Posts Tagged ‘austin therapy’
How Can Spirituality Make Your Life Feel Fuller?
Do you consider yourself to be spiritual? The wonderful thing about spirituality is that it can take many different forms and be unique to you. Like any relationship, the more you nurture it the better and more fulfilling it will be. What is spirituality? Spirituality is a personal experience that relies on a system of…
Read MoreVideo: Get to know Robyn Flores
As of September of 2020, Robyn Flores is one of Respark’s newest therapists! Watch as our Intake Coordinator & Clinical Manager, Taylor Spaziani, learns more about how Robyn came to specialize in sex therapy, what makes her unique, two ways you can “respark” your sex life, and much more. Robyn is also trained in eating…
Read MoreVideo: Get to know Vielca McBride
Sit down with our very own Respark Intake Coordinator & Clinical Manager, Taylor Spaziani, as she learns more about Respark Therapist, Vielca McBride! Vielca shares with us how she’s wanted to be in the sex therapy field ever since she was a little girl, what you can expect from your first session with her and…
Read MoreLet’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…
Read MoreGet 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…
Read MoreAnxiety Help: The Struggle Switch by Dr. Russ Harris (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy)
Dr. Russ Harris discusses this concept, “The Struggle Switch” describing a switch in our brain that occurs when an uncomfortable emotion, painful memory, or painful feeling comes up. He gives the example of anxiety. When anxiety shows up, our struggle switch goes on trying to figure out how to get rid of our anxiety. The…
Read MoreGottman’s 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse Comedy
This amazing comedy skit acts out scenes referring to examples of the 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse created by American Scientist John Gottman. John Gottman spent 40 years in science labs with couples to research and understand many things about sexuality. From his research, John Gottman developed 4 styles of communication that lead…
Read MoreThe 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)…
Read MoreHow Respark® Therapy Was Created
Timeline of events For Respark Founder, Heather Mcpherson. 2011: Heather launched a private practice in Austin, Texas. -A solo private practice 2012: The private psychotherapy practice became a group practice and was renamed Respark® Therapy and Associates in Austin, Texas. 2013: Group Practice in Austin grows to 8 clinicians. 2015: Heather launches Sexual Health Alliance providing much-needed…
Read MoreAre 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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