Lara Asous

Marriage & Family Therapist · MA, RMFTI, CCTP
Attachment, emotional safety and sexual connection.

Meet Lara

Lara Asous is the founder of Mindful Growth Therapy and a Marriage & Family Therapist Associate practising in Florida. She specialises in trauma, relationships and couples therapy.

Her clinical approach is rooted in mindfulness-based and relational frameworks, with particular attention to cultural identity, intergenerational experience and the way trauma shapes connection.

Lara Asous

Marriage & Family Therapist · MA, RMFTI, CCTP

Helping couples understand attachment, emotional safety and the deeper needs beneath intimacy.

Emotional safety

Understanding what the nervous system needs before closeness feels possible.

Attachment patterns

Recognising the pursuit and withdrawal cycles beneath conflict.

Gentle conversation

Helping couples speak about vulnerable needs with respect.

When Attachment Meets Intimacy

Lara explores how disagreements about sexual frequency can reveal older questions about vulnerability, reassurance and whether it feels safe to be emotionally close.

Read The Desire Issue

Read Lara’s contribution and meet the other voices behind the August 2026 issue.