“ The
most dramatic and powerful changes in teenagers I have seen
have occurred in
groups,” states
Dr. Karr. “ Given
the right setting and proper group leadership, teenagers
have a quality of
taking
care of their own, and they do it with honesty, encouragement
and respect.”
Current Groups Open
to New Members
College (ages 18 - 22)
Teen (ages 16 - 17)
Teen (ages 13 - 15)
Pre-Teen (ages 9 - 12)
All groups are boys and girls together with
Dr. Karr as the group leader.
How Your Teen Can Benefit
• Self-Esteem
•Social
Skills
•Communication
•Leadership
•Cooperation
•Responsibility
•Judgement
•Peer
Relationships
•Trust
•Academic
Performance |
Individual
Counseling
Individual is often used in conjunction with group to provide
the most effective approach to adolescent counseling. The
benefits of this combined approach can help the teenage boy
and girl achieve a more balanced and stable ’sense of
self’ as well as resolve specific problems and difficulties.
“I’ve never liked being
dyslexic, but talking with other kids in my group makes me
feel alot better and happier.”
Sam, age 17, Berkeley
“What I like most about the group
is it makes me think. When other kids talk, it gives me ideas
about myself.”
Claire, age 16, Palo Alto
“I used to feel embarrassed
about going to a counselor. Now it feels cool. And I like
that everybody’s honest. Besides, who doesn’t
have something to talk about…”
Alex, age 14 , San Francisco
“I tried individual therapy
but it didn’t work.
I like knowing what other people my age are thinking and how
they react to different situations in their lives.”
Jason, age 15, Marin
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