Therapy Articles & Resources
Post-Graduation Depression: Why Is Graduating College So Stressful?
Graduating college can bring pride, grief, uncertainty, anxiety, and loneliness all at once. Here’s why post-graduation depression happens, what signs to watch for, and how therapy can help young adults navigate this major life transition.
Self-Care for Moms: Small Ways to Feel Like Yourself Again
For busy DC mothers, self-care often feels like one more task. This guide offers realistic, targeted shifts to help you feel more like yourself again, reduce burnout, and know when therapy may help.
Postpartum Depression and Anxiety vs Baby Blues: Why Do I Feel This Way After Becoming a Mom?
Wondering if it is baby blues, postpartum depression, postpartum anxiety, or mom burnout? This guide helps DC moms understand what they may be feeling, why it matters, and when therapy can help.
Mom Burnout: You Didn’t Lose Yourself, You’re Overloaded
Feeling exhausted, guilty, irritable, or unlike yourself as a mom? Learn how mom burnout shows up, why it is not a personal failure, and when support may help.
Federal Employee Job Loss Anxiety: How DC Workers Can Cope With Uncertainty
A compassionate guide for federal employees, contractors, and public service professionals in Washington, DC navigating job loss anxiety, RIF uncertainty, burnout, shame, grief, security clearance concerns, and the stress of trying to stay steady through workplace change.
Corporate Burnout in Washington, DC: Signs, Causes & How Therapy Helps
Burnout is not just being tired after a hard week. For many high-achieving professionals in Washington, DC, it can become a pattern of exhaustion, dread, disconnection, and self-doubt that affects work, relationships, and mental health.
Return-to-Office Anxiety: How to Cope When Going Back to Work Feels Overwhelming
Are you having a hard time coping with being called back into the office? You’re not alone. Here’s why this is so hard for so many of us, and how you can cope.
Living with Health Conditions: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Chronic Illness
Do you live with a chronic illness? Chronic illnesses are long-term health conditions that may not have a cure. Disease-specific symptoms can be managed, but it may never fully go away. While they may not be a cure, there are ways to address the psychological distress that often comes along with them. Read more about how ACT can be helpful with the emotional effects of chronic illnesses.
Body Image Feels Harder in Summer: A DC Therapy Guide to Feeling More Comfortable in Your Body
Summer can make body image distress feel louder. Learn why body comparison, clothing anxiety, food stress, and social media triggers intensify, plus practical ways to feel steadier in your body.
Imposter Syndrome at Work: Is It Anxiety, Self-Doubt, or a Sign You’re Not Being Supported?
Imposter syndrome is not always just a confidence problem. For many DC professionals, feeling like a fraud at work can come from anxiety, perfectionism, burnout, identity-based stress, or workplace cultures that make people feel they do not belong. Here is how to understand what you are experiencing and when therapy may help.
Mental Health for Athletes: When Pressure Starts to Feel Like Too Much
We need to have a serious talk about athletes’ mental health.