Like many of you, I woke up to a beautiful morning in DC and quickly felt an ache in my heart about what our country and world is enduring right now. As a business owner and therapist in Washington DC, I’ve had the week to reflect and work through how to prepare my family and our clients for sheltering ...READ MORE »
I wrote this post this past week while traveling abroad (thankfully not to a high-risk country). I received word from home regularly about the fear that is spreading regarding COVID-19. As a therapist specializing in treating anxiety, I realize I will be returning home to some very scared clients, in addition to worried friends and family. In the past few ...READ MORE »
Happy Valentine’s Day from TSG! This week’s blog is all about love and strengthening the relationships in your life. As Valentine’s Day arrives this year, the topic of love and relationships is at the center of many of my client conversations. As a therapist in Washington DC working with adolescents, young adults, and families, I spend a lot of time exploring ...READ MORE »
In this final blog in a three part series on The Anatomy of Emotions, I’d like to teach you how to meet, greet and move through your emotions so that you can rely on feelings as useful data in your daily interactions and decision-making processes. I’ll take you through the 6 primary emotions–their descriptions and their functions. And, I’ll ...READ MORE »
This blog is the 2nd in a series about the anatomy of emotions. Last week, I wrote about key factors in our primary and secondary emotions, and I offered some tips for how to work with emotions in your daily life. This week, I’d like to detail some of the essential functions of emotions. In my work with couples, adult, ...READ MORE »
This month, I’m writing a 3 part series on the anatomy of emotions for 3 main reasons– 1) Emotions are easily misunderstood and get a bad rap as being mysterious and complex; 2) When understood, emotions are good sources of data for making decisions, and 3) Emotions direct almost every single human interaction and decision. Recently, I attended a business conference ...READ MORE »
The holidays can be an exciting and joyous time for many- filled with family, gift-giving and receiving, and a much awaited break from school and work. Yet for so many people who are struggling with anxiety, depression, and other mental health issues, the holidays can be a challenging and emotional time of year. As a therapist working with DC and ...READ MORE »
As a family therapist, I have gained some insights that helped me compile these cell phone and screen use rules for tweens. Never write or forward a photo, or anything in a text, that you wouldn’t want forwarded to everyone in your school, your principal and your parents. Remember that everything you send can become public. Always ask before you forward a ...READ MORE »
My last blog post mentioned that there are no quick fixes to enhance your self worth. This does not mean that there is no roadmap whatsoever for enhancing self worth. Through my work with psychotherapy, I observe that each person’s roadmap is complex, highly individual, and takes time and patience to figure out. Perhaps a good first step is to practice ...READ MORE »
Here are three quick things you can do in the midst of your busy daily life to find a quick boost to your self worth: There is no quick fix, and anyone who tells you there is, is trying to sell you something. There is no quick fix, and anyone who tells you there is, is trying to sell you something. There is ...READ MORE »
