by Ashley Barnes LMFT | Relationships
Imagine having an enjoyable, intimate moment with your partner. You feel connected, safe, relaxed, and playful – nothing else is on your mind besides enjoying the present moment. The sexual energy gradually builds up and just when you two are about to physically...
by Ashley Barnes LMFT | Relationships
Ashley Barnes is one of our wonderful therapists at Love Heal Grow working with individuals and couples. Find out what her favorite part about being a therapist is! Hi, I’m Ashley Barnes, therapist for individuals and couples at Love Heal Grow Counseling. I...
by Ashley Barnes LMFT | Relationships
Polyvagal Theory describes the impact that our nervous system has on our experience of threat and safety. Changes in our autonomic nervous system (which regulates involuntary physiological processes like breathing, heart rate, digestion, etc.) produce key states of...
by Ashley Barnes LMFT | Relationships
Sometimes couples can have difficulty communicating, and that’s okay! Ashley Barnes, therapist at Love Heal Grow, goes over a communication exercise she gives to her couples and how that can help improve their communication. Hi, I’m Ashley Barnes,...
by Ashley Barnes LMFT | Relationships
You’re in the middle of an argument with your partner and they tell you that they need space. For some, this is no big deal. For others…this feels like purgatory. You feel an urgency to “solve” the argument so everything is okay. It is extremely uncomfortable to...