Description:
Teach crucial social-emotional skills in thirty-minute lessons for small group instruction in grades 2-9. It's flexible, adaptable, and requires minimal prep time - no extra materials required! Topics include self-awareness, emotional resilience, communication, and conflict resolution.
Brief description:
Ginger Healy, LCSW, is a dedicated advocate for children and families with over 25 years of experience in trauma and attachment. She began her career as a child abuse investigator and hospital social worker before becoming a school therapist, where she witnessed firsthand the impact of developmental trauma. For 15 years, Ginger served as a social service supervisor at an international adoption agency, further deepening her expertise in attachment and the complex needs of children.
As Director of Programs at the Attachment & Trauma Network (ATN), she co-hosts the Regulated and Relational podcast with Julie Beem, focusing on trauma-sensitive education and therapeutic parenting. Ginger is a nationally recognized speaker and trainer, traveling across the country to equip educators, caregivers, and professionals with tools to build resilience through brain-based, nervous system-informed, and ACEs-aware practices. Her work emphasizes supporting emotional regulation through co-regulation, honoring neurodivergence, prioritizing educator well-being, and creating healing-centered homes, classrooms, and communities.
Ginger is also the author of 30-Minute Groups: Managing Big Emotions: Identifying Triggers, Developing Coping Strategies, and Communicating Effectively and 15-Minute Focus: Regulation and Co-Regulation: Accessible Neuroscience and Connection Strategies that Bring Calm into the Classroom, with accompanying workbook, and additional books on the way. Her books offer practical, compassionate resources for caregivers and professionals. A mother of four, her personal journey with developmental trauma and neurodivergence brings deep empathy to her work. She is committed to fostering safe and connected environments that heal all things human.
Review Quotes:
If you've ever wished for a practical, all-in-one resource for running small groups, this book is it. 30-Minute Groups: Navigating Family Dynamics is designed for grades 2-9 and makes group planning simple, meaningful, and effective. Inside, you'll find ready-to-use sessions that focus on building self-awareness, emotional resilience, communication, and conflict resolution - skills every student needs to thrive. Each lesson is short enough to fit into a busy school day, but powerful enough to spark important conversations and growth.
What I especially appreciate is how it goes beyond the basics - it emphasizes setting boundaries and developing a strong voice to advocate for yourself. These are life skills our students need not only for school, but for every part of their future. As a counselor, I love when a single resource can check so many boxes: low prep, adaptable across grade levels, and centered on the social-emotional skills that matter most.
Patti Hoelzle
School Counselor