Coping Skills Summer Camp for Teens
A focused environment for your teen to learn and practice emotional regulation skills
so they can handle ups and downs with confidence.
Emotionally dysregulated teens often experience intense, fluctuating emotions that they find hard to control. Symptoms include:
Extreme emotional reactions to minor triggers.
Persistent feelings of emptiness or depression.
Impulsive behaviors that disrupt their life and relationships.
Intense episodes of anger or frequent emotional outbursts.
If left unaddressed, these symptoms can escalate, leading to significant challenges in personal relationships, academic performance, and overall mental health. The inability to manage emotions prevents your teen from living a fulfilling and balanced life.
Coping Skills Summer Camp provides a focused environment where your teen can learn and practice essential coping skills. During the camp, your teen will:
Learn Emotional Regulation:
Learn to manage emotions with kindness and understanding.
Engage in creative, interactive exercises that make learning emotional regulation fun and memorable.
Gain fast, effective strategies for managing emotions and reducing outbursts to achieve personal goals.
Understand the underlying psychological mechanisms of emotions to manage reactions based on evidence-based methods.
Develop Distress Tolerance:
Build a toolkit for resilience in a setting that emphasizes emotional support.
Learn through creative problem-solving scenarios that make distress tolerance skills tangible and applicable.
Acquire practical, actionable techniques to quickly overcome stressful situations and maintain control.
Learn detailed strategies and the science of stress response to effectively handle distress with logic and precision.
Enhance Interpersonal Effectiveness:
Enhance relationships with skills focused on empathy and cooperation, creating deeper connections with others.
Master the art of communication with engaging role-plays that prepare teens to thrive in social situations.
Learn to assertively communicate needs and boundaries efficiently to drive better personal and academic outcomes.
Gain the strategies of effective communication, analyzing real life examples and scenarios for best outcomes.
Cultivate Mindfulness:
Embrace mindfulness practices in an affirming environment that promotes personal growth and self-care.
Explore mindfulness through creative activities that focus on self-expression and discovery.
Implement mindfulness techniques that can be quickly utilized to improve focus and efficiency in daily tasks.
Learn about the scientific benefits of mindfulness and its impact on brain function and emotional health.
Camp Details:
When: Tuesday through Friday, 10 AM to 2 PM, June 23 through June 26, 2025
Where: Creative Healing at 1811 Bethlehem Pike in Flourtown. Activities include group sessions, nature walks, and mindfulness exercises at Fort Washington State Park.
Who: Teens who experience emotional dysregulation and are looking for an introduction to DBT skills.
Why: Our camp leverages the power of community to combat isolation and build a supportive network, essential for teens facing emotional challenges.
Cost: The full camp investment is $1200 for the week. An initial intake assessment is required at $200, applied towards the camp fee upon acceptance. Check with your insurance for possible reimbursement of out-of-network benefits.
