Robyn Flores’s Tips & Tricks For All Things Sex Therapy
What is the #1 reason that you find that individuals, (or couples) seek out Sex Therapy? The #1 reason I see individuals and couples seek out Sex Therapy is not usually the reason they think they are seeking out Sex Therapy! It’s the lack of congruent, supportive, and reflective communication and non-defensive listening that are…
Beyond Survival – Skills for Healing: Reframing Trauma
Did you know 1/6 males will experience sexual victimization in their lifetime? Its a common assumption that sexual harm happens to males in addition to females and trans or non-binary individuals. Male survivors are often unseen and unheard. Because of toxic masculinity in our culture and many other cultures around the world, it can…
Healing Our Men
Healing Our Men By Taylor Spaziani, Clinical Manager for Respark Something I am extremely passionate about in my work around masculinity is using feminist theory to work with male identified individuals. Why feminist theory, to work with MEN?! Because in the United States, male identified individuals commit suicide at 4x the rate than…
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….
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…
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…
Mental Health Tips to Finish 2020 Strong
Mental Health Tips to Finish 2020 Strong By: Robyn Flores, MS, LPCC. Schedule an online appointment with Robyn HERE. Many areas of the country are still in quarantine, or on lock down. Many areas of the nation are opening up. There has been a lot of uncertainty and anxiety surrounding the many events of 2020; and, on…
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…
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)…
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…