Healing Exchange LLC, St. Louis, MO (2025)

09/18/2025

🕷 Kinky Bingo for a Kinktober Cause!

👻 Join us on October 26th for our Kinktober themed Bingo night! This is our second annual fundraiser event dedicated to increasing access to therapy and education services at Healing Exchange!

🙌 All proceeds will go directly to the Healing Exchange Accessibility Fund.

We’ll also have a costume contest 🧟‍♀️🧙‍♂️🧛‍♂️🦸‍♀️👨‍🎤. So come dressed to impress and win!

🎫Tickets are just $20 per person, which includes 4 bingo cards and 4 prize tickets (there will be several prize drawings throughout the night).

🏆 There are prizes for bingo winners, the costume contest, and a Grand Prize for one of the event attendees.

🎉 Thank you to the amazing contributors: , , , , , and Patricias! If you'd like to contribute an item to our list of prizes, don't delay...donate today!

Register for Kinky Bingo now for a chance to win a prize and help others access care. 🌈💫

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09/03/2025

CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) is often misunderstood. People say it’s about 'gaslighting' yourself, or it won't address real issues like oppression. But that’s not the point.

CBT isn’t about ignoring systemic problems or telling you to 'just think positive'. It’s about challenging negative beliefs you may develop about yourself, especially after traumatic or difficult experiences.

So if you’ve had a racist experience, and you start thinking things like 'I’m not good enough' or 'I must be to blame,' CBT can help challenge those harmful beliefs about yourself. It’s not about denying our traumatic systems.

Now, if a therapist is trying to shift blame onto you for someone else's oppressive behavior, that’s not good CBT. CBT focuses on your thoughts, your emotions, and how they shape your reality. CBT shouldn’t be used to excuse or downplay the harm done by others

So, to be clear: CBT is a tool to help you heal and cope with your internal struggles. It doesn't change the system, but it can help you face it with a clearer mind and a stronger sense of self.

At least, that's how we utilize CBT over here!

If you're feeling misunderstood by therapy or your therapist, don’t be afraid to speak up about it. My deepest hope is that they can meet you there. If not, we are accepting clients and would love the opportunity to work with you.

Learn more about us at www.healingxchg.com

08/25/2025

Join us in welcoming Jessica Nicole (they/them) to Healing Exchange!

Jessica is a lifelong customer service expert with experience ranging from food service, to event planning and medical administration. Prior to joining us, Jessica spent the last five years working remotely as a s*xual health consultant. Across their previous roles, they have gathered the organizational skills, communication skills and time management skills necessary to assist here at Healing Exchange in an administrative role.

Jessica hopes to lighten the staff load by streamlining every aspect of our process and even more importantly, taking some of those administrative tasks off of their hands, allowing them to focus on our clients with even more focus and detail.

On the weekends, you can find Jessica performing longform improv in The Grove, enjoying a local restaurant or enjoying the outdoors in some capacity, kayaking and swimming strongly preferred.

Areas of support:
- Scheduling and client communication
- Billing assistance
- Office coordination
- Creating a welcoming experience for new and returning clients.

To learn more about services at Healing Exchange visit www.healingxchg.com!

08/20/2025

S*x is a skill.

We’re not born knowing how to communicate desires, navigate shame, or stay emotionally present during intimacy. These are skills, and you can learn them.

Here are 5 core skills that can transform your s*xual connection (solo or partnered).

✨ Communicate clearly
✨ Know yourself deeply
✨ Regulate emotions
✨ Stay flexible
✨ Practice empathy

Which one feels hardest for you right now?
Let’s talk about it ⬇️

🧠 Save this to revisit
📩 Send it to someone you want to discuss this with
📣 Share in your stories to help normalize this truth

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07/28/2025

Join us in welcoming Astonish Fann (they/she) to Healing Exchange!

Astonish is a second year MSW student at Washington University’s Brown School of Social Work, with a concentration in mental health and an interest in s*xual health and education. Over the last three years, they’ve delivered comprehensive s*x education to learners of all ages and recently completed work in reproductive healthcare. Across these roles, she championed curiosity, exploration, acceptance, and pleasure as vital parts of well-being. They are always eager to expand their knowledge in the hopes of sharing it with others.

In their therapeutic work, Astonish advocates for autonomy and collaborative care. They believe clients are the experts in their own lived experiences and are passionate about helping individuals break free from the societal “boxes” they have been placed in. She dreams of a day where individuals can be themselves, find self-love, and enjoy a loving community without shame or stigma.

Areas of interest include:
-Comprehensive s*xuality education
-Identity exploration without shame and stigma
-Impact of childhood experiences on identity and behavior
-Communication with the self and within relationships

Astonish will be offering the following:

💐Individual Therapy Sessions
A space to explore identity, shame, or disconnection – without judgment. Together, we’ll move at your pace toward healing, clarity, and a deeper sense of self.

🫂 Relationship Therapy Sessions
For partners wanting more connection, safety, or understanding. I support all relationship structures and help folks build communication rooted in care and consent.

👩‍🏫 Group Therapy Sessions
Healing doesn’t have to happen alone. Group spaces offer connection, shared experience, and room to feel seen – especially in the places we’ve felt hidden.

To learn more about services at Healing Exchange visit www.healingxchg.com!

07/03/2025

"Intimacy During Crisis" is kicking off soon! If you're part of the St. Louis community and were impacted by the recent tornado, have experienced crisis somewhere else, and you've witnessed changes happening in your life or in your community, this space is for you. Join us for an open conversation about intimacy and recovering from disaster and crisis.

While these are our topics based on responses we've gotten so far, it's not too late to let your voice be heard! Fill out our google form (https://forms.gle/ifTGmhZrA739nY7LA) to let us know more ways you'd like us to frame our discussions, your availability, and the format that works best for you.

We hope to see you soon!

06/26/2025

When we think of disaster recovery, oftentimes, the first priority is getting food, clothing, and shelter to the people who need it. While this is crucial, it leaves out of the narrative the mental exhaustion, the emotional havoc, and the psychological damage that a disaster can cause. Even less talked about are the changes in our relationships, in our friendships, in our communities, and within ourselves that these disturbances can cause.

The reality is, being displaced can mean less privacy. Moving can mean disconnection from community. Losing our homes can leave us wondering who we are without them.

While often there isn't space to talk about "intimate" affairs like these in traditional disaster relief efforts, "Intimacy During Crisis" provides us a place to talk about all of these things and more. Join us weekly, for six weeks, to unpack the true impact of sudden and devastating change.

We're ready to begin soon but we need information from you! Fill out the google form (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdOD7X5h9SKO0RcXpuGLPOONTMSTqCJrpXqQxayqpTx_VKqAw/viewform) to let us know what dates, times, and locations work best for you!

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06/26/2025

Surviving a disaster means more than just having shelter or food. It also means navigating emotional upheaval, changes in intimacy, loss of identity, and disconnection from our support systems.

With the recent tornado in St. Louis, many are still recovering, not just physically, but relationally and emotionally. That’s why we’re launching Intimacy During Crisis, a 6-week guided space to reflect, reconnect, and rebuild from the inside out.

Dates and times coming soon. Help us plan by filling out the quick form --> https://forms.gle/yKRnu1HPvYbUvHuV8

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06/20/2025

Join us in welcoming Aliyah Wilcox (they/them) to Healing Exchange!

Aliyah is a second-year MSW student at the Brown School of Social Work with a concentration in Mental Health and a specialization in S*xual Health and Education. Aliyah is an avid learner, healer, and lover of people and their stories. They are a Black q***r champion of decolonization in constant pursuit of ways to liberate their practice and life. The intersection of race, gender and s*xuality, and our experiences of trauma are where Aliyah’s passion lies and where they see the potential for healing. Utilizing the wisdom of multiple modalities from somatic techniques, talk-based peer counseling, and spirituality-centered practices informed by Afro-indigenous philosophy, Aliyah aspires to support transformation and healing.

Areas of interest include:
-Intersectional, trauma-informed therapeutic interventions with LGBTQ+ BIPOC people
-Peer support for racialized trauma and identity concerns
-Unpacking kink and s*xual shame
-Intersectional s*x education
-Religious trauma and forming a liberation-focused relationship to religion and spirituality

Aliyah will be offering the following:

🫂 In Between Sessions
This session is for self-care, learning grounding skills, holding space for processing, practicing wellness exercises, and more! They are happy to meet virtually or outside at Forest Park (St. Louis, MO).

💐 Intimacy During Crisis
A space to talk about anything that traditional relief efforts often leave out. While providing for the material needs of individuals and communities going through a crisis is crucial to recovery, disruptions to our relationships to ourselves and others are an element of a disaster's devastation that is frequently unacknowledged.

👩‍🏫 Social Work Support for Clients
Helping our clients connect with resources like housing, healthcare, financial assistance, and local community programs. I’m here to help you explore your options in a grounded, nonjudgmental way.

Learn about services at Healing Exchange at www.healingxchg.com!

06/17/2025

🎈 Seven years.

Seven years of holding space.

Seven years of showing up -- for our clients, for each other, for healing in all its messy, beautiful forms.

We’re celebrating every hard conversation, every gentle pause, every deep breath, every boundary set, every “aha” moment, and every tear witnessed. 💛

To our therapists, coaches, interns, and clients: thank you for being part of this journey. Whether you’ve walked with us for a season or several years, you’ve helped shape this practice into what it is today. A place of curiosity, growth, and care.

Here’s to seven years of heart work -- and everything that’s still to come.

Happy 7th Birthaversary to us! 🥳

Learn more about us at https://www.healingxchg.com/

06/17/2025

What freezes you in tough conversations?

I used to think if I didn’t say it perfectly—especially when expressing frustration or hurt—I’d make things worse. So I waited. I rehearsed. I froze.

Eventually, I tried something different: I reflected. I wrote. I asked myself real questions like:

➡ What am I trying to control by avoiding this?

➡ Can I speak my truth and still stay connected?

➡ What do I want to learn from this?

It wasn’t perfect. But it was real. And that made all the difference.

Here’s the shift:
👉 Change your relationship to the outcome.

The goal isn’t to control what they say. It’s to show up with care, courage, and clarity.

If this resonates, I’ve shared the 11 questions I used to move from fear to compassion. (You can read them all here https://www.healingxchg.com/post/from-freeze-to-flow-staying-present-when-you-d-rather-shut-down if you’re curious.)

Let me know: What’s one thing you could do differently next time you feel stuck?

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