Raffi Bilek, LCSW-C, is a marriage counselor in Baltimore, MD. He is the director of the Baltimore Therapy Center and the Montgomery County Abuse Intervention Program. His passion is for helping people shore up their relationships in all areas of their lives. His other passion is crushing people at Scrabble. In his spare time (of which there is little) he also does things like hang out with his 4 daughters, write children’s books, manage a small nonprofit, and other things that make his mom really proud of him. Check out his book, The Couples Communication Handbook: The Skills You Never Learned for the Marriage You Always Wanted.
Laughter and humor in therapy are signs of an authentic presence and, if humor comes naturally to you, it can greatly enhance outcome.