Fatherhood As Social Activism With Jason Frishman, Psy.D. [Podcast Episode]

You all know I’ve devoted my life to understanding how teenage girls develop. Today though,  I’m shifting my focus to the topic of raising boys. Men are put in a very difficult place in our society these days. We want them to be vulnerable, yet tell them to man up...

Girls, ADHD, and Me! – What Does ADHD Look Like in Girls?

Boys are 2-3 times more likely to get diagnosed with ADHD in childhood than girls and that has everything to do with the fact that ADHD presents differently in boys and girls, men and women. Today’s episode is a mix of what we see in therapy, scientific findings, and...

Parenting Stressed Out Teens: A SERIES!

You all–  We are parenting a generation of stressed out teens. Here is some hard data from American Psychological Association :  59% of teenagers say that balancing all of their activities causes stress. 40% say they neglect home responsibilities due to stress. 40%...

Parenting Teens in October 2021

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...

Breathing Practice for Anxiety

Breathing helps. We know that no amount of one thing will help any of us overcome some of the feelings we may be having during this time. Instead, we’d like to share a simple 2-minute breathing exercise that can help you regain focus and relieve some anxiety. It’s not...

Taking Care of Ourselves, Our Community and Our Families After Trauma With Dayna Kumar, LPC [Podcast Episode]

Parents, health care workers, teachers, people with big hearts, … almost everyone experiences compassion fatigue at some point in their lives. Especially with everything that’s going on in our community at the moment, it’s not surprising that many people are...