In this guided meditation for healing relationships, therapist Raquel Perez, LPC, helps you restore emotional safety, rebuild trust, and deepen intimacy. Perfect for couples seeking connection, this practice blends mindfulness, nervous system awareness, and compassion.

Mismatched sexual desire—when one partner wants sex more often than the other—is one of the most common issues couples face. But it doesn’t mean something is wrong with you or your relationship. In this post, Licensed Therapist Raquel Perez, LPC of Intima Couples and Sex Therapy explains why differences in libido happen, how emotional safety and stress affect desire, and what couples can do to reconnect with compassion and understanding. You’ll learn how to move beyond blame, communicate with curiosity, and rebuild intimacy in a way that feels safe, grounded, and real.

Desire is not something you have to perform or prove—it is a truth that lives within you. Whether it feels vibrant, quiet, or far away, your experience of desire is valid. In this guided therapy meditation, Your Desire Is Your Truth, you’ll be invited to slow down, release judgment, and create a safe inner space where every part of you belongs. This practice is designed to help you reconnect with your body, soften shame, and honor yourself exactly as you are.

Growing up Latina in a religious, conservative home, sex was not just unspoken—it was forbidden. The silence shaped my identity, fueling shame, confusion, and decades of disconnection from my body and desires. In this post, I share my personal story of healing, how shame impacts sexuality, and gentle tools to help you reclaim your voice, your pleasure, and your truth.

Shame around sex and pleasure runs deep—but it isn’t who you are. In this gentle meditation practice, you’ll learn how to meet shame with compassion, reconnect with your body, and reclaim your worthiness for intimacy and joy. Healing sexual shame begins with softness, curiosity, and the safety to come back home to yourself.

Fear doesn’t always look like panic—it often shows up as confusion, self-doubt, or a fog that leaves us feeling stuck and disconnected. In this post, Colorado therapist Raquel Perez shares how fear impacts the nervous system, why it clouds our clarity, and how creating emotional safety can gently open the path back to insight. Whether you’re navigating anxiety, depression, or relationship challenges, you’ll learn why safety is the foundation for healing and how therapy can help you find your way forward.

Fear doesn’t always appear as panic—sometimes it shows up as confusion, numbness, or feeling stuck. This therapy-informed guided meditation helps you release fear and create a sense of inner safety. By meeting fear with compassion, you can regain clarity, build self-awareness, and reconnect with your inner truth.

When a therapist talks about depression, you might expect clinical insight—but I want to share something more personal. Before I became a licensed therapist, I was a 22-year-old single mom in the depths of depression, barely making it through the day. This post is about that season of my life, what helped me begin to heal, and the three things that still ground me today: acceptance, grace, and support. Whether you're in the fog yourself or supporting someone who is, my hope is that this story helps you feel less alone—and reminds you that healing is possible, even in the darkest moments.

This therapy meditation for acceptance and letting go offers a gentle, therapist-guided space to reconnect with yourself, release emotional resistance, and embrace your healing journey. Grounded in trauma-informed care and nervous system regulation, this meditation helps you soften into the present moment and find clarity through compassion.

Feeling anxious, overwhelmed, or emotionally exhausted by the state of the world? In this therapy-informed post, licensed therapist Raquel Perez shares practical tools to manage anxiety, build emotional safety, and stay grounded—without numbing out or burning out. Learn how presence, boundaries, and slowness can help you feel deeply and protect your peace.

When the world feels overwhelming, your nervous system needs more than deep breaths—it needs a safe place to land.
In this therapy-informed guided meditation, licensed therapist Raquel Perez, LPC, leads you through grounding breathwork, gentle boundaries, and a visualization practice to help you release tension, quiet the noise, and reconnect with a sense of safety within. Perfect for moments of anxiety, uncertainty, or emotional overload.

Depression isn’t just in your head—it’s often your body’s way of protecting you. In this post, licensed therapist Raquel Perez shares five common myths about depression that can make recovery harder, and what actually helps. From understanding depression as a nervous system response to finding safety before change, discover a compassionate, trauma-informed path to healing that honors both your mind and body.

Depression isn’t just something to fix—it’s something to listen to. In this guided meditation for depression and emotional insight, therapist Raquel Perez invites you into a safe and gentle space to explore the deeper meaning behind your symptoms. Through grounding breathwork, reflective questions, and compassionate self-inquiry, you’ll begin to hear what your depression may be trying to say. This meditation is for anyone seeking healing, insight, and a return to self.

Coming out isn’t always a celebration—it can be a deep, layered process of healing the parts of ourselves we once buried to survive. In this personal reflection, licensed therapist Raquel Perez shares her journey of coming out at 35, healing queer shame, and how therapy helped her reclaim the truth she had long hidden. If Pride feels complicated for you this year, you’re not alone. This post is a gentle invitation to begin where you are—and to remember you were never too late to become who you truly are.

If you’re questioning your sexuality or seeking a deeper connection to your identity, this gentle, therapy-informed meditation offers a safe space to explore your truth. Created by Raquel Perez, licensed professional counselor and founder of Intima Couples & Sex Therapy, this guided practice invites you to slow down, listen inward, and come home to yourself—free of judgment, full of compassion. Whether you’re in the process of coming out or simply reconnecting with your inner voice, this meditation helps you feel seen, supported, and not alone.

Burnout isn't just about long hours at work. It’s an emotional and physical exhaustion that builds when you’re out of alignment with your purpose, constantly giving without replenishing yourself, and neglecting your own needs. In this post, I share personal insights from my own burnout experience and powerful strategies I've used in my therapy practice to help individuals reclaim their energy, set boundaries, and reconnect with what truly matters.

Feeling burned out, emotionally exhausted, or like you’ve lost touch with yourself? This therapy-informed guided meditation is a safe space to rest, reflect, and reconnect. Created by licensed therapist Raquel Perez, LPC of Intima Couples & Sex Therapy, this practice invites you to explore what your body is holding, honor your boundaries, and gently return to your inner wisdom. Whether you're a caregiver, healer, or simply human in a world that asks too much—this is a moment to come home to yourself.

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.

Discover how a powerful chakra-based affirmation meditation can support depression relief, emotional safety, and therapeutic healing. In this therapist-guided practice, you’ll journey through the Root, Sacral, Throat, and Third Eye chakras—restoring clarity, insight, and balance from within. Includes affirmations for grounding, emotional flow, authentic expression, and inner wisdom. Created by licensed therapist Raquel Perez, LPC, this practice blends trauma-informed therapy with intuitive healing.

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.