Level Up Your Game: Social Groups
Elevate Health’s New Social Groups Are Here
Starting this month, we’re launching three age-based social groups designed to help children and teens build meaningful peer connections in a structured, supportive, and genuinely fun environment!
At Elevate Health, social development is not an afterthought — it’s a clinical priority. These groups are intentionally designed using research-backed social communication strategies, guided by therapists, and built around activities kids actually enjoy.
No lectures. No awkward icebreakers. Just real connection through shared experiences.
Why Social Groups Matter?
Many children — especially those with language delays, social communication challenges, ADHD, or autism — benefit from explicit instruction and supported practice in:
Initiating and maintaining conversation
Perspective-taking
Flexible thinking
Problem-solving in peer settings
Managing winning and losing
Reading social cues
Peer interaction is a skill. And like any skill, it improves with guided practice.
Our Three Age-Based Groups
Whatever it is, the way you tell your story can make all the difference.
1. Elementary Social Explorers
Focus: Foundational play skills and turn-taking
Cooperative play
Flexible thinking during games
Emotion regulation
Initiating peer interaction
This group emphasizes structured play, imaginative interaction, and confidence-building in a supportive settings.
Location: 1124 Patriot Way, Eastampton, NJ 08060
When: Every Thursday (Starting March 12th)
Time: 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Cost: $35 per session
2. Elevate Game On: Middle School Social Group
Focus: Growing independence and conversational depth
Topic maintenance
Perspective-taking
Handling disagreements
Group problem-solving
This group bridges the gap between play-based interaction and more nuanced peer dynamics.
Location: 1015 Briggs Rd #150, Mt Laurel, NJ 08054
When: Every 2nd Friday of the month (Starting March 13th)
Time: 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Cost: $35 per session
Focus: Teamwork, conversation skills, and social confidence.
3. Elevate Game On: High School/Teen Social Group
Ready to level up your social game?
Our middle school group blends research-based social learning with something teens naturally gravitate toward — gaming.
We’ve traded boring lectures for controllers and board games.
Using cooperative and competitive games as the framework, participants practice:
Teamwork
Strategic communication
Self-advocacy
Sportsmanship
Navigating winning and losing
Real-time problem-solving
Gaming provides a low-pressure, high-engagement platform for building authentic social confidence. Whether your child is a seasoned gamer or just looking for a fun Friday hang, there’s a spot in our lobby.
Location: 1015 Briggs Rd #150, Mt Laurel, NJ 08054
When: Every 4th Friday of the month (Starting March 27th)
Time: 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Cost: $35 per session
Focus: Teamwork, conversation skills, and social confidence.
What Makes Elevate Social Groups Different?
✔ Therapist-led and clinically informed
✔ Intentional goal targeting
✔ Real-time coaching and feedback
✔ Structured but naturalistic interaction
✔ Small group sizes
✔ Supportive, inclusive environment
We are not running a drop-off play hour.
We are facilitating guided social development in a format kids genuinely enjoy.
Who Is This For?
These groups are ideal for children who:
Struggle initiating peer interactions
Have difficulty maintaining conversations
Experience rigidity during play
Get upset when losing
Prefer structured interaction
Need practice reading social cues
If your child benefits from explicit social instruction but resists traditional “social skills class” formats — this is exactly what we built these groups for.
How to Register
Spots are limited to preserve group quality and ensure meaningful interaction.
If you’re interested in enrolling your child in one of our three monthly social groups, click here for our High School age, here for our middle school age, and here for our elementary age.
Let’s build confidence, connection, and community — one game at a time.
