A few weeks ago, I was listening to a podcast called Invisibilia, which talks about the invisible forces that control human behavior. In one episode, the hosts discussed a woman who doesn’t feel fear as a result of a rare genetic disorder that destroyed a part of her brain called the amygdala. Due to this […]

Social media offers us a lot of benefits: connecting with friends and family we don’t live near or see often, support groups and advice, quick access to news, etc.  Without a doubt, social media has become the best way to reach a large audience quickly.  However, in my Potomac MD family counseling office, I often […]

One of the most common conversations that I hear from couples that sit in my Potomac MD couples counseling therapy room goes something like this: Partner 1: “You said you would support me… I’m going through a very difficult time right now, and you said you would do whatever I need. And you’ve totally let me […]

In theory, wedding planning is fun. You get to prance around in a magical world with your spouse-to-be, picking out beautiful items for your registry, designing and hand crafting your invitations, and planning an epic party for your closest friends and family. In reality, wedding planning is fun….some of the time. The rest of the […]

As a Potomac, MD family counseling therapist, working with teenagers has been one of the more rewarding aspects of my career thus far because I feel that I have been able to really connect with and help most teenagers that walk into my office.  I wish I could say I had discovered a huge secret […]

Unfortunately, this is something that I hear often from new clients in my therapy office. Despite the best of efforts from both partners, some relationships struggle so intensely that they decide it’s best to part ways. While divorce is very common in our society, I’ll venture to say that no one enters a marriage with […]

In my last Rockville couples counseling blog post, I spent some time discussing a common couple pattern: the pursuer/withdrawer dynamic. Today, I would like to discuss about another problematic dynamic: doing too much/doing too little. This pattern is most easily seen in the day-to-day tasks of managing a household: cooking, doing laundry, paying bills, walking the […]

My sister and I were chatting recently and she told me about an article she had seen somewhere on social media by a woman who said that marriage is not hard work.  Click on the link and have a read – apparently, she and her husband are better than us mortal souls who argue, cry, […]

One of my favorite and most unique things about my job is that it allows me to perform custom wedding ceremonies for my clients. Yes, it’s true — I’m a licensed couple and family therapist, but I’m also a registered wedding ceremony celebrant in both Maryland and DC. Why? Well, it’s simple, really. During my […]