Living well with ADHD, Anxiety, and Autistic Stress
Advice from our Maryland Therapists for LGBTQIA+ families, neurodiverse families, and YOU
5 Keys to Self Care: Coronavirus Edition
The current COVID-19 pandemic has created a need for new self care routines that can keep you balanced on the busiest of days. When you feel yourself slipping into anxiety, anger, or frustration, take a few minutes to bring your better self (and/or your better child) back with the following strategies…
Mindful March: 4-7-10 Breathing
Adolescent specialist Rachel Sorra LCSW-C leads us in breathing properly to reduce anxiety and cope with stress.
When You Disagree about “Social Distancing”
This is a time of heightened anxiety for everyone, and we all handle it differently. This can create conflict and sense of betrayal when your partner or family member doesn’t adopt your approach to managing the crisis.
Mindful March Continues: The 3 Senses
Having a stressful day? Week? Month? This quick exercise from Maria Smith LCSW-C can bring you back to feeling grounded in the present moment.
Why Does My Child Argue with Me? A Family Therapist's Answer
Earlier this week I committed the cardinal sin of therapist parenting. I yelled at my child for being anxious. You might think as a child therapist I would be immune to that. I’m not. When my own child runs off the rails sometimes I do too. (I feel you, parents, I really do!)
Raising Mentally Healthy Adults
We teach our children everything we can imagine they might need to know. We focus on nutrition, exercise, study skills, work ethic, and (hopefully) money management. However, few families systematically teach their children about mental health.
Self Care in Small Doses
It’s back to school time, and we know what that means. Homework time, evening meetings, and after school activities are returning to your family routine. Don’t forget to squeeze in some self care on the busiest days.
Help! My child is a middle-schooler!
The day has finally come. Wide eyes navigating rows of lockers, dozens of classrooms, and long, tiled, hallways. Not just a new backpack and school supplies this year, but a new schedule, a new school, new faces, and wait… how many different teachers do I have to remember?! The transition to middle school is an exciting one, but equally nerve-wracking, for many incoming 6th graders.