Confident Kids Skills Group
Building Coping Skills, Confidence & Resilience
Confident Kids is a small-group educational social-emtional wellness program for Kindergarten through 5th grade designed to help kids build practical skills for handling worry, big emotions, frustration, and everyday challenges.
Through playful activities, games, and practice with peers, kids learn how to understand their emotions, notice and work with unhelpful thoughts, build flexible thinking and coping skills, and approach challenges with greater confidence.
Now enrolling for upcoming Confident Kids groups in NW Portland.
More group details, dates, and interest forms below. Groups Offered Fall, Winter, Summer
**More details on our groups below. **
Big feelings are part of being a kid. Knowing what to do with them takes practice.
Some kids feel things deeply. They may get stuck in worry, become easily frustrated when things don't go as planned, have a hard time bouncing back from disappointment, or simply need more tools for navigating everyday challenges.
Confident Kids gives children a place to learn and actually practice those skills alongside other kids.
Rather than expecting kids to just “calm down” or “be more confident,” They need a chance to learn and practice the skills that actually get them there.
Tools for big feelings. Skills for real life.
Is Confident Kids a Good Fit for My Child?
Kids don’t have to be struggling to benefit from learning how to understand their emotions, work through challenges, and cope when things feel hard. Confident Kids is designed both for children who could use some extra support and for families who want to build these skills early.
Confident Kids may be a great fit for kids who:
Want to build confidence trying new or challenging things
Would benefit from a stronger foundation in coping and emotional skills
Are learning to handle frustration, disappointment, or changes in plans
Experience worry or sometimes get stuck in “what if” thinking
Tend to be hard on themselves or worry about making mistakes
Could use more practice with flexible thinking and problem-solving
Would enjoy learning and practicing new skills alongside peers
Children do not need to be in therapy to participate. For some families, Confident Kids is a proactive way to build skills early. For others, it provides additional practice alongside individual therapy or other supports.
What Kids Learn
Throughout the six weeks, children build a practical toolkit for handling emotions and challenges with greater flexibility and confidence.
Week 1: Emotions
Kids understand the crucial role emotions play in our lives. We explore how our feelings connect to our actions and responses in everyday situations.
Week 2: Thoughts
Kids develop an awareness of their own thinking and the power they have to shift their thoughts to become more flexible and better able to cope.
Week 3: Actions/Behaviors
Kids practice recognizing the connection between thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. They learn about the importance of this relationship and how it can impact their ability to manage every day stressors.
Week 4: Coping Strategies
Using concepts like mindfulness and self-soothing strategies, kids discover healthy coping tools to manage their emotions and stress with confidence.
Week 5: Mindset
Kids learn about mindsets that change how they relate to stress, as well as increase their potential for academic and personal success.
Week 6: Friendship
By exploring empathy, communication skills, and self-compassion, kids learn how to build and keep healthy friendships while also being a friend to themselves.
Support From Home
Your involvement matters. When parents are engaged, kids make even more meaningful progress—which is why we keep you closely connected throughout the group. After each session, you’ll receive a detailed recap email highlighting what your child learned, along with practical tips and resources to help you reinforce those skills at home. In our final session, parents are invited to join a brief presentation reviewing the key tools from our Confident Kids binder (provided to every family). It’s a valuable opportunity to ask questions, celebrate your child’s growth, and feel confident continuing the learning together.
Why Join a Skills Group?
Kids learn skills differently when they get to practice them—not just talk about them. Confident Kids gives children a small, supportive setting to learn new tools, try them out with peers, and build confidence using them in everyday life.
In-Person Connection in Portland
Groups meet in person at our NW Portland office, giving kids the opportunity to learn alongside peers through games, activities, conversation, and hands-on practice. Small groups allow for plenty of participation while keeping the environment comfortable and engaging.
Evidence-Informed Skills for Everyday Life
The Confident Kids curriculum draws from well-established approaches in child mental health and education, including CBT- and ACT-informed strategies, mindfulness, and self-compassion.
Kids practice skills for understanding emotions, working with worried or unhelpful thoughts, increasing flexibility, tolerating frustration, and approaching challenges with greater confidence.
Families also receive take-home resources and practical ideas for reinforcing skills between sessions.
Thoughtfully Designed & Facilitated
Confident Kids was developed by Raising Brave Kids, a practice specializing in childhood anxiety, OCD, and emotional well-being. Groups are facilitated by trained team members using our structured Confident Kids curriculum, with an emphasis on creating an engaging, developmentally appropriate experience for children.
Small, Supportive Groups
With a maximum of eight children, groups are intentionally kept small. We want kids to feel comfortable participating, trying new things, making mistakes, and practicing skills alongside peers.
Confident Kids is an educational skills program, not group therapy. It can complement individual therapy or stand on its own for children who are looking to build new skills, but it is not a replacement for mental health treatment when therapy is needed.
$60 per session
$100 deposit at registration.
Total group billed upon first session.
Above Pricing for Fall/Winter/Spring.
*Don’t have time for a 6 week program check out our summer intensives
Group Participation Disclaimer
We want to ensure the best experience for all our participants. To run a group, we require at least 4 participants. We will decide whether the group will proceed a week before the start date and will inform families accordingly. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out to us at clinic@raisingbravekids.com. We're here to help!
Group Details
Confident Kids is a 6-week, private-pay educational skills group held at our NW Portland office.
Small groups | Maximum 8 children
$360 for the full 6-week series
Insurance is not accepted.
Kindergarten–2nd Grade
Wednesday | 4:30–5:30 PM
Fall 2026 | Dates coming soon
NW Portland Office
3rd–5th Grade
Friday | 430pm -530pm
Fall 2026 | Dates coming soon
NW Portland Office
Interested in Confident Kids?
Complete our short interest form to let us know you're interested in an upcoming group.
Joining the interest list is not enrollment. Once dates are finalized and enrollment opens, we'll contact interested families with group details and next steps.
To provide the best group experience, Confident Kids requires a minimum of four participants to run. We will confirm whether the group will proceed approximately 10 days before the scheduled start date.
JOIN THE CONFIDENT KIDS INTEREST LIST
Questions About Confident Kids?
Not sure whether the group might be a good fit for your child? Our team is happy to answer questions about the program and help you determine the best next step.
FAQs
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50 minutes
Total commitment of 6 weeks
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$60 per group therapy session
Total Cost: $360 (6 sessions)
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We have open enrollment for our 6 week programs Fall, & Winter
For Summer we offer a condensed version of the program in a 5 day intensive.
We require at least 4 children to run a group. If enrollment is low you will be placed on our waitlist for following enrollment endless indicate otherwise.
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They should make every effort to arrive on time. If they are slightly late, their facilitator will update your child on any important information they missed. Your child will still be able to participate in the remaining part of the session.
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Please note that the group fee is not prorated for any absences, whether they are planned or unplanned, and no refunds will be provided for missed sessions due to the limited number of participating students and families.
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Our Confident Kids groups are not able to accomodate children not already enrolled in Kindergarten as developmental milestones are needed in order to be a good fit for this program.
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We have two groups
1) Kindergarten through 2nd grade
2) 3rd grade through 5th grade.
We hope to offer teen groups in the future.
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We keep our groups small. 4-8 kids. Ratio 1 Adult to 4 Kids
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Each child is provided with a binder of skills learned and our favorite resources
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If your child could benefit from additional support beyond Confident Kids, we welcome families to explore our individual child therapy and parent consultation services. We’re also happy to provide trusted referrals to other providers when appropriate.
Because Confident Kids is an educational group, we’re unable to provide individualized clinical observations, assessments, or recommendations about your child based on their group participation. If you’d like more individualized guidance, parents are welcome to schedule a separate parent consultation with the Raising Brave Kids team.
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Not at this time but subscribe to our newsletter for updates as we hope to in the near future.
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This is a support and educational skills group thus is not elidible for reimbursement.
We do not provide a diagnosis or superbills.
Were equipping children with the skills they need to grow into confident, capable adults.
