What is Sex Therapy?

By Respark | June 3, 2020

What is sex therapy?

Are images of Barbara Streisand from Meet the Fockers flashing through your mind? As entertaining as that may be, sex therapy is actually just where we talk about intimacy and relationship issues. The office is similar to a living room, bright, welcoming and comfortable. At Respark Therapy, sex therapy is a specialization of psychotherapy.

Most therapists do not receive any training in sexuality or sex therapy. Many sex therapists are not certified and do not have extensive training. At Respark, all of our therapists are either an AASECT (The American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors and Therapists) Certified Sex Therapist, or they are in training to become a Sexual Health Alliance Certified Sex Therapist. This means our therapists are obtaining 200+ hours of additional training/continuing education in sex and relationship counseling, supervision and experience treating issues.

Sex Therapists at Respark Therapy deal with many concerns:

Individual clients or couples who are dealing with a relationship and/or sexual health issues.
Some of our clients are single and/or dating
Some of our clients are in long term relationships. Many have been married for 10, 20 even 50 years!
We also see many clients that are in casual relationships or have only been dating for a few months to a year.

At Respark Therapy, sex therapy is a specialization of psychotherapy. Sex therapy is talk therapy with our highly specialized trained Austin and Denver sex therapists. We are here to discuss a wide array of issues with you including: general mental health issues, intimacy, couples issues, relationship building, performance anxiety, sexual dysfunction, out of control sexual behavior, increasing communication in and out of the bedroom, guilt, anxiety, depression, sexual orientation, gender identity, transgender awareness, polyamory and open relationships, Kink and BDSM informed, desire discrepancy, trauma past or present and more!

At Respark Therapy, we commit to a judgment-free, compassionate and authentic relationship with you through every twist and turn of your journey.

Next Steps & Resources:

Ready to take the next step?

What online counseling options do I have?

For the past decade we have excelled at online therapy, tele-therapy and phone counseling. We have seen couples online and conducted Sex Therapy online through video platforms. Everything can be completed online including your intake, first session all the way through graduation! You can even find a Respark Therapist or Coach and book your first session online without having to pick up the phone. Many of our clients love online therapy as there are so many pros! Learn more about our online couples therapy, online individual therapy and online Sex Therapy process here.

What is Respark all about?

We have therapists throughout all of Texas and Colorado. We offer the best couples therapy and sex therapy because our team had 200+ hours of training post graduate. Many of them are already certified or about to become certified sex therapists. We have therapists trained in trauma, EMDR, eating disorders and Health at Every Size informed.

I want to become a sex therapist or sexual health professional, how do I do that?
Check out our podcast with Respark Founder, Heather McPherson at Practice Outside the Lines.

I want to become a certified sex therapist or certified sex coach or educator?

We also started one of the largest sexual health training organizations in the country. Check out Sexual Health Alliance for sexuality certification programs.

I need additional support around growing my sexual health focused practice as a sex therapist, sex coach or sexuality professional. Where can I find more information?

We started Practice Outside the Lines to support new and seasoned sexuality professionals learn how to start and grow a sexual health focused business.