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Peg Dawson Ph,D is a certified Sex Therapist and Supervisor with thirty years of clinical experience serving teens, adults, couples, and families.She works with trauma, anxiety, depression, PTSD, relationship distress, and out of control sexual behavior, alongside the shame that often accompanies them. Her approach is trauma-informed, body centered, and non-pathologizing. A Routledge published author and creator of the Discovery Sandtray protocol, she integrates Polyvagal Theory, IFS, EMDR, and sandtray therapy, and trains clinicians. Consultation and supervision available for therapists and coaches.
Do anxiety, depression, PTSD, or behaviors bigger than you keep returning? Do you shut down, numb out, or disconnect without knowing why? Your body remembers what your mind cannot. Dr. Peg helps you understand how past experiences still lives in your nervous system, so real healing becomes possible. You do not have to do this alone.
Sand therapy offers your body and imagination a voice when words fall short. Using symbols, sand, and your own inner wisdom, you uncover patterns that talk alone can miss. Dr. Peg integrates sandtray with IFS, Polyvagal Theory, EMDR, and somatic work, tailoring each session to you. No art skill needed, only curiosity and willingness.
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Practice at a Glance

Available both in-person and online

Dr. Peg Dawson, Sex Trauma, & Couples Therapist

North Andover, MA 01845

(978) 338-4658
Website
As an AASECT sex therapy supervisor, specializing in sex therapy, sex addiction, and couples therapy with IFS, EMDR, & other modalities.
I specialize in Sex Therapy, Sexual Addiction and Trauma and PTSD 
I see individuals and couples  
Let's Connect (978) 338-4658
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Practice at a Glance

Available both in-person and online

Dr. Peg Dawson, Sex Trauma, & Couples Therapist

North Andover, MA 01845

(978) 338-4658
Website
As an AASECT sex therapy supervisor, specializing in sex therapy, sex addiction, and couples therapy with IFS, EMDR, & other modalities.
I specialize in Sex Therapy, Sexual Addiction and Trauma and PTSD 
I see individuals and couples  

Finances

Payment Methods

Cash, Check, Venmo, Zelle

Insurance

  • Out of Network
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I am an out of network (OON) provider. If you don't have OON, due to my specialities and modalities, I have writtten letters to ins. co. where clieints did get reinbursed for our sessions. I also provide receipts for my clients to submit to their insurance companies for reimbursement.
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Dr. Peg Dawson: Sex, Trauma, and Couples Therapist
Counselor
or call with questions - (978) 338-4658
"
I am an out of network (OON) provider. If you don't have OON, due to my specialities and modalities, I have writtten letters to ins. co. where clieints did get reinbursed for our sessions. I also provide receipts for my clients to submit to their insurance companies for reimbursement.
Photo of Dr. Peg Dawson - Dr. Peg Dawson: Sex, Trauma, and Couples Therapist, Counselor
Dr. Peg Dawson: Sex, Trauma, and Couples Therapist
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or call with questions - (978) 338-4658

Qualifications

    Counselor: Peg Hurley Dawson
  • Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of Massachusetts / MA6141 Peg Hurley Dawson

    • Education and Years In Practice

  • In Practice for 22 years
  • Attended Modern Sex Therapy Institute, Ph.D., Graduated 2020

    • Additional Credentials

  • Certificate from American Association of Sex Educators Counselors and Therapists Supervisor AASECT-S
  • Certificate from AASECT, EMDRIA, Safe and Sound Protocol, IFS, Sandtray, Registered Kalffian Sandplay Practitioner,
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Peg provides therapy to individuals, couples suffering from relationship issues, sex addiciton, and trauma. She is certified as an American Association of Sex Therapists, Educators & Counselors Supervisor (AASECT-S) & provides consultation, training, and supervision to all professionals interested.
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Dr. Peg Dawson: Sex, Trauma, and Couples Therapist
Counselor
or call with questions - (978) 338-4658
"
Peg provides therapy to individuals, couples suffering from relationship issues, sex addiciton, and trauma. She is certified as an American Association of Sex Therapists, Educators & Counselors Supervisor (AASECT-S) & provides consultation, training, and supervision to all professionals interested.
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Dr. Peg Dawson: Sex, Trauma, and Couples Therapist
Counselor
or call with questions - (978) 338-4658

Specialties and Expertise

Top Specialties

  • Sex Therapy
  • Sexual Addiction
  • Trauma and PTSD

Expertise

  • Anger Management
  • Anxiety
  • Bisexual
  • Body Image
  • Divorce
  • Emotional Disturbance
  • Impulse Control Disorders
  • Infertility
  • Infidelity
  • Lesbian
  • LGBTQ+
  • Marital and Premarital
  • Men's Issues
  • Mood Disorders
  • Polyamory & ENM
  • Relationship Issues
  • Sex therapy, couples, sex addiction, trauma, teens
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Supervision, IFS, EMDR, Sandplay, and adolescents
  • Veterans
  • Women's Issues
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Dr. Peg Dawson specializes in sex therapy, sexual addiction and other sexual issues, couples therapy, and Trauma. She authored, 'Sand Therapy for Out of Control Sexual Behavior, Shame, and Trauma: Treatment Approaches Beyond Words' published by Rutledge, in 2024.
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Dr. Peg Dawson: Sex, Trauma, and Couples Therapist
Counselor
or call with questions - (978) 338-4658
"
Dr. Peg Dawson specializes in sex therapy, sexual addiction and other sexual issues, couples therapy, and Trauma. She authored, 'Sand Therapy for Out of Control Sexual Behavior, Shame, and Trauma: Treatment Approaches Beyond Words' published by Rutledge, in 2024.
Photo of Dr. Peg Dawson - Dr. Peg Dawson: Sex, Trauma, and Couples Therapist, Counselor
Dr. Peg Dawson: Sex, Trauma, and Couples Therapist
Counselor
or call with questions - (978) 338-4658

Client Focus

Age

Preteen , 
Teen , 
Adults , 
Elders (65+)

Participants

Individuals , 
Couples

Communities

Bisexual Allied , 
Gay Allied , 
HIV / AIDS Allied , 
Intersex Allied , 
Lesbian Allied , 
Non-Binary Allied , 
Queer Allied , 
Racial Justice Allied , 
Sex Worker Allied , 
Single Parent , 
Transgender Allied

Age

Preteen , 
Teen , 
Adults , 
Elders (65+)

Participants

Individuals , 
Couples

Communities

Bisexual Allied , 
Gay Allied , 
HIV / AIDS Allied , 
Intersex Allied , 
Lesbian Allied , 
Non-Binary Allied , 
Queer Allied , 
Racial Justice Allied , 
Sex Worker Allied , 
Single Parent , 
Transgender Allied

Treatment Approach

Types of Therapy

  • Art Therapy
  • Attachment-based
  • Clinical Supervision and Licensed Supervisors
  • Compassion Focused
  • Culturally Sensitive
  • EMDR
  • Expressive Arts
  • Family / Marital
  • Internal Family Systems (IFS)
  • Internal Family Systems (IFS), EMDR, Sensorimotor
  • Positive Psychology
  • Sandplay
  • Sandplay, Sandtray and Clinical Hypnosis
  • Strength-Based
  • Trauma Focused
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As a sex, couples, and trauma therapist, Peg creates a safe & accepting space which helps clients address the most shaming, embarrassing, and difficult situtations they may have encountered. She can assist you through the most challenging issues of your life, by helping you navigate the situation with clarity, compassion. You can maintain calmness even though it feels like an impossibility now.
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Dr. Peg Dawson: Sex, Trauma, and Couples Therapist
Counselor
or call with questions - (978) 338-4658
"
As a sex, couples, and trauma therapist, Peg creates a safe & accepting space which helps clients address the most shaming, embarrassing, and difficult situtations they may have encountered. She can assist you through the most challenging issues of your life, by helping you navigate the situation with clarity, compassion. You can maintain calmness even though it feels like an impossibility now.
Photo of Dr. Peg Dawson - Dr. Peg Dawson: Sex, Trauma, and Couples Therapist, Counselor
Dr. Peg Dawson: Sex, Trauma, and Couples Therapist
Counselor
or call with questions - (978) 338-4658

Groups

Sand Therapies for Mental and Sexual Health

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As an AASECT sex therapy supervisor, specializing in sex therapy, sex addiction, and couples therapy with IFS, EMDR, & other modalities.
Photo of Dr. Peg Dawson - Dr. Peg Dawson: Sex, Trauma, and Couples Therapist, Counselor
Dr. Peg Dawson: Sex, Trauma, and Couples Therapist
Counselor
Take the first step to help. Call now - (978) 338-4658
"
As an AASECT sex therapy supervisor, specializing in sex therapy, sex addiction, and couples therapy with IFS, EMDR, & other modalities.
Photo of Dr. Peg Dawson - Dr. Peg Dawson: Sex, Trauma, and Couples Therapist, Counselor
Dr. Peg Dawson: Sex, Trauma, and Couples Therapist
Counselor
Take the first step to help. Call now - (978) 338-4658