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Are You Really Listening…?

Conversations can turn into arguments in the blink of an eye. In a social media plagued society, the level of closeness in relationships are often blurred due to the instant way we can “like” and “comment” on someone’s life and … Continue...

Into the Mind of a Sexual Abuser

in Blog November 11, 2019 992 0 1

Those who experience sexual abuse as a child have to learn how to live with its many long-lasting effects. Those who have not had this experience may struggle to fully understand its impact. For all of us who care for … Continue reading...

What’s Up, Docs?

in Blog March 11, 2019 1120 0 4

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...

A Still Unfinished Story About Healing

in Blog January 23, 2019 1214 0 4

Individual Therapy Bethesda, MD Often, and very often recently, my blog entries identify a general problem and either offer a new way of thinking about that problem or recommend a specific course of action to solve it. Those are well-intended...

It’s Not a Bird, or a Bee, or a Stork: Why You Should Teach Your Kids About Sex

in Blog, Uncategorized October 9, 2018 873 0 0

Family Counseling Bethesda MD Research indicates that kids who have had a “comprehensive sexual education engage in less risky sexual behavior use protection, have fewer sexual partners and are less likely to become pregnant during their teenage...

Nobody told you that kids were bad for marriages

in Blog August 19, 2018 977 0 0

Family 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...

Don’t Be A Bluth: Avoid These

in Blog, Uncategorized May 28, 2018 1370 0 4

Family Therapy Chevy Chase MD WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD [To be fair, the spoilers in question are a decade and a half old, and this show is driven by characters more than plot, so knowing what happens does not actually spoil … Continue...

Summertime – Making it Easy

in Blog May 15, 2018 1226 0 0

Family Therapy Bethesda MD Today is May 17th – you are officially one month away from the end of the school year and the beginning of summer. Summer – that joyous time where life slows down and you are no longer … Continue...

Good Grief: Celebrating Mother’s Day After Mom is Gone

in Blog May 9, 2018 1235 0 6

Individual Therapy Bethesda, MD The month of May evokes a variety of images and meanings. For those in my profession, it holds a special significance as Mental Health Awareness Month, but it is also associated with several somatic illnesses, as...

Resolve to Reconnect in 2018

in Blog January 17, 2018 1292 0 0

Individual 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 … Continue...

Sustaining your Relationship during Major Life Transitions

in Blog, Uncategorized June 15, 2017 1505 0 0

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...

A Word on Connection this Holiday Season

in Blog December 20, 2016 2163 0 0

With the holiday season upon us, it is impossible to miss the festive lights, ribbon-wrapped wreaths, and cheery grins that are hallmarks of this time of year. For many, this season calls for family gatherings, gift-giving ceremonies, and hot...