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From Trauma to Triggers: How Childhood Experiences Impact Addiction
Addiction, also known as Substance Use Disorder (SUD), is a common problem across the globe. Whether someone is suffering from drug or...

Baltimore Therapy Center
Jul 47 min read


What to Do When Your Adult Children Don’t Get Along
When adult children don't get along, it can tear families apart. Learn how to support them while protecting yourself.

Raffi Bilek
Jun 156 min read


Should I Cut Off My Parents?
This is a big question that a lot of people are asking these days. Let's think through what to do in a tough family situation.

Raffi Bilek
Jan 4, 20249 min read


The Integral Role of Family Therapy in Supporting Veterans with PTSD
When service members return from duty, they often carry a lot more than what they began with. PTSD can have lasting effects. Family therapy can help.

Baltimore Therapy Center
Jul 5, 20236 min read


What the Point of Family Therapy?
<p>Family conflict is a part of life. There is no family without some level of discord and disagreement. And most families survive intact despite it. However, in some families the level of conflict is elevated […]</p>

Raffi Bilek
Jan 15, 20206 min read


Why Don’t My Adult Children Want to Talk to Each Other?
There are many reasons adults may decide to stop talking to their siblings. Old wounds from their childhood interactions are a major culprit, as are ongoing personality differences that cause friction. Often a major life event will lead to a break, such as a Thanksgiving dinner gone awry, or, regrettably, the death of a parent and the inheritance squabbles that can ensue.

Raffi Bilek
Aug 14, 20194 min read


Why Don't My Adult Children Want to Talk to Me?
There is little more painful than being cut off by your kids. Let's talk about what you can do about it.

Raffi Bilek
Jul 22, 20194 min read


The 5 Things You Need for Family Therapy to Work
<p>There’s been conflict in your family for some time now, and you’re ready to finally get some professional help with it. Strong personalities within a family can make it very hard to change the system […]</p>

Raffi Bilek
May 13, 20194 min read


What is a first therapy session like?
<p>Most people have never been to therapy before and are understandably a bit nervous about what the first therapy session going to be like. If you’ve gotten up the courage to make that first appointment, […]</p>

Raffi Bilek
Jul 19, 20183 min read


How Do I Find a Therapist?
<p>So you’re looking for a therapist in Baltimore. Maybe you typed “Baltimore therapist” into Google and it sent you here. But how do you find the right “Baltimore therapist” for you? What goes in to […]</p>

Raffi Bilek
Nov 15, 20163 min read


Family Therapy: Parental Transitions
<p>In the previous post we cited a number of examples of role changes that can lead to conflict in the home and the importance of family therapy for managing these transitions. There we focused primarily […]</p>

Raffi Bilek
Sep 26, 20162 min read


Family Therapy: Parents & Children
<p>We frequently get calls for family therapy, specifically regarding troubled mother/daughter relationships. These include young parents with school- or preschool-aged children, middle-aged women with their teenage/young adult daughters, and even up to elderly women who […]</p>

Raffi Bilek
Aug 24, 20162 min read
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