If you have questions or are looking to begin, reach out to our Intake Coordinator, Kendal Edwards, at intake@takomatherapy.com. If you’re interested in the group and want to learn more, check out our link in our bio.

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We now offer a Couples Connection Group. This targeted option focused on attachment needs, relationship patterns, & how unmet needs shape emotional connection. It’s a supportive way to begin working on your relationship with guidance, structure, & community with a focus on Non-Violent Communication.

Couples counseling provides a non-judgmental, distraction-free space to understand your relationship more deeply, break unhelpful patterns, and strengthen emotional connection. Therapy can help you learn new ways of relating to one another.

The group will begin on January 10th and will continue on Saturdays from 9:00am–10:30am through February 28th. This is an in-person group at our Takoma Therapy office. Spots are limited! Learn more and register through the link in our bio.

This 8-week, in-person group blends psychoeducation with experiential skill-building to help partners communicate more clearly, reduce defensiveness, and deepen emotional connection.

Our new Couple’s Connection Group, led by Hannah Bricker, LMSW, LGSW, brings adult couples of all identities together to explore attachment needs, practice Nonviolent Communication skills, and learn how to make needs-based requests rooted in choice rather than demand.

Use this post as your invitation to check in and journal. Try not to judge where you are, but to meet yourself there. Therapy is one place where that meeting can begin, and we’re here to help!

Whether it’s family dynamics, boundaries, expectations, grief, or the desire for connection, we can learn to build emotional tools to move through this time with greater intention and self-compassion.

This is where therapy can be a profound anchor. It provides space to notice what’s coming up emotionally instead of pushing it down, explore why certain seasons feel heavier or more tender, prepare for what the holidays might activate within us.

This transition doesn’t bring the same feelings for everyone. It is deeply individual and is shaped by our histories, relationships, traditions, and hopes.

So what does that actually mean? How does a therapist stay boundaried while being genuinely present? And what’s the difference between connection and over-involvement? That’s what Part 2 is about. Stay tuned for more!

When we feel seen, when we sense our therapist is truly present and engaged, when the connection feels real, that’s when transformation happens. Authentic human connection makes the difference.

But decades of research have told us something different. The strongest predictor of therapeutic change isn’t the technique, the modality, or the training approach. It’s the quality of the relationship itself.

Growth doesn’t come from erasing the past; it comes from being witnessed in it and learning to relate to it with compassion. 🌿

Every person carries a history that shapes how they show up in the world: how they protect themselves, what feels safe, what feels threatening, and what love has looked like. Without knowing your story, we risk mistaking protective defenses for pathology or missing the strength inside the struggle.

A check-in like this can reveal what’s asking for your attention and remind you that growth, stillness, and change all have their place. We invite you to slow down and notice what’s happening within you, and listen for what might need care, tending, or patience.✨

Save these for when you need a reminder. We hope these words meet you where you are, and remind you of what’s already within you.