The Clinical Support Group, which is offered weekly as part of the EmpowereD Girls Collective, uses a combination of evidence-based intervention models; to both treat the early shame experience & teach core skills for living an empowered life with the disability of Dyslexia.   

As the Clinical Curriculum is developed it will be made available for other Social Workers/Therapists/Clinicians to access, if they should feel called to build their own collective. This curriculum will be provided free of charge. 

The information is designed to be shared through-out our community and contribute to reducing the stigma experienced by children & families living with Specific Learning Disabilities.  Online & Local Support Groups for Families of Dyslexic Children often contain parents, loved-ones, extended family & care-givers who are Licensed Mental Health Professionals, Paraprofessionals, Teachers, Advocates, Case Managers, Lawyers, Home-schooling Moms & Dads [and grandparents, too!] Community Organizers, Tutors & a diverse variety of other professionals who, together, have the capacity to create their own collectives - addressing at a grass-roots level the significant lack of services for children with Specific Learning Disabilities/Dyslexia. 

EmpowereD Girls Collective's Evidence-Based Intervention – 

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy [CBT] – Skill Development Includes: Automatic-Thought Reframing, Checking for Evidence, Understanding Cognitive Distortions, Identifying Limiting Beliefs  

Schema Therapy – Identifying Early Maladaptive Schemas [Young, 2003] 

Dialectical Behavior Therapy [DBT] – Skill Development Includes: F.A.S.T Acronym, Radical Acceptance Practice  

Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction [MBSR]

Acceptance & Commitment Therapy [ACT] 

Coping Cat Curriculum [CBT] 

Core Skills taught by the EmpowereD Girls Collective –  

Emotion Identification, Somatic Experiencing  

Self-Advocacy  

Self-acceptance & Self-confidence 

Passion Exploration & Development  

Self-Compassion  

Mindfulness Techniques, Basic Meditation Practices 

Coping Skills for Anxiety & Stress 

Recognizing Negative Thought Patterns  & Reframing 

Navigating Assistive Technology