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Takoma Therapy

At Takoma Therapy, we offer a thoughtful and creative approach to therapy designed to guide you on a journey of self-discovery.

Connect with us today, and let’s embark on this transformative path together.

07/23/2025

We’re thrilled to be partnering once again with to sponsor another free candlelit gentle yoga class! This time on Friday, August 1st from 6:30 - 7:30 PM at their serene Takoma Park studio.✨

This all-levels class offers a gentle, grounding experience that is perfect for anyone looking to soften into stillness, release tension, and find presence at the end of the day. Whether yoga is new to you or part of your regular routine, this class welcomes you just as you are.

In a quiet, candlelit room, we invite you to take the chance to slow down and reconnect with yourself. There’s something powerful about gathering to move and breathe together.

Mental health and movement are deeply intertwined. As we settle into our breath and into our bodies, we create space for calm, connection, and clarity.

We’ll be sharing the registration link in our story leading up to the event, so keep an eye out, and we hope you will join!

07/21/2025

Meet Tammy, our new Practice Manager at Takoma Therapy! 🌿

We’re thrilled to welcome Tammy to the team! She brings a powerful blend of heart, strategy, and over two decades of experience in administrative operations and program leadership. We are so grateful for the care and intention Tammy brings to every part of the practice.✨

Check out Tammy’s bio here:

“As Practice Manager at Takoma Therapy, I bring a commitment to creating a supportive,
welcoming, and well-organized environment where both clients and clinicians can thrive. With
over two decades of experience in administrative operations and program leadership, my work
has always centered on care, clarity and connection.

My background includes developing healing-centered programs, mentoring teams, and building
systems that make it easier for people to do meaningful work. I’m passionate about ensuring
that the behind-the-scenes structure reflects the same compassion and integrity we extend to
every client.
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I hold a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Columbia Union College,
which provided a strong foundation in organizational systems and strategic thinking. In addition
to my administrative background, I am an ordained minister, which informs my heart-centered
approach and enables me to build behind-the-scenes structures that support healing work from
the inside out.

These paths have deepened my capacity to lead with empathy, listen with intention, and create
spaces where people feel seen, supported and empowered. I’m happy to be part of the Takoma Therapy team and excited to contribute to our shared mission of healing and transformation.”

07/18/2025

This week, meet Midnight and Dawn! They are the heart of Tanisha’s home and a quiet reminder of why she does this work.

Tanisha shared, “Midnight came into my life when something hard had finally ended. She was my breath of relief, my signal that I had made it through.

Dawn came later, when I was ready to begin again. A symbol of hope, fresh starts, and joy after grief.”

In therapy, just like in life, we hold space for both: the pain that shaped us and the light that calls us forward.

At Takoma Therapy, we honor the Midnights and Dawns in all of us, the endings we survive, and the beginnings we dare to believe in.

07/16/2025

Last week, we posted a Guide to Summer Boundaries, and today we’re following up with a powerful quote from Dr. Harriet Lerner.

“We cannot make another person change his or her steps to an old dance, but if we change our own steps, the dance no longer can continue in the same predictable pattern.”

Boundaries often feel like learning a new dance. At first, it might feel awkward, and you may get some pushback; especially if someone was used to the old rhythm. But when you change your steps, the pattern shifts. With time, the other person might learn the new steps too. And if they don’t, you’ve gained important insight about what this relationship can hold, and what it might not.

Keep honoring your needs. Keep dancing in your truth.

07/11/2025

This week, meet Franklin! He is Hannah’s wise and loving companion.

“Meet Franklin! He is our 16 year old dachshund. He is a total lover, and caregiver (he often sits right next to me during virtual sessions), and is very loyal, protective and vocal about what he wants. Franklin moved around a lot when he was little, and maybe experienced some hardships before we got him. Sometimes his frightened, protective parts come out and can scare others. This aspect of him reminds me of all of us, and reminds me how taking steps to soothe and show caring help him and us get back to ourselves. We adore this guy!”

Franklin is a little reminder of what internal family systems teaches us. Even our most protective parts are trying to help. Once we understand them, we can meet these parts with more patience, compassion, and care. And just like Franklin, we don’t have to do it alone.

07/09/2025

Summer can bring joy and stress. This guide offers simple ways to set boundaries that protect your peace and support your relationships. Swipe through for tips you can use all season long!

$The world feels fractured right now. Personal losses compound with collective trauma. Change arrives relentlessly, witho...$

07/07/2025

The world feels fractured right now. Personal losses compound with collective trauma. Change arrives relentlessly, without invitation or instruction manual. Many of us are carrying a heaviness that has no clear beginning or promised end.

As therapists, we won’t pretend we can repair what’s broken in the world. We can’t resurrect what you’ve lost, calm the chaos around you, or promise that tomorrow will hurt less. We can’t fix what happened to you. But we can do something else entirely.

We can sit in the middle of your pain without flinching. We can help you turn toward what you’ve been running from, not to dramatize it or drown in it, but to understand how it lives in your body, your relationships, your choices. We can help you see how pain has been teaching you about what you need, what you’ve outgrown, and what refuses to be ignored.

Therapy isn’t about numbing yourself back to normal. It’s about discovering how you’ve learned to carry pain. It’s about noticing where that pain shows up uninvited.

Pain reveals. It strips away pretense and shows us what we actually care about. It exposes the places where we’ve been living too small, loving too carefully, or giving our power away to people and systems that were never meant to hold it.

bell hooks understood this: pain isn’t just something to survive or transcend. Pain is a teacher, a truth-teller, a doorway to the parts of ourselves we’ve been taught to abandon. We’re here for that conversation. Not to take your pain away, but to help you befriend it. Not to fix you, but to help you remember that you were never broken in the first place. We’re here to help you carry what you need to carry, and to put down what was never yours to begin with.

07/04/2025

Today’s featured coworker: Todd! He’s Sania’s loyal companion and unofficial emotional support specialist.

She shared, “Todd helps me reconnect with the present when I’m feeling stressed. He is a constant source of humor and levity in our household. Once upon a time he came into the office with me, but these days he is really enjoying remote work.”

Todd spends his days keeping everyone’s spirits up and reminding Sania (and the whole household) to appreciate the simple moments. There’s something to be said for a dog who teaches us what really matters!

07/02/2025

“There are some things we can’t choose, but in being present we can choose how we want to relate to them.” - Tara Brach

Earlier this week, we shared this quote. We put together some reflection prompts to help you explore how you make meaning of your emotional experiences, especially the ones you didn’t choose.

We hope these prompts help you slow down and listen inward. Notice not just what you feel, but how you respond to those feelings.

You might find some clarity about what you’re carrying, discover patterns, or name something that’s been waiting to be heard.

This kind of reflection can be a powerful step toward healing, and a helpful way to recognize where therapy might offer support. You don’t have to make sense of everything on your own. You just have to begin by turning toward it. We’re here to support you; our link is in our bio!

06/30/2025

Sometimes things happen in life that we didn’t ask for. We can’t go back and change what caused grief, trauma, or deep hurts. What we can do, is find a way to relate to these experiences differently.

That’s what therapy makes room for. As therapists, we can’t take the pain away, but together, we can help you face it. We can help you grieve what was lost. We can hold space for your anger or confusion.
We can help you find new ways to carry what’s been heavy with more clarity, more compassion, and maybe even a new meaning. Presence doesn’t erase pain, but the it can transform the way it lives in you.

06/27/2025

Some pets are built for this work. They’re calm, attuned, and occasionally a little too eager to join the conversation. Meet Sir Buddy, Hannah’s “favorite furry friend!”

“Sir Buddy makes the occasional appearance during teletherapy sessions. He enjoys sweet cuddles and can sometimes be too vocal about sharing his own thoughts during session.

Buddy is patient and always up for a snuggle. He can sense if you’re having a tough day and is right there for you. Sometimes he may even offer a gentle paw to hold. He’s the sweetest!”

Whether he’s popping into a session, offering a cuddle, or just being his sweet self, Sir Buddy knows how to show up for the people he loves. We could all use a little more Sir Buddy energy in our day!

06/25/2025

In therapy, so much of the work happens in quiet, unseen ways. In the pauses, in the weeks that feel like “nothing happened,” in the courage it takes just to show up and stay present.

It can feel slow. Sometimes unbearably slow. But in the slowness, something powerful is happening.
Together, we’re making space for something new to grow.

Therapy isn’t about pushing you to change. It’s about being with you as you change slowly, in your own rhythm, in a relationship where you don’t have to perform progress.

Sometimes it feels like sitting in the dark together.
And then one day, there’s light.cYou notice: you didn’t react the way you used to. You let someone in. You were kinder to yourself. You said something out loud that used to feel impossible.

And we both feel it; a moment where it clicks. Where something long buried begins to lift. Where the quiet work becomes visible.

And you realize you’ve been transforming all along. 🦋

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Takoma Park, MD

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 6pm
Tuesday	8am - 8pm
Wednesday	8am - 6pm
Thursday	8am - 8pm
Friday	8am - 7pm
Saturday	8am - 12pm

Telephone

+13015639156

Website

http://www.takomatherapy.com/

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