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AVID Intimacy, LLC

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AVID Intimacy, LLC

We’re a Chicago-based practice that specializes in relationship and s*x therapy.

01/28/2026

It seems like a lot of relationship goals sound like self-improvement plans.

Work on yourself. Fix the thing. Be different.
Don’t get me wrong. I have no qualms with self-improvement. However, when we’re talking relationship improvement goals we need to talk about what happens BETWEEN us, not just WITHIN US:
- How do we speak when we’re overwhelmed?
- How we handle conflict without hurting each other?
- How we come back after something breaks?

This isn’t a replacement for self-growth. It’s a reminder that growth happens in the context of safe, loving relationships.

01/27/2026

S*x positivity is often framed as being open or confident, but in real life, it’s shaped by power, history, and social norms. Sometimes we hold a idea of what s*x positivity “should” look like, and struggle when how we feel doesn’t match that idea.

Real s*x positivity is about knowing your s*xual values and recognizing their impact on others, while ###XX

It asks us to focus on what intimacy actually feels like, not what it’s supposed to look like, and to pay attention to how safety, choice, and accountability are moving between us.

When s*x positivity is grounded in responsibility, not performance, it can hold complexity, difference, and truth.

01/25/2026

Isolation is often described as a lack of connection, but many people experience it inside relationships where honesty or difference comes with a cost. When showing up requires self-monitoring, emotional restraint, or managing another person’s comfort, the body learns to stay guarded even in proximity.

Understanding isolation as a response to relational conditions rather than a failure to connect reframes the work: it becomes less about trying to be more open and more about noticing which environments allow presence without penalty. This shift offers a clearer way to understand why some relationships create ease and others create vigilance, and why connection is possible only where a person’s full self can exist without threat.

01/23/2026

Conflict happens.
Connection is what you build after.

The post-fight moment matters more than winning, proving a point, or replaying the argument in your head. It’s where repair, understanding, and intimacy actually grow.

These 5 tips are about what to do once the heat has cooled—so conflict becomes a doorway to closeness, not distance.

01/20/2026

Intimacy doesn’t happen in a vacuum.
It unfolds inside the rules, expectations, and survival strategies we learned early on—and the systems we’re still navigating.

Most people bring inherited scripts into the bedroom about gender, duty, pleasure, and belonging. Those scripts shape desire, pace, and even what feels sayable.
Naming them isn’t about blaming the past. It’s about understanding why some choices feel available and others don’t.

With awareness of power, capacity and insight, we can build intimacy that’s chosen—not inherited—and create space for safety, dignity, and pleasure that fits real lives, not old roles.

01/17/2026

We often talk about relational safety like it’s a feeling that “happens”, but safety is actually a relational pattern two nervous systems co-create within the context of culture, history and repeated interactions.

When we see safety as something built through repeated interactions, not just intention, the work shifts.

Less “Why can’t I trust?” and more “What patterns are we creating together?”
It doesn’t make intimacy easy. But it does make ease more possible.

01/14/2026

Many people think pleasure is about desire or technique.
But more often, it’s shaped by the social world you grew up in.

Power, safety, gender, culture, and relationships teach the body how to respond—long before anyone ever says the word pleasure.

Naming these influences doesn’t make things more complicated. It gives context. It helps explain why some responses stick around and why others feel harder to access.

From there, pleasure stops feeling like a personal flaw to solve and starts to look more like a map—shaped by history, environment, and adaptation.

12/24/2025

This team right here. Relentless in their passion for relationships and healthy s s*xuality. Compassionate, even when it doesn’t come easy. Unapologetic in who they are and what they stand for. And really really fun at parties. This is where’s it at. Beyond grateful for this team that makes AVID what it is.

12/08/2025

Crafting AND talking about our relationships?! If this isn’t heaven I don’t know what is. AVID Intimacy is launching Polycraft, a crafty support group for ENM folks.

Led by Sophie Tobin, AMFT, this group is for those who are struggling with navigating the complexities of ethical non-monogamy. We will be leaning heavily on attachment theory (as discussed in Jessica Fern’s Polysecure) in order to seek and provide support, as well as achieve a better understanding of ourselves and our relationships.

This group is also a craft circle, so bring whatever you’re working on! Knitting, embroidery, origami, coloring books, etc.

Click the link in our bio for more info and to sign up.

12/04/2025

There’s a special kind of healing that comes with sitting in group amongst people that “get it” That’s why we’re beyond excited to launch our new Pelvic Pain Support and Psychoeducation Group led by Rachel Zar, PhD, LMFT, CST-S and Layla Tahmassebi, MA.

In this 7-week group, specialized therapists will help guide you toward body and emotional self-awareness through psychoeducation and guided somatic work. Plus, you will leave with practical tools to better communicate with others in your support system—and to improve your s*xual experiences and increase s*xual satisfaction.

Click the link in our bio for more info and to sign up.

11/20/2025

Take a tour of our oh-so-pretty office space in Lincoln Park. We offer virtual and in-person sessions, so either way you’ll get that comfy, cozy energy for your session.

Address

939 W North Avenue Suite 620
Chicago, IL
60642

Opening Hours

Monday	10am - 7pm
Tuesday	10am - 9pm
Wednesday	10am - 5pm
Thursday	10am - 5pm

Telephone

+13126000409

Website

http://www.avidintimacy.com/

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