Ketamine therapy is quickly becoming a groundbreaking treatment for depression, especially for those with treatment-resistant depression. Unlike traditional antidepressants, ketamine works by targeting the glutamate system, promoting neuroplasticity, and stimulating new neural connections in the brain. When combined with talk therapy, it enhances emotional healing and offers rapid symptom relief. In this post, I’ll explain how ketamine works, its origins in medicine, and why pairing it with psychotherapy is one of the most effective treatments for depression today.

Emotional safety is the foundation of deep, lasting connection in relationships—but many couples don’t know how to create it. In this post, Colorado-based therapist Raquel Perez shares 5 powerful, therapy-informed tools to help you build emotional trust, support vulnerability, and foster insight. Whether you're healing from past wounds or looking to deepen intimacy, these tools offer practical, compassionate guidance for creating the safety your relationship needs to thrive.

Explore this guided meditation for emotional healing and inner clarity, led by licensed therapist Raquel Perez. This therapy-informed practice helps you release emotional pain, connect with your body’s wisdom, and build the courage to speak your truth. Ideal for those seeking therapy for emotional healing, depression, anxiety, or relationship issues.

Struggling with emotional healing, trauma recovery, or feeling stuck in self-awareness? In this post, therapist Raquel Perez, LPC, explores why self-reflection and therapy are essential to healing childhood trauma, overcoming emotional blocks, and growing into your most authentic self. Learn how to move from insight to action with a powerful therapy-informed tool: Feel It, Name It, Release It. Whether you’re navigating depression, anxiety, or relationship wounds, this guide offers a safe and empowering path forward. Based in Lakewood, Colorado, Raquel offers trauma-informed therapy both in-person and online across Colorado.

In this guided meditation, you’ll be gently led to a place of emotional safety and clarity, where you can connect deeply with your body’s wisdom and uncover the healing that lies within. Whether you're working through past trauma, navigating relationship struggles, or simply seeking inner peace, this meditation will help you create space for emotional insight. With each breath, you’ll release what no longer serves you and embrace the truth that you are not broken—you are healing. Join me in this transformative journey of self-compassion, emotional awakening, and the power of healing from the inside out.

Feeling stuck in your healing journey despite consuming endless self-help content? In this blog, Colorado-based therapist Raquel Perez, LPC, explores how self-improvement can become a trap that feeds your inner critic—and why acceptance and emotional safety are essential for true growth. Learn how therapy for depression, anxiety, and relationship issues can help you move beyond self-help and into meaningful transformation.