr. Danielle Neddo and Mary Schultz, MMFT, Associate Marriage and Family Therapist.

For more information, or if you would like to sign up for our spring group, please call 626-585-8075, ext. 108. Learn more here!

  

The Young Women's Program at the Institute for Girls' Development is excited to announce our summer services for college students. If you have students who will be in the Pasadena/San Gabriel Valley area over the summer, we're available to provide them with an empowering environment of support. Our year-round services include individual, couples, group, and family therapy as well as Comprehensive DBT and workshops. 

  

Walk Your Path: Early Career Professionals, Graduate Students, or Recent College Grads - Women's Process Group -  This group provides a supportive space to collaborate with other women from diverse backgrounds who wish to find more balance in their lives. Participants explore their many roles and learn to cope with the intersections of career, culture, relationships, academics and family. This group also helps women navigate different paths and find confidence in making big life decisions.

  

ACT Therapy Group: Change your relationship with depression and anxiety: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a form of therapy which helps you relate differently to your anxious feelings, depressed moods, worrying mind, self-defeating behaviors, and/or anything else that causes you problems.  The aim of ACT is to limit the ways these challenges run your life. This six-session group is for college-aged young women who want to encounter depression and anxiety differently and pursue a full and meaningful life

  

Life Skills for Launch: Many young adults today are interested in building skills for living independently.  In six fun, experiential sessions, you'll have an opportunity to learn and do. Make a meal. Make a budget. Cope with stress, and more!  This six-session group is for students headed to college, in college, taking a gap year, or transitioning to life after school.

  

Young Women's Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) Program: We offer a Comprehensive DBT program that adheres to the highly structured model researched by Dr. Marsha Linehan. This program is mindfulness-based and skills-oriented.  It aims to equip young women in learning skills for regulating their emotions.  We provide individual DBT therapy, a DBT skills group, and phone coaching as part of this comprehensive program.  Students who would benefit from a comprehensive DBT program are welcome to apply to our program and participate over the summer if accepted. We can also provide information about other DBT programs in the area if our program is not a match for some reason.

If you would like more information on any particular group, please contact us at     626-585-8075, ext. 108. 

 

To celebrate Women's History Month, we're featuring 31 different Women Making History this March- one per day! From Maya Angelou to Malala Yousafzai, the featured women have made their marks on the world in unique and inspiring ways. We're posting thought provoking quotes and fun facts, so follow our social media accounts - Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter - for a daily dose of inspiration and education!

2018 Spring Dates :

*Dr. Johnson will be available between  8:00pm and 8:30pm to answer questions about Stand Up! Speak Out!®, our summer friendship workshop for girls entering 3rd through 5th grades.  Light refreshments will be served at all presentations.

Register here!

• Stand Up! Speak Out!® Friendship Rally:  Learn how to turn friendship challenges into growth opportunities, manage conflicts with confidence and more!

• Body Talk: Become media savvy and maintain a positive body image.

• Cool Ways to Chill:  Master strategies to de-stress in a pressured world.

 

Available dates:  Apr. 13, May 4, Jun. 1 or 8

 

Workshops are on Fridays from 4-6pm and cost $600 - which includes the girls' workshop and a concurrent talk for parents covering similar material.  

We can customize workshops to help meet Girl Scout badge or Journey requirements.

 

Contact us! We'd love to work with your group! To learn more, contact Paige Hobey at 626-378-4300 or [email protected] .