3 Ways LGBTQ Allies Can Celebrate Pride Month, by a Baltimore LGBTQ Affirming Therapist
The month of June is widely considered Pride Month for the LGBTQ community. Our society, traditionally, wasn’t inclusive or tolerant of any sexuality, other than a heterosexual one. With a lot of blood and sweat, LGBTQ individuals fought for their rights to freedom...
The Impact of COVID-19 Among The Transgender Community: An Interview with a Baltimore Transgender Woman and Activist
Q: How has the COVID-19 Pandemic disproportionately affected mental health services available to the transgender community? A: Like many marginalized communities, the trans community received less mental health care due to overburdened systems. Because many people...
Who Can Benefit From EMDR Therapy? Reflection from a Baltimore Trauma Therapist
Have you or someone you know experienced trauma? Is it impacting your/their ability to function in daily life? To connect in relationships or be present at the moment? Are you or someone you know experiencing depression and anxiety as a result? Trauma can happen to...
Considering Splitting Up? A Baltimore Couples Therapist Thoughts Before Separating
Ending a relationship is always hard, no matter if it lasted months, years, or decades. The longer you are in a relationship, the harder it gets to end things, especially if you and your partner share finances, home, and social connections. But, if issues are...
3 Date Night Ideas for the Spring, by a Baltimore Couples Therapist
With the pandemic, dating life has changed. People are anxious about their health and safety, and are trying to do everyday activities while making sure that they practice social distancing. Large amounts of single people are saying that the pandemic has made them...
Dating During the Pandemic: A Couples Therapist Pros and Cons
With more than a year into the pandemic and all it brought with it, people are trying to get back to normal, with what they can. Love and affection are somewhere on the top of that list. But, things are different now, since the pandemic taught us that we can’t simply...
3 Tips for Managing Parental Anxiety From a Baltimore Therapist
Normal Worrying in Abnormal Circumstances It was Adam Sandler’s character in the movie Spanglish who said: “Worrying about your kids is sanity.” If this statement resonates with you, take a big sigh of relief because this sentiment could not be more correct. In fact,...
What to Do When You Are Anxious About Your Relationship?
Relationships and love are some of the best things that can happen to a person. All of our energy and emotions can be elevated because of love. When things are good and butterflies fly in your stomach, you feel on top of the world, ready to achieve your biggest goals....
What is EMDR Therapy? 3 Common Questions
EMDR stands for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. That’s a mouthful, huh? Well, it’s not as complicated as it sounds. I promise. What Is EMDR? Although EMDR involves many things, the goal is to deal with emotional trauma and other distressing life...
How Does Counseling for Relationship Issues Work Online?
In the past virtual therapy (online therapy or phone therapy) wasn’t widely practiced, but that changed in the last decade. Now, with the corona virus at work, the need for virtual therapy has greatly increased. So, therapists and clients turned to those...