As licensed couple and family therapists, clinicians at Lindsey Hoskins & Associates frequently support couples whose relationships have broken down to the point of desperation. Too often, couples start the process of therapy after months — or even years — of communication breakdowns, unresolved conflicts, unmet needs, and emotional and physical disconnection. It’s not uncommon […]
Read MoreIt’s easy to sum up our negative traits as toxic and irreparable. The most common behavioral signs of a toxic person are blaming, passive aggression, criticism, negativity, and emotional blackmail— quite the combo pack. All of these are highly problematic traits that will quickly get someone labeled as the “toxic person” and can easily create […]
Read More“Great is the art of the beginning, but greater is the art of ending. —HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW” I still don’t know what was it that broke our friendship down. Was it the differences between our opinions or the similarities between our emotions? At times we face inevitable losses. People die, friends move, divorce happens, and […]
Read MoreThis blog post is PART TWO of a two-part series. The first post was published on June 11, 2020: click here to catch up! In Part I of this series I exhort white readers—who may be unfamiliar with and/or resistant to the cause of antiracism—to educate themselves about systemic racism in the United States, and […]
Read MoreI have been reflecting on what my clients get out of therapy. They invest a lot of time, money, and energy to resolve what brought them to me in the first place. My general impression about their experience is that they are given a safe space to talk about their feelings and discover new things […]
Read MoreBetrayal is a common topic of conversation in therapy because it is a deeply personal and often hurtful experience. Betrayal strips us from our power; yet, betrayal is part of most people’s lives. We both betray and are betrayed by others. The worst betrayals are the double ones–those that involve not only secrecy and lies […]
Read MoreIndividual 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, and I believe that some people do find them helpful; however, I do not know everyone’s […]
Read MoreIndividual Therapy Bethesda MD On June 5, we learned of fashion designer Kate Spade’s death by suicide; less than 72 hours later, on June 8, we learned of chef and writer Anthony Bourdain’s death by suicide. Since that time, many worthwhile things have already been written about these events: that there is help and hope for […]
Read MoreI 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 […]
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