Online group counseling for LGBTQIA+ teens

CEBTOhio is pleased to offer Youth AFFIRM, a therapeutic group based on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help LGBTQIA+ teens learn coping skills to manage stress and improve their wellbeing.

Youth AFFIRM meets in a one-hour weekly session over eight weeks to help participants manage stress, support their mental health, enhance coping skills and provide supportive individual validation.

As a form of evidence-based therapy, Youth AFFIRM is able to report on its impact over time, with these results:

• 70% of participants reported increased “hope pathway thinking” – the ability to generate multiple routes from the present to a desired future.
• 63% reported reduced depression.
• 72% reported increased ability to view stressful situations as challenges rather than threats.

Youth AFFIRM for fall 2024

AFFIRM for Caregivers

AFFIRM Caregiver is an evidence-informed, seven-session group intervention for parents and other caregivers of LGBTQ+ children and youth. It focuses on enhancing compassionate and affirming parenting practices that help promote LGBTQ+ youth safety and well-being.

If you’re a caregiver and interested in the support offered by AFFIRM, we’d like to hear from you. If there is sufficient demand, we will provide this offering as well.