After Sexual Trauma: Finding Joy in Sex Again
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...
Couples Therapy, Ashley Jacobs
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...
Why Don’t I Feel Like an Adult?: Finding Freedom as You Age through Individuation
Despite the age on your driver’s license, the apartment you rent, or the job you have, you may still find yourself feeling like anything but an adult. As teenagers, we are often disillusioned by the glamour and freedom that comes with adulthood. And while there are...
How to Support Your Partner After an Autism Diagnosis
The autism spectrum is a frequently-misunderstood neurodevelopmental condition. The stigma surrounding autism and autistic individuals stems from misconceptions and a lack of awareness. While autism is often diagnosed in childhood since it does affect development,...
Couples Therapy, Linda Rolufs
Linda Rolufs, therapist at Love Heal Grow, works with couples who are struggling with disconnection. She talks about common reasons couples may seek out therapy and how she can help you through couples therapy.Hi, I'm Linda Rolufs, therapist for individuals and...
What is kink?
As a Sex Therapist and sex educator I often get asked “What is kink?” more times than I can count. To answer: Kink is an umbrella term for a set of activities that 1 or more folks partake in to derive pleasure, healing, pain, euphoria, ect. Essentially, kink is an act...
Communication Tips for Couples, Ashley Rodriguez
Ashley Rodriguez, therapist at Love Heal Grow, works with both relationships and individuals. Sometimes you may feel like your partner isn't understanding you or vice versa, so Ashley gives you some communication tips she likes to use during her couples therapy.Hi,...
What do you do when your partner is vanilla?
Have you had sex recently and thought “This is SO boring” or “God, I really want to try this with them but it would be so awkward to bring up right now”? If you relate to the above, the below statements may also be true: You find it hard to talk about your fantasies...
The Silent Struggle: Retired Athletes and Mental Health
You’ve dedicated so much of your life to your sport. You’ve invested your time, energy, resources and made a lot of personal sacrifices to get to this level. You’ve spent countless hours (and literal blood, sweat, and tears) at practice, in the weight room, in the...
How to Keep Your Child Safe on Social Media
There is no denying that social media is a major part of many childrens’ lives. In fact, according to a 2022 Pew Research Center survey, over 95% of teens use social media, and 35% of teens report using a social media platform “almost constantly.” So when it comes to...
“Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy”, Lindsay Glass
Lindsay Glass, therapist at Love Heal Grow, helps couples become more committed and secure with each other. She talks about what emotionally-focused couples therapy is and what a therapy session would look like!Hi, I'm Lindsay Glass, therapist for individuals and...
How Online Dating May Be Affecting You
Online dating has been around for a long time…for about as long as the internet has existed, actually! However, the rise of online dating didn’t happen until 1995 with the arrival of Match.com and didn’t really become normalized until the 2010s, when dating apps...
Healthy vs. Unhealthy Guilt
Guilt is that pesky, sometimes heavy, feeling that pops up when we feel we have done something wrong. Guilt serves us well when indicating that we have done something we need to make amends for. However, guilt can negatively impact us when it regularly surfaces for...
My Favorite Part of Being a Therapist, Ashley Barnes
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 help...
Tips for High-Conflict Couples
Many of us try to avoid conflicts in our lives — especially in our relationships with loved ones. But even the healthiest relationships will have their share of conflicts. The truth is that conflict is a natural part of life. We all have different opinions, goals, and...
How to Cope with the First Death Anniversary
Grief evolves over time. You may feel it swell and recede over time, but it never goes away. We continue to grow and live around our grief like a tree learns to grow around a fence or electrical wires. Eventually, reaching a state where it has helped shape us but is...
Was Sex Ever Spontaneous?, Natalie Delfin
Natalie Delfin, therapist at Love Heal Grow, works with individuals and couples who have concerns about sex. They talk about myths around sex and the benefits of reframing during sex therapy. Hi, I'm Natalie Delfin, therapist for individuals and couples at Love Heal...
Strengthening Body Image in Adolescents
Body image is a big part of self-esteem for adolescents and adults alike. If your kids don’t like the way their bodies look or feel uncomfortable around others because of the way they look, their self-esteem is naturally going to suffer. They may feel self-conscious...
The Harms of Censorship
What do books like Fahrenheit 451 and The Handmaid's Tale have in common? Maybe you haven’t had a chance to read them or you only got a chance to watch the movie and TV show version! Either way, both of these books discuss a society in which knowledge and different...
What I Love About Being A Therapist, Maegan Tanner
Maegan Tanner, therapist at Love Heal Grow, talks about her favorite part of being a therapist.Hi, I'm Maegan Tanner, therapist for individuals and couples at Love Heal Grow Counseling. I help couples and individuals explore and improve the most important parts of...
Coping with the Stress of a Political Divide
Managing political stress is not easy for anyone. Today's political landscape is divided, and many people are unwilling to change their thinking or even listen to the reasoning of the “other side.” Maybe you have strong political beliefs that your friends or family do...
