Sex and Porn Addiction therapists in Lake Stevens, WA
Browse Sexual Addiction therapists and Porn Addiction therapists in Lake Stevens, Washington. Compare credentials, specialties and therapeutic approach. Contact a therapist to learn more.
Sex/Porn Addiction
Jed Jacobson
Counselor/Therapist, LMHC
Sexual addiction or compulsive sexual behavior can feel overwhelming and isolating. In therapy, we explore the underlying emotions and unmet needs driving the cycle, helping you build self-trust and reduce the need for these coping strategies. Lasting change becomes possible when you’re truly understood, not judged.
5 Years Experience
Online in Lake Stevens, WA (Online Only)
Sex/Porn Addiction
Ryan Shannon
Counselor/Therapist, LMHCA, MA, MS
Sexual behavior or pornography use can become concerning when it feels difficult to control, conflicts with your values, interferes with relationships, or becomes a way of escaping loneliness, anxiety, shame, boredom, or emotional pain. You may find yourself repeating the behavior despite wanting to stop, hiding it from others, or cycling between temporary relief and intense guilt.
My approach is nonjudgmental, honest, and practical. I will not shame your sexuality or assume that frequent sexual thoughts or pornography use automatically indicate an addiction. Together, we can distinguish between healthy sexual expression, distress rooted primarily in guilt or cultural expectations, and behavior that has genuinely become compulsive or harmful.
Drawing from Adlerian and psychodynamic therapy, we may explore the emotional needs, early experiences, relationship patterns, and unconscious beliefs underlying the behavior. Sexual behavior can sometimes function as a way to manage rejection, insecurity, stress, trauma, or difficulty with intimacy. Understanding what the pattern provides can help you develop healthier ways to meet those needs.
I also use CBT to help you identify triggers, challenge all-or-nothing thinking, interrupt habitual cycles, and create realistic strategies for change. Mindfulness can help you notice urges without immediately acting on them. When appropriate, behavioral missions may involve changing routines, reducing access to triggers, practicing emotional regulation, increasing accountability, or building real-world intimacy and connection.
If trauma or distressing experiences contribute to the pattern, EMDR may also help reduce their emotional intensity. My goal is not to eliminate your sexuality. It is to help you regain choice, reduce secrecy and shame, strengthen your relationships, and develop sexual behaviors that feel intentional, healthy, and consistent with your values.
1 Years Experience
Online in Lake Stevens, WA (Online Only)
Sex/Porn Addiction
Dr. Janelle Louis
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, ND, PMHNP-BC
I support people who are trying to break free from compulsive sexual behaviors, including pornography addiction, by addressing shame, feelings of rejection, triggers, trauma, and relational patterns. My approach emphasizes accountability, healing, and rebuilding healthy intimacy.
10 Years Experience
Online in Lake Stevens, WA (Online Only)
Sex/Porn Addiction
Dr. Walter J. Matweychuk
Psychologist, Ph.D.
I have found that people who are addicted to sex need to understand the function the addiction is playing in their life. With this knowledge, the individual can better address their problems and desires. I also teach people skills for unconditionally accepting themselves as shame and self-downing will not help them overcome their issues in this sphere of life. Finally, I teach people how to cope with sexual urges that will get them into trouble and how to live meaningful lives.
36 Years Experience
Online in Lake Stevens, WA
Sex/Porn Addiction
Julien Moe
Hypnotherapist, Diploma in Clinical and Applied Hypnosis, Diploma in Life Coaching
Sex and pornography addiction can be treated using hypnotherapy, which aims to rewire subconscious patterns, reduce urges, and break addiction cycles by focusing on positive habit replacement. How Hypnotherapy Treats Porn/Sex Addiction:Rewiring the Brain: It helps change the brain’s dopamine-driven, rewarding link to pornography, reducing automatic urges.Subconscious Re-programming: Hypnotherapy can uncover and address the root causes of the addiction, including underlying shame or trauma.Behavioral Change: Techniques such as suggestion therapy, visualization, and regression are used to associate negative experiences with porn, while fostering healthier habits.
My clients addicted to sex and porn have been resilient and recovering due to my Dicit Hypnotherapy.
10 Years Experience
Online in Lake Stevens, WA
Sex and Porn Addiction therapists in Lake Stevens, WA Statistics
Sex and Porn Addiction therapists in Lake Stevens, WA average 18 years of experience and charge around $242 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (52%), Existential / Humanistic Therapy (38%), and Relational Psychotherapy (38%).
Average years in practice
18 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$242
Accept insurance
29%
Offer sliding scale
29%
Gender ID
| 71% |
Male |
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| 29% |
Female |
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Session Type
| 52% |
In Person and Online |
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| 48% |
Online Only |
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Top Treatment Approaches
| 52% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 38% | Existential / Humanistic Therapy |
| 38% | Relational Psychotherapy |
| 38% | Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) |
| 33% | Internal Family Systems (IFS) |
| 33% | Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) |
| 29% | Family Systems Therapy |
Ages Served
| 100% | Adult |
| 67% | Young Adult |
| 52% | Senior |
| 43% | Teen |
| 14% | Children |
Client Focus
| 62% | Men |
| 43% | Christian |
| 43% | LGBTQ+ |
| 43% | Women |
| 33% | Persons with Disabilities |