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Author Archives: Jocelin Bailey

Anxiety in Grief: Part 2 – What Is Our Mission as Grief Survivors?

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  In my first entry of “Anxiety in Grief”, I explored the idea that anxiety is a common experience within the grief process. This concept is presented and discussed in the book Anxiety: The Missing Stage of Grief, by Claire Bidwell Smith.  As a child and adult therapist in Washington, DC, I have experienced anxiety as a part of grief in ...READ MORE »

Posted in Coping Skills, Mindfulness, Self-care | Tagged anxiety-grief connection, COVID-19 stress, resilient grieving, stages of grief |

Anxiety in Grief: Part 1 – Why Are We So Anxious When The Pandemic Is Getting Better?

Posted by Jocelin Bailey

    Have you found yourself wondering lately why  you are still so anxious?  With the pandemic subsiding some, do you worry about why you don’t feel better yet? Have you felt some of these symptoms below recently? A sense of panic Heart racing/palpitating Obsessive worry Dizziness Insomnia Nausea/Unsettled stomach   This is what grief looks like for those of us thriving and surviving in the midst of so much worldwide! ...READ MORE »

Posted in Adult Psychotherapy, Coping Skills, Self-care | Tagged Anxiety, anxiety-grief connection, stages of grief |

Validation as a Vehicle to Problem Solving

Posted by Jocelin Bailey

    Winter has arrived!  We have spent the last several months surviving, reacting, adjusting, re-adjusting, and working to make sense of some of the most stressful personal, community, national, and global times we have ever experienced.  We are not always feeling prepared for more of the same as we begin winter.  With each day, however, we are moving through it.  Some ...READ MORE »

Posted in Adult Psychotherapy, Coping Skills, Family Therapy | Tagged communications skills, Emotion-Focused Family Therapy, John Gottman’s Emotion Coaching, validation |

Young Children and Difficult Changes

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As families experience difficult changes and experiences, children are also experiencing it in their own way.  It is important to know that children can come through difficulties such as the death of a loved one, a significant change event , and even trauma in a healthy way if the adults caring for them guide them effectively.  As a therapist in ...READ MORE »

Posted in Anxiety, Bethesda Psychotherapist, Child Counseling, Child therapy, Coping Skills, DC Psychotherapist, Parenting, Uncategorized |

Dreading Your Bed: The Most Highly Recommended Insomnia Treatment for Adults

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  Bedtime is approaching and you are dreading the night ahead.  This feeling of dread is not because you aren’t exhausted from your very full day, it’s because you are worried about having another night of insomnia.  As a therapist in the Washington, DC, Bethesda area, there are a number of overtired, under-rested adults suffering silently.  Insomnia is defined as insufficient, ...READ MORE »

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Supporting Emotional Growth in Children: 4 Helpful Steps

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Emotions have a bad reputation in our culture.  While we are typically comfortable expressing and being around others who are expressing joy, excitement, or a calm demeanor, we see other emotions as unacceptable.  We understand that all humans of all ages experience a wide range of emotions, yet we don’t want to see them all, even in our children. Why? ...READ MORE »

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