SheKnows: Ethical Non-Monogamy
In August 2020, Respark’s founder and director Heather McPherson, LPC-S, LMFT-S, CST was mentioned in a She Knows article on ethical non-monogamy. This article describes that ethical non-monogamy is any consensual relationship that involves more than two people, whether that be inside or outside of the relationship. Ethical non-monogamy is seemingly growing to be a…
GTK (Getting to Know) Katherine Van Noy
Respark Therapist, Katherine Van Noy is a sex therapist in Denver, Colorado. Katherine is a board-Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP). She has experience seeing Sex Therapy clients throughout the state of Colorado in online therapy. Originally from Austin, Texas, Katherine now enjoys the best of both states. Here is an interview with her about some…
The Death of Eros: An Interpretation of Esther Perel’s Mating in Captivity
The Death of Eros: An Interpretation of Esther Perel’s Mating in Captivity By Katherine Van Noy, MSN, PMHNP-BC Sex with a new partner… the ultimate journey through space and time, like a rocket ship blasting through an infinite star system of colors, boldly traveling through that which we have not experienced before – another being’s…
GTK (Getting to Know) Respark Denver Couples and Sex Therapist, McKenna Paulson
Respark Couple’s Therapist, McKenna Paulson, LPCC is one of our couples and sex therapist in Denver. McKenna also has experience seeing Sex Therapy clients throughout the state of Colorado in online therapy. Here is an interview with her about some of her influential media resources that has helped her become one of the best sex therapists…
Are you in a COVID-19 Masturbation Rut?
Talking about sex can be scary enough, but talking about masturbation? Many sex therapists even shy away from it. Masturbation is deeply personal, intimate, and for some people an activity that you never admit to doing. Of course, there are some people that never touch themselves for self pleasure and that can be for all…
The Secret to Desire in a Long Term Relationship
Esther Perel gave a TED talk a couple years ago that made her rather famous. She asks some poignant questions about relationships and desire which are listed as follows: Why does good sex so often fade, even for couples who love each other so much? Can we want what we already have? Why is the…
Making Kink COVID-19 Friendly
Our Clinical Director and Founder of Respark, Heather McPherson LMFT-S, LPC-S, CST was recently invited by Certified Sex Therapist and Psychologist, Dr. David Ley to contribute to an article that helps people learn how to engage in BDSM or kink during the Covid -19 Pandemic. Finding safe communities and kink knowledgeable therapists Kinksters often face…
Why the PRIDE Movement is Important
Hi there! My name is Taylor Spaziani and alongside being the clinical manager here at Respark Therapy, I am also a graduate student at CU Denver, and working on my certification to become a certified sex therapist with the Sexual Health Alliance. Have we met yet? If you’ve scheduled an appointment with us, we probably…
Rethinking Infidelity
Why do we cheat? Why do happy people cheat? What does infidelity mean to you? Why do we always think that Men cheat out of boredom and fear of intimacy, but women cheat out of hunger and desire for intimacy? Esther Perel has been working with couples for 20+ years, and has seen many couples…
5 Signs it’s Time to See a Respark Certified Sex Therapist
As Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists, we learn in our training that it can take couples on average 7 years to get help. This is similar to how long it may take to start sex therapy, although sometimes it might take even longer! Don’t make the same mistake. Sure, it can be nerve racking to…