Posts Tagged ‘sex positive’
Get 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 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…
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 MoreRethinking Infidelity
Why do we cheat? Why do happy people cheat? What does infidelity mean to you? Why do we always think that Men cheat out of boredom and fear of intimacy, but women cheat out of hunger and desire for intimacy? Esther Perel has been working with couples for 20+ years, and has seen many couples…
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 MoreHelpful Books and Podcasts from Respark Therapist, Zanna Haney Stevanovic
Sexual Education Resources that Influenced me in Becoming a Sex Therapist By: Zanna Haney Stevanovic M.A., LPC-Intern, Supervised by Heather McPherson M.A., LPC-S, LMFT-S, CST One of the questions I often get asked is why I decided to become a therapist, and even more so why I decided to become a sex therapist in Texas. How…
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 MoreGetting to Know Respark Therapist, Zanna Haney Stevanovic
You know that book, 1000 Places to See Before you Die? Our Austin Sex Therapist at Respark, Zanna Haney Stevanovic, has several of those places in ming. Before Zanna dies she wants to take a cross country road trip with a large group of friends in a van or an RV and travel across the…
Read MoreDismantling the Myths of Teletherapy
By: Zanna Haney Stevanovic M.A., LPC-Intern, Supervised by Heather McPherson M.A, LPC-S, LMFT-S, CST This is a time when everything is moving to online platforms and digital media. This is something that we are accustomed to in other areas of our life, especially in the era of social media. However, it’s not something that many…
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