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Elra Wellness Group Mental health clinic offering psychotherapy therapy; specializing in couples-related counseling. Visit our website to learn more.

10/06/2026

Service Highlight: Anchored Together 💙

A couples counseling program for parents raising a child with autism or a developmental difference.

If you're both exhausted, grieving things you rarely say out loud, and feeling more like co-managers than partners, this specialized couples counseling is for you. Together we work on:

🤍 Processing grief and the dreams you hoped for
🤍 Rebuilding connection and intimacy
🤍 Teaming up for your child's care
🤍 Planning for the future, including guardianship and long-term care

Sessions are virtual for couples in Virginia, DC, and Maryland, with a clinician from our team.

Book a free consultation at the link in bio.

10/05/2026

Motherhood can be beautiful, meaningful, and incredibly demanding, especially when you're navigating the unique realities of raising a child with autism or other developmental differences.

Sometimes, what you need isn't another resource or another person telling you what to do.

Sometimes, you need a place to be understood.

The Load & The Love is a confidential support group created specifically for mothers who want connection, understanding, and a space to talk openly with others who understand the journey.

We meet once a week in the evenings, creating space for mothers to connect while still honoring the demands of family life.

And we're intentionally keeping the group small. Spots are limited so that every mother has room to be seen, heard, and supported.

If you've been carrying a lot and wishing you had a space where you didn't have to carry it alone, we'd love to have you with us.

This is a support group and NOT group therapy.

REGISTRATION IS OPEN 🤎
$45 per session
Evening sessions

MOTHERS! WE HEARD YOU!When we shared our support group for fathers, so many of you reached out and asked, “Is there one ...
10/05/2026

MOTHERS! WE HEARD YOU!

When we shared our support group for fathers, so many of you reached out and asked, “Is there one for mothers?”

So this one is for you! The mothers carrying the unseen and fiercely loving your children through every part of it.

Introducing: The Load and The Love. It's a support group for mothers raising children with and other developmental differences.

A few mothers have already signed up and registration is ongoing. Secure your spot in the group today.

Link in Bio.

Last call. "The Weight We Carry" starts October 1, and space is limited to 6-10 fathers.16 weeks. One 75-minute session ...
09/25/2026

Last call. "The Weight We Carry" starts October 1, and space is limited to 6-10 fathers.

16 weeks. One 75-minute session each week. Led by a clinician who understands this world. $45 per session, workbook required, private pay.

This is for any father raising a child with autism or a developmental difference, whether you're newly navigating a diagnosis or years into this journey.

You don't have to carry this without backup.

Link in bio to sign up, or send us a DM before spots fill.

Support isn't "everything happens for a reason." It isn't unsolicited treatment advice, or a comparison to someone else'...
09/25/2026

Support isn't "everything happens for a reason." It isn't unsolicited treatment advice, or a comparison to someone else's "worse" situation.

Real support is someone who asks and actually listens. Other fathers who've lived this. Space to feel however you actually feel, without having to explain yourself first.

Fathers often process differently, and need permission to do it out loud with other men who understand.

That space now exists. "The Weight We Carry" is a 16-week virtual support group for fathers raising children with autism or developmental differences. Starts October 1.

Link in bio to sign up, or send us a DM.

In many of our communities, a child's disability gets treated like a question that needs an answer, and a father gets bl...
09/24/2026

In many of our communities, a child's disability gets treated like a question that needs an answer, and a father gets blamed for it.

A generational curse. Bad blood. Something the mother did during pregnancy. Punishment for a father's past.

That belief turns grief into shame, and shame into silence. A disability is not a verdict. Autism and developmental differences are not punishments or evidence of anyone's failure.

When the blame lifts, fathers can grieve without shame attached, and show up fully for their kids.

Join "The Weight We Carry" support group. 16 weeks, starting October 1, built for fathers raising children with autism or developmental differences.
Link in bio to sign up, or send us a DM.

"How's the therapy going?" "Is he doing his exercises?" "How's your wife holding up?"Those are the questions fathers get...
09/23/2026

"How's the therapy going?" "Is he doing his exercises?" "How's your wife holding up?"

Those are the questions fathers get asked. Here's what almost never gets asked: How are you sleeping? When did you last cry? Are you doing okay, really?

When no one asks, a father learns his own experience isn't part of the story. Eventually, he stops expecting anyone to ask.

It starts with one honest question, and someone willing to stay for the answer.

Join "The Weight We Carry," a 16-week virtual support group for fathers raising children with autism or developmental differences. Starts October 1.
Link in bio to sign up, or send us a DM.

Most conversations about raising a child with a disability can center around mothers. This week, we're centering fathers...
09/22/2026

Most conversations about raising a child with a disability can center around mothers. This week, we're centering fathers.

He's expected to hold it together and keep providing, while his own grief goes unprocessed and unnamed.

That silence doesn't stay silent forever. It can show up as anger, distance in the marriage, or quiet disconnection from the very child he's trying to protect.

This week, we're talking about what fathers carry, out loud.
If this is you: "The Weight We Carry" is a 16-week virtual support group for fathers raising children with autism or developmental differences. It starts October 1, with space for 6-10 fathers.
Link in bio to sign up, or send us a DM.

09/21/2026

A few fathers have already joined, and spots are going for this cohort starting October 1.

The Weight We Carry is a 16-week virtual support group for fathers raising children with autism and other developmental differences. Small group format, 6 to 10 fathers, led by a licensed clinician. Thursdays at 8 PM ET.

This isn’t a webinar or a one-time workshop. It’s a committed space to work through what fatherhood in this context actually demands, week after week.

If this is the season you’re in, don’t wait to request your spot.

Link in bio, or visit elrawellness.org.

Our therapist, Elijah Thomas, LCSW, provides a warm, person-centered approach to therapy and works with adults navigatin...
09/18/2026

Our therapist, Elijah Thomas, LCSW, provides a warm, person-centered approach to therapy and works with adults navigating challenges such as anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, life transitions, stress, and other emotional and relational concerns.

📍 Serving clients in Maryland
💻 Telehealth available
💳 Insurance-based & Private-pay services

At Elra Wellness Group, we believe therapy should be a space where you can slow down, feel understood, and work toward meaningful change.

If you or someone you know is looking for a therapist, feel free to send me a message or visit www.elrawellness.org to learn more.

A quiet heart and a rested mind.

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Chantilly, VA
20152

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 4pm
Friday 9am - 4pm

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+17036516907

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