Our Online Therapy Team

Therapists are able to see clients online all throughout Texas and Colorado. Fees range from $75/hr to $250/hr depending on experience.

Cities include but not limited to: Austin, San Antonio, Dallas and Fort Worth Metro, Houston Metro, El Paso, Lubbock, Galveston, Denver, Boulder, Golden, Castle Rock, Colorado Springs, Grand Junction, Fort Collins, Aspen, Telluride, Breckenridge, Dillon/Silverthorne, Durango and Crested Butte.

Online Team

Welcome! Respark is a confidential, all-inclusive, boutique group psychotherapy practice. We’re proudly serving clients both in person and online through online therapy sessions throughout all of Colorado and all of Texas. We also have two offices located in Austin, TX, and one office located in Denver, CO.

Our team of highly specialized therapists have 40+ years of combined experience when it comes to couples therapy and sex therapy. We utilize the most current and up-to-date therapy techniques to help you and your partner create a healthy and long-lasting relationship.

We give you a space that is comfortable, judgement-free, and compassionate, to help you work through any relationship or sexuality issues you may be facing. Learn more about our couples therapy practices and connect with us to get started!

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Katherine Van Noy - Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC

Katherine is a board-certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) who believes in client-focused care and works with patients toward their goals. Katherine provides individual therapy and medication management for those who struggle with anxiety, depression, mood disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, and other psychiatric illnesses. She has a special interest in working with individuals who suffer from anxiety and mood disorders and believes psychotherapy to be an important component of a successful treatment plan. She is excited and grateful to provide the addition of medication management services at Respark. Katherine is currently working towards her Sex Therapy Certification through the Sexual Health Alliance and believes sexuality to be one of the many important components of self-reflection, growth, wellness and change.

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McKenna Paulsen - Respark Therapist

Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate

My therapy style is humanistic, and client centered. I believe it is important to meet you where you are at and hold the space for you to create the life you want. I add components of Emotionally Focused Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy where appropriate. Our therapeutic relationship acts as a soft-landing place in an oftentimes harsh world, as well as a space for education, empowerment, and authenticity. We will work together to identify core areas that need to be healed for you to create relationship with others and a relationship with yourself that you find fulfilling.

To me, part of being a counselor is being an advocate. I am passionate about prison reform. I believe in providing social, mental, and emotional support to vulnerable populations in order to reduce recidivism and human suffering. I also care greatly about how food impacts our health and the connection between the mind and the body. Holistic health care is the way of the future. I love helping people approach their health in an integrative way.

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Katie Green - Respark Therapist

Katie Green, Licensed Professional Counselor Associate, Supervised by Heather McPherson, LPC-S, LMFT-S, CST

The desire to know one's self intimately and for that self to be known and safe in the presence of others is a vital part of the human experience. Therapy is a space where you can practice deepening intimacy with yourself, so that you can share yourself more fully with others. I am a sex-positive therapist who strives to create a safe, non-judgmental environment that is welcoming to all bodies, orientations, relationship configurations, and lifestyles. Your body is not wrong or broken; all of you are welcome here.

I enjoy working with a variety of clients and issues. I am especially passionate about working with couples to increase emotional and sexual satisfaction, men’s identity and sexuality issues, grief and loss, body image issues, and gender identity issues. I have significant experience working with queer and transgender clients.

Vielca McBride - Respark Therapist

Vielca McBride - Respark Therapist

Licensed Professional Counselor 

Sexual struggles are more common than you think. If you are looking for a safe, comfortable and confidential environment, you are in the right place. I’ll put you at ease and you’ll find that working with me is a warm, comforting experience. Some of my areas of expertise are sexual pain, open/poly lifestyles, recovering from an affair, revitalizing sexual relationships, low libido, orgasm difficulties, sexual satisfaction and “porn/sex addiction”. Vielca also welcomes the LGBTQ+ and kink communities. Sexual vitality and pleasure are essential parts of being alive. Let’s add more play, intimacy and excitement to your life!

Vielca offers therapy in Spanish and English. She began her sexuality studies in 2001. She is a licensed counselor in both Costa Rica and the US. Her interest in mindfulness led her to become a yoga instructor, avid meditation and a Tantra practitioner. Her focus is holistic and relational.

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Robyn Flores - Respark Therapist & Coach

Robyn Flores, MS, LMFT-A, LPC-C

Robyn Flores, MS, LMFT-A, LPCC, is a licensed therapist in Texas and Colorado, supervised by Heather McPherson, LPC-S, LMFT-S, CST. She is currently working toward her doctorate in Counselor Education and Supervision. Robyn is part of the Sexual Health Alliance certification program on her way to earning certification as a Sex Therapist.  She provides a safe, non-judgmental space for clients to process their experiences and concerns. She believes that therapy is a place for collaboration, creativity, exploration, and growth and that taking the first step in reaching out for therapeutic assistance is a courageous and vulnerable effort in the healing process. Robyn embraces a Humanistic, Person-Centered philosophy but also eclectically implements interventions such as mindfulness, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) techniques, and techniques from Narrative Therapy.  In addition, she is certified as an Eating Disorder Intuitive Therapy® Clinician and is trained in Humanistic Sandtray Therapy through the Sandtray Therapy Institute. 

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Nicole Jackson - Respark Therapist & Coach

Nicole is a Marriage and Family Therapist in training at the University of Colorado Denver, an Emotionally Focused Therapist (EFT) in training, and is working towards her Sex Therapy Certification through the Sexual Health Alliance. Nicole knew from an early age that becoming a sex therapist was part of her life mission. Nicole’s love for the intricacies of human sexuality blossomed when obtaining her Somatic Counseling degree where she studied how the human
body is an integral component of sex, sexual trauma, exploration, and behaviors. Further,
Nicole’s experience working with child victims of sex trafficking cemented her passion for becoming a sex therapist and has aided in paving her road in healing sexual traumas.

 

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Malia Davis - Respark Therapist and Coach

Malia works with individuals and couples that struggle with anxiety, depression, phobias, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), body dysmorphia, confrontation challenges, communication challenges, women’s issues, pelvic pain, painful sex, struggles for partners with painful sex, sexless marriages/partnerships, desire discrepancy, arousal/orgasm issues/erectile dysfunction, “porn addiction”, “sex addiction”/out of control sexual behavior, erotic exploration, life and career transitions, low self-esteem, anger management, grief & loss, childhood wounds, relationship issues, money & finance issues, non-traditional relationships, alternative sexuality (i.e.: fetish/kink), pre-marital challenges, newlywed challenges, infidelity, divorce/break-ups, developmental trauma, complex relational trauma, empath/narcissistic abuse & healing trauma bonds, college/graduate school challenges, and navigating the world as a highly sensitive artist &/or creative.

Zanna

Zanna Haney - Respark Therapist and Coach

Zanna Haney, Licensed Professional Counselor Associate, Supervised by Heather McPherson, LPC-S, LMFT-S, CST

Zanna understands that taking the step to begin therapy is a brave and powerful moment. Therefore, she works to provide a safe space for her clients to explore their current and past struggles. She works from a client-centered and strength-based approach to help empower her clients. She practices integrative psychotherapy, incorporating a variety of interventions including mindfulness techniques, narrative therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, mind/body connection, sex positive therapy, and existential therapy. She works collaboratively with clients to help them understand themselves on a deeper level and help identify the thoughts and beliefs that create their experience. Together, she and the client will address the thoughts, beliefs, and behaviors that no longer serve them.

She works with individuals and couples that struggle with anxiety, depression, transitions, low self-esteem, perfectionism, gender and sexuality identity, as well as various relationship issues. She brings experience working with clients that have experienced trauma, people that identify as LGBTQ+, as well as those in non-traditional relationships (i.e: polyamory, open relationships) and those whom practice alternative sexuality (i.e: kink).

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Jamie Mayo-Buttry - Respark Therapist and Coach

Jamie Mayo-Buttry, Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Professional Mediator, Supervised by Heather McPherson, LPC-S, LMFT-S, CST

When you step into my office you will be warmly greeted in a judgement-free setting. The therapeutic process starts with a through assessment to really get to know who you are and where you are at, because the issues you have don’t define who you are as a person. We will work together to identify the problem areas and employ the therapeutic process to foster growth. In an effort to best facilitate that growth, I have trained in therapeutic theories including CBT, DBT, EFT, and Gottman therapy for couples. My personal brand of therapy employs a person-centered approach, using narrative therapy to separate you from your issues and rewrite the story of your life to reflect who you truly are. I believe the therapeutic process needs to be direct, honest, and specifically tailored to the nuances of you and your situation.

Heather McPherson - Respark Founder and Director

Heather McPherson - Respark Founder & Director

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Supervisor, Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor and AASECT Certified Sex Therapist, LPC-S, LMFT-S, CST

I believe real-life experiences deeply influences our work as a therapist. Heather has explored and played in 25+ countries and counting, which has provided her with valuable experiences and knowledge. She has also endured the high pressures of the corporate world, cross-country moves, anxiety over layoffs, exploration of sexuality, struggling to keep intimacy alive in a long term relationship, and career changes, which all contribute greatly to her ability to relate to others.

After receiving her B.A. in Business from Texas State University, Heather worked as a Sales Supervisor for Wyndham Worldwide and later moved to southern California and worked in the marketing and advertising industry. After a career change, Heather received her Master’s degree and furthered her training in couples and sex therapy. Heather has been in a committed relationship since the summer of 2000 and has been married to her lovely husband since 2006. She is lucky to be able to be in both Denver, Colorado and Austin, Texas and enjoy reading, skiing, traveling and other adventures with her husband and 2 Dachshunds. She is incredibly thankful and grateful to her life partner and husband for being supportive and willing to accompany her on this great journey.