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4 Ways Counseling Can Help Improve Your Connection to Yourself and Your Loved Ones

As a graduate student studying healthy relationships, I felt ashamed at how badly my relationships looked on paper. My friendships and love life were disintegrating ...

LGBTQ+ Couples Tips & Advice

My Partner Says, “We Need Therapy” | Is Gay Couples Therapy Worth the Cost?

by Isaac Archuleta

Table Of Contents Introduction Realizing I Needed Professional Help After ensuring I could take care of myself Finding the Right LGBTQ-Affirming Therapist Rebuilding Intimacy as ...

LGBTQ+ Couples Tips & Advice

Religious Parents, Pride and LGBTQ+ Children

by Isaac Archuleta

LGBTQIA+ pride is something that many of us anticipate all year long. Some of us plot the perfect outfit, while others spend hours on the ...

Advice For Parents of LGBT Youth

Pride in Leaving the Closet

by Isaac Archuleta

As a young boy I might have passed out had I glimpsed the future and who I would become. I grew up thinking I’d marry ...

LGBTQ+ Sexuality Advice & Tips

Pride is a Verb

by Isaac Archuleta

I went to my first Pride like a closeted gay boy walking through the underwear section at Target—pretending to have a calm, collected countenance, but ...

LGBTQ+ Sexuality Advice & Tips

Do Open Relationships Work? P2. | Navigating the Common Challenges of Polyamorous Relationships

by Isaac Archuleta

Life Dynamic & Long-Term Safety As people invest in one another, they do so—in committed relationships—with the intention of building long-term relational security. Without healthy ...

LGBTQ+ Couples Tips & Advice

Do Open Relationships work? P1. | Navigating the Common Challenges of Polyamorous Relationships

by Isaac Archuleta

Open relationships require major consideration. As one member of a couple, or as a couple, there are many factors to think about when considering opening ...

LGBTQ+ Couples Tips & Advice

4 Ways Counseling Can Help Improve Relationships With Your LGBTQ+ Partner

by Isaac Archuleta

I built up an incredible amount of frustration stemming from my partner’s behavior. No matter what I said to him, I could not, for the ...

LGBTQ+ Couples Tips & Advice

Is it Time for Counseling? P2. | Healthy Communication Tips When Talking to Your Partner About Counseling

by Isaac Archuleta

Being a couple means that we invest in one another, sharing not just our time and resources, but also our vulnerabilities, our fears, and our ...

LGBTQ+ Couples Tips & Advice

Is it Time for Counseling? P1. | 4 Signals That Gay Couples Should Seek Support

by Isaac Archuleta

For whatever reason, it is always one; one member of a couple will spend time observing the relationship and see a great need for therapy. ...

LGBTQ+ Couples Tips & Advice

Faith & Sexual Identity | Using Your Spirituality to Strengthen Your Confidence

by Isaac Archuleta

It was Halloween. I stood in a Scooby Doo outfit made from random pieces of clothing and garments I found in the dusty corners of ...

LGBTQ+ Sexuality Advice & Tips

4 Signs of an Unhealthy Sex Life in a Gay Relationship

by Isaac Archuleta

Jump To: 1. Obligation & Guilt2. Resentment3. The Silent Transaction4. Self Esteem Booster As a clinician who specializes in working with the LGBTQIA+ community, I ...

LGBTQ+ Sexuality Advice & Tips

Your Emotional Desires Are Always Clean: Emotional Cravings Part 1

by Isaac Archuleta

“Emotional cravings, I began to notice, were not my demise, they were God’s blueprints tucked into my soul. When I followed my emotional cravings I ...

LGBTQ+ Sexuality Advice & Tips

4 S’s to Mature Love

by Isaac Archuleta

A toddler spends time with his mother. She silently exits, sneaking out of the room and away from the boy at play. If he cries, ...

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4 Ways Counseling Can Help Improve Your Connection to Yourself and Your Loved Ones

My Partner Says, “We Need Therapy” | Is Gay Couples Therapy Worth the Cost?

Religious Parents, Pride and LGBTQ+ Children

Pride in Leaving the Closet

Pride is a Verb

Do Open Relationships Work? P2. | Navigating the Common Challenges of Polyamorous Relationships

Do Open Relationships work? P1. | Navigating the Common Challenges of Polyamorous Relationships

4 Ways Counseling Can Help Improve Relationships With Your LGBTQ+ Partner

Is it Time for Counseling? P2. | Healthy Communication Tips When Talking to Your Partner About Counseling

Is it Time for Counseling? P1. | 4 Signals That Gay Couples Should Seek Support

Faith & Sexual Identity | Using Your Spirituality to Strengthen Your Confidence

4 Signs of an Unhealthy Sex Life in a Gay Relationship

Your Emotional Desires Are Always Clean: Emotional Cravings Part 1

4 S’s to Mature Love

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