PEERS for Adolescents social skills group flyer featuring diverse groups of smiling teenagers and text announcing family enrollment.

PEERS® Social Skills Group for Teens — Now Enrolling for January 2027

Does your teen want friends but struggle to know how to make and keep them? PEERS® (Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills) is an evidence-based social skills program developed at UCLA, and one of the most researched programs of its kind in the world.

In this small-group program, teens learn concrete, real-world social skills through direct teaching, role-play, and coached practice: how to start and carry conversations, join groups, handle teasing and disagreements, plan get-togethers, and build real friendships. Parents receive a handout after every session with the skill taught and specific ways to support practice at home.

The group is led by Julie Stockdale, M.Sc., S-LP(C), a PEERS® School-Based Certified Provider and Telehealth Provider.

Program details block

  • 16 weekly sessions, 90 minutes each

  • Small group: 6 to 8 teens maximum, with a minimum of 3 to run

  • Virtual group: Sundays, 1:00 to 2:30 PM (Alberta, by secure video)

  • In-person Calgary group: forming now for January 2027 (Crowfoot Library) - exact day/time to be determined

  • Program fee: $2,000 per participant for the full 16 sessions; payment plans available on request

  • FSCD funding may be applicable toward program fees; ask me how it works with your family's agreement

Ask about the January Cohort