Compass Social Skills and Counseling
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Individual Services for Children and Teens
Our individual services are creative, fun, and life changing!
Individual Counseling, Skills Sessions, and More!
Why Families Choose Compass
At Compass, we believe children and teens learn best when they feel comfortable, understood, and engaged. That's why our services go beyond simply talking about challenges. We help children and adolescents develop real-world skills through hands-on activities, games, conversation, creative problem-solving, and meaningful relationships with our providers.
Whether your child is struggling with anxiety, friendships, emotional regulation, executive functioning, school challenges, or life transitions, our team works to identify strengths while building practical tools that can be used at home, at school, and in the community.
Our goal is simple: help children and teens build confidence, independence, resilience, and the skills they need to thrive.
Individual Counseling
Therapists provide individual counseling for children, adolescents, adults, parents and families.
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Bereavement
- Emotional Regulation
- Social Withdrawal
- PTSD
- Divorce
- Self Injurious Behavior
- School Refusal
- Social Communication Disorder
Providers are accepting Blue Cross Blue Shield, Optum, United Health Care, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Tufts HMO Commercial, Mass General Brigham Commercial, Out-Of-Network, and Private Pay for individual therapy.
We do not currently accept any public plans through MassHealth or the Health Connector.
Individual Skills Sessions
Our Individual Skill-Based Sessions provide personalized, non-clinical support for children, teens, and young adults looking to build confidence, develop practical life skills, and navigate everyday challenges. Sessions are tailored to each individual's goals and may focus on:
- social skills
- friendship development
- communication
- self-advocacy
- emotional awareness
- problem-solving
- executive functioning
- organization
- time management
- independence
Skill-based sessions can also support individuals through important life transitions, including:
- starting a new school
- moving from elementary to middle school
- transitioning to high school or college
- joining new social environments
- preparing for employment
- adjusting to changing family or peer dynamics
Through discussion, role-playing, real-life problem solving, and skill-building activities, participants receive individualized support in navigating the areas of life where they would like additional guidance, while developing practical skills that can be applied at school, work, in relationships, and throughout everyday life.
Individual Skills Sessions are Private Pay
Executive Functioning Coaching
Executive Functioning Coaching and Academic Coaching Sessions are tailored to meet each student's individual needs and cover skills such as:
- Task Initiation
- Planning and Prioritizing
- Organization
- Emotional Regulation
- Impulse Control
- Flexible Thinking
- Working Memory
- Self Monitoring
- Study Skills
Coping Coaching
Our Coping Coach Program is tailored to meet the needs of each individual and covers a variety of topics including:
- Identifying Feelings
- Understanding why we have feelings
- How do your feelings affect you physically?
- Thoughts-Feelings-Behaviors Connection
- Positive Thinking Skills
- Coping Skills Investigation
- Frustration/Anxiety Management
- Flexible Thinking Strategies
- Managing Social/Emotional Triggers
- Coping with Change and Disappointment
- Exploring Mindfulness
- Size of Problem
Providers are accepting Blue Cross Blue Shield, Optum, United Health Care, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Tufts HMO Commercial, Mass General Brigham Commercial, Out-Of-Network, and Private Pay for individual therapy.
We do not currently accept any public plans through MassHealth or the Health Connector.
Behavior Therapy and ABA Services
Our Behavior Specialists work with children and families to meet the needs of each individual to address the following skills:
- Language and communication
- Focus
- Social Skills
- Memory
- Identifying appropriate replacement behaviors
- Creating and Implementing Behavior Plans
- Working with parents to identify antecedents, replacement behaviors, and appropriate consequences
We help our kids learn skills through creativity and fun!
Want to know what kids think about coming to Compass?
Check out our Compass Kids video below!
“I came to compass to learn social skills, coping skills, and to make friends. I am so happy my mom made me come.”
- 15-year-old social group and therapy client
“Compass has helped me heavily with my anxiety. I have learned how to react in situations."
- 16-year-old female client
“We do fun stuff all the time, and now I know what to do when someone teases me.”
- 9-year-old therapy client