Being a More Mindful Clinician: Getting Back to Basics

by Lisa Ferentz, LCSW-C, DAPA In case you haven’t noticed, there are an awful lot of psychotherapy modalities out there!  And many trainers are adamant that their treatment paradigms are...

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Tips for Clinicians: Helping your Eating Disordered Client Survive the Holidays

by Sharon R. Peterson, LCSW-C Founding Director of: Eating Disorder Network of Maryland The holidays are not relaxing and fun for everyone, especially those with an eating disorder (E/D). They...

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Filling the Void

We know that this time of year can be especially triggering. What makes it even harder are the television commercials, Hallmark cards, and piped in holiday music that tell us...

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"Ain’t No Cure for the Wintertime Blues?"

by Howard Reznick, LCSW-C In his new book, Spontaneous Happiness, Andrew Weil, MD shares his views on the epidemic of depression (seasonal or otherwise), the widespread vitamin D deficiencies, and...

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Re-Envisioning the Holidays

By Susan A. Osofsky, LCSW I was standing  in our popular shopping district today watching the annual Halloween Zombie Walk, delighted by the creativity of all the young  people dressed...

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The Process of Forgiveness

Part of why we are often reluctant to forgive others may be because we have the wrong idea about what it really means to forgive.  Here’s what it is NOT:...

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Off to College- A Lesson in Attachment

Those of you who have trained with me in the past, are well aware that I take great stock in the impact that either secure, insecure, ambivalent, avoidant or disorganized...

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A Quick Primer on Early Primary Relationships

By, Kate Oliver, MSW, LCSW-C Attachment is the relationship people develop with our early caregivers that shape how we form connections to other people throughout our lives as well as...

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Since when is Winning a Silver Medal “Losing?”

I don’t know about you, but when the Olympics began, I lost a lot of sleep.  I stayed up late every night- mesmerized by the courage, determination, and dedication of...

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The Aurora Tragedy

Much has already been written about the heartbreaking tragedy in Colorado.  The killer’s total disregard for human life and safety are impossible for us to process.  Many people have asked...

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