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You see the jokes online. Perhaps you think the thoughts yourself. What's the deal with men and therapy? Why don't they go? First of all, many do go willingly. Second, is there a specific man you want to go to therapy? Hi there, I'm DD Love. I'm a licensed marriage and family therapist on the Western Slope in Grand Junction, Colorado. Some of my couple's therapy practices may be a little unorthodox, but that's because I pay attention to trends happening in the community tha

at Love Counseling, it is quick and easy to get assessed for ADHD Cost: $150 for a 1.5 hour assessment appointment. This is far more cost effective than other options because I only do ADHD assessment. I'm not in high demand for other assessments so I can afford to provide you with quick, cost-effective care. Your appointment includes multiple ADHD assessment measures. It is recommended that you bring someone who knows you well to this assessment so that they can share a dif

Have you ever had a sudden strong feeling that led to you sending a vulnerable text? How did it go? Was it well received or did it cause...

Are inattention and distractibility impairing your ability to function? As a person with ADHD myself, I know how frustrating it can be to not perform at a regular and consistent pace like everyone around you. I know how it feels when you overthink and ruminate over every little detail of a social interaction. I lived most of my life not knowing that the way I naturally wanted to do things was different from most people. After diagnosis, I found myself both grieving all the ti

Some of us were raised in households where feelings were treated like a bad thing. Where our disappointments and frustrations were often...

I'd walked into a local bookstore to see if they had a copy of James Baldwin's collected essays. His voice has always been a wise...

If you haven't been on TikTok or Instagram much these days, you may not know that there has been a huge surge in Adult Diagnosed ADHD ...

When I began building a model for divorcing well therapy here in Grand Junction, I had no clue what to do. I just knew there was a...

Debunking the myth that more sex equals a better relationship, and how to get more of the intimacy you crave.

When people decide to share a life together, relationship dynamics are not always obvious in the beginning. The practice of marriage and...

Internal Family Systems, or IFS and more commonly identified with parts work  is a therapy technique that can be quite transformative. However, it is also a model that therapists tend to hold the cards. While clients may know generally how it works, for it to be most effective you have to be able to trust your therapist to guide you. Parts work is simple in theory, but complicated in that it asks us to see things about ourselves we didn’t really know were there. When cultivat

Why is it so hard to get along with everyone? Even though we can understand how people become who they are, we can have empathy for them,...

People often say things like relationships are hard, or every relationship has it' problems - and while these statements are true, I...

Hi! I am DD... well my name is Dazholi, but I don't want to spend the first 15 min of every session pronouncing and spelling my name - so I just go by DD. I am an MFTC in Grand Junction, Colorado. What is an MFTC? it stands for marriage and family therapy candidate - which basically means I am trained in relational therapy, and I am in process of becoming licensed. I hope to be licensed before 2024 comes to a close. If I am a relationship therapist, why would I treat individu

Assess your situation and your needs: meditation and breathing exercises are great, but when we've forgotten to eat food or drink water,...

Sometimes I wonder where and how I will actually help people with my degree and profession. It isn’t turning out at all how I expected....

I see trauma impacting relationships every day. It can't be avoided. There are a lot of explanations of what trauma is. I feel personally...

Are you interested in starting therapy, but having a hard time finding a therapist? Perhaps you have tried contacting several therapist,...

Starting a business, starting a podcast, being a therapist - I constantly second guess myself. It is important to me that I’m not just...

This past December, I celebrated the winter solstice for the first time. We created a spiral made of stones and candles to symbolize the...