Respark Blogs

Zanna Haney Stevanovic’s Favorite Parts of Telehealth Therapy

Zanna Haney Stevanovic, one of our best Texas therapists, recently shared with us her most surprisingly favorite parts of working with clients through telehealth therapy, also known as mental-telehealth therapy.    Zanna mentioned her favorite thing about online therapy is how accessible it makes therapy to clients. She is now able to see clients that…

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Katie Green’s Favorite Part about Telehealth Therapy

Katie Green, one of our fabulous Texas therapists, recently discussed her most favorite things about working with clients through online therapy. Online therapy isn’t always ideal in everyone’s minds, but through the seasons of this pandemic Katie has found some serious silver linings.    Katie enjoys having a window into my clients’ home environments, meeting…

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Let’s Get to Know Respark Colorado and Texas Therapist, Robyn Flores

Congratulations, you’ve done it! We know how hard is is to search for a therapist, but you have taken one step that you won’t regret! Robyn is an amazing, kind and gentle couples and individual therapist that you will love. Respark Therapy is a Sex Positive, LGBTQ+ Inclusive that sees all types of Family and…

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Top Three Benefits of Online Therapy

Top Three Benefits of Online Therapy By Clinical Manager Taylor Spaziani  Through the season of covid-19, the pandemic rocked most of our worlds transforming a lot of our daily lives to an online format. School, work, doctors appointments, therapy appointments, all of our personal worlds are now being accessed from our computer screens at home….

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Becoming a Certified Sex Therapist with Sexual Health Alliance

WHY OUR RESPARK THERAPISTS ARE CERTIFIED SEX THERAPISTS All of our therapists at Respark are either in training to become a certified sex therapist, or they already have been certified for years. Sexual Health Alliance provides the most up to date training and education to all of the Respark Team. Many therapists have little to…

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Get To Know Respark Clinical Manager, Taylor Spaziani

My name is Taylor Spaziani and I am the intake coordinator and clinical manager here at Respark! I am currently a graduate student working on my degree in couples and family therapy at the University of Colorado Denver and am beginning to work on my sex therapy ceritifcation.  I have wanted to be a sex…

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Body Dysmorphia in Gay Porn 

Body Dysmorphia In Gay Porn  By: Taylor Spaziani Tayte Hanson is a gay man who is involved in the adult film industry as a performer and speaks openly about his diagnosis of body dysmorphic disorder. In Tayte’s Vice article (2017), he explains that his body realistically is incredibly athletic and fit. He is 5’9”, 160…

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The Art of Tantra

The Art of Tantra: An exercise for individuals and/or partners By: Robyn Flores, MS, LPCC Schedule an online appointment with Robyn HERE What is Tantra?  The quick answer is that Tantra can be a practice of personal liberation and mindfulness. It views both the human body and earthly life as authentic manifestations of divine energy. Carrellas (2017)…

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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…

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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…

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