Posts Tagged ‘lgbt therapy’
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…
Read MoreBody 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…
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 MoreWhy the PRIDE Movement is Important
Hi there! My name is Taylor Spaziani and alongside being the clinical manager here at Respark Therapy, I am also a graduate student at CU Denver, and working on my certification to become a certified sex therapist with the Sexual Health Alliance. Have we met yet? If you’ve scheduled an appointment with us, we probably…
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…
Read MoreAn Interview with Dr. David Ley about “Sex Addiction”
A couple years ago Heather McPherson LPC-S, LMFT-S, CST interviewed Dr. David Ley, CSTS through the training organization, the Sexual Health Alliance discussing “Sex Addiction.” Below Dr. Ley discusses the position statement by the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists (AASECT). 1. Where did the idea of “sex addiction” come from? Sex addiction is truly…
Read MoreWhy We Go to Therapy in the Midst of a Global Pandemic
Why We Go to Therapy in the Midst of a Global Pandemic by Taylor Spaziani, Respark Intake Coordinator Being in the middle of surviving a global pandemic has all of us humans feeling all over the place with our emotions. Our feelings are riding a roller coaster ride, and we’re beginning to feel as if…
Read MoreThe Respark Foundation
CONTACT: Heather McPherson, LPC-S, LMFT-S, CST intake@resparkfoundation.org www.resparkfoundation.org The Respark Foundation Provides the Next Step of All-inclusive, Holistic and Educational Care to Survivors of Sexual Harm AUSTIN, TX & DENVER, CO 4/6/2020 – Respark Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization providing sliding scale, trauma-informed care that offers the next step in recovery from…
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