Better Together Family Therapy

03/03/2026

We're sharing our current appointment availability, including couples therapy, individual therapy, family support, and an exciting workshop opportunity.

Available Appointments (In Person or Online)

Melissa Shumacher
- Starting week of March 9
- Day and Evening Appointments Available M, Tu, W, F
- For Couples, Adults, & Teens

Laura Willard, LCSW-C
- Tuesdays at 7:30pm
- SPACE Treatment, families, kids, and teens

Julia Camara
- $60/session
- Wednesdays at 4:00pm or 7:00pm
- Clinical Intern for Couples, Families, Kids, and Teens

If you’d like to request an appointment, you can do so here:
https://betterfamilytherapy.com/appointment-request-openings

For our work, you can register here!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfKNq1zK7q8FypGs00lNl9QpNtXjdiXzZF9vL_16UtyiN9h-Q/viewform

We look forward to supporting you and your family.

02/27/2026

Kick off your weekend with a few fun mental health tools!

Our neurodiversity affirming therapists' favorite printable mental health worksheets for family life with ADHD, anxiety, and autism.

02/24/2026

Last chance to register! Join us this Saturday from 1-3pm eastern.

12/13/2025

Holiday Stress catching up to you? Meet Morgan Hull LGPAT on Zoom for stress relief using Art Therapy techniques.

09/18/2025

Manage your ADHD Through Art!

09/18/2025

https://betterfamilytherapy.com/blog/5-easy-back-to-school-executive-function-boosters-neurodiversity-affirming-therapist-in-bethesda-md

Boost executive function in the transition back to school! 5 easy and fun strategies for every age and stage, from a neurodiversity affirming therapist in Bethesda, MD.

06/07/2025

PRIDE has extra significance this year, as the current administration strives to silence LBGTQ+ Americans and erase their existence from public view. Allyship matters more than ever.

Our LGBTQIA+ affirming therapists have compiled their list of PRIDE events in the DC metro area and beyond. And we share our expert tips for becoming an ally.

11/06/2024

I don't often post, but today is an important day. I'm a midwesterner, so I put it like this.

If your neighbor knocks on your door would you give them a cup of sugar?
If your trans neighbor knocks on your door?
Your black neighbor?
Your Palestinian neighbor?
Your Israeli neighbor?
Your immigrant neighbor?
Would you ask to see their ge****ls first? Their passport? Their religious beliefs? Their ballot?

You have kindness in you. You believe fundamentally that people should have their needs met. You're willing to give of yourself to make it happen.

The next four years and beyond are going to require a LOT of sugar. Give a cup of sweet kindness to everyone you encounter. Show up to distribute sugar to those in need, and to advocate for legislation that supports EVERYONE's right to the sugar they need. That sugar is our kindness, grace, and respect. It's the right to choose for themselves who to partner with, how to love, what medical care to receive. There are going to be LOUD voices shouting into microphones that some people deserve sugar and some don't. They're going to say you will starve if you give some sugar, or that the government will take all of your sugar from you. Stand up and say NO to that perspective. You have sugar. And you are kind.

10/29/2024

Catch us tomorrow on the Stress Free IEP podcast.

The Stress Free IEP Podcast is full of great information. And today that great information is from us! Watch live or catch the recording.

10/29/2024

https://betterfamilytherapy.com/blog/stress-free-iep-neurodiversity-affirming-therapist-in-bethesda-md

The Stress Free IEP Podcast is full of great information. And today that great information is from us! Watch live or catch the recording.

07/02/2024

Help your neurodivergent 3rd-5th grader transition smoothly back to school!

04/30/2024

Jessica Check LGPC shares a grounding technique that she uses with clients of all ages.