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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 14, 20248 min read


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...
Jun 7, 20249 min read


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 24, 20246 min read


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 17, 20247 min read


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 10, 20246 min read


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....
May 3, 202410 min read


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...
Apr 26, 20245 min read


The Problem With "Happy Wife, Happy Life"
Written by Ashley Gray, LCSW, MFTC People have always tried to find tricks and tips to figure out how to have a happy and healthy...
Apr 19, 20246 min read


What Are Couples Intensives?
Written by Ashley Gray, LCSW, MFTC Couples Intensives have been growing in popularity the last few years. Perhaps, you have heard of them...
Apr 14, 20245 min read


Getting Heard By Your Partner: Complaints vs Criticism
Written by Ashley Gray, LCSW, MFTC There is this scene from this show I watched as a kid, called Fast Forward. It's a show about two...
Apr 5, 20246 min read


"Help! I Can't Afford Therapy!!" - Finding Affordable Therapy in Denver
Written by Ashley Gray, LCSW, MFTC Therapy is expensive. That is a difficult truth. Many people want or need therapy and cost can be a...
Mar 29, 20248 min read


Nervous About Starting Therapy? Read This...
Written by Ashley Gray, LCSW, MFTC "A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for" - John A. Shedd I first heard...
Mar 22, 20246 min read


How Do You Know When It Is Time To Go To Couples Counseling?
Written by Ashley Gray, LCSW, MFTC Things have been off for awhile now. You've been fighting more and when you're not fighting you're...
Mar 15, 20247 min read


How Trauma May Be Impacting Your Relationship
Written By Ashley Gray, LCSW, MFTC Trauma can feel like an invisible force in your relationship; causing anxiety, blow-ups, distance,...
Mar 8, 20246 min read


Understanding How to Manage Emotions Using Self-regulation and Co-regulation
Written by Ashley Gray, LCSW, MFTC If you love someone, they have likely evoked a lot of other emotions in you as well. A colleague of...
Mar 1, 20247 min read


Three Things You Can Do Today, To Improve Your Marriage
Written by Ashley Gray, LCSW, MFTC Nothing stings like relationship issues. When things are off in your marriage or committed...
Feb 23, 202410 min read

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