Living well with ADHD, Anxiety, and Autistic Stress
Advice from our Maryland Therapists for LGBTQIA+ families, neurodiverse families, and YOU
Flipping the Script on Teen Discipline: Tips from Teen Counselors
Your middle schooler didn’t go to his online class. Your high schooler was chatting online with friends after midnight. They knew the rules. Now what?
What To Do If A Loved One Is Depressed… Insight from a Child & Family Therapist
Unfortunately, depression affects many people across the lifespan. It can creep up and/or arrive in full force. It can feel subtle and/or be painfully obvious. It can impact how we see ourselves and/or how we see other people.
Tips for a Mentally Healthy Holiday from Child and Family Therapists
Tips from our Montgomery County play therapists, couples counselors, and child psychotherapists in our November newsletter.
We fight at the holidays, do we need couples therapy? Not Necessarily--a Couples Therapist tells you why
It’s that magical time of year, where family and friends get together. All the good food, the drinks, the traditions. Things are going well, you’re enjoying yourself. Then BAM, you and your partner get into a fight. You think to yourself, “It’s not normally like this. Do we need to go to couples counseling”? Probably not. Here’s why.
A Full Day of Gratitude (for kids) from our Child Therapists
Child psychologists, counselors, and therapists know that practicing gratitude daily supports good mental health. In this post our Montgomery County, Maryland child therapists show you how to teach gratitude to your child throughout the day.
Does My Child Need Therapy? / Does My Teen Need Therapy?: Ask a Child Therapist
Childhood and adolescence are full of emotional ups and downs. How do you know whether your child is experiencing the usual growing pains or showing signs of anxiety or depression? Our child counselors and teen therapists weigh in.
Finding a Child Therapist, Counselor, or Psychologist in Montgomery County, Maryland
There are 225 listings for child psychologists in Bethesda. And hundreds more if you’re also willing to drive to Kensington, Rockville, Potomac, Chevy Chase, or Silver Spring. Who do you call first? What questions should you ask? Our child therapists answer these questions and more in this informative post.
Tips from our Maryland Child Therapists and Teen Counselors in our October Newsletter
Election results affect us. Not just on election day, but every day. The anxiety is palpable. We need child and family therapists more than ever! We’ve shared our wisdom, and a little fun too, in our October newsletter.
Combating the Election Day Blues: Tips from a Psychotherapist
It’s Election Day in Maryland. Here in the suburbs of Washington, DC, the connection between our daily lives and politics is more apparent than in most places. Our anxiety about what’s to come can be greater, too. Here are our tips for assuaging your fears on Election Day, and while waiting for results.
Talking to your Kids About Election Results (before they happen)
We are all feeling anxious this week, but for parents there's an extra layer. How do we explain election results (and our emotions about them) to our kids? Can we soothe their anxiety while feeling anxious ourselves? YES. We’ll show you how.
Change Is Hard and Needed, Perspectives From a Child & Family Therapist
The next few days are filled with changes. Quarantine Halloween. Daylight Savings. Dia de los Muertos. Election Day. Let’s stop, breathe and smell the… leaves. Let’s hope for better, together.
How do I get my teenager to see a therapist? Tips from a Teen Therapist
Your teen’s behavior has you worried. Or frustrated. Maybe she’s stressed out and frantically texting friends. Or his teenage angst is really disrupting your family life. You think you’ve found a great therapist. Here’s how to get them to go.
Resisting Peer Pressure on a COVID-19 Halloween
You’ve decided it isn’t safe to trick or treat this year. Or have your annual Halloween party. Or maybe you made a different choice. You are trick or treating and your kids’ friends are not. Either way, your kids are now finding out what their friends will be doing on Halloween. And you have some explaining to do.
Brilliant Hack for Family Chores: Among Us IRL
Make chore time fun for your teens and tweens (and yourself) with this great idea from my 14 year old, "Among Us IRL." Among Us is a super popular online game that basically involves doing chores as fast you can. We show you how to use it to knock out some household tasks in record time.