CREATING EMPATHY CIRCLES
CHILDREN’S LEADERSHIP PROGRAM & PARENTING STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM
Allow yourself to get in touch with your love for your children!
CREATING EMPATHY CIRCLES:
PARENTING STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM
Building Resiliency in Our Kids
How can we show our kids we love them everyday?
When goals and agendas differ – How to MOTIVATE our kids with The 5 secrets of Effective Communication and the Acceptance Paradox
Relying on the Latest Stanford Research and Effective Empathy Tools to SUPPORT and LOVE our children.
Help children manage ongoing challenges and pressures in school, with peer pressure, and sibling relationships.
Finding a SENSE OF DIRECTION and a reference point to navigate when our kids act withdrawn or are disrespectful.
Building an empathy circle: Effective Listening while conveying UNDERSTANDING for your child’s dilemma.
OCTOBER 2025 – THREE SATURDAY MORNINGS 9AM-10:30 am
CHILDREN’S GROUP:
CHILDREN’S LEADERSHIP PROGRAM
Helping kids bounce back from stressful experiences – OVERCOME ANXIETY, THE FEAR OF REJECTION, FEAR OF CONFLICT AND FAILURE. BUILDING A SAFE CONTEXT for children to learn how to handle anxiety while honoring that all children feel safe, happy and appreciated.
Help children to overcome negativity, depression, anxiety, perfectionism, and performance issues in school.
Help children to FIND ACCEPTANCE: parent divorce and separation, sadness and anger, losses within the family.
RESULTS:
• Kids who feel more relaxed at school and home, making it easier to achieve academic goals.
• Kids who share frustrations while they develop their creative dreams.
• Kids who learn how to build a peer group where they get the chance to listen and receive support
NOVEMBER 2025 – THREE SATURDAYS: 9AM-10:30 AM (elementary age) AND llAM- 12:30PM (middle school years)
WHAT THERAPISTS AND SCHOOL COUNSELORS ARE SAYING ABOUT ILENE’S WORKSHOPS:
“I recently had the pleasure of experiencing a workshop with Ilene Wolf and she is nothing short of amazing!She is a strong, bright and clear therapist who creates a lot of depth, safety, and connection in a very short period of time. Everyone in our group opened up, connected easily and experienced a great sense of joy in Ilene’s presence through her skilled facilitation. I highly recommend working with her.”
– Lorraine Platt, MA, LMFT
“Ilene is not only a skilled and seasoned therapist, but also has a huge capacity for compassion and empathy. I have been impressed with Ilene’s capacity to grasp the essential questions and essence of her clients’ needs.”
– MG, school counselor and psychotherapist
Ilene Wolf, MFT
A licensed marriage and family therapist, for over 30 years, she works with children, couples and families and is in private practice in Mill Valley and San Francisco. Ilene is here to help you and your children find courage and your unique voice to thrive in even the most difficult, challenging situations and relationships.
Ilene is the winner of the California Marriage and Family Therapists’ 2012 Education Foundation Award.
UPCOMING WORKSHOP FOR PARENTS and CHILDREN:
Location: San Francisco
Dates: October and November
Time: 3 Saturdays
Duration: 1.5 hours for parents
Cost: $125 per group | Series of 3 Sessions
