15–20 min · icebreaker
UNO · emotion decks
players match regulation moves to situations, not colors — high engagement, low disclosure risk.
FOR ADOLESCENT GROUP THERAPY · AGES 14–18
A year of therapy
sessions, boxed and printed.
- 52
- kits / year
- 90 min
- per session
- 7
- clinical approaches
- 12+
- group game formats
Kit · no. 07
90 minTopic
Anger regulation
Open (5 min)
“If a teapot had feelings, what would yours be right now? Take two cards and tell me what's boiling.”
Game · UNO emotion decks
STAYWALKASKBREATHE
Closing (5 min)
One word from today — written on the back of the card you played.
Every kit contains
Six printable pieces, designed to land on the same tray.
Tap a tab below to see what each piece does in a real session. Nothing is filler — every section earns its place in the 90 minutes.
1 page
Goals
Two measurable session objectives written in language you can read back to the group and to the parent at consult.
Blended from what works
Six clinical approaches, one consistent session shape.
Tessera blends the modalities clinicians actually use with adolescents — no theory shopping required. Each kit names which approaches it draws from so you can match it to the referral and the diagnosis.
CBT
cognitive-behavioralthought records, behavioral experiments, exposure ladders.
DBT
dialectical behaviorTIPP skills, wise mind, distress tolerance with adolescents.
TF-CBT
trauma-focusedPRACTICE components, narrative work, gradual exposure.
Solution-Focused
SF-BRIEFscaling, miracle question, exception-finding in group.
Strengths-Based
asset-ledcharacter strengths inventory, naming capacities before problems.
Mindfulness
present-momentshort body scans, 4-7-8 breath, sensory grounding cards.
A library that covers the year
Seven topic tracks, refreshed every month.
Each track runs deeper than a single session — variants for early, middle, and late session so the same group stays engaged over a term.
- 01Traumaprocessing, psychoeducation, safety planning
- 02Anxietyworry hierarchies, exposure framing, body cues
- 03Depressionbehavioral activation, values sorting, connection
- 04Grief & Losscontinuing bonds, dual-process, memory rituals
- 05Anger Regulationarousal curve, triggers, replacement behaviors
- 06Time Managementvalues-to-calendar, prioritization, follow-through
- 07Back-to-School Readinesstransitions, identity, repeat exposure prep
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Engagement beats disclosure
Age-appropriate games that carry the topic.
The game is the container. The clinical content rides inside it, so teens who would refuse a worksheet will still play a round.
20 min · activity
Ping-pong problem-solving relay
paired ball-toss while narrating solutions; physical movement + turn-taking at once.
30 min · closing
Escape-room scenario challenge
group unlocks boxes of insight using a themed narrative; debrief loop closes the session.
15 min · closing
Stress-bucket art activity
sort slips into buckets (keep, change, ask-for-help) — visual closure for non-verbal teens.
Who shows up to run a kit
Three doors into the same library.
Private practice
Therapists running groups of 4–10 teens
Run a fresh, evidence-based session every Thursday without reinventing the wheel.
School-based
School counselors, MTSS coordinators
Aligned to SEL/MTSS and trauma-informed purchasing language school districts increasingly require.
Programs & state
Residential, outpatient, state mental health
Built for culturally responsive procurement and audit-friendly documentation.
Make it yours before you print
Three dials, tuned in seconds.
A kit is a starting point. Tessera lets the clinician writing it adjust the surface copy in three natural places — clinical structure stays intact, the visible text becomes the group's own.
- 01
Language
swap clinical phrasing for teen-facing vocabulary; rebuilt target reading-level.
- 02
Scenario difficulty
tune the exposure / cognitive-load dial up or down for the cohort in front of you.
- 03
Cultural context
replace names, idioms, and example families with your community’s references.
Three ways to start
Buy one kit. Subscribe to the year. Provision the district.
Every plan includes the editable source files, the printable PDFs, and the alignment sheets. You only pay for what changes — the next kit, or the next clinician.
Single kit
One 90-minute session, fully editable before print. The fastest path from idea to a printed packet on Thursday.
$24one-time
- Tailor tone, scenario difficulty, and cultural context before print
- Lifetime use of the printable PDF + editable source files
Group pass
Run one adult-only group rotation, refreshed monthly. The fit for the clinician with a steady caseload.
$48/ month
- Tailor tone, scenario difficulty, and cultural context before print
- Four fresh kits every month on the seven topic tracks
- Unlimited printing for your caseload
- Cancel any time, no contract
For districts & schools
Site-wide unlimited printing + procurement-ready documentation for the MTSS coordinator and the school-business office.
Custom/ year
- Tailor tone, scenario difficulty, and cultural context before print
- Every clinician in your organization
- PO / W-9 / sole-source justification, trauma-informed attestations
- Single sign-on + roster sync
Asked by clinicians who don't yet run a kit
Questions worth answering up front.
Anything we missed? Write us and we'll answer in plain language.
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