SOCIAL CONFIDENCE CLUB (Ages 10 - 12)

In-Person in Bethesda | Now Forming Fall Group

A five-session group for kids who understand social expectations but struggle to apply them consistently — in friendships, at school, and in the moments that matter most.

What the group works on:

• Joining and keeping up conversations with peers

• Reading social cues and responding appropriately

• Managing frustration and big emotions in the moment

• Navigating conflict without shutting down or escalating

• Feeling more comfortable and confident with peers

A good fit for kids who:

• Know what they "should" do socially but have trouble applying it

• Feel anxious, awkward, or on the outside with peers

• Get stuck when emotions run high or things don't go their way

Framework:

CBT-informed and skills-based. Each 60-minute session uses interactive activities and real-time coaching to help kids carry what they learn into school, friendships, and home.

Details

• Duration: Five weekly sessions

• Sessions: 60 minutes each

• Size: 5–8 kids

• Fee: $120 / session

• Location: 8120 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 440, Bethesda, MD 20814

• Led by: Alejandro Berthé, LCSW-C and Adam Diaz, LGPC

• Status:‍ ‍TBD

Interested? Sign up here

INTERPERSONAL PROCESS GROUP

In-Person in Bethesda | Now Forming

Many people who come to therapy develop genuine insight into their patterns — and still find that their relationships don't change the way they hoped. That gap between understanding and experience is exactly what this group is designed to address.

This is an ongoing interpersonal process group for adults who understand themselves well but continue to struggle in how they connect with others. The group focuses on what happens in real time between members — not on advice, not on skills, but on the actual experience of relating.

Common patterns members bring:

• Difficulty expressing needs, limits, or anger directly

• People-pleasing and over-accommodating

• Withdrawing or shutting down when feeling exposed

• Fear of judgment, rejection, or disapproval

• Sensitivity to criticism or interpersonal tension

• Problems with intimacy and romantic relationships

• Chronic disconnection, loneliness, or feeling misunderstood

What the group works on:

• Increasing awareness of interpersonal patterns as they happen

• Expanding emotional expression — especially what's held back

• Building tolerance for closeness, conflict, and feedback

• Understanding your impact on others

• Experimenting with more direct, flexible, and authentic ways of relating

• Developing the capacity for deeper, more fulfilling relationships — in all areas of life

This is insight-oriented, experiential work — not skills-based or advice-driven.

Details

• Format: Weekly, 75 minutes, in-person

• Location: 8120 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 440, Bethesda, MD 20814

• Led by: Alejandro Berthé, LCSW-C — trained through the Washington School of Psychiatry's National Group Psychotherapy Institute, including completion of its intensive two-year training program

• Status: Now forming. Day and time TBD based on member availability.

Interested? Sign-up here

MENTAL GAME TRAINING

Hybrid: In-Person in Bethesda / Virtual

The difference between a good athlete and a great one isn't just physical — it's what happens between the ears. How you prepare, how you recover from mistakes, how you talk to yourself when it matters most.

This skills workshop is built for high school and college athletes who want to strengthen the mental side of their game — not with abstract concepts, but with tools they can use before, during, and after training and competition.

What athletes will work on:

• Preparing mentally before training and competition — showing up locked in, not just warmed up

• Building confidence and competing with the same intensity and success you bring to practice

• Managing nerves, pressure, and high-stakes moments

• Bouncing back from mistakes, bad plays, and setbacks

• Recognizing and redirecting the inner dialogue that kills performance into champion self-talk

• Understanding the relationship between who you are and how you compete

• Developing habits of excellence that carry beyond the field

This isn't motivational speaking. It's structured, practical mental skills training — rooted in performance psychology and built by people who've competed at the highest levels.

Led by:

• Alejandro Berthé, LCSW-C — former Division I soccer player at Columbia University and USL professional, licensed clinical social worker and sports psychology skills trainer

• Brian Reilly, LGSW — former Division I lacrosse player at Princeton University and licensed therapist

Details

• Who: High school and college athletes, mixed-gender

• Size: 10 spots available (exceptions made for full teams)

• Status: Now forming. Schedule TBD based on interest.

• Location: 8120 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 440, Bethesda, MD 20814

Interested? Sign up here