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What Happens During Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy?
Psychedelic-assisted therapy has become a more popular topic of discussion in recent years as research has begun to reliably show the benefits, but we have documentation of medicinal uses and benefits that trace back to B.C.E. Due to the variations in state laws regarding the use of psychedelics, many people are unclear about what psychedelic-assisted therapy looks like. At Grow with Flo, I believe that knowledge goes a long way to helping clients make safe and informed deci

Florence Paquet
3 days ago5 min read


What Is Therapeutic BDSM? Do You (Therapist) Enact a Scene With or Touch Clients?
Many people may see BDSM and immediately assume that something is sexual in nature. While it is true that much of BDSM revolves around sexual acts, the core of it is power exchange, communication, trust, and consent, which do not include sexual contact. As an ethical baseline, I will never have sexual contact with my clients. The goal at Grow with Flo Counseling is to help my clients process their sexual trauma. Body and relationship-based approaches to healing sexual trauma

Florence Paquet
3 days ago5 min read


Exploring Kink? Know Your Rights & Responsibilities
I am often shocked by how much I still have to learn about kink, despite years of education, training with kinky professionals, and being...

Florence Paquet
Feb 3, 20255 min read


Embracing Bisexuality in a Monogamous Relationship: A Guide to Affirmation
Jay* , a client of mine, is using our therapy sessions to explore the divide between their monogamous commitment and bisexuality. Here's...

Florence Paquet
Apr 29, 20244 min read


Navigating poly*** relationships, when you're not poly
It is best to think of your sexuality like a constellation, at any given moment you are shining brightly on one point of each of the many...

Florence Paquet
Apr 30, 20225 min read


Are Sex and Porn Addiction Real?
Sex and porn addiction are different from substance addiction, in fact, the terms “sex/porn addiction” has been rejected by sexual health...

Florence Paquet
Mar 30, 20223 min read


Sex and Sexuality Resources
Stop asking people not to be sexual, start asking people to have sexual integrity. General Sexual Health Sexual fantasies for better sex...

Florence Paquet
Feb 5, 20222 min read


Fight Right: Turning Conflict into Connection
"Nothing builds intimacy like vulnerability" - Janet Hardy .... and nothing is quite as vulnerable as an intimate conflict. We are in...

Florence Paquet
Jan 1, 20223 min read


Sexual Thriving After Surviving
After surviving wounds to our sexuality – childhood abuse, birth trauma, assault – we survivors tend to be hypervigilant: “am I OK yet?”...

Florence Paquet
Feb 5, 20213 min read


Fun with mis-matched libidos!
Every libido is a unique fingerprint woven together by a variety of complex factors : interests, fantasies, beliefs, values, morality,...

Florence Paquet
Mar 13, 20203 min read
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