Posts Tagged ‘couples therapy denver’
Video: 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 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 MoreRobyn 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…
Read MoreBeyond 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…
Read MoreHealing 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…
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 MoreMental 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…
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 MoreSheKnows: Ethical Non-Monogamy
In August 2020, Respark’s founder and director Heather McPherson, LPC-S, LMFT-S, CST was mentioned in a She Knows article on ethical non-monogamy. This article describes that ethical non-monogamy is any consensual relationship that involves more than two people, whether that be inside or outside of the relationship. Ethical non-monogamy is seemingly growing to be a…
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