Sexual Addiction Therapists in Seattle, WA
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Patrick Means
Counselor, MA, LMHC
Verified
I've served as director of a Seattle
sexual addiction
recovery agency, hosted a syndicated radio show on recovery and relationships, and am the author of Men's Secret Wars and The Boundaries Book.
I believe that almost all change that occurs in therapy comes from forming a safe therapeutic relationship, and in the context of that relationship increasing your awareness of self, challenging your old beliefs, establishing appropriate boundaries in relationships with others, and experiencing and letting go of old pain. My task is to support you in that process. I tend to be active in therapy. I ask questions, offer observations, and look for patterns in the client's life. However, I believe the client is the final expert on themselves, and I trust in their unique healing process.
Wendell Moss MA Counseling
Counselor, MA
Verified
My specialty is around areas of sexual abuse/trauma,
sexual addiction
, and cultural issues.
I am a Christian therapist trained in the interpersonal/relational psychoanalytic theory. I've also engaged both object relational and cognitive behavioral theories through varied clinical experiences. I've mostly trained under Dan Allender. I am trained well to serve clients that desire to face issues of sexual abuse/trauma, narrative, and relational dynamics within relationships. I'm also able to help clients think through potential cultural issues that can also have impact on ones dealing with issues of abuse, story, and relationship.
Roger W Libby
Counselor, PhD, LMHC, CST
Verified
I comprehensively treat individuals and couples with sexual/relationship issues. I address communication/intimacy problems and all sexual concerns, including inhibited or low sexual desire, male erection and female arousal problems, premature ejaculation, painful intercourse, vaginismus, lack of orgasm, sexual and emotional skills, sexual "addiction," and sexual trauma. I also fine-tune sex lives.
I am a cognitive (CBT) therapist. AASECT and five other national boards certify me as a sex therapist and a sexologist. I help clients get rid of distorted and negative thinking, which has a positive effect on emotions, behaviors and relationships. I assign homework/home-play!
Jeffery J Goff
Counselor, MA, LMHC
Verified
I also work with individuals who struggle with relationship issues due to anger, domestic violence, or
sexual addiction
.
I work with those who struggle with anger. Often times the anger is brought on by unmet expectations and merely a symptom of deeper issues under the surface. It's my job to metaphorically stand in a place you can not see, and point you in the right direction as to the cause of what is contributing to the anger. By doing so, you can receive insight that will enrich your life and change it for the better.
Amy Bloom LICSW
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW, CSAT, CMAT
Verified
I am a licensed counselor with over a decade treating depression, bipolar disorder, and anxiety, and a sex addiction therapist (CSAT) certified by the International Institute for Trauma and Addiction Professionals (IITAP) with Patrick Carnes. Along with general practice and specialties, I treat those who suffer from
sexual addiction
/compulsion and their spouses/partners. I offer assessment, level of care determination, and counseling for sexual addicts/compulsives. I do not treat sex offenders. Individual and group sessions are available for spouses and partners. Issues addressed include love addiction, codependency, grief and loss, betrayal, trauma healing, boundaries, self care, and integrity.
Pacific Mental Health
Counselor
Verified
We treat a variety of mental health disorders from anxiety/depression to
sexual addiction
.
Pacific Mental Health is dedicated to serving the mental health needs of the Greater Seattle area. If you're looking for a new counselor or a fresh perspective in life, our team of psychotherapist can help you achieve the goals you're looking for.
Shelley Bartels
Counselor, MA, LMHC
Verified
I specialize in helping you work through traumatic events, both big or small that have left you feeling shattered or overwhelmed. Trauma can include events that happened long ago or recently. Also, as a Certified
Sexual Addiction
therapist I assist female sex and love addicts or treat partners of those who are addicted to porn or sex. Working from a Christian worldview I help clients understand themselves better and develop better coping strategies. If you are depressed or dealing with painful anxiety I help you heal from past wounds and gain self confidence and a new more helpful perspective.
Chris Chandler
Counselor, MA, LPCC, LMHC, CSAT, AF-EMDR
Verified
**COVID-19 Update-I am currently accepting new clients and meeting completely online for telehealth sessions. My passion is working with people to build healthier and more enjoyable lives. I am a Certified
Sexual Addiction
Therapist trained by Dr. Patrick Carnes who is the pioneer in the field of sex addiction. I have extensive experience working with individuals struggling with all forms of addictions and compulsive behaviors including: sex, pornography, drugs, alcohol, food, work, spending, codependent relationships, etc. I often use Attachment-Focused EMDR to help people become free from underlying relational/attachment wounds
Gianetta Griffitts
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFTA
Verified
I provide individual and couples counseling with mindful and compassionate approach around subjects such as relationships, depression and anxiety, grief and loss,
sexual addiction
and trauma, self-esteem and conflict resolution to name a few.
Seeking therapy can feel scary, but I believe it is a courageous and empowering step. I believe that everyone can benefit from therapy and that therapy can be a means for personal growth. I have a family systems approach to my counseling, that is, I see how our upbringing shaped and molded us into who we are today. I believe that some of the difficulties we have with others is rooted in the learned relationships we have with our family members.
Patrick Johnson
Psychologist, PhD
Verified
The services I currently provide include: management of depression and/or problems with mood and pervasive unhappiness; chemical dependency (alcohol and other drugs) and other kinds of addiction (including gambling and
sexual addiction
); debilitating anxiety and fears, including social phobia; issues and concerns specific to the LGBT community; Behavioral Medicine, including pain management as well as other kinds of chronic health problems (e.g. heart disease, diabetes, MS); Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder I only work with adult clients, couples as well as individuals. I'm very comfortable collaborating with other health care professionals when appropriate.
Teresa A Zuvela
Counselor, MS, LMHC, CSAT, CMAT, C-EMDR
Verified
She is a Certified
Sexual Addiction
Therapist, Certified Attachment-Focused EMDR therapist & Certified Partner Trauma Therapist.
Your heart is hurting, you have tried so hard to make your relationships work. Your partner refuses to meet your needs after you have tried so hard to share. You wonder if it's you, am I too needy?, am I too much? Second-guessing yourself brings more heartache. You want to know how to fix whatever is wrong but don't know what it is. You want to find peace and your efforts come up short. I can join with you to provide support and encouragement as you find the lost parts of yourself. Betrayal trauma can be healed with AF-EMDR which helps to knit your story together in a safe and healing way.
Christopher Holowaty Counseling
Counselor, MA, LMHC
Verified
You don’t know who you are or what you want anymore. Growing up in a religiously conservative setting that no longer fits your values, this has been a long time coming. You miss the connection and community, the mystical experiences, but evangelicalism is no longer your home. Your spiritual formation and experiences with God have become a source of confusion and disillusionment. You find yourself in a perpetual state of exile and grief. Why can’t you trust yourself? It was easier when your faith was more clearly defined (or seemed to be). Now, self-doubt, shame, and nagging insecurity are a constant hum in the background.
Ethan Schwab
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, LMFT, CST
Verified
As a relationship and sex therapist, my background and training are in relationship treatment as well as sexuality therapy. I work with heterosexual, lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, asexual, and transgender individuals, couples, and partnerships to heal and find fulfillment. I see adults on a variety of discomforts that affect individuals, partnerships, and sexuality (e.g., orgasmic issues, erectile issues, desire issues, sexual pain). Additionally, I see couples for a myriad of relational issues. I am LGBTIQA, kink, and poly friendly and knowledgeable.
MacPherson Pacific Counseling Services
Drug & Alcohol Counselor, MA, CDP, CSAT-C
Verified
I am the director of MacPherson Pacific Counseling Services, a dynamic new option in the treatment of chemical dependency, problem gambling, and sex addiction in the Seattle area. Your experience will be individualized and goal focused. You will develop the tools to reclaim your life from addiction and compulsive behavior and begin to develop a path towards healing and wholeness for both yourself and your support network of family and loved ones. In both individual sessions and groups with others also walking the healing path you will challenge yourself, access reservoirs of strength within yourself, learn to connect, and you will grow.
Fred Ingham
Counselor, MA, LMHC, CSAT
Verified
Is out-of-control sexual behavior hurting you or someone you care about? Pornography, prostitution, infidelity and other secretive sexual activity can contribute to physical, legal and relationship problems, and destroy families and careers. I work with adults in the greater Seattle area who want to stop acting out sexually and restore their sense of integrity and wholeness. I also help families and partners heal and move forward. My compassionate, non-judgmental approach works by addressing not only the problematic sexual behaviors but also the personal and relationship issues that are intertwined with them.
Hirsch Counseling & Consulting
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified
I've over 20 years experience helping couples and individuals with relationship issues, depression, sexual issues, including porn and sex addiction, and stress management. I have a holistic approach, helping clients examine what they do from when they awake to when they go to bed - what is helpful for their growth and well-being and what would be a better way to handle the challenges of their lives. Life is very challenging. It can be a hard school. Give yourself the gift of receiving compassionate, straightforward guidance.
Conner Cress
Counselor, MA, LMHCA
Verified
There exists in all of us a wound or hurt that we have learned to either live with, or maybe disguise-a protective and gracious attempt at avoiding pain. Therapy is a unique setting to safely explore not only past wounds, but how they impact your present life and relationships. In this way, we can learn to have compassion for the parts of us that have not felt cared for and move towards healing and new ways of relating to self and others.
Carly Haeck Rappaport
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified
I will be accepting new clients starting February 28th, 2022. Throughout my work, I have learned that many people feel confused, lost, alone and ashamed when it comes to sex. In particular, many people I work with feel conflicted about their porn and masturbation habits, paying for sex, or their ability to keep agreements with partners. As a certified sex therapist, I offer a non-judgmental space to help you identify which behaviors are no longer serving you, as well as to cultivate the kind of relationship you want to have with your sexuality.
Rachel Rainne
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, CSAT-C
Verified
Rainne specializes in addiction and trauma and has been working in the field of psychotherapy since 2003. She is a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist candidate (CSAT-C) through the International Institute of Trauma and Addiction Professionals (IITAP) and is being mentored by Heidi Kinsella. Rainne received her two master’s degrees from Pacifica Graduate Institute; one in Counseling Psychology and the other in Depth and Somatic Psychology. Working from an instinctual approach, Rainne connects deeply with clients and helps them learn to be free from their shame and suffering.
Robert Espiau
Counselor, LMHC, NCACII, MFTA
Verified
I have over 30 years experience, and specialize in helping to resolve panic attacks, anxiety, complex trauma, religious trauma and/or sexual abuse; I also work with couples counseling, Military and Combat-related PTSD, sexual addictions, nightmares, sexual abuse, and depression. I also work with time loss; Dissociative identity disorder (previously known as multiple personality disorder). I have a strong background in cross-cultural psychology, having lived outside the US and studied the nature of consciousness as a monastic for six years within other cultures; this has given me a diverse and complex perspective on life and people.
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Sexual Addiction Therapists
Sexual addictions usually are revealed in stages: Preoccupation: continual fantasies about sexual prospects or situations, which can trigger episodes of sexual "acting-out": Ritualization: a preferred sexual activity or situation is often stereotyped and repetitive; Sexual Compulsion: continual engagement in sexual activity despite negative consequences and desire to stop; Despair: guilt or shame over inability to control behavior or feel remorse; and, Other behavioral problems, particularly chemical dependency and eating disorders.
Sex addiction or love addiction in marriage is common and inevitably leads to betrayal and hurt. Overcoming and recovery from sexual addiction starts with recognizing that you are out of control.
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Sex addiction or love addiction in marriage is common and inevitably leads to betrayal and hurt. Overcoming and recovery from sexual addiction starts with recognizing that you are out of control.
If you're looking for help with sex addiction in Seattle or for a Seattle sex addiction therapist these professionals provide help understanding sex addiction. They provide sexual addiction counseling in Seattle, sexual addiction advice, treatment for sex addiction in Seattle or sex addiction treatment near Seattle. They include Seattle sex addiction therapists, sex addiction psychologists in Seattle, sexual addiction psychotherapists and sex addiction counselors.