Myriad variables impact how a couple or individual shows up in therapy. These include demographic pieces, such as age, race, religion, ethnicity, cultural background, immigration history, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, or gender identification. Other variables have to do with personal and familial history, such as where a person grew up, how often they moved, their […]
Read MoreIt seems as though with each passing year, the world gets busier and busier. New apps abound, “fresh” TV content is always available, and then there’s the crazy-making political landscape, which can be wholly consuming. This is all in addition to the nuances of daily life, which might include work and/or school obligations, meal preparation, […]
Read MoreFamily Therapy Bethesda, MD Top Favorite Non-Fiction Books That Make Therapy Better These books are super helfpul for personal growth, a better marriage, or simply raising your kids while maintaining your sanity. I love reading. Considering that in 2015 about 113 billion U.S. dollars were spent on books, I know I am not the only one […]
Read MoreIndividual Therapy Bethesda, MD How do you deal with it when someone is angry at you? The answer to this question can reveal volumes about how an individual relates to and interacts with others, and how generally successful and satisfying these relationships and interactions tend to be. Unfortunately, the question often goes unasked. Instead, in the […]
Read MoreFamily Therapy Bethesda MD In 2014 I wrote a blog post that talked about how kids were bad for my marriage. You can read it in here: https://www.jaxmomsblog.com/parenting-wisdom/nobody-told-kids-bad-marriage/ I still get calls from people stating… “we had a great marriage, then we had our child and I don’t know what happened! We fight, we feel […]
Read MoreRelationship Therapy Sterling, VA This week’s post is the third in my series on cognitive distortions and how they can impact relationships. Cognitive distortions are problematic patterns of thinking that skew our perceptions and impact feelings; the effects can be positive or negative, but I’ll focus more on the negative impacts because, obviously, that is […]
Read MoreCouples Therapy Bethesda, MD Yesterday was Valentine’s Day. Maybe you “celebrated” it and maybe you didn’t – maybe your significant other is loudly or quietly resenting your minimal consideration of the day. I get that Valentine’s Day is a “Hallmark holiday,” and we should not need a date on the calendar and red heart covered […]
Read MoreIndividual Therapy Bethesda, MD Happy new year! I hope that this third week of 2018 finds you nicely settled into any new routines or resolutions you set out to accomplish in this new chapter. I’m going to go out on a limb and guess that your email inbox and newsfeeds are chock-full of articles that […]
Read MoreCouples Counseling Bethesda MD I think it is safe to say that most people enter into marriage with high expectations of their partner and, ultimately, their marriage. Certainly not a bad thing to want to have a happy marriage! However, high expectations are not necessarily realistic expectations and, unfortunately, can result in one or both […]
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