BPAR Group Therapy & Workshops Schedule
Here’s a schedule of therapeutic Post Adoption Support Groups and non-therapeutic workshops run by the clinicians at BPAR.
Please visit our Group Therapy page if you’d like to learn more about these peer groups for adoptees of all ages and adoptive and foster families.
To express interest in a group, please use our Peer Groups Form.
Peer Support Groups
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This young adult adoptee group explores the unique and complex factors related to international adoption including integration and loss of dual identity, birth country, culture/language, ethnicity/race, naturalization, etc. The group is designed to promote self-exploration and emotional processing of the international adoptee experience.
$35
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Learn simple practices to feel grounded, safe and present in your body in a supportive group setting for adult adoptees. This group will explore a mixture of approaches including short meditations, breathwork, and somatic (body-based) techniques. Group Cost: $35* per person, per session. We accept cash, check, and credit card. Payment is due at time…
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This group will offer a relaxed, contained, co-created space for teens to meet other teens who are adopted and to share stories and experiences through discussion and connection. Group members might also engage in writing or other activities. Please contact us with questions. Group Cost: $35* per person, per session. We accept cash, check, and…
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BPAR's Adult Adoptee Group is a monthly peer group for adult adoptees. This group offers a safe and supportive environment where individuals can share their adoption stories and experiences through discussion, writing, and other modes. Sharing is optional. Group Cost: $35*. We accept cash, check, and credit card. Payment is due at time of group.…
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BPAR's monthly Adoptee Group for Kids Ages 7-11 offers a safe space for children to meet other children who are adopted and share their stories and experiences through writing, discussion, and art activities. This group meets in-person at the Boston Post Adoption Resources office in Brookline. Group Cost: $35* per person, per session. We accept…
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People of Color group for people touched by adoption, ages 18+ This group is a brave therapeutic space for adult adoptees who identify as a person of color, bi-racial or multi-racial. The group will explore and process what it is like to be a person of color in the world today. Racial identity development is…
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Learn simple practices to feel grounded, safe and present in your body in a supportive group setting for adult adoptees. This group will explore a mixture of approaches including short meditations, breathwork, and somatic (body-based) techniques. Group Cost: $35* per person, per session. We accept cash, check, and credit card. Payment is due at time…
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When words are too much, find ways to express yourself through the creative arts (dance and movement, visual arts, crafts, etc.) ! This group will focus on exploring themes related to the adoptee experience, identity development, peer pressure, social media use, social and family dynamics, in a laid-back, expressive arts environment. Teen adoptees will have…
$35
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BPAR's therapeutic group for parents of adopted teens ages 13-18 offers a safe space to meet other adoptive parents and caregivers and share stories and experiences. This group meets virtually. Please contact us with questions. Group Cost: $35* per person, per session. We accept cash, check, and credit card. Payment is due at time of…
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BPAR's monthly therapeutic group for parents of adopted kids ages 8-12 offers a safe space to meet other adoptive parents and caregivers and share stories and experiences. This group meets virtually. Please contact us with questions. Group Cost: $35* per person, per session. We accept cash, check, and credit card. Payment is due at time…
$35
This is a social skills group for pre-teen and teen adoptees who struggle to join in, connect, get along with peers, and navigate their social worlds. Supported by expressive arts and movement-based therapy techniques and teamwork challenges, group members will practice and reinforce their self-awareness, communication connection, and perspective-taking skills. Themes of belonging, connection, and…
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When attempts at parenting with empathy, compassion, and cultivating joy are met with withdrawal, avoidance, or defensiveness, parents may experience a stress response called blocked care that creates disconnection in the parent-child relationship. This support group will be a space for adoptive parents to share with one another and receive support around the challenges of…
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This group will offer a relaxed, contained, co-created space for teens to meet other teens who are adopted and to share stories and experiences through discussion and connection. Group members might also engage in writing or other activities. Please contact us with questions. Group Cost: $35* per person, per session. We accept cash, check, and…
$35
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BPAR's therapeutic group for parents of young adoptees ages 4-7 offers a safe space for parents and caregivers of young adoptees to meet others and share their stories and experiences. Group members will be invited to discuss all aspects of parenting—the challenges, joys, frustrations, and successes. Please contact us with questions. Group Cost: $30* per…
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This young adult adoptee group explores the unique and complex factors related to international adoption including integration and loss of dual identity, birth country, culture/language, ethnicity/race, naturalization, etc. The group is designed to promote self-exploration and emotional processing of the international adoptee experience.
$35
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Learn simple practices to feel grounded, safe and present in your body in a supportive group setting for adult adoptees. This group will explore a mixture of approaches including short meditations, breathwork, and somatic (body-based) techniques. Group Cost: $35* per person, per session. We accept cash, check, and credit card. Payment is due at time…
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