Living well with ADHD, Anxiety, and Autistic Stress
Advice from our Maryland Therapists for LGBTQIA+ families, neurodiverse families, and YOU
Family Bonding that Sparks Imagination and Creativity
Put the FUN back in your family time with these tips from Maryland Art Therapist Shantel Elessie LCPAT.
Boost Your Awareness About Autism
Our Maryland therapy team is building neurodivergence-friendly families and communities. Understanding your autistic friends and neighbors is an important piece of the puzzle. Read on to do your part.
Our Maryland Therapists Take You To SPACE (Treatment)
Did you know that our Maryland therapists are trained in SPACE? SPACE= Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions. Offered in our Kensington office and online via Zoom. Improve your child’s anxiety, by coming to therapy yourself.
Play Therapy Isn't Just For Kids!
Our Maryland therapists are noticing a pattern. Parents are adding child therapy to their busy schedules, but not therapy for themselves. The truth is… we can do more for your child by working with you!
You Might Be Parenting with ADHD if...
Do you ever wonder if your child’s ADHD came from you? Our Maryland therapists share some clues that you may be living with ADHD too. (And how that might actually help your parenting.)
4 Must-Have Parenting Tools for ADHD Parents
Parenting with ADHD is hard! Our Maryland therapists offer 4 must-have tools to make it easier.
Adulting is Hard! Maryland therapists know.
Adulting is hard. Our Maryland Therapists can help.
Dealing with Family Stress? Find a Maryland Therapist to Help.
Our Maryland therapists explain how to find a counselor to help with family problems. (Hint: you need a family therapist. Even if you’re coming to therapy by yourself.)
Can You Come to Family Therapy in Maryland Alone?
Tired of trying to convince your family to come to therapy? You CAN come to family therapy alone. Our Maryland therapists explain how.
The First Day Therapy Scaries
As we enter Shamrock Shake Season once again, it’s the perfect moment for me to share this story with you about why I became a child and family therapist.
The Importance of Intentionality in our Relationships
What does it mean to have an intentional relationship? Learn about this little known concept and how it can benefit all of your relationships.
Treasure Hunt Parenting
Parenting Tips from a Marriage and Family Therapist in Kensington, MD. In this article, we explore how to go from expectation based parenting to “treasure hunt” parenting as inspired by Glennon Doyle.
Walking the Middle Path: A New Perspective for Families
If we take a dialectical approach it can help us get unstuck. One Maryland Family Therapist explains how to walk the “middle path” between acceptance of our loved one and change, for greater harmony in our lives.
Meet Nicole Filipe, LCMFT: Therapist for Teens, Couples, Families, and Highly Sensitive People (HSP's)
We’re thrilled to have Nicole’s expertise in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT), DBT skills, family therapy, and highly sensitive teens and adults. After working with Nicole, clients know that they have the skills and resilience to make it through tough times. We could all use a little bit of that in 2020!