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AnxietyLGBTQ+ Affirmative TherapyPersonal growth

How to Cope With the Stress of Having to Hide Your Sexuality

Even as society becomes more accepting of the LGBTQIA+ community, it’s still hard to come out. For some people, it’s…
A couple faces anxiety as they try to be physically intimate. This is called sexual performance anxiety. A certified sex therapy can help couples deal with that. 50266
AASECT Certified Sex TherapistAnxietyIntimacy

4 Ways to Overcome Sexual Performance Anxiety

Whether you’re in a long-term relationship or connecting with someone new, performance anxiety can stop you both from enjoying sexual…
Self-esteem
Anxiety

Understanding High-Functioning Anxiety

What does an anxious person actually look like? Are they well-put-together, confident, and organized? While this isn’t the image we…
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EMDR PTSD TraumaTrauma

What is EMDR Trauma Therapy?

In the realm of therapy, eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) has emerged as one of the best approaches to…
Coming out as a member of the LGBTQ community
LGBTQ+ Affirmative Therapy

How to Manage Stress When You’re Not Out

For those in the LGBTQIA+ community, this is a scary time. Rising transphobia and queerphobia are influencing political movements, and…
anxiety, worry, social anxiety, isolation, teen therapy
Family issuesTeen Therapy

Understanding the Stressors Affecting Your Teen and Giving Them the Help They Need

Being a teen is tough. As they navigate their path to adulthood, everything around them (including themselves!) is changing. As…
A couple faces anxiety as they try to be physically intimate. This is called sexual performance anxiety. A certified sex therapy can help couples deal with that. 50266
AASECT Certified Sex TherapistIntimacySexual desire

The Best Intimacy Tips to Help Improve Your Sex Life

Intimacy in your relationship goes beyond physical closeness; it’s all about emotional connection, trust, and understanding what your partner wants…
Anxiety, Panic attacks, Trauma, PTSD, EMDR therapy in West Des Moines, IA
AnxietyPanic attacks

5 Ways to Calm an Anxiety or Panic Attack

If you’ve ever had an anxiety attack, you know how scary it can be. You might have had heart palpitations,…
perfectionism, anxiety
ADHDAnxietyChild Therapy

The Connection Between ADHD & Anxiety in Children and Teens

If your child or teen has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and shows signs of anxiety, you might wonder if…