When To Get Back With Your Ex
Written By Ashley Gray, LCSW, MFTC This might be the information that others don't want you to see. Getting back with your ex can be an...
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- Sep 20
- 6 min
How To Let Yourself Cry
Written By Ashley Gray, LCSW, MFTC You know that feeling when you know you've been bottling things up for too long and you know you need...
- Sep 13
- 7 min
You Broke Up, Now What?
Written By Ashley Gray, LCSW, MFTC Break-ups suck! They can leave you feeling utterly shattered even when you know that it is for the...
- Sep 6
- 6 min
Is Sex Really That Important?
Written By Ashley Gray, LCSW, MFTC Sex can be such a delicate topic. There are so many ideas and judgments that get piled on top of sex...
- Aug 16
- 7 min
Nothing is Wrong. Why Don't We Feel Close?
Written By Ashley Gray, LCSW, MFTC When it comes to you and your partner, things are good. Mostly. The bills are paid, you have fun...
- Aug 9
- 8 min
The Hardest Parts of Marriage
Written By Ashley Gray, LCSW, MFTC I often find that my clients feel so alone with their problems it's as if they are the only ones...
- Aug 2
- 4 min
A Love Letter To Those Experiencing Loss
Written By Ashley Gray, LCSW, MFTC Dear, Reader, You gave it your all. You showed up and loved so fiercely, it exhausted you at times....
- Jul 26
- 7 min
The Value of Discussing Past Events
Written By Ashley Gray, LCSW, MFTC If you hate discussing past events, you're in good company. A lot of people hate discussing past pain...
- Jul 19
- 7 min
5 Tips To Have a Healthy Relationship With Yourself
Written By Ashley Gray, LCSW, MFTC In a previous blog post, I addressed the age-old question as to whether or not you need to heal...
- Jul 12
- 6 min
Do You Have To Heal On Your Own Before You Can Be In a Relationship?
Written By Ashley Gray, LCSW, MFTC It is a very common belief that you must heal on your own before you can be in a relationship. The...
- Jul 5
- 6 min
Is Your Therapist Too Easy On You?
Written By Ashley Gray, LCSW, MFTC You may have seen memes talk about therapists who go too easy on people who need to be held...
- Jun 28
- 7 min
Doubting Your Relationship While Planning Your Wedding
Written By Ashley Gray, LCSW, MFTC Doubting your relationship is the thing you never hope to do and the thing you feel you can't say out...
- Jun 21
- 5 min
The Art of Therapy: Getting Back to Basics (Is it supposed to be this simple??)
Written By Ashley Gray, LCSW, MFTC "Isn't therapy just talking?" "Can't I just talk to my friends?" "I just started therapy and a lot of...
- Jun 14
- 8 min
The Identity Challenges That Come With Getting Married
Written By Ashley Gray, LCSW, MFTC Something that people don't talk about enough are the identity changes and challenges that come with...
- Jun 7
- 9 min
Attachment Styles, People-Pleasing and Perfectionism, OH MY!
Written By Ashley Gray, LCSW, MFTC It's overwhelming to bare the weight of everyone's expectations. To feel like you have to get things...
- May 24
- 6 min
Why We Avoid: The Allure of Avoidance
Written By Ashley Gray, LCSW, MFTC Avoidance is the guilty pleasure that we often don't like to admit that we engage in, but love to call...
- May 17
- 7 min
What To Do When Your Partner Won't Go To Couples Therapy
Written By Ashley Gray, LCSW, MFTC That stinging, aggravating feeling when you know your relationship is stuck, you have no idea how to...
- May 10
- 6 min
How The Pressures Put On Women's Bodies Impact Us All
Written By Ashley Gray, LCSW, MFTC It isn't news to anyone that there are a lot of difficult pressures on women's bodies. I don't think...
- May 3
- 10 min
Are You Projecting Perfectionism on Your Relationship?
Written by Ashley Gray, LCSW, MFTC It may seem obvious that life can't be perfect, so your relationships can't be perfect either....
- Apr 26
- 5 min
Feeling Maternal After Deciding Not To Have Kids
Written By Ashley Gray, LCSW, MFTC I knew when I was 18 that I didn't want to have kids. By 21, well-intentioned friends and family...
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