Living well with ADHD, Anxiety, and Autistic Stress
Advice from our Maryland Therapists for LGBTQIA+ families, neurodiverse families, and YOU

Protect Yourself from Burnout with Time Management and Self Care
Spending time with loved ones can boost your mental health and theirs. This is especially important if you are approaching burnout. So take measures now to create opportunities for relaxation and self-care.

Meditate to Alleviate COVID-19 Anxiety
Fighting with your family? Counseling or therapy isn’t the only answer. Create a family stress management routine to get on the path to better mental health.

You Don't Have To Be Happy To Be Okay
It’s been quite a pandemic, hasn’t it? The relentless unpredictability, separation, and uncertainty lingers in the sticky, summer air. Behind our masks, we can almost smell the fear, frustration, restlessness, and agitation among both strangers and loved ones.

Our Plans for Reopening
It isn’t time yet, but the attached document is our detailed plan for reopening safely when the time comes…

Black Families Matter
Visibility matters. We knew this, and yet we hadn’t made it clear on our website exactly where we stand. If it isn’t immediately clear to you as a Black family reading our website that you are fully respected here, then we haven’t done a good enough job…

Our Social Justice Commitment
It’s time to be more vocal about our values. So it’s clear that families of color can be fully seen and heard here. So LGBTQIA+ families know that “healthy families” means YOUR families. These are our promises to you.

What's Really Going On? Wisdom from our Teen Therapist
With the struggle of the pandemic and a slow start to reopening, everyone keeps talking about our “new normal”. Though this describes the state of our transition, I feel we may have overdosed on the phrase. I mean, what even is normal?

5 Keys to Self Care: Coronavirus Edition
The current COVID-19 pandemic has created a need for new self care routines that can keep you balanced on the busiest of days. When you feel yourself slipping into anxiety, anger, or frustration, take a few minutes to bring your better self (and/or your better child) back with the following strategies…

Multitasking Parents, This Is My Wish For You
In this moment, I am hoping that every family we have served in our practice (and many we haven’t yet met), learns something that I learned only when I HAD to. Here is my story…

Helping Kids Cope In Difficult Times (Podcast)
We were fortunate to be featured on The Child Repair Guide podcast with Dr. Steve Silvestro! The episode is based on our previous post entitled Raising Mentally Healthy Adults, with special focus on the coping skills kids need to navigate the current public health crisis.
