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Individual Therapy in Bethesda, MD When faced with challenges or unexpected stressors, it can sometimes become pretty easy for us to feel stuck. Maybe we become caught up in something that is completely out of our control, like wishing we could change our families or boss. Perhaps we feel paralyzed to do anything when in fact […]

Depression Therapy in Bethesda, MD If your partner is depressed, you may feel alone, helpless, resentful, and exhausted. It is so hard to watch someone you love suffer and not know how to help them. Oftentimes, we talk about depression as if it only affects the person who is depressed. However, research tells us that untreated […]

I am guessing it is no surprise to anyone that marriage therapists work with the issue of infidelity a lot.  Oftentimes, the majority of my caseload is made up of couples struggling with infidelity in one form or another.  Some of their marriages will survive it and some will not, but there are several key […]

Individual Therapy in Bethesda MD Sometimes I have the impression that we are pretty good at identifying what is wrong, what should be fixed in our lives and in our relationships. It may take us just a few seconds to come up with a list of “what we need to work on.” The items on […]

If you’re reading this anywhere along the east coast, I’m sure you’re experiencing the same sweltering heat that we are in the DC-Maryland-Virginia area. It seems as though it came from nowhere; one minute, the temperature was in the 70s and the next we were just a few digits shy of 100 degrees. I know […]

Couples Counseling in Bethesda, MD Wedding and engagement season is upon us. If you’re like me, your social media feed is full of happy couples tying the knot and wedding guests dressing to impress. Flowers, food, dancing – guests will remember the big day and then head back out to their normal lives. For the […]

<Several weeks ago, my husband and I adopted a dog from the shelter. Though both of us grew up with dogs, we were new to adopting an older dog, with an unknown history. The counselor at the shelter recommended obedience classes, specifically positive reinforcement training. Positive reinforcement is based on the idea that any creature […]

My favorite form of torture, I mean exercise, is running. I have found nothing quite as satisfying as running outside in the fresh air and being able to just step out my front door to exercise. As anyone who exercises knows, exercise gives you time to clear your mind and think a lot.  Sometimes I […]

Individual Therapy Bethesda, MD If I asked you to pinpoint your stress level on a continuum between “Life is full of sunshine and rainbows” and “Oh my gosh, I am staggering under the weight of all of my responsibilities and obligations,” what would you say? Go ahead, think about it for a minute. I’d venture […]