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Peak Couples & Sex Therapy

As featured in the Washington Post, Peak has grown to a multi-state psychotherapy practice (DC, VA, MD, WA) providing relationship and sex therapy, as well as virtual wellness experiences and workshops. Our newsletter brings a fun dose of helpful and practical tips, tools and information for your overall mental wellbeing, especially in the realm of relationships and sexuality.

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Last Week to Enroll! -- 🎥 Jennifer Explores Stress and Your Sexual Wellness

Last Week to Enroll! Our women's sexual empowerment workshop, Peak Eroticism • Peak You begins Tuesday, January 14th at 6:30 pm! Stress can be a significant barrier to sexual fulfillment. In this video, Jennifer Keilholtz, LPC, LCPC, gives a little taste of one of the many topics that we'll explore together in our Peak Eroticism • Peak You program. Enroll Now The Stress Response Cycle & Your Sexual Wellness Did you know that your body's natural stress response is designed to make sex...

Peak Couples & Sex Therapy Empowering individuals and couples to cultivate fulfilling lives by fostering healthy, flourishing, intimate connections through expert therapy and sexual education. See What We're Offering! Happy Tuesday, As we approach the end of the year, it’s the perfect time to reflect on how we’ve grown and what we’d like to achieve in the year ahead. For many women, a fulfilling (yet often overlooked) aspect of self-care is sexual wellness. If you’re feeling like your sexual...

Peak Couples & Sex Therapy Empowering individuals and couples to cultivate fulfilling lives by fostering healthy, flourishing, intimate connections through expert therapy and sexual education. See What We're Offering! One Day Sale Promo Code Below! Moving from Least to Most Considerate Interpretations Let’s skip the predictable advice about gratitude this season. You’ve heard it before (likely since elementary school), and while it's not any less valuable, it’s not where this conversation is...

Peak Couples & Sex Therapy Empowering individuals and couples to cultivate fulfilling lives by fostering healthy, flourishing, intimate connections through expert therapy and sexual education. Sessions Available - Meet Our Therapists This past week, I’ve shared meaningful conversations with my teammates about how we continue to show up wholeheartedly for others while navigating the same uncertainties as our clients. These discussions reminded me of the early days of the pandemic, when every...

Last Day To Join! Mondays, November 4th - December 16th, 5:30 - 6:45 pm EST Sign Up Does this sound like you? Do you ever feel like your heart races, your breath shallows, you get hot, or feel your body and mind are out of control? Would you like to learn how to create a sense of calm, stillness, and safety within your body? The good news is, you have more control over these sensations than it may seem in those intense moments. By building internal resources and skills, you can transform that...

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Polyvagal & Somatic Group Starts This Monday, 11/4! Held on Google Meets - Mondays, November 4th - December 16th, 5:30 - 6:45 pm EST Discover inner calm and resilience with practical skills to manage life’s constant stressors. Learn More Are stress and anxiety impacting your daily life? When life gets overwhelming, creating a sense of calm in both your body and mind is key to managing these challenges—and it’s something we’re here to help you cultivate. Our Somatic & Polyvagal Skills...

Peak Couples & Sex Therapy Empowering individuals and couples to cultivate fulfilling lives by fostering healthy, flourishing, intimate connections through expert therapy and sexual education. See What We're Offering! Peak + Flourish Vulva Podcast Listen Now When it comes to sexual health, why does no one talk about the big "O"? It’s a topic loaded with misconceptions, yet it's something we all deserve to understand better. That's exactly why Andrea met with the women behind Flourish Vulva...

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What does a polyvagal or somatic skill look like? “Peace is not something you wish for, it is something you make, something you are, something you do and something you give away. ” - Robert Fulghum Learn More Have you ever tried a cooling breathing practice? In this video Andrea gives you an idea of a polyvagal practice that helps regulate the nervous system. When you join the Somatic & Polyvagal Psychotherapy Skills Group, you'll learn practices like these. We'll cover breathing practices,...

New Offering! What is a somatic and polyvagal psychotherapy group, anyway? Learn More Create your toolbox of soothing strategies to use when you're feeling overwhelmed, stressed, anxious, depressed, or triggered. Somatic therapy is a body-centered approach to psychotherapy that focuses on the connection between physical sensations and emotional well-being. It helps clients become aware of how trauma, stress, or emotions are stored in the body and works to release this tension through...

Communicating Pleasure Across a Lifetime Friday, October 18th, 11 am- 1 pm EST Join us for the Association of Counseling Sexology & Sexual Wellness's (ACSSW) monthly webinar on pleasure. Sign Up Understanding and communicating about pleasure is a complex, evolving process shaped by biological, psychological, social, and sexual factors. This dynamic nature requires therapists to adapt their approach at different stages of life, whether discussing pleasure with a 5-year-old, an 18-year-old, or...