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…
Helpful Books and Podcasts from Respark Therapist, Zanna Haney Stevanovic
Sexual Education Resources that Influenced me in Becoming a Sex Therapist By: Zanna Haney Stevanovic M.A., LPC-Intern, Supervised by Heather McPherson M.A., LPC-S, LMFT-S, CST One of the questions I often get asked is why I decided to become a therapist, and even more so why I decided to become a sex therapist in Texas. How…
TMI to Happy Endings
Our Respark Founder, Heather McPherson LPC-S, LMFT-S, CST was recently interviewed in Bravo. The article was centered on Denis Richards disclosing personal details from happy endings to penis size and cheating. Below are a few questions Heather was asked by Bravo. How can you have a sexy long distance relationship? If you are in a…
Getting to Know Respark Sex Therapist, Brenna Ansley
Brenna Ansley is one of our inspiring Texas therapists currently seeing clients dealing with relationship and sexuality issues through online therapy. She is authentic, empathetic and compassionate with all her clients. Training and Theory In graduate school, Brenna focused on a dual track program in professional counseling and marriage and family therapy. This allowed her…
GTK Evelyn Hill Part Two
Getting to know Respark Austin Therapist, Evelyn Hill Evelyn’s Bucket List Respark Austin Therapist, Evelyn has several bucket list items. First, she wants to do a tour of Europe. She has a lot of ancestry throughout the European countries and she would love to just go country hopping. She loves exploring history and culture. The second…
Is monogamy really possible? Or is it just not natural?
On an episode of Dr. Phil in 2012, Dr. David Ley appeared to discuss sexual desire and monogamy. Dr. David Ley explained a huge component of attraction, facial symmetry. Women are more attracted to people with facial symmetry, as our brains analyze symmetry as having good DNA to reproduce with. Dr. Phil asked David Ley,…
GTK Respark Therapist, Evelyn Hill
Today we are Getting To Know (GTK) Respark therapist, Evelyn Hill. Evelyn took a different path to being a couple and sex therapist. She has always been fascinated with sex and sexual identity and relationships, and how that manifests in different areas of life. She thought, “why don’t I help people with that? Why don’t…
Influential Resources from Respark Therapist, Katie Green
Respark Therapist, Katie Green is one of our couples and sex therapist in Austin. Katie also has experience seeing clients throughout the state of Texas in online therapy. Here are some of her influential media resources that have helped her along in her journey to becoming one of the best sex therapists in Austin. Some books…