Social Skills Groups for Teens and Tweens in Haddonfield, NJ
We offer two kinds of groups for bright teens and tweens who want to fit in, join conversations, make and keep friends, and stand up to bullies:
Game Days for low-pressure connection and confidence-building
PEERS® for structured, evidence-based skill building
Game Days 🎯
Low-pressure practice for real-world confidence and connection
A fun and lightly structured space for eight kids to hang out, connect, and practice friendship skills.
Gentle coaching to help them:
Compromise and pick something to do
Engage and get to know each other
Develop new friendships
Gain experience so they can build confidence
For teens and tweens who want to feel included and could benefit from extra practice.
✔️ Social coaching to refine new skills
✔️ Authentic practice with potential friends
✔️ Great starting point for many families
✔️ No commitment, sign up session-by-session
Dates, Pricing & Sign-Up 🎯
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Middle Schoolers
Mondays, 7:30-8:30 pm
Wednesdays, 7:30-8:30 pm
High Schoolers
Tuesdays, 7:30-8:30 pm
Thursdays, 7:30-8:30 pm
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Middle Schoolers
Mondays, 7:30-8:30 pm
High Schoolers
Thursdays, 7:30-8:30 pm
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$25 per session
Save 20% with a 4-session package
Good for 2 months
Inquire within
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Schedule a free consultation →
Let’s make sure it’s a good fitComplete the paperwork
Add Game Days to your calendar
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PEERS® Groups 🧠
Evidence–based social skill building and structured practice
A social and friendship skill group where eight kids can finally learn exactly what to do, how to do it and why.
Example topics include:
Reading social cues and body language
Starting & ending conversations
Building and maintaining real friendships
Responding to teasing and bullying
For teens and tweens who haven’t “just picked it up,” we make invisible social rules visible.
✔️ Clear instruction
✔️ Strategy and skill development
✔️ Roleplays and guided practice
✔️ Designed for lasting change
Dates, Pricing & Sign-Up 🧠
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Our Summer 2026 PEERS® Groups will focus on how to respond to teasing, rumors, gossip, and verbal, physical, and cyber bullying.
Middle Schoolers
Wednesdays, 7:30-8:30 pm
July 15th - August 19th
Make-up day: August 26th
High Schoolers
Tuesdays, 7:30-8:30 pm
July 14th - August 18th
Make-up day: August 25th
Pricing
60 min, 6 weeks
$550 due before start
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Our Fall 2026 PEERS® Groups will focus on how to get to know others, form, and maintain friendships.
Topics Include
Finding good friends
Starting, maintaining & ending conversations
Joining groups
How and when to use humor
Sportsmanship & get-togethers
Texting & phone calls
Middle Schoolers
Wednesdays, 7:30-8:30 pm
Dates TBD
High Schoolers
Tuesdays, 7:30-8:30 pm
Dates TBD
Pricing
60 min, 15 weeks
$1500 due before start
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Our Spring 2027 PEERS® Groups will focus on how to get to know others, form, and maintain friendships.
Topics Include
Finding good friends
Starting, maintaining & ending conversations
Joining groups
How and when to use humor
Sportsmanship & get-togethers
Texting & phone calls
Middle Schoolers
Wednesdays, 7:30-8:30 pm
Dates TBD
High Schoolers
Tuesdays, 7:30-8:30 pm
Dates TBD
Pricing
60 min, 15 weeks
$1500 due before start
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Schedule a free consultation →
Let’s make sure it’s a good fitComplete the paperwork
If you would like insurance, HSA, or FSA reimbursement, we’ll need an evaluation
Add the schedule to your calendar
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PEERS® and Game Days Work Together
🧠 + 🎯 = 🚀
In PEERS®, we focus on skill building — we break things down step-by-step so they know what to do, how to do it, and why it’s important.
In Game Days, a more natural setting allows them to put those new skills to work with real potential friends.
These skills take time, work, patience, and practice — but the outcome can be life changing 🌟
What Do Parents Do During Social Skills Groups?
We ask parents to stay and observe the sessions from our parent room or the waiting room. Observation allows for:
👀 100% transparency
🧑🧒 Integrated parent training
🤝 Game-changing carryover
🫂 Skilled social coaching where and when they need it most
Why South Jersey Families Choose Our Social Skills Groups
Structured, evidence-based social skill building through PEERS®
Flexible, lower-commitment practice and confidence-building through Game Days
Designed for verbal tweens and teens with at least near-average language and cognitive skills
Parent visibility, real-world carryover, and gentle social coaching
“My 13-year-old son had been struggling with social skills and making friends. After his course, my son turned to me and said, ‘Mom, I wish I had this last year.’ It changed his life. He has friends now and engages people so much more. My 12-year-old daughter also took her course. When she meets new people, she introduces herself on her own and strikes up a very appropriate conversation. Bottom line is Ellen changes lives. I could not imagine where we would be without her.”
— Christine
Questions about Friendships, Conversation Skills, and Social Skills Groups for Teens and Tweens in South Jersey
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Yes — we will teach them the skills needed to do exactly that.
But, real progress takes work outside of the office. You’ll want to:
Pay attention to what they’re learning in group and talk about it at home
Practice the skills together at home, over the phone with family members, and at gatherings
Remind them of the skills they’re focusing on before they head off to school or other activities
Have them join a new activity so they can practice with unfamiliar peers and get natural feedback — we know that’s hard, so we offer Game Days 🎯 to help fill that need
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Many children and teens who join social skills groups feel unsure about social situations or have had difficult peer experiences.
Our groups provide a supportive, neurodivergent-friendly environment where participants can practice new skills with peers who are working on similar challenges.
Over time, new skills lead to more successful social interactions and those interactions lead to more confidence.
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Sessions include direct teaching, video modeling, guided practice, and real-time coaching. Children and teens learn how to send the signals and messages they want by exploring:
What they could do
What they could say
How they could say it
How it might be received
Then they practice sending their intended messages through role-play activities and conversations. Over time, the strategies they learn begin to feel natural and are used outside of the group.
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PEERS® groups teach practical, research, and evidence-based strategies for building and maintaining friendships and handling difficult social situations.
There are numerous topics! They include understanding and using body language, facial expressions, and tone of voice; figuring out what the other person thinks, feels, and wants to do; handling teasing, bullying, and other forms of conflict; conversation skills, entering and exiting group conversations, using humor appropriately, and maintaining friendships over time.
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Yes — PEERS® is backed by decades of research and we have seen it make a meaningful difference for many kids and teens.
Not only is it based on decades of research and countless clinical trials, but it is specifically designed for the kids who are often left out of other groups — either because they’re too advanced or too old.
When needed , we will also tie in content from Unstuck & On-Target!®. This research and evidence-based program focuses on the social end of the executive function skill set.