Mastering Friendship: Overcoming Loneliness by Creating Strong, Lasting, Give-and-Take Relationships
Some kids lack friends and don't have a stable peer group. This group helps participants determine why they feel so secluded and how to overcome their experiences by building the skills to find, maintain, and grow healthy relationships with peers.
Everyone needs friends, but many adolescents struggle to make strong connections with peers -- especially in these unprecedented times. They feel lonely, disconnected, unseen, and isolated. They are sad, heartbroken, and feel stuck with as sense that there is no way obvious way out.
Even though loneliness impacts many youth at different times, for some, it can continue long enough to fundamentally change the way they interact with others. When you are lonely, you approach friendships differently and new relationships often do not have a chance to develop to their full potential, causing a vicious cycle of isolation, withdrawal, and a range of other concerns.
This group gives members the chance to process their experiences and develop the skills needed to find the relationships they need and deserve.