Group Sessions
Social Skills. Shared Success. Supportive Spaces.
At Smart Start Academe, our Group Therapy Sessions are designed to foster communication, cooperation, confidence, and connection. Whether it’s improving social skills, managing emotions, or building peer relationships, our small-group programs provide a safe and structured setting where children grow together.
Why Group Sessions Work So Well
- Build essential social and emotional learning (SEL) skills
- Encourage communication and peer collaboration
- Provide real-life opportunities to practice interaction
- Promote empathy, patience, and teamwork
- Reduce anxiety and isolation in group environments
Our Group Therapy Structure
1. Skill-Based Group Placement
We place children in small groups based on age, needs, and developmental goals.
✔ Assessment to identify social and behavioral targets
✔ Careful grouping for compatibility and shared milestones
2. Interactive Group Activities
We guide sessions using evidence-based models and play-based engagement.
✔ Role-playing, storytelling, cooperative games
✔ Turn-taking, conflict resolution, and teamwork exercises
✔ Communication activities and nonverbal skill practice
2. Interactive Group Activities
We guide sessions using evidence-based models and play-based engagement.
✔ Role-playing, storytelling, cooperative games
✔ Turn-taking, conflict resolution, and teamwork exercises
✔ Communication activities and nonverbal skill practice
3. Ongoing Progress Tracking
We regularly monitor group and individual progress for each child.
✔ Observations, milestone checklists, and session notes
✔ Parent communication and strategy sharing
✔ Progress reports for feedback and growth tracking
Who Can Benefit from Group Sessions?
- Children who need help building friendships
- Kids with Autism, ADHD, or social anxiety
- Children who struggle with emotional regulation
- Those who are transitioning to school or new environments
- Any child who thrives in structured peer-based learning
FAQs – Group Therapy Sessions
They help children build communication, social, emotional, and cooperative play skills in a structured peer setting.
Our groups are small (3–6 kids), ensuring personalized attention and peer interaction.
We group children by developmental level and therapy goals, usually within the same age range.
Absolutely. Therapists track individual goals even in group settings.
No. Any child who can benefit from social or emotional support can join our sessions.
From daily to 2 to 3 times a week, depending upon the needs of the child.
While sessions are child-focused, we offer parent feedback and progress reviews after each cycle.
We use games, storytelling, visual prompts, and role-play activities to teach interaction and expression.
Our therapists are trained to support children through redirection, modeling, and emotional coaching.
Yes. Many families choose both to reinforce learning across environments.