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If you’ve spent any time searching mental health counselor positions in Maryland, you already know the listings are plentiful. Job boards surface dozens of openings every week, but that volume can be deceiving, i.e., more postings don’t mean more good postings. Whether you hold your LGPC and are accumulating supervision hours, or you’re a seasoned […]

Over the past two decades, Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) diagnoses among children have risen sharply. It’s now one of the most commonly diagnosed childhood conditions in the United States, affecting an estimated 11% of school-age children. For many families, receiving a diagnosis brings relief: finally, a name for what’s been so difficult. But that relief can […]

Careers in therapy are equal parts exhilarating and overwhelming. You’re building a caseload from scratch, navigating documentation, supervision, and billing: all while doing the hard, meaningful work of helping clients heal. The pressure to fill your schedule fast is real. But so is the risk of filling it too fast, too carelessly, and, in the […]

You’ve noticed the signs, things out of the ordinary. Your child has been withdrawn, irritable, or struggling, in ways that feel bigger than a bad week. Intuitively, you know they could benefit from professional support, i.e., you recognize the signs your child needs therapy. But when it comes time to say something, the words don’t […]

Pre-pandemic, to say that virtual meetings weren’t the norm is a massive understatement. By its end, of course, virtual meetings had become the norm. Several years on from the worst moments of COVID-19, the pendulum has swung back considerably in the direction of in-person meetings, including for the field of therapy. While online therapy has […]

For many people, the arrival of spring can automatically flip a switch on their mood, brightening it with longer days, warmer air, and the suggestion of renewal. But if you’re someone who suffers from seasonal affective disorder, this flip of the mood-switch might not be quite so automatic. Seasonal depression in spring is real, but […]