Catholic psychologists and Counselors serving Maryland & Virginia

In this world, it is so easy to believe (consciously or not) that we must earn our value or worth. We receive so many messages, intended or not, that say “try harder”, “do more”, or “not enough”. Unfortunately, these messages can land hard on our innate longing for acceptance and belonging. These longings are inherently part of being a relational creature so they’re non-negot...

Understanding ourselves and others isn’t just about what happens to us. It’s also about how our experience is processed by the mind that we were given. 

For a neurodivergent mind, that processing can look different. Eye contact might not signal safety the way it does for someone else. A need for stillness, repetition, or space might get mistaken for distractibil...

We’re excited to once again partner with Divine Mercy University to offer professional psychotherapy services at significantly reduced rates.

Beginning this month, Kyle McKeown, a doctoral extern from the university’s Clinical Psychology program, will be available to provide compassionate, professional mental health services for children, adults...

We can be so desperate for healing, yet it can be so hard to take in. This makes perfect sense when you consider the reasons why many of us need healing in the first place. Our wounds often come from going through incredibly painful experiences, leaving us reeling and needing protection while we recover. This is a perfectly understandable and functional response to being woun...