Spring is here and the school year is finally winding down. Summer is just around the corner, and for many kids this is a fun time of year – a time to enjoy the nicer weather, look forward to summer vacations, and wrap up a successful academic year. However, for many families, this time of year can be a real ...READ MORE »
As an adolescent and family therapist in Washington DC, I support a lot of parents and teens who are working through conflicts at home or with peers. Managing conflict can be a challenge at any age, and doing so effectively is crucial in our relationships. Disagreements can bring up intense emotions, resulting in reactive and aggressive behavior; yet avoiding a ...READ MORE »
In my daily work life as a therapist in the Washington, DC area, I work with co-parents who are divorcing or have divorced. When parents divorce, the children usually begin to split their time between two households. These living arrangements can vary greatly. Sometimes a parent will no longer live in the same state as the children. Other times, a ...READ MORE »
As a therapist in Washington DC and nearby Bethesda, who works with divorcing parents, I attended a lecture several years ago presented by Dr. Edward Farber who specializes in this very subject. I had been working with divorced parents for years at this time, yet was pleased to take away a fantastic nugget of information from the class. Dr. Farber ...READ MORE »
So much happens to a woman during and after pregnancy. Hormonally, things are drastically shifting, as are a woman’s identity and her relationship with her partner, not to mention changes in her work situation, social life, hobbies, sense of self, and sleep deprivation. Due to all these factors, it’s not unusual for women to experience what is often referred to ...READ MORE »
As a mom who is raising two daughters and a therapist to teenage girls in Washington, DC, I find myself wanting to advocate for them. In so many ways, we have evolved as a society. We teach little girls that they can be whatever they want. They can be a CEO, a surgeon, an engineer, a scientist, a lawyer. We ...READ MORE »
I’m writing this blog from the perspective of being a professional psychotherapist in Washington DC who works with new moms and who is a mom to two young children as well. Here are my top 10 tips to offer new moms: 10. It’s really, really hard: “Aren’t you so in love with your baby?” “Isn’t this the best thing in the entire ...READ MORE »
As a family therapist in Washington DC and nearby Bethesda, MD, I often notice that the most resilient clients are those who manage shocking news with connection, courage and compassion. We become shocked when we must discern if an event, person, situation is a threat or not to our personal safety or character. When we are confronted with an uncomfortable, ...READ MORE »
Recently, I’ve noticed a trend from social media that is playing out in children’s friendships. As a therapist who facilitates group therapy to aid children in their friendships in the Washington DC area, I have noticed that personalities and stories from certain social media platforms—which are played out in short clips or longer episodes—-are creating social templates for children’s friendships. ...READ MORE »
Having just finished the popular Netflix series from 2017, I’m writing in response to my reactions to the series as a whole. Originally, when the series was aired, I boycotted both the series and Netflix. As a family and adolescent therapist in Washington DC who works with teens in crisis, I was troubled by the dramatization of a completed ...READ MORE »
