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Maria Sikoutris Di Iorio, MA, EdS, MFT, LPC
HELPING OUR CHILDREN FEEL SAFE IN STRESSFUL TIMES
Stress is a common part of everyone’s life including our children. Children worry about exams and being accepted by friends, and since...


Maria Sikoutris Di Iorio, MA, EdS, MFT, LPC
QUITTING CAN BE WINNING
I will begin by quoting an Instagram post by Justin Bieber that was directed towards Simone Biles last year. “Nobody will ever understand...


Maria Sikoutris Di Iorio, MA, EdS, MFT, LPC
Parenting a Teen with Panic Disorder
The life of a teenager is filled with challenges and pressures – which can be complicated even more if they have panic disorder. And as a...


Maria Sikoutris Di Iorio, MA, EdS, MFT, LPC
Helping Children Cope with the Loss of a Parent to COVID
The pandemic has taken a toll on a scale that none of us has experienced in our lifetimes. Individuals and families have had to deal with...


Maria Sikoutris Di Iorio, MA, EdS, MFT, LPC
One Year After the Pandemic: Are We Experiencing Coronaphobia?
How are we doing one year after the pandemic? How have we weathered this stressful journey? In an effort to comfort and relate to one...


Maria Sikoutris Di Iorio, MA, EdS, MFT, LPC
THE DISEASE TO PLEASE
The Disease to Please is a learned behavior that occurs when we take care of others’ needs at our own expense. If you are this type, you...


Maria Sikoutris Di Iorio, MA, EdS, MFT, LPC
When Adult Children Move Back Home
Covid-19 pandemic put more generations under the same roof, and more parents are now helping their adult children financially. Young...


Maria Sikoutris Di Iorio, MA, EdS, MFT, LPC
SPRING 2021 WILL BE HERE IN 32 DAYS
Spring is coming … in 32 days! What a year it has been! We have been cooped up during winter Covid-19 and now the added stress of the...
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