Western Maryland Counseling Center, Inc.

08/06/2025

🍎📓✏️🖍✂️📔It’s Wellness Wednesday! August is back to school month. With the rising costs of goods, we thought we would share a website to help find free or reduced resources in your area.

Also please see the picture in the comments for the 3rd annual Back to School Bash in Hagerstown on Saturday August 23, from 1 to 4pm. If you have any resources to add please post them in our comments.

Here is the website for free or reduced services: https://www.auntbertha.com/

We hope all the students have a great 2025-2026 school year! 🥰

07/17/2025

Marylanders seeking LGBTQIA+ support for themselves and loved ones can get mental health and substance use help when they call, text or chat 988: chat.988lifeline.org. Trained and caring specialists will listen and connect you with resources and additional support. Learn more: 988.maryland.gov

07/08/2025

Hagerstown!

07/07/2025

Racial trauma is more prevalent than you might realize. Experiences of racial bias and discrimination can lead to significant mental and emotional harm. If you are feeling anxious or fearful because of racial trauma, help is available. Learn more and access support resources at health.maryland.gov/minoritymentalhealth.

07/03/2025

The Senate just passed their version of the 'One Big Beautiful Bill Act,' which could lead to almost 12 million people losing health insurance coverage by 2034. The vast majority of these cuts would come from Medicaid- which is the single largest mental health care payer in the country.

The House will now consider and vote on the Bill, so it's essential for all mental health advocates to speak out. Please join us in urging Congress to protect millions of American's access to essential health care and oppose cuts to Medicaid:

Contact your Congressional representatives today and ask them to protect Medicaid!

07/02/2025

It’s Wellness Wednesday! With July 4th coming up, what are some of your favorite go to recipes for cookouts?? Here is one of mine:

Cold Veggie Pizza

Ingredients
• 2cans (8 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Original Crescent Dough Sheet or 2 cans (8 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Original Crescent Rolls (8 Count)
• 1package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
• 1/2cup sour cream
• 1teaspoon dried dill w**d
• 1/8teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2cup small fresh broccoli florets
• 1/3cup quartered cucumber slices
• 1plum (Roma) tomato, seeded, chopped
• 1/4cup shredded carrot

Instructions
-Heat oven to 375°F. Spray 15x10x1-inch pan with cooking spray.
-If using dough sheets: Unroll both cans of dough. Place dough in prepared pan; press in bottom and up sides to form crust.
-If using crescent rolls: Unroll both cans of dough; separate dough into 4 long rectangles. Place dough in prepared pan; press in bottom, and up sides to form crust.
-Bake 13 to 17 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
-In small bowl, use a rubber spatula to mix cream cheese, sour cream, dill and garlic powder together until smooth with no lumps. -Spread over crust.
-Top pizza with prepared vegetables. If the toppings seem loose or not sticking to the sauce, gently press down on them with the back of a clean spatula.

Serve immediately, or cover and refrigerate 1 to 2 hours before serving. Cut into 8 rows by 4 rows.

06/10/2025

Free webinar: Empowered Parenting: Practical Tools for Managing Behavior & Strengthening Connection

The Anxiety and Behavioral Health Center presents a FREE webinar: Empowered Parenting: Practical Tools for Managing Behavior and Strengthening Connection

During this talk, attendees will learn more about:
• Why problematic behaviors occur and why they continue,
• Effective strategies to reduce problematic behaviors and increase positive behaviors,
• Improve communication and connection,
• Reduce power struggles.

At the end of the session, there will be time for questions to be asked and answered in real-time.

06/04/2025

It's Wellness Wednesday and on this beautiful June day we thought we'd take this month to help connect anyone looking for ways to unwind with a few local options to do so:
In Frederick - Sol Yoga, Hot Fired Arts, AR Workshop or Rage Factory are all fun options to let off some steam.
In Hagerstown - Powerhouse Studios, Regenerate Float Spa, Board & Brush or walking in City Park are all options you're sure to enjoy.
Feel free to share others you've tried or plan to try below!
Take care of yourselves.

06/03/2025

Parental Mental Health Training!

The webinar features Children’s National experts that will provide valuable background and information to parents and caregivers with strategies and resources to support their own and their child’s mental wellbeing.

The June 11th webinar will provide information, insights and resources to parents and other caregivers on their own mental health, and how it can impact the mental wellbeing of their child(ren). The first webinar addressed social media and youth mental health, and the second webinar focused on key questions parents have regarding accessing mental health for their child.

06/02/2025

05/21/2025

If you need help but aren't sure who to contact, you can text, call, or chat with 988 for mental health, su***de, and substance use issues. For emergencies that involve immediate physical danger, call 911. Knowing the right number to call makes a difference.