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Category Archives: Family Therapy

Breaking COVID Habits &  Preparing for Re-Entry

Posted by Allison Sibley

As we begin to get vaccinated and anticipate returning to routines next fall, many parents are already angsting about how they will help their children break habits that have formed during COVID and be ready for returning to a busier routine. During my walks with other mom friends, we are already stressing over how to wean our kids off ...READ MORE »

Posted in Adult Psychotherapy, Anxiety, Coping Skills, DC Psychotherapist, Family Therapy, Mindfulness |

Pandemic Parenting 2021–The WALL

Posted by Allison Sibley

  I don’t know about you, but 2021 has brought hope and the realization that this has been a long long haul so far.  I’m not someone who tires easily or gets discouraged quickly.  And 10 months into this pandemic, I now feel it more than ever.  While January 2021 brought hope as many started the vaccine process, it also ...READ MORE »

Posted in Coping Skills, Family Therapy, Parenting, Self-care, Uncategorized | Tagged COVID-19 stress, feeling stuck, pandemic fatigue, therapy during the pandemic |

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 |

A Bird’s Eye View of Virtual Learning for Children with Special Needs

Posted by Michelle Pittman

    COVID-19 has impacted our world in numerous ways. Here in our nation’s capital and surrounding suburbs, children have had to adjust to remote learning. Some students are returning back to school at the time of this writing with varying “hybrid” schedules, while others are continuing remote learning from home. As a therapist working with young children and their families in ...READ MORE »

Posted in Bethesda Psychotherapist, DC Psychotherapist, Family Therapy, Parenting | Tagged COVID-19, Dr. Rukiya Jeffers Ware, special education, virtual learning |

Being With: Learning how to Honor One’s Feelings

Posted by Lindsay Tiell

    As I read the book, “The Rabbit Listened” by Cori Doerrfeld, to my daughter last night it had me thinking about what it means to really listen. As a child and teen therapist in Washington, DC I am often talking with parents about how to help their children listen more effectively. In this post, I’m going to talk about ...READ MORE »

Posted in Bethesda Psychotherapist, DC Psychotherapist, Family Therapy, Mindfulness, Parenting | Tagged COSP facilitator, non-verbal communication, The Rabbit Listened |

How to Help Your Child with Screen Anxiety in Distance Learning

Posted by Allison Sibley

  I’m writing this morning on a topic that many of us are facing as we work to transition our children and teens into virtual learning environments during the pandemic.  Screen anxiety shows up in children and teens when they resist, avoid, or shut down in the face of demands to participate in asynchronous and especially synchronous instruction during distance ...READ MORE »

Posted in Child Counseling, Coping Skills, Family Therapy, Parenting | Tagged COVID-19 stress, distance learning, screen anxiety |

4 Basic Routines for Children’s Well-Being

Posted by Alexander Chan

  Why are family routines important for my children’s well-being? Recent medical, economic, and social crises pose an ongoing threat to what is normal in children’s lives. Many have experienced upsets in routines related to school, out-of-school activities and family life. You and your children have likely experienced these upsets.    Leaders of children organizations around the world agree that focusing on having and ...READ MORE »

Posted in Anxiety, Bethesda Psychotherapist, Child therapy, Coping Skills, DC Psychotherapist, Family Therapy, Parenting | Tagged bedtime rituals, family mealtimes, family routines, morning rituals |

Relationship Landscapes During the Pandemic

Posted by Allison Sibley

  After months of virtually seeing couples and families in my psychotherapy practice in Washington, DC and Bethesda, MD during the pandemic, I’m noticing how much relationships are changing due to the impact of COVID-19. Many of us in the DC metro area have been sheltering in place for almost 12 weeks–we’ve home schooled our kids, worked remotely at home, ...READ MORE »

Posted in Adult Psychotherapy, Anxiety, Bethesda Psychotherapist, Coping Skills, DC Psychotherapist, Family Therapy, Mindfulness, Self-care, Uncategorized | Tagged corona bubbles, COVID-19, family dynamics during the pandemic, relationship challenges |

Conversations to Set Up Summer Screen Time During COVID

Posted by Allison Sibley

While the AAP (American Academy of Pediatrics) has changed its screen time guidelines for younger children ages 2- 5 years old {<1 hour daily of high quality use with adequate sleep, physical activity and media free zones/times), it is less clear about guidelines for school-aged children and teens:  Where We Stand: Screen Time     The APA (American Psychological Association) gives ...READ MORE »

Posted in Bethesda Psychotherapist, DC Psychotherapist, Family Therapy, Parenting | Tagged APA screen time advice, HDA and LDA activities, summer activities for kids |

Summer Ideas During COVID

Posted by Allison Sibley

  Are you worried about what your kids will do with their time once school ends?  Do you fear that they will become permanently merged with their favorite device?  At TSG, we have spent the spring talking with kids and families about how they are coping during this pandemic.  We know that many of your children are bored, disappointed, and ...READ MORE »

Posted in Child Counseling, Family Therapy, Parenting | Tagged parenting during the pandemic, summer projects for kids, support groups |
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