Four Corners Blog
Serving Maryland suburbs including Bethesda, Chevy Chase,
Kensington, Rockville, Silver Spring, and Takoma Park.
Clinician Spotlight - Thomas “Teddy” Knebel, MSW Intern Student
Four Corners Counseling & Well-Being has skilled, experienced, and compassionate therapists, and we want to share some of what makes them special!
Ask Us Anything about IFS series
As clinicians we get many questions about IFS - what exactly is IFS, how is it beneficial and/ or how it's different from talk therapy. In our Ask Us Anything about IFS series, we will answer some of the more popular questions about IFS.
Coping With Depression: Treatment Options Beyond Medication
Recovering from depression requires patience and open-mindedness. The ideas listed above offer healing—with or without medication. Either way, the natural, non-invasive approach feels especially satisfying.
The Unseen Battle: Living with High-Functioning Anxiety
The life of someone with high-functioning anxiety can become overly complicated with unrealistic expectations of yourself and of life. With a skilled therapist by your side, therapy sessions can be like a private workshop in which you can let down your guard and share your innermost emotions.
Four Corners Meditation
A 5 minute mindfulness exercise to check-in with yourself & your parts
3 Subtle Ways Depression May Manifest
Recognizing physical symptoms as potential indicators of depression is crucial. Treating both the mental and physical aspects of depression will significantly improve a person’s life.
Confessions of a Reluctant Meditator
It seemed to me that developing a meditation practice came effortlessly to some people. I heard stories of someone starting to meditate one day and twenty years later they were still at it without a hitch. That is what I aspired to, but I kept faltering, and then feeling not good enough as a meditator, or as a person.
All Parts are Welcome: The Life Changing Power of Internal Family Systems
At its core IFS is a compassionate acceptance and appreciation (Self) of all the things (parts) that are inside of us - sensations, thoughts, feelings, beliefs, memories and perspectives.