Think Social East Bay

Think Social East Bay, located in Oakland, CA, is a safe environment for children, teens, and adults to learn social learning concepts through direct instruction, reasoning, and practice. They provide Social Learning therapy for individuals and groups, from elementary school through adulthood. The practice believes that social learning precedes the social skill and offers a unique approach by participating in community outings to practice social learning concepts and related social skills. Shelly Hansen, the lead therapist, has over ten years of experience working with children, teens, and adults with social learning deficits and has trained under the guidance of Michelle Garcia Winner at her Social Thinking Clinic in San Jose, CA. They explore and practice social concepts related to negotiating, compromising, prioritizing, planning, and executing outings into the community, and thinking about others, and then adjusting behavior based on smart guesses about what others are thinking and feeling. Think Social East Bay is committed to providing individualized programs and support to their clients and their families.