We are located in North Miami Beach, Florida. More information on our exact camp location will be given upon sign up. Skills Focused Therapy's office location for individual sessions is at: 1380 NE Miami Gardens Dr. Suite 242, NMB FL 33179. Some of the fade in sessions will be held there.

We work with a number of children from out of state. You can consider flying in to have your child join the camp. The intensive therapy model allows your child to benefit in just a few days. Some of the parent coaching during camp and all of the teacher follow up sessions are done via telehealth. Throughout the year, we offer remote telehealth coaching for parents, therapists and teachers regardless of your location. We may offer an intensive SM program in the NY/NJ area in the future. Please subscribe to our e-mail list to stay updated on our program offerings!

We structure camp like a typical school or camp day to help the children practice skills such as speaking at circle time, practice asking for things as needed, interacting within a group, etc. Our counselors are playful, warm and fun. We use exciting activities throughout the day such as projects, games, arts and trips. (We get very enthusiastic feedback from campers regarding the activities in camp!) Every activity has a speaking component and each counselor assists their camper in speaking on their level throughout the day. Each child’s goals are individualized according to what they are ready for.

Ages 3-7. (We may add a group for older children as well if there is enough interest, so if your child is above age 7 feel free to reach out!)

We recommend you come in for a fade-in therapy session early in the summer so we can assess where your child is holding before you sign up. We only accept campers who demonstrate readiness for camp by their ability to speak to a counselor at the fade-in(s) before camp. Once in camp, we have counselors on a 1-1 ratio, so if a child is struggling in the group at first, the counselor works with the child to warm up slowly. This approach is all about baby steps of bravery at the pace each child needs.

I was trained and coached by incredible staff members at the FIU Brave Bunch / Mint Program in S. Florida, in using Dr. Steve Kurtz's PCIT-SM evidenced based treatment protocol of SM. I am constantly learning more both through private consultations and regular peer supervision via the Selective Mutism Association. Prior to launching Mighty Kids Miami, my SM camp experience included assisting both at Brave Bunch FIU Camp and at Confident Kids Camp, Rockville Therapy Center. I have seen tremendous progress in so many children both through camps and individual therapy, and I am excited to continue bringing the benefits of a camp program to more children! Schools I have coached for students with SM include: The Innovative School of Temple Beth Shalom Norman S. Edelcup /Sunny Isles Beach Elementary School Bottega Child Development Center Yeshiva Toras Chaim Toras Emes Yeshiva Elementary School (Boys' division) Lubavitch Educational Center Scheck Hillel Community School Gan Sinai Early Education Center Virginia A. Boone Highland Oaks Elementary School Torah Academy of Boca Raton Bais Yaakov Elementary School of Toronto & More! Let me know if you would like to connect with some of our many satisfied clients to hear about their experience firsthand. You can also read some of their feedback in the testimonials below. For more information on our treatment protocol, I recommend you listen to a podcast interview I did with JOWMA, which explains the treatment approach that I use in depth: Speak Up! A Discussion about Selective Mutism with Deetza Franklin. Listen on Spotify . Listen on Apple Podcasts . Watch on YouTube .

Please e-mail deetzafranklinlmhc@gmail.com for more information and to register. Let us know via e-mail if you'd like to arrange a time to speak to discuss your questions further.