Learn To Make Friends In Our Proven Social Skills Training Program For People With Autism

Boost your confidence in social settings, conquer anxiety, and develop deep, lasting friendships.

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Now Enrolling for Peer Groups Starting in April, 2025

The next peer groups start the week of April 7th. Space is limited and groups are filling up fast, book a free consultation to reserve your spot today.

Social Solutions Peer Groups

Teens

Ages 12-17
2 groups available:
  • Wednesdays at 4:00pm PST
  • Thursdays at 4:00pm PST

Young Adults

Ages 18-27
2 groups available:
  • Tuesdays at 4:00pm PST
  • Fridays at 10:00am PST
Adults
Ages 28-39
2 groups available:
  • Wednesdays at 4:00pm PST
  • Thursdays at 4:00pm PST
Dating Peer Groups

Young Adults

Ages 18-27
1 group available:
  • Mondays at 4:00pm PST
Join a Life-Changing Social Skills Training Program That's Designed For People With Autism

This social skills training program incorporates UCLA’s PEERS© curriculum, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and our unique methodologies to support you in managing anxiety, building confidence, and developing genuine connections.

Meaningful Friendships

Develop specific strategies to form and maintain friendships, including how to identify potential friends, start and maintain conversations, find appropriate sources of friends, and handle conflicts.

Reduced Social Anxiety

Identify unhelpful thought patterns that may be leading you towards avoidance, self criticism, and low self esteem. Gain the tools needed to create more helpful thought patterns and strategies that will move you towards your social goals.

Increased Confidence and Self-Esteem

Boost your confidence and self-esteem through role-playing and encouragement from your private coach, resulting in greater increased confidence and reduced anxiety during real-life interactions.

Increased Social Activity

You’ll be encouraged to actively attend and enroll in social activities, clubs, or classes based on your interests, so you can meet people with similar interests. This often leads to new friendships, decreased social anxiety, and increased confidence.

Real-Life Social Skills

Gain and refine essential social skills through weekly or bi-weekly sessions. Role playing with your private coach and actively practice newly learned social skills in real-life settings leads to enhanced social interactions in all areas of your life.

Long-Term Impact

Apply the skills learned in your private coaching sessions to build meaningful relationships, manage social anxiety, and effectively navigate social situations, ensuring lasting improvements with making and keeping friends.

Learn From a Proven Process for Social Skills Training

Our skilled behavioral therapists and licensed clinical social workers utilize an evidence-based approach that is derived from leading research and designed for people with autism.

Evidence-Based Curriculum

Experience a comprehensive curriculum that integrates methodologies from UCLA’s PEERS©, cognitive behavioral therapy, and our proprietary S Groups materials. The curriculum is taught with evidence-based teaching modalities including didactic lessons, video role playing, behavioral rehearsal (ie. role playing), and modeling and observation.

Groups and Private Coaching

Choose the social skills program that works best for you. Our peer groups provide an opportunity to learn and practice social skills with your peers, while private coaching allows you to learn in a one-on-one setting with a highly skilled behavioral therapist. Practice social skills in a controlled setting, then confidently apply them in your daily social interactions. 

Online Training Sessions

Join private coaching sessions or peer groups via Zoom from anywhere in the U.S., offering you the flexibility to hone your social skills from the comfort of your home. Research shows that social skills training via telehealth is just as effective as in person.

Immediate Feedback

Get instant feedback from your peers and behavioral therapist to fine-tune your social skills and enhance your social awareness in real-time. This immediate feedback allows you to quickly sharpen your social skills and gain confidence.

Social Cue Recognition

Enhance your ability to interpret social cues, like body language and facial expressions, which are crucial for effective communication. Learn to understand different perspectives and how our words and actions impact others, helping to build and maintain relationships.

Caregiver Involvement

Inspired by the PEERS© model, this program encourages you to have your caregiver involved in their own groups or private coaching sessions. While you work on developing your social skills, they’ll learn strategies to support you in accomplishing your goals and increasing the effectiveness of your training.

Choose the Right Social Skills Training Program for You

Learn and practice social skills in a safe and controlled setting, then confidently use the skills in your daily social interactions. Join a peer group or work with a private coach to develop social skills that build confidence, alleviate social anxiety, and lead to meaningful friendships.

Social Skills Training in Peer Groups

Peer Groups

Join a peer group and practice social skills with likeminded peers and a trained therapist in a safe setting, so you can gain confidence in a controlled setting, boost confidence, and build friendships.

Social Skills Training With Private Coaching
Private Coaching

Work 1-on-1 with a skilled behavioral therapist and follow a tailored, evidence-based social skills program to manage social anxiety, boost confidence, and build friendships.

Our behavioral therapists specialize in working with people with autism.

Our evidence-based curriculum is proven to help autistic teens and adults who:

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