Parents of teens— if your kids are having an even harder time than you expected, you are not alone. The trends we are seeing at Virginia Family Therapy highlight that this time is particularly rough on the middle and high schoolers, so we want to give you a few tools to help you and […]
Teletherapy across Virginia
Coming Soon! Please look to the Teletherapy and Outdoor Sessions and Locations page for more information.
Learn to Live with Meaning in COVID Times
COVID, quarantine, 2020…when I hear those words I feel a weight on my chest. Sometimes, it feels like our lives are being held hostage. While we all try and navigate these unprecedented times, a lot of us are struggling with feelings of fear, anxiety, and loneliness. While there are many different viewpoints and opinions on […]
The Good Ol’ Days: Reminiscence Group for Older Adults
If you are over the age of 60 there is a new and exciting group enrolling now! For safety’s sake, you and your friends may have been “cut off” from the rest of the world…and each other. Isolation is a terrible stress, and many people are struggling with this and depression during COVID. First of […]
Mother Rage through the Pandemic, Personal Reflections from a Child Psychologist
You all, I am angry… Angry at the schools, that I have to cook dinner one more time, that I’m in charge of teaching my son how to read, that there is a mental health crisis, racial injustice, economic disaster, and a pandemic all happening at once. I am angry that, as a child psychologist, […]
Nurturing Fathers Group Will Open Soon!
How individuals parent is determined by a number of factors including, both, innate and learned behaviors. Personality plays a role as do cultural influences and skills that are learned growing up. Unfortunately, groups devoted to educating fathers how to build lasting bonds with their children are not nearly as prevalent as […]
First Time Phone Users…a Must Read
Are you considering purchasing or handing down a phone for your tween/teen for the first time? Perhaps this whole pandemic business has pushed your timeline forward a bit considering the inevitable wave of distance learning and the hurdles needed to successfully enter in to our new normal? If you’re wondering how to navigate these uncertain […]
Nature’s Healing Transformations
Although the quarantine has been a nice break from urban fast paced life, many people are dealing with increased anxiety and depression. Finding creative ways to keep families physically active during these times can be a challenge. Physical activity and mental health coincide playing a vital role in motivating one another in contributing to a […]
Screen time- Meaningful vs. Mindless
Are you or a loved one an older adult struggling with loneliness?
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