Child and Youth Groups
Supporting kids from the inside out
Our groups blend creativity, play, and connection with a developmental approach that supports kids and youth in building regulation, social-emotional skills, and a sense of belonging. Every group is designed to be safe, supportive, and engaging — meeting children where they are while encouraging growth.
Types of Group Experiences
🌿 Community Group Offerings
Inclusive groups, designed by a clinical counsellor and led by outreach workers. These groups are open to all kids and youth and especially supportive for those with sensitive nervous systems who thrive in small, sensory-friendly settings.
🌱 Therapy Group Offerings
Clinician-led groups for children and youth experiencing mental health challenges or seeking deeper insight-based support. These groups provide a therapeutic process guided by clinical expertise.
All groups are neurodivergent-affirming, trauma-informed, and developmentally sequenced, supporting the three R’s: Regulate · Relate · Reflect.
Community Group Offerings
Big Thinkers Society
The Big Thinkers Society is a series of discussion-based groups for children and youth who love to explore big questions, share ideas, and connect with peers. Each session invites curiosity, respectful dialogue, and creative exploration.
Big Thinkers explores themes from philosophy, psychology, evolution, neuroscience, and ethics, as well as the world our youth are growing up in today: artificial intelligence, social media, algorithms, free will, and what it means to be the first generation coming of age in a time when humanity and machines are beginning to merge.
Age Groups:
10–13 (preteens)
14–17 (teens)
Current Offerings
Sampler Series (5 weeks) – Explore a different theme each week, from Early Humans and Modern Minds to Do we really have free will in the age of algorithms? A fun, accessible introduction to big ideas. Click here for more information and how to register.
Deep Dive Series (8–10 weeks) – A chance to go further with philosophy, ethics, identity, and critical thinking. Builds on the themes from the Sampler. Coming Soon!
What It Means to Be Neurodivergent (5 weeks) – Groups for preteens and teens who identify as girls. Explore strengths, challenges, and identity in a safe and affirming space. Click here for more information and to register.
Community Art Groups
Our Art Groups give children and youth a chance to express themselves, build confidence, and connect with others in a safe, supportive environment. Through creative projects, participants can explore emotions, develop problem-solving skills, and practice social-emotional learning — all while having fun.
Art is more than a hobby here. We intentionally design activities to support the three R’s — Regulate, Relate, Reflect:
Regulate through grounding sensory experiences like colour, texture, and simple creative routines.
Relate by co-creating, sharing ideas, and connecting with peers.
Reflect by telling stories through art, expressing identity, and practicing flexible thinking.
Current Offerings
Stories of the Forest: An Autumn-to-Winter Art Journey
Ages 4-5 & 6-8 & 9-10
This 5-week art group invites children to create their own magical story world using natural materials like twigs, stones, leaves, and yarn. Each week adds a new layer — forests, cabins, creatures, and families — culminating in a final storytelling circle. Small group size (max 5 participants) ensures lots of individual attention and support.
Holiday Makers: Christmas Crafting for Youth
Ages 12–15
This 5-week art group offers teens a creative studio space to design meaningful, handmade gifts for their family and friends. With clay as the primary medium and options to branch into simple jewelry or stuffy-making, youth can choose projects that feel personal and purposeful.
Most of the program is spent building and finishing clay pieces — dishes, ornaments, pendants, or keychains — while the final weeks also include opportunities to assemble jewelry, sew simple stuffies, or create cards and wrapping.
Holiday Makers is about choice, creativity, and connection. Teens leave with gifts they feel proud to give, and the experience of working alongside peers in a small, relational group setting.