Treatment for Anxiety
Months of Stress and Nothing Is Helping: Is It Time to Consider Medication?
Q: The past several months have been non-stop stressful for me. I’m not sleeping. I’ve been a hermit lately, not seeing friends and replacing former hobbies like working out and seeing friends with doomscrolling. I’m stressed about what’s going on in the news, and nothing I’m doing, including therapy, is getting me out of this…
What Plate-Stacking Says About Me
Spoiler: It’s Probably Not What It Says About You! Recently, I stumbled on a clickbait article from geediting.com. Psychology says people who stack their dishes neatly for the server at restaurants have these 7 unique traits that set them apart. What fun! I’m a restaurant plate stacker. Let’s see what “Psychology” this has to say about…
Step Outside for Your Mental Health
When my husband and I need to reset, we pack up our camper and head to the mountains, Riley, our Lab mix, curled up in the back seat. One of our favorite places is Watkins Glen State Park in New York, where waterfalls tumble down mossy cliffs, and the scent of wet stone and pine…
Beyond Surviving: How Therapy Helps Montgomery College Students Move from ‘Fine’ to Flourishing
Have you or someone you care about ever felt isolated from fellow students while in college? Has making new connections proven harder than you expected? Does everyone seem just too busy to get together? You’re not alone. Although you might see students chatting between classes or during lunch, beneath this busy exterior, many are silently…
How ACT Helps with Anxiety and Panic Attacks
At Kentlands Psychotherapy, we meet many people who struggle with anxiety and panic attacks. These experiences can feel overwhelming—your heart races, your breath shortens, you feel dizzy, or you might have numbness or tingling in your fingers and toes, you might feel nauseous, and your thoughts often spiral. It’s very common that the first time…
What Freya India Gets Right—and Wrong—About Girls’ Mental Health
The Digital Age’s Impact on Girls’ Mental Health By Dr. Elizabeth Carr, Founder, Kentlands Psychotherapy Freya India, pop culture influencer, has quickly become one of the most compelling and insightful cultural critics writing about the mental health crisis among young women and girls. Her voice is urgent, passionate, and clearly attuned to the social and…
The Power of Collaborative Psychiatric Care at Kentlands Psychotherapy
At Kentlands Psychotherapy, we believe that exceptional psychiatric care starts with extraordinary collaboration. Our prescribing providers—board-certified psychiatrists and psychiatric nurse practitioners (PMHNPs)—don’t work in isolation. They are fully integrated into a multidisciplinary team of experienced mental health professionals who meet regularly to share insights, consult on complex cases, and stay current on the latest evidence-based…
How Teens Can Overcome Anxiety, Fear, Phobia, and OCD
Navigating through the challenges of teenage years can be overwhelming, especially when anxiety, fear, phobia, or OCD are part of the equation. Here’s a comprehensive guide to help teens manage and overcome these hurdles: 1. Understand the Root Causes Identify Triggers: Encourage teens to keep a journal to pinpoint situations or thoughts that trigger anxiety…
The History of Psychedelics in Mental Health Care
Renewed Interest in Psychedelics Human use of psychedelics dates back thousands of years. Most commonly as part of religious or healing rituals. Over the last decade, there has been a renewed interest in exploring the potential benefits of psychedelic compounds. Researchers have investigated them for the treatment of several common psychiatric conditions. These include depression,…
Homework Woes!
Q: My child spends so much time on homework and has so little to show for it. He seems to take forever to get rolling with it, gets derailed with anything and everything, whines and complains about doing it, and sometimes even when he does his homework thoroughly and well, he might not turn it…
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