Mighty Minds

Mighty Minds is a flagship program where kids take part in fun, hands-on activities and games. The program includes age-appropriate interactive games and learning activities, as well as time for talking about feelings in a group setting.

• Ages: 5–11 years old
• Price: Qualified medical expense, reimbursable through PPO healthcare insurance, FSA, or HSA.

Mighty Minds is a research-based emotion regulation skills group for K–5th graders that focuses on identifying and naming emotions, recognizing physical changes that come with different emotions and using those clues to respond, understanding how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are connected, making mindful choices when feeling upset, and using specific skills and strategies to support self-regulation. The program includes concrete take-home strategies for parents to help kids apply what they learned at home and school, and it offers dedicated group sessions that provide personalized attention and support. It is the flagship program that has helped hundreds of kids for over a decade and is offered in schools during the academic year, with Mighty Minds Summer Camps enrollment open and educational programs that can also be delivered virtually, nationwide.

Mighty Minds is part of Practice San Francisco, whose mission is to provide evidence-based clinical services and research-based educational programs for children, teens, and parents, and to assist children, teens, and families in accessing skills, strategies, and a sense of community that research indicates are instrumental in navigating life’s challenges. Research-based skills are taught by licensed, highly experienced therapists. The leadership team includes Nina Kaiser, Ph.D., licensed psychologist and founder; Dina Greenwald, LMFT, LPCC, licensed marriage and family therapist and clinic director; Molly McCobb, LCSW, licensed clinical social worker, senior supervising clinician, and director of group programs; Joe Tarantino, Ph.D., licensed psychologist, senior supervising clinician, and director of operations; Ginna Oates, LMFT, licensed marriage and family therapist, senior supervising clinician, and director of school-based services; and Michaela Friedrich, LMFT, licensed marriage and family therapist and senior supervising clinician. The program is proudly listed and professionally affiliated, and these programs are also available directly in a child’s primary, middle, or high school, or as limited or on-demand groups.

Parents describe seeing a difference in their family’s approach to big emotions after the class and report using breathing techniques and tools like a glitter water bottle at home. One parent shares that their daughter loved having a space where she felt heard and found it helpful for coping with big feelings and everyday frustration. Another parent notes that the program is very intentional and supports having a dialogue with a child about more challenging behavioral topics. A licensed marriage and family therapist, Ashley Goldsmith Buttner, LMFT, highlights that talking about feelings in a group setting can normalize struggling with big feelings and that participants practice many useful tools to manage feelings.

Last updated June 6, 2026.