A family-focused mental health and wellness practice in San Francisco, Mill Valley, Los Angeles, and online

5-Week Clinical Group*
Milll Valley Location

April 21 - May 19, 2027
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Led by: Gabby Finkelstein, PsyD

Our Social Skills group utilizes evidence-based strategies to support kids in learning and practicing social skills to navigate various social dynamics. Over the course of 5 weeks, we will establish the foundations for building and maintaining positive friendships. We will also explore how to show up in friendships in a way that feels good. Through role-play, interactive games, small group discussion, and individual reflection, participants will learn about the science behind our desire to belong, receive tips for effective communication, practice reflective listening, employ empathetic strategies for making repairs when conflict occurs, and more. Our goal is for each participant to leave the group feeling more empowered and confident in navigating social dynamics and building strong, healthy friendships.

Group Sessions

April 21, April 28, May 5, May 12, May 19

5-Week Clinical Group
San Francisco Location

April 22 - May 20, 2027
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

In Mighty Minds, our skilled clinicians and experienced support staff utilize evidence-based cognitive behavioral strategies that support kids’ ability to regulate their emotions. We help them learn how their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are connected and practice mindfully paying attention to what is going on in their bodies and minds, noticing and labeling emotions as they occur. We integrate research-based emotional regulation skills with fun, experiential games and activities that connect kids’ interests to make the material compelling and engaging.

Plus, we’ll give parents concrete tips and strategies to help their kids apply the concepts they learn in the group and continue growing even after their Mighty Minds sessions!

This program is for any kid and will arm your kid with the coping skills they need to weather the ups and downs of life with resilience, persistence, and self-awareness.

Not sure if Mighty Minds is a good fit? Click here to learn more.

Group Sessions

April 22, April 29, May 6, May 13, May 20

5-Week Clinical Group
Mill Valley Location

February 24th - March 24th 2027
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Led by: Gabby Finkelstein, PsyD

Designed specifically as a next step for graduates of the original flagship group, Mighty Minds 2.0 distinguishes itself by advancing and expanding foundational mindfulness and emotional-regulation concepts through fresh techniques and reflective tools. While the original program establishes core cognitive-behavioral strategies, 2.0 opens with group agreements and reflection on previously mastered skills to reinforce dedicated practice. It then elevates this foundation by examining the deeper connections between thoughts, body-based feelings, and impulsive behaviors, introducing new, advanced coping strategies such as expanded breathing techniques and the "lotus, bud, and mud" framework for processing daily reflections.

This program is for any kids in 3rd to 5th grade, regardless of whether they have completed the flagship Mighty Minds program. and will arm your kid with the coping skills they need to weather the ups and downs of life with resilience, persistence, and self-awareness.

Not sure if Mighty Minds is a good fit? Click here to learn more.

Group Sessions

Feb 24, Mar 3, Mar 10, Mar 17, Mar 24

Educational Group*
San Francisco Location

Webinar: Oct 19, 2026
12:00 -12:30 PM PST (Virtual)

Workshop: Oct 29, 2026
4:00 - 5:00 PM PST

Group led by Gabby Finkelstein, PsyD and Jaclyn Psenka, PsyD

*This class is for groups of two or three siblings, with one parent or primary caregiver. A parent or primary caregiver must attend. All participating siblings should be in kindergarten through sixth grade in the fall of 2026.

Are your kids constantly squabbling, arguing and at one another’s throats? Do you wish you had more strategies and help around managing sibling tension and conflict? Do you dream of a more peaceful and collaborative family life?

If so, our new sibling workshop at Practice San Francisco is for you (and your kids!)!

This sibling workshop is 60 minutes, facilitated by our experienced licensed therapists, and designed to give your kids a fun and engaging success experience in working together as a team.

Prior to the 60 minute workshop, our therapist facilitators will host a 30 minute webinar for parents or caregivers to learn skills and interventions to implement and practice during the workshop.

The workshop involves explicit instruction and skill development around teamwork that kids and parents/caregivers will put to work in the context of fun and collaborative STEM activities. Structure, support, and troubleshooting will be provided by our experienced staff.

Price: $200 (per sibling pair, $250 for a trio of siblings).

Workshop Date: October 29, In Person
Webinar Date: October 19, Virtual

5-Week Clinical Group
San Francisco Location

November 5th - December 10th 2026
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Led by: Ella Kauffman, APCC, and Jaclyn Psenka, PsyD

In Mighty Minds, our skilled clinicians and experienced support staff utilize evidence-based cognitive behavioral strategies that support kids’ ability to regulate their emotions. We help them learn how their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are connected and practice mindfully paying attention to what is going on in their bodies and minds, noticing and labeling emotions as they occur. We integrate research-based emotional regulation skills with fun, experiential games and activities that connect kids’ interests to make the material compelling and engaging.

Plus, we’ll give parents concrete tips and strategies to help their kids apply the concepts they learn in the group and continue growing even after their Mighty Minds sessions!

This program is for any kid and will arm your kid with the coping skills they need to weather the ups and downs of life with resilience, persistence, and self-awareness.

Not sure if Mighty Minds is a good fit? Click here to learn more.

Group Sessions

Nov 5, Nov 12, Nov 19, Dec 3, Dec 10 (no class the week of Thanksgiving)

5-Week Clinical Group*
San Francisco Location

January 21 - February 18, 2027
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Led by: Ella Kauffman, APCC and Jaclyn Psenka, PsyD

Our Social Skills group utilizes evidence-based strategies to support kids in learning and practicing social skills to navigate various social dynamics. Over the course of 5 weeks, we will establish the foundations for building and maintaining positive friendships. We will also explore how to show up in friendships in a way that feels good. Through role-play, interactive games, small group discussion, and individual reflection, participants will learn about the science behind our desire to belong, receive tips for effective communication, practice reflective listening, employ empathetic strategies for making repairs when conflict occurs, and more. Our goal is for each participant to leave the group feeling more empowered and confident in navigating social dynamics and building strong, healthy friendships.

Group Sessions

Jan 21, Jan 28, Feb 4, Feb 11, Feb 18

5-Week Clinical Group
San Francisco Location

February 25 - March 25, 2027
4:00 - 5:30 pm

Led by: Ella Kauffman, APCC and Jaclyn Psenka, PsyD

We understand that middle school can be challenging, and we're here to help! We invite Middle Schoolers to join us for five sessions focused on learning and practicing important skills to navigate social dynamics.

Vibe & Thrive: Social Skills for Success aims to help kids understand how social relationships affect us and how we can affect our own social relationships. Our discussions cover types of social relationships, provide tips on making and keeping friendships, and recognize healthy versus unhealthy friendship characteristics. In our sessions, we acquire useful techniques to create and uphold healthy boundaries. We also explore ways to mend broken friendships and improve communication. Additionally, we learn how to handle stress and anxiety during social interactions. We strive to empower participants to navigate social interactions, maintain healthy relationships, improve their well-being, build resilience, and boost self-esteem.

Group Sessions

Feb 25, Mar 4, Mar 11, Mar 18, Mar 25

Are you a parent wishing you knew more about best practices with technology use for kids and teens? Join Practice San Francisco licensed psychologist Joe Tarantino, PhD (CA PSY 33972) for an insightful workshop designed to help you as parents learn more about how best to support your kids in managing screens and technology skillfully (and with minimal conflict!).

During this webinar, you will:

• Gain an understanding of what existing research and mental health and tech experts suggest as best practices around technology use and screen time for kids and teens.

• Explore effective strategies to guide healthy tech use for your kids.

• Gain valuable insights to empower your parenting approach in the digital age.

Note: A bonus parent-friendly resource list will also be provided along with the recording!

Hey, if you’re a parent to an elementary school-aged kid with big feelings, this webinar is for you! Learn research-based skills around how we as parents can most effectively respond to our kids in the moments that they are losing it… and also strategies that can help kids build emotion regulation skills over time.

Join Practice San Francisco founder, licensed psychologist (CA 22555), and mom to two, Dr. Nina Kaiser, for a 45-minute webinar filled with practical, powerful strategies to help your elementary schooler learn how to work with big feelings.

BONUS: Kid-friendly handouts and parent-friendly resource lists will be included with your purchase!

As parents, it is TOUGH to watch our kids struggling with anxiety. And it’s also hard to know exactly how best to help! Dr. Nina Kaiser provides a road map around HOW to support your child-- both in terms of how to respond to kids in the moments that they are anxious, and also in terms of how to talk about and plan for anxiety proactively in order to make it more likely that kids build the skills they need to navigate new anxiety-provoking situations as they come up.

Topics covered include:

1. An overview of what we know about how anxiety works

2. Why kids’ anxiety is triggering for us as parents (and how to cope!)

3. Language for talking with our kids about anxiety

4. Ideas for how to work with our kids in the moment they are experiencing anxiety in order to help them calm down

5. Ways to encourage kids to access and use anxiety management tools

6. Parent strategies for responding to reassurance-seeking behavior

7. Parent strategies for managing anxiety-related avoidance

8. Answers to questions like:

9. How do we as parents support kids with using their words when they're overwhelmed with anxiety?

10. How can you better prepare kids for situations that you wouldn't expect to trigger their anxiety?

11. How to get kids to open up about experiences that were stressful for them after the fact?

Some of our favorite resources for parents of anxious kids.