The Center for Early Relationship Support® offers clinical services in a group setting for parents. Led by experienced clinicians, these therapeutic groups provide parents with a nurturing environment to talk about their experiences and learn from one another. Some parents attend group-based treatment only, while others benefit from both group and individual support – we invite parents to explore what feels right to them. Our groups are generously supported by grant and philanthropic dollars and are offered at no cost. 

Parents will need to pre-register and complete a brief intake with our clinicians to ensure their needs are a good fit for what the group can offer.  

Clinical Group Offerings

“This Isn’t What I Expected”: Navigating Postpartum Depression, Anxiety, and Other Emotional Complications

For: Parents of children up to one year old 
Time: 90-minute weekly sessions
Duration: 8 consecutive weeks on Zoom 

Register: Please contact us at CERSIntake@jfcsboston.org or 781-693-1200. 

This eight-week support group is an opportunity for parents who are suffering from postpartum depression, anxiety, and other emotional complications to share their experiences and connect with other parents in a nurturing environment. This is a ‘closed’ group, meaning parents join at the beginning and are asked to make a commitment to all 8 sessions. Enrolling families now. 

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Mothering Without a Model

For: Mothers of young children 
Time: 60-minute weekly sessions 
Duration: 7 consecutive weeks on Zoom 

Register: Please contact us at CERSIntake@jfcsboston.org or 781-693-1200. 

This support group offers an opportunity for mothers of young children to explore ways in which the absence of a positive maternal presence in their lives has impacted them as mothers. This is a ‘closed’ group, meaning parents join at the beginning and are asked to make a commitment to all 7 sessions. Enrolling families now. 

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Mothering After Mother Loss

For: Mothers of young children 
Time: 60-minute weekly sessions 
Duration: 5 consecutive weeks on Zoom 

Register: Please contact us at CERSIntake@jfcsboston.org or 781-693-1200.

This support group offers an opportunity for mothers of young children to explore how the loss and absence of a mother influences one’s own parenting experience. This is a ‘closed’ group, meaning parents join at the beginning and are asked to make a commitment to all 5 sessions. Enrolling families now. 

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Circle of Security Parenting

For: Parents and caregivers of young children 
Time: 90-minute weekly sessions 
Duration: 8 consecutive weeks on Zoom 

Register: Please contact us at CERSIntake@jfcsboston.org or 781-693-1200. 

Does your child sometimes behave in ways that make you feel angry, sad, ashamed, or confused. Circle of Security Parenting (COS-P) is a parenting support group that can help you better understand what your child needs in these moments and how to best respond. This is a ‘closed’ group, meaning parents join at the beginning and are asked to make a commitment to all 8 sessions. CERS offers groups in English, Spanish and for caregivers in recovery. Enrolling families now.

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