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Tending to Your Mental Health During the Holiday Season

I joked this morning that December is “busy season” for therapists after a friend sent me a meme showing a therapist in the middle of a blazing fire and the title “Therapists returning to work after Thanksgiving.” The fact is, this truly is a busy and often stressful time of year for people. That applies to our clients and ourselves ...READ MORE »

Support for changing times and giving yourself the gift of self-compassion

Posted by Sarah Dougans

As a psychotherapist in Washington, DC who works mostly with adolescent girls, women in their 20s/30s and perinatal women, many of my sessions have been focused on Roe v. Wade being overturned. After the ruling came out, I went to get coffee near my house in Northwest DC. I overheard many conversations focused on the ruling. Most conversations expressed dismay but ...READ MORE »