Category: | Health, |
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Address: | 516 Rowland Dr, Port Deposit, MD 21904, USA |
Postal code: | 21904 |
Phone: | (410) 935-1545 |
Website: | https://sites.google.com/view/infinitebluebirdscounseling/home |
Monday: | 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM |
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Tuesday: | 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM |
Wednesday: | 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM |
Thursday: | 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM |
Friday: | 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM |
Saturday: | 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM |
Sunday: | Closed |
Don has been a lifelong friend and mentor to me so when my family was struggling with the pressures of the pandemic last year, we called him for help. I was seeking some relief from fear and to sooth our 5 year old who was experiencing a lot of anxiety and anger during lockdown. I was so delighted to be able to have zoom and then in-person sessions for me, my spouse, and my 5 year old. We met both together and separately as we needed in the moment. Our sessions were focused on our family relationships and coping with the stress of isolation, a new baby, our child's and our own anxieties. Don generously lent us his sand tray materials so we could explore and create our little worlds, sharing with each other our inner landscapes made real with figurines, doll house furniture, gems, bits, and bobbles. It was a wonderful medium for both me and my kiddo, especially. We found easy and tender expression with in our sand tray worlds for things that had been hard to say aloud in words. I treasure the photos we took of these ephemeral spaces we made. Don is patient and gentle, happy to meet our needs in the moment and unfazed by the myriad upsets, interruptions, tantrums, break needed, etc. that meeting with a family with a baby and stressed out kid and parents entailed. In one sweet moment Don invited my spouse and I to hug each other- which we honestly had not done is a long time, and it was so nice to be encouraged to support each other and remind each other that we are here, full of love. Our season of sessions together let us open the gates of conversation and memory, and helped us begin to share what we each needed from each other. If your family is looking for a gentle, creative environment to share, reconnect, and heal, I would highly recommend building a little sand tray world with Don.
I've known Don Webb most of my life. I was a camper when Nature Camp was at Happy Hollow, and I attended and later worked there as a young adult. Don and I have kept in touch as I moved on to get my Masters and later PhD in Marine Geology and I currently teach High School. Don mentored me in starting my own Outdoor Program in Austin, TX.
I know Don to be perhaps the most kind person and best listener that I have ever met. Don is about the most open minded person you'll ever meet, and yet has a quiet resolve when the time is right. He is the single most valued mentor I have in my life. He is a teacher, a naturalist, but mostly a lover of the peculiar beauty of humanity. I've turned to him for advice time and again in my life, and his words have never failed. But: I think I know Don's secret. It's the alchemy of asking the right questions, often the questions that others don't take the time to even notice, but the obvious and the most pithy ones.
Don is a kind, compassionate, and experienced in a variety of modalities. He brings new perspective and opportunities for growth and understanding. My family and I have so much from working with Don over the years.
I’ve known Don most my life, since I was a camper at Nature Camp, when it was in Cockeysville, MD on Happy Hollow Road. Don is perhaps the best listener I have ever met. He’s kind and compassionate, with keen observations and questioning, and an excellent mentor and friend.
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