Maryland Psychotherapy - Lisa Schlesinger, LCSW

10/08/2022

For anyone who has tried to get off psychiatric medication

Mark Horowitz, who's taken selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors for nearly 20 years, believes "the public has been misled" about the drugs.

08/01/2020

It can be comforting. But be careful

01/09/2020

Here is a different opinion about movement, let me know your opinion?

As a human being, I’m in favor of social changes that make it more difficult for sexual harassment and abuse to take place. But as a…

12/11/2019

Seeing Your Partner Metaphorically

Seeing a lover as giving you gifts, albeit at times gifts you may not understand, is another metaphysical way of being in relationship. The gift might be confidence or momentum to achieve something, an introduction to an art form you’ve never experienced before, or a new ability to experience leisure. I’m not speaking here of being overly tolerant. But it is easy to view people as objects who are bringing us pleasure or displeasure. With our higher selves, though, we see others as agents of something greater. You become freer, then, to appreciate them.

12/11/2019

Seeing Your Partner Metaphorically

Seeing a lover as giving you gifts, albeit at times gifts you may not understand, is another metaphysical way of being in relationship. The gift might be confidence or momentum to achieve something, an introduction to an art form you’ve never experienced before, or a new ability to experience leisure. I’m not speaking here of being overly tolerant. But it is easy to view people as objects who are bringing us pleasure or displeasure. With our higher selves, though, we see others as agents of something greater. You become freer, then, to appreciate them. Dr. Kathy Foster

10/10/2019

Today is - a day to recognize and raise awareness on the importance of mental health. In our busy lives, we often find ourselves stuck. We continue along our path doing the same but hoping for something different. Pave a new way and read on...

Imagine that you’re swimming in the ocean. You’re quite a distance from land because out here it’s quiet, peaceful. Eventually your muscles tire, and your body tells you that it’s time to return to shore. As you start toward land, you realize that you’re caught in a strong undercurrent, ma...

05/14/2019

The deep wounds that inspired the beloved children’s character.

02/26/2019

This week is National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, so we wanted to share some insight When Words Fail and Bodies Speak, read on...
Psychoanalytic Treatment of Eating Disorders

When Words Fail and Bodies Speak

02/15/2019

Happy Valentine’s Day. TBT to The Skeptic, The Romantic, The Dreamer or The Negator.

A psychoanalyst in Bethesda, Lisa Schlesinger discusses four possible responses to Valentine's Day and how those may relate to early experiences of love.

02/13/2019

Narcissism vs. Authentic Self-Esteem… read on to learn more.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/shame/201212/narcissism-vs-authentic-self-esteem?eml

02/07/2019

to The Raw Marriage Show- Is infidelity or financial problems a deal breaker in a marriage? Watch to learn more.

The Raw Marriage Show featuring Psychotherapist- Relationship/Marriage Coach Zev Halpern and the Professional Marriage Panel. In this episode Zev Halpern pro...

01/29/2019

Lean in, the first step to acceptance... read on.

As the saying goes, “what we resist persists.” Acceptance means allowing oneself and others to be exactly as they are. Often we try to change, control, or dictate circumstances in an effort to alter an outcome. One of the reasons people suffer is that they oppose reality. Lack of acceptance caus...