Ashley Rodriguez, therapist at Love Heal Grow, gives you tips for a relaxation exercise she does with many of her clients who may be experiencing high emotions or anxiety.Hi, I'm Ashley Rodriguez, therapist for individuals and couples at Love Heal Grow Counseling. You...

You start dating someone. It feels casual, fun, and flirty. You’re able to communicate and show up freely and openly. Soon, the relationship progresses — you get butterflies in your stomach when you anticipate seeing them, you enjoy spending time with them, and...

Childhood trauma can have several impacts on an individual's life through adulthood. Like any other type of trauma, childhood trauma is not something that simply disappears with time. It takes a lot of hard work and effort to overcome these traumas. Most of the time,...

Katie Brumfield, therapist at Love Heal Grow, specializes in couples therapy for stronger relationships. She talks about some common reasons couples may be seeking therapy and how she can help you.Hi, I'm Katie Brumfield, therapist for individuals and couples at Love...

As a parent, the last thing you want is for your child to struggle with something you cannot fix. We want to be there for our kids and help them overcome their challenges — but this can be hard when we don’t know how to help.  Unfortunately, many parents face this...

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...

Lindsay Glass, therapist at Love Heal Grow, helps individuals who struggle with anxiety. Here is an exercise she loves to give her clients when anxiety is making them shut down.Hi, I'm Lindsay Glass, therapist for individuals and couples at Love Heal Grow Counseling....

If you've recently lost someone you love, it can be easy to forget that life keeps happening around us. While you likely have not forgotten that the world is still moving and plants are still growing, we tend to forget that our lives are still going. After all, when...

Like many traumas, relational trauma (also referred to as relationship trauma) is exactly what it sounds like. Relational trauma is trauma that comes from an unhealthy relationship (or a series of unhealthy relationships). However, unlike many other types of trauma,...

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, therapist for...

We all have insecurities — all of us. There is at least one thing that we feel insecure about in our lives. It may be a relationship; it may be our self-image; it may be our intelligence or capability in a certain skill. We may even have more than one insecurity.  But...

You’ve likely seen stories in the news, heard about it from friends and family members, and seen more representation in the media of transgender individuals. You may wonder why so many people are identifying as transgender, or trans, today and why there weren’t this...

Natalie Delfin, therapist at Love Heal Grow, talks about the expectations behind sex that we get from media. They talk about how they can support you during sex therapy and what a session would look like!Hi, I'm Natalie Delfin, therapist for individuals and couples at...

There is no doubt that work is a stressful place for many of us, and unfortunately, anxiety can make our daily experiences at work even more stressful. If you constantly feel as if you’re in a state of fight-or-flight during your workday or you are having consistent...

Trauma affects everyone differently, and there are endless events, experiences, and instances that may cause trauma for someone. When a lot of people hear the word "trauma," they think of single-time, terrifying events — such as war, sexual assault, or natural...

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...

If you've ever experienced this unexplained sadness during a happy occasion, you may be wondering what happened. Did you suddenly remember something that made you sad? Did you run out of dopamine in your mind? Okay, rather than endlessly asking rhetorical questions,...

Daylyn Musante, therapist at Love Heal Grow, talks about what she loves about being a therapist.Hi, I'm Daylyn Musante, therapist for individuals and couples at Love Heal Grow Counseling. I help couples & individuals move away from the stress and pressure to be...

So, you and your partner are thinking about tying the knot? Unfortunately, many couples rush into marriage before sitting down to talk about what they want from their lives and what they expect from the marriage once completed. While this can work out, and it is never...

Grief can affect all aspects of our lives, especially in the areas that we may take for granted — such as our typical eating and sleeping habits. Truthfully, when we lose someone we love, we may find it difficult to continue on with our lives as if nothing has...

Ashley Jacobs, therapist at Love Heal Grow, specializes in relationship and sex therapy for individuals and couples, as well as trauma and anxiety. Hi, I'm Ashley Jacobs, therapist for individuals and couples at Love Heal Grow Counseling. I help adults who have been...