Sign up for groups!
Call (616) 667-9551 to sign up for Groups. If your child is not an existing client of The Center, you must schedule a 30 minute consultation with one of our therapists prior to signing up for the group.
These ongoing groups are designed to deal with active listening, problem-solving, conversational skills, teasing, and bullying. They also address emotional regulation skills, compromising, as well as understanding personal emotions and the emotions of others.
Therapists will work with you to ensure proper placement in groups.
Co-led by an occupational therapist and social worker, this group addresses social and emotional concerns for older girls. This group focuses on sensory integration, creative expression through art media, and self-awareness.
Teenage girls, ages 13 to 18, who may need confidence in social interactions as well as within themselves.
The goals of this group are to make friends, build self-confidence, develop emotional regulation and social skills, and express oneself through a creative medium.
Every other Wednesday, 4-5pm
This group is run through our partner company, Developmental Enhancement (DE), and can be billed through most insurances as a mental health group. An initial intake appointment must be completed through DE before being assigned a group.
Molly Buist, OT/L
Rebecca Dozeman, LMSW
This group is co-led by a psychologist, social worker, and an occupational therapist, and focuses on emotional regulation, attention, and self control. Focus is placed on self-identification of social and emotional skills, which are practiced through incorporation of age appropriate group activities, including games, role-playing, and teamwork activities.
Boys, ages 9 to 13, needing guidance and development of social skills, working with others as a part of a group, understanding personal boundaries and those of others, building concentration time, and regulating impulses and emotions.
The goals of this group are to allow self-reflection and to develop positive social/emotional skills with group support.
Every other Monday, 5-6pm
This group is run through our partner company, Developmental Enhancement (DE), and can be billed through most insurances as a mental health group. An initial intake appointment must be completed through DE before being assigned a group.
Lauren Vetter, MS, OTR/L
Eric Dykstra, PsyD
Joel Bradley, LMSW
Call (616) 667-9551 to sign up for Groups. If your child is not an existing client of The Center, you must schedule a 30 minute consultation with one of our therapists prior to signing up for the group.