💬 Social skills, anxiety and creative-therapy groups plus individual counseling for kids and teens — Needham, Sudbury, Belmont and online.
Child Therapy Boston is a child and adolescent therapy practice with locations in Needham, Sudbury and Belmont, plus online counseling. Alongside individual therapy they offer parent support, family therapy, and a variety of fun and engaging groups for children and teens — and it is that group programming that makes them worth knowing about as an after-school option: rather than sitting a child down to talk, the groups build social and coping skills through Lego, role-playing games, improv, art and music. Groups are open to kids with or without a diagnosis, which matters if your child struggles socially but has never been formally evaluated. Be clear-eyed that this is clinical care rather than enrichment — sessions are run by child and adolescent therapists, and fees, insurance and scheduling are arranged directly with the practice. Their site notes that families in Sudbury, Wellesley, Natick, Dover, Needham, Sherborn, Medfield, Newton, Milton, Dedham, Westwood, Wayland, Weston, Brookline, Chestnut Hill, Concord and Acton find the Needham and Sudbury offices convenient. The practice is local and independently owned.
Individual counseling for kids, teens and young adults, plus a range of therapy groups: social skills, anxiety management, mindfulness, art therapy, music therapy and emotional regulation. They also run improv workshops, social skills summer workshops, family and sibling therapy, a college transition group, and both individual and group parent coaching. Online counseling is available.
Three locations — Needham, Sudbury and Belmont, MA — plus online counseling. Their site notes that families in Sudbury, Wellesley, Natick, Dover, Needham, Sherborn, Medfield, Newton, Milton, Dedham, Westwood, Wayland, Weston, Brookline, Chestnut Hill, Concord and Acton find the Needham and Sudbury offices convenient; no catchment is published for Belmont.
Call 781-400-2641 and ask about the social skills groups — described on their site as popular, and open to any child who struggles socially, with or without a diagnosis. The groups build skills through activities rather than conversation: the current Social Skills and Emotional Regulation group uses role-playing games and Lego on Wednesdays at 3:30, and there is a separate high school boys group on Thursdays at 6:30. An intake call is the fastest way to find the right fit.
No — they offer group and individual therapy for children and teens with or without diagnoses. If you are unsure where to start, call 781-400-2641 or email; they describe themselves as always happy to chat, and an intake conversation is the fastest way to find the right service.
Both, in effect. The groups meet after school and are designed to engage kids in creative, play-based ways — Lego, improv, art and music — but they are run by child and adolescent therapists as clinical services, not enrichment classes. Fees, insurance and scheduling are handled directly with the practice.
Pick whichever is the shortest drive at the time your group meets. Their site notes that families in Sudbury, Wellesley, Natick, Dover, Needham, Sherborn, Medfield, Newton, Milton, Dedham, Westwood, Wayland, Weston, Brookline, Chestnut Hill, Concord and Acton find the Needham and Sudbury offices convenient; no catchment is published for Belmont. Groups and schedules are not published per office, so call 781-400-2641 and ask which location runs the group you want before you commit.
Yes, online counseling is one of their listed services alongside the three in-person locations. Online tends to work well for teens and for older kids doing individual work; younger children and the activity-based groups generally do better in person, where the Lego, art and music materials are part of the session.
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