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Re-Opening Fear: Adapting to In-Person Encounters after a Year of the Pandemic

Posted by Amanda Good

  We are one year into the pandemic, a year since I wrote my first blog on handling our fears in the face of the growing threat of COVID-19, and things are… well, things are a really mixed bag and it depends on who you ask! On the one hand, there are new variants that sound scary, the vaccine delivery started ...READ MORE »

Posted in Anxiety, Coping Skills, Self-care, Uncategorized |

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 |

Winter is Coming…

Posted by Amanda Good

    … and we will be okay! I have been counseling clients lately with increasing anxiety and despair as we head into the winter and also another wave of the pandemic.  Fears of a lockdown, dread of isolation, overwhelm about homeschooling while working from home and fewer social supports, and valid health concerns abound.  When I say “we will be okay,” I don’t mean ...READ MORE »

Posted in Adult Psychotherapy, Bethesda Psychotherapist, Coping Skills, DC Psychotherapist, Self-care, Uncategorized | Tagged COVID-19 stress, family counseling, positive mindset |

Are we meant to handle this much stress?

Posted by Hahva Gallagher

  Remember back in March and early April when the shut-down still had a slightly exciting and very temporary feel to it? It was stressful, frustrating and sad but it was also strangely exhilarating.  That’s because we were all operating (and sometimes thriving) using our emergency stress response that humans turn to during a crisis. It’s a surge of mental and ...READ MORE »

Posted in Adult Psychotherapy, Anxiety, Coping Skills, Depression, Self-care, Uncategorized | Tagged COVID-19 stress, emergency stress response, Self-care |

COVID Conversations: Tips for Talking, Texting, & Posting

Posted by Allison Sibley

  I’m writing this blog tonight in the hopes of helping all of us have more positive productive conversations about COVID with each other. I’m a therapist in Washington DC, and I help families and couples have difficult conversations on a daily basis. I’ve been thinking about the content of this post for the past 6 months. I’m trained to observe, ...READ MORE »

Posted in Coping Skills, Mindfulness, Self-care, Uncategorized | Tagged COVID-19 stress, guidelines for productive conversation, pandemic |

Relief from Anxiety : Right Here and Now, in the Middle of the Pandemic

Posted by Amanda Good

    Anxiety.  Everyone is feeling it during the pandemic.  Anxiety about the virus, anxiety about going places and not knowing how safe it is due to the virus, anxiety about the economy, anxiety about paying rent or medical bills when finances have been impacted by the virus, anxiety about sending kids back to school, anxiety about dating during the pandemic, anxiety ...READ MORE »

Posted in Anxiety, Coping Skills, Mindfulness, Self-care, Uncategorized | Tagged COVID-19 stress, managing anxiety, stress reduction |

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 |

Mini Maintenance Activities for Your Mental Health

Posted by Allison Sibley

  In honor of Mental Health Awareness month in May, I wanted to offer some thoughts on a topic that I’ve been working on personally through this pandemic.  As a therapist in Washington DC, I spend my days working with clients and talking about the concept of self care.  Yet, I have to admit–As a mom, I secretly hate it ...READ MORE »

Posted in Adult Psychotherapy, Anxiety, Mindfulness, Self-care, Uncategorized | Tagged COVID-19, daily family activities, Mental Health Awareness Month |

The Anatomy of Emotions—Meet and Greet Your Emotions

Posted by Allison Sibley

  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 »

Posted in Adult Psychotherapy, Anxiety, Depression, Self-care, Uncategorized | Tagged Brene Brown, healthy emotions, understanding emotions |

Young Children and Difficult Changes

Posted by Jocelin Bailey

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 »

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