Building assets socially means building social networks, involvement in a positive peer group, and access to female role models. Individual asset building will also include mental and emotional well-being, self-confidence and self-compassion, and life-based skills.

This program will provide junior high-aged adolescent girls with access to a safe space to gather and learn new skills, form connections and friendships, expand social networks, and receive mentoring in a supportive environment, which is important in overcoming the social isolation many adolescents face.

Agency is fostered through this program by encouraging each girl to act in their own interest, and it is a supportive, safe space to develop individual potential and explore pathways for growth.

Each session of this program offers a different mixture of education, embodied practice, mindfulness, movement and discussion, the flow and content presentation of each session will be based on the unique space of each day and the individuals present. The topics of each week will follow the below list.

• Nervous system and social connection
• Inspirational women
• Training the brain
• Self-compassion
• Heartmath
• Embodiment

This group is facilitated by various individuals, including registered psychologists, provisional psychologists, and practicum student interns. This range of experience and expertise among facilitators gives each group a unique approach to girls’ empowerment and mental wellness.

There will also be a pre and post-group individual session offered to each participant by the group facilitators to ensure this group will be a good fit for each and every person, along with providing additional support. 

A girls rising empowerment session is 1.5 hours long and available for less than the cost of a 1-hour private session. The total cost is $500 for all six sessions, including pre and post-sessions, individualized components of the group, and nourishment provided during the group.

*As a psychological group, most insurance benefits will cover the cost of the group.