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Jess Daniel, LCSW-C and Tim Wittman at Fhit Factory in Timonium discussing trauma and it's impact If you struggle with anxiety, depression, perfectionism, burnout, emotional overwhelm, or chronic stress, therapy can absolutely help. But here’s something I say often to my therapy clients across Maryland and Washington, DC: Insight alone does not regulate the nervous system. You can understand your anxiety. You can recognize your trauma responses. You can identify your attachme

In the MD/DC area, I’ve been noticing more and more women, especially high-achieving, self-aware women, turning to GLP-1 medications like Ozempic and Wegovy as part of their health and weight loss journey. And for many of them, it’s working. Their bodies are changing. They’re feeling physically better. Things are shifting in a way that maybe hasn’t felt accessible before. But internally, it doesn’t always land the way they expected it to. There’s this quiet moment that doesn’

Holistic Burnout Therapy in Maryland and Washington DC There are seasons where it feels like you are doing everything right and nothing is working. You are showing up. You are putting in effort. You are trying to stay aligned. You have journaled, reflected, pulled the cards, spent time in nature, and tried to trust the process. And still, things feel like they are slipping. Love has not arrived the way you thought it would. Money feels tighter, not more expansive. Opportuniti

If you’re a high performer/achiever, your nervous system is probably impressive! It can focus, push, override fatigue, meet deadlines, hold responsibility, and keep going long after other people would tap out. Gold stars all around! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ But here’s the part we don’t talk about enough, especially around Baltimore and DC, where achievement is practically a personality trait 😝. High performance over time keeps your nervous system in low-grade fight or flight. Cortisol stays

If you can build a career in Baltimore, Washington, DC, or anywhere in the surrounding Maryland and Northern Virginia orbit, you already know how to achieve! You know how to prepare, perform, read subtext, and anticipate five steps ahead. You know how to sit at a table and hold your own. I brought that exact energy into dating. And it backfired…every. single. time For years, I dated from a checklist mentality. I was analyzing, sorting, assessing, projecting. I could clock at

Therapists are often the ones encouraging others to slow down, ground, and ask for support. Yet many of us struggle to do that for ourselves, especially those practicing in the DMV. Washington DC and Maryland hold a particular intensity. This region sits at the center of political power, policy making, and decisions that have real and often devastating consequences for people’s lives. Clients enter the therapy room carrying not only personal pain, but fear rooted in systems t