Unfiltered

Emotional Resilience for Teens

Real life. Real emotions. Real tools.

Big feelings Stress Friendships
Overthinking Conflict Coping skills
4-Session Workshop
SATURDAYS 12PM to 1:30PM
AGES 14 to 17
Every other Saturday, starting October 10
Call to Join (480) 382-1257
Package for $300 all 4 sessions

Your teenager walks in, drops the backpack by the door, and heads straight to the bedroom. You ask how the day went. "Fine." The door closes.

You stand in the hallway knowing something happened, with no idea what.

I sit with parents in this spot every week. Most of them are doing a lot right. Their teen is carrying more than they have words for. Pressure at school. A friendship going sideways. A worry running on repeat at 1 a.m.

What most teens are missing is a set of tools and a room where they get to practice them with other kids their age. Unfiltered gives them both.

What your teen will work on

Big feelings

Naming what is happening inside before it comes out as a slammed door or a shutdown.

Overthinking

Interrupting the loop of replaying a conversation or a text thread.

Stress

What stress does in the body, and how to bring it down.

Conflict

Saying the hard thing without blowing up or disappearing.

Friendships

Choosing friends who are good for you, and being one.

Coping skills

Practical tools your teen will use the same week, at school and at home.

Who leads the group

Makenna Lowe, Unfiltered teen workshop facilitator at Arizona Family Institute
Makenna LoweMaster's-level counseling intern
Tyler Arnson, Unfiltered teen workshop facilitator at Arizona Family Institute
Tyler ArnsonMaster's-level counseling intern

Makenna and Tyler lead every session together, supervised by licensed clinicians at Arizona Family Institute.

The details

  • WhenFour Saturdays, every other week, 12:00 to 1:30 PM
  • DatesOctober 10, October 24, November 7, November 21
  • WhoTeens ages 14 to 17
  • Led byMakenna Lowe and Tyler Arnson
  • Group sizeLimited to 10 teens
ARIZONA FAMILY INSTITUTE 2500 S. Power Rd., Suite 120
Mesa, AZ 85209
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$300 One package. All four sessions. Call to Join (480) 382-1257 $75 a session. Six hours of guided practice.

A note for the teen reading this

Nobody here is going to lecture you. You decide how much you share.

You will sit with a few other people your age who are dealing with the same stuff, and you will leave with tools you will use on Monday.

A SPACE TO TALK. A PLACE TO GROW.

Save a spot for your teen

Call our office. We will answer your questions and get your teen registered. Registration closes [REGISTRATION DEADLINE].

Call to Join (480) 382-1257
Package for $300 all 4 sessions