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Counseling for individuals, couples & families


Counseling, Time, and Change
<p>Every now and then I hear about a “great new therapy” that promises fast results and lasting change (often after a single session or treatment). I am highly skeptical of such approaches and I encourage […]</p>

Raffi Bilek
Mar 14, 20162 min read


4 Things to Do to Make Child Rearing Easier
<p>Here’s another article I wrote for Marriage.com, offering a few simple tips for making life as a parent a little bit easier: http://www.marriage.com/advice/parenting/4-things-to-do-to-make-child-rearing-easy/ Learn more about our parenting support services here.</p>

Raffi Bilek
Feb 29, 20161 min read


Making Marriage Last
<p>I have a new catchphrase: To make your marriage last, make your marriage first. I’m pretty sure I invented it, and Google seems to agree. (So does Bing!) So you heard it here first, folks. […]</p>

Raffi Bilek
Feb 22, 20163 min read


Single on Valentine’s Day?
<p>Many people seek out counseling to help them answer the nagging question: “Why can’t I find the right person for me?” Being single can be a real drag, especially as you get older and watch […]</p>

Raffi Bilek
Feb 13, 20163 min read


A Novel Way to Fix Your Marriage
<p>Check out our latest article about getting your marriage back into shape, on Marriage.com! This article highlights a positive-psychology based approach to making changes for the better in your marriage. A Novel Way to Fix […]</p>

Raffi Bilek
Feb 4, 20161 min read


The Best Gift You Can Give Your Children – Part 4
<p>The last piece I’m going to post on the topic of why a good marriage is the best gift we can give to ours kids is probably the simplest: 4. It’s just nicer to live […]</p>

Raffi Bilek
Jan 27, 20163 min read


The Best Gift You Can Give Your Children Part 3
<p>Continuing on in our exploration of why a good marriage is so vital to your childrearing endeavors, here is reason #3: 3. They’ll do as you do. Jimmy’s parents were called into school, where Jimmy […]</p>

Raffi Bilek
Jan 11, 20163 min read


Maryland Business Feature – The Baltimore Therapy Center
<p>The Baltimore Therapy Center was featured on the monthly business blog of Lenora Nail Colors, another local business. Check us out! https://www.lenoranailcolors.com/uncategorized/maryland-business-feature-the-baltimore-therapy-center/</p>

Raffi Bilek
Jan 4, 20161 min read


The Best Gift You Can Give Your Children Part 2
<p>In the last post, I opened up the topic of why a good marriage is good parenting and discussed the issue of household stability. Here is reason #2 that the best gift you can give […]</p>

Raffi Bilek
Dec 28, 20153 min read


The Best Gift You Can Give Your Children
<p>When I get a call from parents seeking help with problems with their children, it is not uncommon that a large portion of the work actually needs to happen with the parents themselves. Unrealistic expectations, […]</p>

Raffi Bilek
Dec 20, 20153 min read


Rebuilding Relationships
<p>A common dynamic that I encounter in doing marriage counseling is that one partner will want to convince the other of some aspect of him/herself and get frustrated/angry/hopeless when they can’t seem to do so. […]</p>

Raffi Bilek
Dec 10, 20153 min read


The Benefit of Gratitude
<p>With Thanksgiving around the corner, a post on gratitude seems apropos. Gratitude occupies an important position in the positive psychology literature. Positive psychology is a branch of psychology that focuses not on pulling people out […]</p>

Raffi Bilek
Nov 25, 20152 min read


Sexual Abuser Exposed
<p>News broke last night that a former coworker of mine at a community mental health agency was busted for sexually abusing (and filming) a 16-year-old boy whom he was treating. This was mildly shocking, as […]</p>

Raffi Bilek
Nov 11, 20153 min read


Organizational Tip: Moving Day
<p>I just moved to a new house, and not unexpectedly, it threw my whole “practical home management” groove way out of whack. There are many things I still can’t find, I am getting used to […]</p>

Raffi Bilek
Nov 2, 20151 min read
The Science of Trust in Relationships
<p>In the short video below, renowned relationships researcher John Gottman discusses recent findings on the science of trust. Significantly, he explains that betrayal is not the opposite of trust, and that one of the key […]</p>

Raffi Bilek
Oct 19, 20151 min read
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