Summer Offerings
Focused support offered in NYC and the Hamptons.
What to Expect
Our summer offerings are designed to make meaningful progress in a supportive, individualized setting. Whether your child is participating in an intensive intervention or completing a neuropsychological evaluation, we take a personalized and collaborative approach every step of the way.
Summer Services
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Neuropsychological Evaluations in the Hamptons
This summer, Dr. Matthew Pagirsky will be offering a limited number of in-home neuropsychological evaluations in August. Each evaluation is comprehensive and highly individualized, conducted in the comfort and convenience of your own home.
This personalized approach supports a more natural and engaging experience for your child, while allowing for an in-depth understanding of their cognitive, academic, and emotional functioning. Families will receive thoughtful, detailed feedback and clear recommendations to guide next steps.
Reach out to info@growingmindsnyc.com for more information.
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Selective Mutism Intensive Program
We are offering a week-long intensive treatment program for children and teens with selective mutism. This program provides individualized, evidence-based support in a warm and encouraging environment designed to help participants build confidence, reduce anxiety, and increase verbal communication across settings.
Program focuses include:
-Teaching children, parents and caregivers practical skills and strategies to support verbal communication at home and at school
-Reducing anxiety related to speaking and social interactions
-Providing targeted, individualized exposure practice both in the office and in community settings to increase verbalizations and build confidence
-Offering psychoeducation about anxiety to help children and families better understand and respond to anxious moments in supportive and effective waysIntervention is 15 hours, 3 hours per day. Costs are inclusive of intake and all therapeutic services.
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OCD Intensive Program
Our summer OCD intensive offers focused, evidence-based treatment for children and teens struggling with obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviors. Participants work to develop coping strategies and make meaningful progress in a short period of time.
Program focuses include:
-Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)-based interventions using a targeted, individualized hierarchy to help children and teens gradually and systematically face fears in a supportive, step-by-step manner
-Reduce compulsive behaviors and the avoidance of fears to lower anxiety and build confidence
-Parent support and strategies for maintaining gains outside of sessionsIntervention is 15 hours, 3 hours per day. Costs are inclusive of intake and all therapeutic services.
Questions about Summer Offerings
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Summer intensives take place over the course of a week and provide a more concentrated level of behavioral support. Unlike weekly therapy sessions, which typically occur once per week, summer intensives offer a highly focused and targeted approach that helps patients address and work through anxiety more efficiently and effectively.
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Intensive programs are a good fit for children who need to build skills quickly over a shorter period of time or those that experience higher degrees of anxiety that cause them to freeze or retreat. The intensive format minimizes warm-up time, so we can get right to working towards treatment goals.
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Most intensive programs take place in person at our office on the Upper East Side. Virtual intensives can be offered on a case by case basis, depending on the treatment goals.
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Both options offer the same thorough, individualized evaluation process, the difference is where it takes place. In-home evaluations provide convenience and can help children feel more at ease, while in-office settings provide a more structured environment. We’re happy to guide families in choosing what will work best.
