Dealing With Difficult People During the Holidays
Queen Anne’s County Library • Monday, November 3, 2014
How do you endure six weeks of excess—an overtaxed schedule, strained finances, unrealistic expectations and people with whom you wouldn’t ordinarily ask to lunch?
Easton therapist and author Loriann Oberlin will tackle the topic with movie clips, a Q&A session, and book signing on Monday, November 3, 2014 at the Queen Anne’s County Library in Centreville. Her presentation begins at 7 PM at 121 S. Commerce Street, Centreville, MD.
Ms. Oberlin co-wrote Overcoming Passive-Aggression and The Angry Child and has been quoted nationally on the topic of anger. She also wrote Surviving Separation and Divorce. Oberlin will address how to survive the holiday season, ward off mistakes, manage emotions so that they don’t get the better of you, and communicate boundaries and wishes effectively.
A resident of Queen Anne’s County, she works primarily in Easton seeing children, adolescents, adult individuals and families. She also has Gottman Couples Therapy training. “After New Year’s people often reach out for help,” Oberlin reports. “Frequently, hurt feelings that festered during the prior year and blew up over the holidays come to the forefront. I can equip couples and individuals with tools to resolve that frustration—tools that will foster self-awareness and improved relationships throughout life, at home and at work.”
Loriann Oberlin, LCPC earned a master’s degree in clinical counseling from Johns Hopkins University. She maintains her primary office in Easton where she accepts some insurance plans and is contracted with several employee assistance programs. Ms. Oberlin uses cognitive-behavioral therapy and family systems as well as play therapy and other modalities as needed.
She is a member of the Eastern Shore Writers Association, has served on the conference planning committee, and will speak about the creative spirit at the group’s February 2015 event. Her tenth book is a contemporary romance novel Letting Go: Book One of The Maryland Shores (under pen name Lauren Monroe). It will be on sale with other books after her remarks. Books can be signed for gifts and credit cards will be accepted. For directions to the Queen Anne’s County Library in Centreville, call (410) 758-0980.