Therapy Articles & Resources
Postpartum Intimacy: How to Reconnect With Your Sex Drive After Becoming a Mom
Low libido after becoming a mom is common, but it can feel lonely and confusing. Learn how postpartum fatigue, breastfeeding, body image, anxiety, depression, and feeling touched out can affect intimacy, and when therapy may help.
Postpartum Depression Therapist in Washington DC: You Do Not Need to Be Alone
Postpartum depression, anxiety, burnout and mom guilt can make motherhood feel lonely, even when you are surrounded by people. Learn when therapy may help, what to expect, and how to find the right maternal mental health therapist in Washington DC.
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
Federal job loss and workplace uncertainty can feel deeply personal, especially in Washington, DC. This guide helps federal employees and contractors understand layoff anxiety, recognize signs of burnout and stress, and take practical steps toward emotional stability and support.
Corporate Burnout: What It Looks Like and How to Cope
You got the job that (you thought) you always wanted, and are slowly climbing up the ranks. But, over time, you start dreading going to work. The office politics are overwhelming, and you’re tired of competing for recognition. You’re exhausted and stressed, and the pressure from your supervisor is getting to you. You just don’t care anymore, and are having fantasies of quitting the job that you’ve worked so hard for. If you relate to this, read more to learn about corporate burnout and how to move forward.
Returning to the Office: Why Am I Having a Hard Time, and How Can I Cope with the Transition?
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.
5 Ways to Celebrate Body Positivity This Summer
The pressure to have the ‘perfect body’ is real. Especially in the summer, when the weather is warmer and people are showing more skin, it is easy to start comparing your body to others’. We invite you to try these techniques to encourage body acceptance and maybe even positivity.
Imposter Syndrome: A Product of Anxiety or Oppression?
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.
The Emotional Toll of the Olympics: What We Can Do About Athletes’ Mental Health
We need to have a serious talk about athletes’ mental health.