GBS believes in the value of group therapy in provide learning, support, and real-time engagement in a community.
***2026 Summer Camps are now available for registration!
The following will be camp opportunities with GBS this summer:
- Connection Camps
- Led by Melissa Miller, LPC-MHSP, LBA; co-led by Ana Belk Haynes, LBA
- Focus: social/ emotional skills development
- Rising 2nd-5th graders: 7/13-7/16/ 26, 9:00-12:00
- High School: 7/13-7/16/26, 1:00-4:00
- *If interested in leadership opportunity for your high schooler, please inquire!
- *Inquire about Early/ After Care for any of the above camp dates
- Middle School Readiness Camp
- Led by Melissa Miller, LPC-MHSP, LBA ; co-led by Ana Belk Haynes, LBA
- 7/6-7/9/26, 10:00-1:00
- Focus: Development of skills that will aid your middle schooler in navigating middle school socially, emotionally, & academically
- Middle School Social Skills Camp
- Led by Ana Belk Haynes, LBA
- 6/22-6/25, 9:00-12:30
- Focus: friendships, communication skills, mental flexibility, perspective taking, emotion regulation, & in the moment social instruction embedded
Summer 2026 Groups:
- Creative Kids Club
- Led by Lindsay Bartholomew, MS, NCC
- Mondays, 7/6, 7/13, 7/20, 7/27, 8/3 from 5:30-6:30
- For boys and girls ages 7-10
- Focus: Emotional literacy. learning healthy coping skills, and fostering self-esteem through weekly guided art therapy activities
- Pokemon Masters
- Led by Falon Roberson, LMSW, LBA
- Starts in June 2026, runs for 8 weeks
- For boys and girls ages 8-10 with ADHD, Autism, or Anxiety
- Focus: Social and emotional regulation skills like making friends, teamwork, communication with others, helping one another, handling anger, apologizing and forgiving and being brave.
Fall 2026 Groups:
- Social/Emotional Skills Groups
GBS’ Social Skills Groups are led by Licensed Behavior Analysts who specialize in social skills development of children and adolescents with high functioning Autism Spectrum, ADHD, social anxiety, and a variety of neurodevelopmental disorders.
GBS offers in vivo social skills training in groups based on the client’s age and developmental appropriateness, as well as specialty groups such as Lego and Pokemon Masters Groups!
- DBT Multifamily Skills Group
For adolescents age 12 and above and their parents.
The DBT Multifamily Group provides a group setting for adolescents and one of their parents to learn and practice Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills. This curriculum is adapted from Miller and Rathus (2014) DBT Skills Manual for Adolescents.
DBT Skills Group alone or used in conjunction with individual DBT work has demonstrated successfulness in reducing emotional dysregulation and related problematic coping, resolving adolescent and parent standoffs, and increasing feelings of validation for both parents and teens.
- Adult DBT Skills Group
Led by Katie Weintz, LCSW, DBT-LBC™
For adults 19 years old and up who struggle with issues of emotional dysregulation, interpersonal difficulties, or lacking coping skills. This group will meet weekly for 12 sessions, where Linehan board certified DBT clinician Katie Weintz will teach the core skills as outlined in the DBT Skills Training Manual by Marsha M. Linehan (2015). Participants will learn and practice skills pertaining to distress tolerance, emotion regulation, interpersonal effectiveness, and mindfulness.
This group is designed for individuals as a stand alone treatment or to be used in conjunction with individual therapy.
*For more information or to register for any of the above groups, please contact us at 901-646-2797 or info@gtownbehavioral.com