In providing teen and child therapy, and in my work coaching parents, I spend a great deal of time helping people change their thoughts in order to overcome their anxiety. Anxiety is a physical response, but it is highly thought-driven. Our perception of a situation as stressful or scary sets off the “fight, flight, or freeze” response in the brain, ...READ MORE »
I had a lesson in being positive when I moved my family into to our new house. I moved my family of 7—8 if you count the dog—one block over from our house of ten years to a larger house to meet our growing family’s needs. It was only one block…no big deal, right? Wrong! We moved into our current house before we ...READ MORE »
Have you been through a move lately? Well, I just moved my entire family less than two weeks ago. This move covered 10 years, 3 kids, and a whole house full of stuff. Right now, I’m writing and surrounded by half-unpacked boxes and piles that are awaiting my attention. And I am finding that in the midst of all of ...READ MORE »
As I prepared myself to post our first blog entry by the practice–my first blog post ever–I found myself thinking that launching a blog could feel a bit like going to therapy for the first time. I’m a therapist of almost 20 years, a parent of 3 children and a director of a group psychotherapy practice in DC with 10 absolutely ...READ MORE »