Posts Tagged ‘sex counseling’
Sex Therapy Exercises To Do at Home
Why work on sex therapy exercises at home? If you’ve ever been to sex therapy or couples therapy you’re probably familiar with the concept of “sex therapy homework.” There are a lot of sex therapy exercises that are meant to be done at home, alone with yourself or your partner(s), that can be very beneficial…
Read MoreTop 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.…
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 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…
Read More5 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…
Read MoreTMI 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…
Read MoreMore on the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse | The Gottman Institute
We wrote a summary of the four horsemen to predict divorce and an earlier post. We’d like to keep expanding on this important topic of communication patterns in relationships. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse are: Criticism: An example of a critical statement is, “You’re so selfish” Defensiveness: When you’re feeling defensive, you might say, “Its not my…
Read MoreHow The Concepts of “Sex Addiction” and “Porn Addiction” are Failing Our Clients
Our founder, Heather McPherson, LPC-S, LMFT-S, CST collaborated and contributed on a journal article published in the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists’ Magazine, The Therapist, in their September/October 2016 issue. The article is entitled How The Concepts of “Sex Addiction” and “Porn Addiction” are Failing Our Clients. Contact us to schedule an appointment 512-537-0922. Next…
Read MoreWhat Makes Respark Therapy Unique?
What makes Respark unique? by Jehree Anderson and Heather McPherson Respark is a therapeutic group practice with offices in Denver, Colorado and Austin, Texas. We see clients from all different corners of those states through online therapy. Our couples therapists, individual therapists, and sex therapists are all down to earth, easy to talk with and…
Read MoreAn Interview with Dr. Justin Lehmiller about his bestselling book, Tell me What You Want
Last April Respark Founder, Heather McPherson LPC-S, LMFT-S, CST interviewed Dr. Justin Lehmiller through the Sexual Health Alliance. Below is the interview on his bestselling book, Tell Me What You Want. We would like to start by asking you some questions about your most recent book, Tell Me What You Want. You conducted one of the largest and…
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