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Parenting and Puberty: Bringing the Birds and the Bees Into Your Everyday Parenting

Your kid just asked a question that made you freeze mid-sentence, didn't they? Maybe it was about body hair, periods, or where babies actually come from. Take a breath—you don't need the perfect script, you just need to stop treating "the talk" like a single, terrifying event.

Erin Brandt

Sep 234 min read

Woman journaling to explore her sexual desires and wants

How to Ask for What You Desire: Expanding Your Comfort With Sex

You know that feeling—you want something in bed, and the words just won't come out? Maybe you laugh it off, change the subject, or hope your partner magically figures it out. You are not broken, and you are definitely not alone.

Erin Brandt

Sep 165 min read

The Benefits of Letting Go of the O! Why Keeping Orgasms as the Main Focus is Ruining Your Sex Life

Orgasms aren’t the only path to pleasure. This post explores how redefining sex can deepen intimacy, connection, and joy. Learn to release the pressure of performance, embrace your needs and desires, and connect with your body from a place of curiosity and self-compassion. Her Time Therapy offers trauma-informed, sex-positive counseling to support your sexual wellness journey.

Erin Brandt

Nov 12, 20255 min read

Man and woman embracing in bed | Sexual intimacy and connection | Couples therapy and sexual wellbeing | Affordable counseling for adults in Colorado | BCBS, Aetna, Cigna, United, Medicaid accepted | Her Time Therapy

How to Use Consent as Foreplay In Your Relationship

Consent isn’t just a yes or no—it can be a tool to build connection, trust, and pleasure in your intimate life. This post explores how to bring consent into the bedroom as foreplay, with practical tips and exercises to deepen intimacy and reclaim sexual agency.

Erin Brandt

Sep 14, 20255 min read

Celebrating LGBTQIA+ Pride: Affirming Care and Community at Her Time Therapy

Discover our dedication to LGBTQIA+ Affirming Care at Her Time Therapy. Experience inclusive, compassionate support from our therapists.

Her Time Therapy Team

Jun 18, 20256 min read

How to Fight Fair: 10 Tips for Women to Navigate Relationship Conflict

Discover 10 tips for fighting fair and resolving conflicts in relationships. Learn how to communicate effectively and navigate relationship

Kimberly Theriault

Jan 3, 20254 min read

How to Reclaim Eroticism and Embrace Sexual Wellness

Women often feel disconnected from eroticism but long for a more pleasurable sex life. Relatable? Read on to learn about sexual wellness.

Lesley Fulton

Aug 22, 20248 min read

Building Healthy Relationships: A Guide for Women

If I asked you to list a handful of elements that make up healthy relationships, what would you say? I bet good communication would be on there. Trust would likely be too. You might also mention mutual respect, empathy, compromise, and constructive conflict resolution, among many other things. And you wouldn’t be wrong! So then why do so many of us struggle in our relationships? Why does it feel like we can't seem to get it right, despite knowing what we “should” be doing? Wh