Construction on Falls Road near the intersection of Falls and Northern Parkway is causing some clients significant delays in reaching my office.

Depending upon where you are coming from, please consider alternative routes that can save you alot of time:

FROM THE I-695 BELTWAY:

1. Take the Greenspring Avenue exit, EXIT 22.

2. Keep left to take the Greenspring Avenue South ramp.

3. Turn left onto Greenspring Ave. Go 1.4 miles.

4. Turn left onto Smith Ave. Go 1.9 miles

5. Turn right onto Greely Rd.

• Greely Rd is just after  Shrine Sacred Heart Middle School and Catholic Church on the right

6. Turn left onto Sulgrave Ave.

7. Take the 1st left onto Newbury St.

8. 5710 NEWBURY ST is on the left.

Click here to open an Adobe Acrobat .pdf of the route from the beltway.

FROM THE ROLAND PARK & HAMPDEN AREAS:

To get to Kelly Avenue in order to cross I-83 and enter Mt. Washington Village, you want to go south on Falls Road so you can turn RIGHT on Kelly Avenue.

Click here to open an Adobe Acrobat .pdf of the route from the Hampden and Roland Park areas.

Please see the attached Adobe Acrobat .pdf documents for the route from the beltway and for the route from Roland Park.

All,

I have always been a fan of acupuncture since I had some treatments done years ago and since listening to the rave reviews of it’s usefulness from a few dozen people at the old clinic I used to work at Saturdays in White Marsh.

I am very intrigued to see an acupuncture practice called Acpuncture for All only a few blocks away from my office on Falls Road.  They charge a sliding scale fee of $20-$40 per visit — which is really, really cheap.  The “catch” is that the treatments are done in group sessions.  So patients sit down in a living room-like  area and all get treated at the same time.  Seems like a good trade-off to me.

Acpuncture is used in the treatment of mental health conditions such as stress, anxiety, and depression — as well as ailments  usually thought of as somatic in nature.

I would appreciate any client feedback as to experiences at this clinic.  I have started suggesting it as an option to a few clients — especially the clients adverse to psych medications.

Folks who prefer a more private and personal experience may wish to try out acupuncture services available in the same suit of office I am located in from Kim Wright and Mary Beth Dwyer.

– Michael

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UPDATE 06-29-11: Met briefly with Jeff Wolfson this afternoon.  He’s located in a sunny 2nd floor office with good energy.  There is a waiting area, and then a treatment room with seven cozy chairs spread around in a circle.  He seemed to be doing a respectably brisk trade.  Jeff says he has a background in counseling — so depression, anxiety, and addictions are a special interest of his.   He also takes BNotes!  I left some flyers and hope some of my clients will give him a try.

Here is a copy of his main brochure flyer in .pdf format:

Acupuncture for All

I’m running another promotion through the end of September for new clients — both to spur vacation season business and to support the Baltimore Note.

MENTION THIS AD at or before our initial session and I’ll give you BN$20 cash-back on your initial therapy session.  If you are wanting to start therapy anyway, this is a good opportunity to get acquainted with the 68+ local businesses that accept the BNote.

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The parent website for these links looks a little corporate but the links themselves look quite good:

Here is a round-up of 25 couple’s therapy blogs.

Here is a round-up of 50 blogs about depression.

If these are topics that highly interest you the articles above should help you find several new blogs with lots of information of interest.

Anyone who has dealt with a difficult or somewhat clueless emergency room will be very happy to hear that the mental health experts at Sheppard Pratt are opening a Crisis Walk-In Clinic (CWIC) effective in early May.  Hours will be Monday through Friday 10:30am to 10:00pm with weekend hours promised.  I have, upon occasion, been frustrated with the available emergency options in the Baltimore area.  Very happy to see Sheppard Pratt step-up to providing this walk-in assessment clinic.

More information available from Bonnie Katz at 410-938-3154 and bkatz@sheppardpratt.org

A rather bad scan of their flyer is attached — it’s the best I have.

Click on the image to enlarge.