Core Brand & Intake
New Patient Onboarding in Maryland: What to Expect From Intake to Your First Session
What new patient onboarding at Blue Sails Counseling looks like, from requesting an appointment and checking insurance to your first session.
Blue Sails Insights
Mental health insights and guides
In-depth guides and articles on mental health, autism care and finding support in Maryland. Start with a guide, or search and filter articles by topic.
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Each guide covers signs, evaluation, treatment options and common questions for one area of care.
Autism and early intervention guide
OCD guide
Neurodivergence and ADHD guide
Therapy and medication guide
Personality disorders and BPD guide
Veteran and military mental health guide
Anxiety and depression guide
Trauma and PTSD guide
Relationships and family guide
If you are in crisis, call 911, go to the nearest ER, or call or text 988.
Latest articles
Therapy and Medication
Psychiatric Medication Management in Maryland: Evaluation, Diagnosis & Integrated Care
How psychiatric medication management works: the evaluation, differential diagnosis, measurement-based care, side effects and telepsychiatry in Maryland.
COVID-19 and Collective Trauma
Collective Trauma: Symptoms, Causes & Post-Pandemic Healing
Collective trauma is the shared emotional and physical impact of an overwhelming event on a community. This guide covers symptoms, pandemic grief, the nervous…
IOP, Treatment Options, and Care Navigation
Understanding Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOP) & Levels of Behavioral Health Care
Learn what intensive outpatient programs (IOP) involve, how many hours they take, and how levels of care compare, from weekly therapy to inpatient care.
Intervention and Treatment, Therapy and Medication
Evidence-Based Psychotherapy Modalities: CBT, DBT & More
Learn how evidence-based psychotherapy modalities like CBT, DBT, ACT and EMDR work, what they're used for, and how to choose an approach that fits…
Maternal and Perinatal Mental Health
Perinatal Mental Health: PMADs, Postpartum Depression & Reproductive Psychiatry
Learn about perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs), including postpartum depression and anxiety, the signs to watch for, how screening works, and care options…
Cultural and Marginalized Communities
BIPOC Mental Health & Culturally Responsive Psychotherapy in Maryland
BIPOC mental health in Maryland: the barriers that keep many people of color from care, why medical mistrust makes sense, and how to find…
Resilience, Burnout, and Stress
Burnout Recovery: Holistic Self-Care for High-Stress Careers
Burnout recovery for high-stress careers: why rest alone isn't enough, early signs of burnout, and practical steps for sleep, boundaries, nervous system regulation, and…
LGBTQIA+ and Gender Identity
LGBTQIA+ Affirming Mental Health Care in Maryland: Minority Stress & Resilience
Learn how minority stress, not identity, can affect LGBTQIA+ mental health, and how affirming CBT, EMDR, and psychiatry in Maryland can support resilience.