Who Should Participate: This group is open to girls who attend middle school in Montgomery County, Maryland or who are homeschooled girls ages 11-15 of Montgomery County, Maryland.

About the Group Experience: Fewer than 1 in 4 girls ages 8–17 see being a leader as very important, and 66% believe that speaking their mind will make them unlikeable. At Lean In Girls, we want to change that. We equip girls to be self-assured, resilient, and inclusive everyday leaders. This is a FREE group offering as an extension of our Girls Confidence Labs series. We are guiding two cohorts up to 8 girls in each cohort for the fall academic semester.

Cohort A Schedule: Tuesdays from 3:30-4:30pm

• September 22 and 29

• October 6, 13, 20, and 27

• November 3, 10, and 17

• December 1, 8, and 15

Cohort B Schedule: Wednesdays from 3:30-4:40pm

• September 23 and 30

• October 7, 14, 21, and 28

• November 4, 11, and 18

• December 2, 9, and 16

About Your Group Facilitators:

Ms. Brandii Bedell, BS, social work intern

Ms. Tia Marie Brumsted, LCSW-C, LICSW, NCSSW, clinical director and supervisor

Important Participation Notes:

Parents and guardians are responsible for arranging transportation to and from each group session. Drop-off window: 3:15-3:30pm and Pick-up window: 4:30-4:45pm. Please respect that Sweetbay is a private mental health practice and is unable to provide extended childcare.

Parents and guardians are responsible for informing group facilitators of any medical or behavioral health conditions that may impact your child’s participation.

Prior to group participation, parents or guardians will provide informed consent for their child’s participation and agree to complete an emergency contact form and a participant brag sheet.

All group sessions will be held in-person at our Gaithersburg office. Sweetbay reserves the right to amend the schedule as needed. You will be informed of any changes to the group schedule.

By registering, the participant accepts sole responsibility for decisions, actions, choices, lifestyle changes, and results from participating in therapeutic group sessions.

Contact: hello@sweetbaymentalhealth.com