Trinity Family Counseling Services is a professional counseling agency located in Oakland, MD. We work in conjunction with Wellspring Family Medicine to provide comprehensive, Christ-centered care to individuals of all ages and backgrounds for a variety of issues. To schedule an appointment, please call us at (301) 859-HOPE.

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Google recently updated Gmail’s security standards. Users of the webmail service will notice that Gmail’s default URL setting has changed from HTTP:// [...]

An old children’s rhyme says, “Sticks and stones can break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” While this playground quotation should be true, anyone involved in counseling knows it is rarely reality.

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by James and Lynelle Buchanan, M.S.
When it comes to the topic of depression, one must also discuss the difficult issue of anti-depressant medication. There are at least two major “camps” on the issue: those who believe that medication can and at times should be used, and those who believe that using medication is often a [...]

Today, I was sent a great email from Karen Sladick at www.Organize4Results.com regarding a success strategy for keeping goals in 2010.  It is an important reminder to keep goals that are attainable and measurable…Karen says, “How Are You Going To Keep Your 2010 Goals?
I’m not a believer in New Years resolutions. Why? Because most people [...]

Merry Christmas AACC family,
We want you all to know how much we have appreciated serving you in 2009 and look forward to serving you again next year.  Be on the lookout for many new resources to come!  We also want you to know that we appreciate your feedback and opinions regarding the services we provide.  [...]

Have you ever been hiking in the woods and come across a dark, murky pond? It’s back in the swampy area down the path a little ways, and it has that black oily liquid that just sits there. With the exception of some green seedlings that float on the surface of this quagmire, no signs [...]

May I make a confession? I doubt that I could be a good parent in today’s world. Perhaps it’s because I have lived long enough to see better times and places for raising kids. Perhaps it’s just because I no longer have the energy to face the daunting challenges that parents face today. Whatever! Bottom [...]

by Bob Kellemen, Ph.D., www.rpmministries.org
Too much Christian counseling is old covenant counseling. We counsel Christians as though they are still unsaved. We counsel saints as though they are still sinners. We counsel as though we are still under the old covenant of law and not the new covenant (New Testament) of grace through which we [...]

T. C. Trawick and Sam R. Williams, Ph.D.
Counseling almost always involves sharing the truths of hope and comfort with those who suffer. We do so by ministering the Word faithfully. In addition to the Word, the personal experience of suffering prepares the minister (counselor) to offer wisdom, admonition, and instruction to others in real time [...]