Mental Health Blog
Surviving (and Thriving!) the Holidays: Your Ultimate Guide to Joyful Sanity
Surviving (and Thriving!) the Holidays Ah, the holiday season! A time for twinkling lights, festive cheer, and... endless to-do lists, awkward family moments, and the occasional holiday meltdown. Let’s face it, as magical as the holidays can be, they’re also a...
How to Be More Socially Competent: A Guide to Thriving in Social Situations
What is a True Friend in Life? Friendship is one of the most valuable and enriching experiences in life. True friends stand by our side, offering support, encouragement, and companionship through life’s ups and downs. But what exactly defines a true friend? Is it...
How to Be More Socially Competent: A Guide to Thriving in Social Situations
How to Be More Socially Competent: A Guide to Thriving in Social Situations Social competence is essential for building strong relationships, succeeding in professional environments, and improving emotional well-being. However, not everyone feels comfortable in...
Understanding PANDAS/PANS: How Therapy Can Help
Understanding PANDAS/PANS: How Therapy Can Help When it comes to children's mental health, parents are often on the lookout for the usual suspects like ADHD, anxiety, and depression. However, lesser-known conditions like PANDAS and PANS can often go unnoticed, even...
How to Stop Enabling Grown Children and Why It’s Important
How to Stop Enabling Grown Children and Why It's Important Parenting is a lifelong journey filled with countless responsibilities and challenges. As your children grow into adulthood, your role as a parent evolves. While providing support is natural, there comes a...
Why Do I Still Think About My Ex?
Why Do I Still Think About My Ex? Breakups can be emotionally taxing and complex, often leaving a lasting impression on our minds and hearts. It’s common to find yourself thinking about an ex long after the relationship has ended. These lingering thoughts can be...
What is Scapegoating and How Do You Avoid It?
What is Scapegoating and How Do You Avoid It? In human interactions, conflicts and misunderstandings are inevitable. One common yet harmful response to conflict is scapegoating. This practice, rooted in ancient rituals, involves unfairly blaming an individual or...
What is Main Character Syndrome and How Do I Recognize It?
What is Main Character Syndrome and How Do I Recognize It? In the age of social media, where everyone can curate their own digital persona, a fascinating psychological phenomenon known as "Main Character Syndrome" has emerged. This term, though not a formal...
How to Overcome the Fear of Love: Embrace the Journey with Washington Psychological Wellness
How to Overcome the Fear of Love: Embrace the Journey with Washington Psychological Wellness Love is a profound and multifaceted emotion that can enrich our lives with joy and meaning. However, for some, the fear of love can be a significant barrier, preventing...
Why Do I Cry When I Get Mad? Understanding the Emotional Response
Why Do I Cry When I Get Mad? Understanding the Emotional Response Have you ever found yourself in a heated argument or an intensely frustrating situation, only to feel your eyes welling up with tears? It's a common experience, but one that can leave you feeling...
Social Media Addiction
Social Media Addiction Social Media Today Today, social media is a big part of people's lives. Whether through Facebook, Instagram, or Snapchat, most people have some presence on the internet, and many people use it every day. And while social media has its upsides -...
7 Tips to Deal With Anxiety During COVID-19
7 Tips to Deal With Anxiety During COVID-19 Anxiety During COVID-19 Anxiety is a normal reaction to uncertainty. Within the last year, the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted our daily routines, with working from home, virtual learning, and social distancing becoming the...
10 signs mental health therapy might be right for you
10 signs mental health therapy might be right for you What is Psychotherapy? Psychotherapy is a process of investigating and treating mental conditions. It differs from other forms of therapy in that it concentrates on the exploration and analysis of the...
Best Books for Child Depression
10 Best Books for Child Depression At Washington Psychological Wellness, a psychotherapy center in Gaithersburg, MD, we get asked the question all the time. What are the best books for child depression? Well, we asked our mental health clinicians and put together this...
Best Books For Child Anxiety
10 Best Books for Child Anxiety At Washington Psychological Wellness, a psychotherapy center in Gaithersburg, MD, we get asked the question all the time. What are the best books for child anxiety? Well, we asked our mental health clinicians and put together this list...
Teen and Adolescent Anxiety
Teen and Adolescent Anxiety What Is An Anxiety Disorder? Anxiety is a sense of fear and worry that something is wrong. These feelings are common in people of all ages and backgrounds. An anxiety disorder is a persistent, excessive, irrational worry that often leads...
The role of Multiculturalism in Effective Psychotherapy
The Role of Multiculturalism in Effective Psychotherapy What are multicultural issues? Multicultural concerns are related to many different topics and identities, including race, religion, ethnicity, culture, sexual orientation, or disability. Each individual is...
Challenges to Mental Healthcare Access
Challenges to Mental Healthcare Access One in five adults in the U.S. experience some type of mental illness. From this number, only 44.8% receive treatment. What’s more, most of these people seek treatment after an average delay of 11 years from the initial onset of...
The Highly Sensitive Person: How Can Therapy Help?
What is a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP)? Those who are often overly emotional or easily overwhelmed may be a highly sensitive person (HSP). HSP is not a disorder but rather a personality trait associated with a more sensitive central nervous system that results in...
What is self-esteem?
What is Self-Esteem? Self-esteem determines how much we like ourselves, how confident we are, and how capable and valued we feel in general. People with high self-esteem generally feel good about themselves, their abilities and feel deserving of love, intimacy, and...