Welcome to Shiras-Place!
Does your child:
Struggle with friendship skills?
Have difficulty managing/regulating emotions?
Act out with challenging behaviors/ non-compliance?
Display low self esteem/confidence?
Need help with social interactions?
Have difficulty with the unexpected?
Struggle with adjustment issues in daily functioning?
Shira's Place
A client centered and multifaceted systemic approach to the social-emotional development of children and adolescents.
At Shira's-Place, children learn critical life skills such as emotional regulation and prosocial interactions. Communication, appropriate self expression, and behavior skills are prioritized for optimal academic success. Using various art mediums, artistic expression, non-competitive games, science experiments, and puppet play, children learn how to thrive in an ever-changing world.
Services
Social Skills Groups
Prosocial Interactions
Communication skills
Feeling Identification
Self Confidence Building
Does your child have difficulty interacting with others? Is your child struggling socially in school or at home?
Social Skills groups provide children with the opportunity to practice important prosocial skills and facilitate optimal adjustment in group environments.
Individualized sessions
Emotional Regulation
Friendship Skills
Behavioral Issues
Self Esteem
Bullying
Social-Emotional learning through all kinds of art mediums, games, science experiments, sensory experience, and puppet play. Children and adolescents learn skills that help ensure success in daily functioning, both at home and in school.
Parent Support & Coaching
School Consultations
Non-compliance
Sibling Rivalry
Emotional Outbursts
Goal Setting
Classroom Management
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My services are customized to meet the specific needs of each child's home and school environment.  I work collaboratively throughout the entire process to obtain measurable results so children can successfully thrive in daily functioning.
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Social Stories
These stories provide children with perspective needed to understand, cope with, and manage daily challenges.
Individual Sessions
Social Emotional Learning enables children and adolescents to gain new perspective that allows for optimal development and growth in daily functioning.
Children learn appropriate social behaviors and peer interactions through a variety of mediums such as art, science experiments, crafts, games, and sensory experiences.
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About Shira
Social Skills Groups -Individual Sessions -Parent Coaching -School Consultations
Shira is an early childhood educator (ECE) as well as a special care counselor (SCC) certified by the Québec government. Shira uses her 25 years of experience in the field to help children, adolescents, and their parents navigate social-emotional adjustment issues in daily life.