Find a therapist
A queer femme from the Pacific Northwest, Melina (she/her) has been a part of the Seattle sexual health and LGBTQ+ scene for decades. Originally advocating equitable practices for trans youth in family medicine and veterans in public health research, Melina now dedicates her work to supporting clients as a sex educator, sex therapist, and perinatal mental health advocate. Each session is a generous balance of honesty, humility, challenge, and compassion. Your work with Melina is grounded in a therapeutic experience that honors your values, features your strengths, your learning style, and your innate wisdom. She’ll arrive with authenticity, curiosity, and specialized care, supporting you as you navigate each ebb and flow in the wake of pursuing your goals and aspirations. Working with Melina is consent-focused and trauma-informed, supporting you in struggles related to sex, intimacy, life transitions, and stepping into our most empowered selves. Common clinical concerns in her work include sexual shame, purity culture/religious trauma, pleasure and sexual dissatisfaction, out-of-control-sexual-behavior (i.e. “porn addiction” or “sex addiction”), postpartum depression and connection, LGBTQA+ relationships, and more. Melina enjoys working with teens (15+), individuals, couples, and relationships of all forms via telehealth or in-person in Seattle.
We are all greeted with moments where pause, pain, or a deep knowing for change calls us forward. This can be a very daunting and overwhelming experience - and responding to it takes courage! I am an individual and relationship therapist with specialized training in sex therapy and perinatal mental health. I believe in the body as a site of knowledge that houses the intuitive and seeks peace, pleasure, and belonging in its most authentic form. My work is dedicated to helping you get there. I support folks through struggles related to sex, intimacy, life transitions, and stepping into our most empowered selves. Common clinical concerns in my work include sexual shame, purity culture/religious trauma, pleasure and sexual satisfaction, out-of-control-sexual-behavior (i.e. “porn addiction” or “sex addiction”), postpartum depression and connection, LGBTQA+ relationships, and more. My work is consent-based and trauma-informed, centering collaboratively on you and your inner wisdom, strengths, and values. I currently see teens (15+), individuals, couples, and relationships via telehealth or in-person in Seattle.
MA Couples & Family Therapy, Certificate in Sexuality Education, Certificate in Sex Therapy | Antioch University Seattle, 2024
Hispanic, White
White culture, Hispanic culture
English
Buddhism, Islam, Christianity, Judaism, Mormonism, Non-religious (Agnosticism, Atheism, Secular)
None listed
Nothing to see here :)
Virtual and In Person
LGBTQ+ sexuality, Sex therapy, Postpartum depression
Self esteem/self worth, Life transitions, Pregnancy and/or infant loss, Infertility, Infidelity/affairs, Adolescents/teens, Body image, Codependency, Polyamorous/non-monogamous couples counseling, Dating, Family counseling, Gender identity, Grief and/or loss, Parenting, Polyamory/non-monogamy/open relationships, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Premarital counseling, Transgender people, Trauma, Veterans/military services, Spirituality
Empowering, Passionate, Affirming, Conversational, Direct
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment based, Emotionally focused therapy (EFT), Internal family systems (IFS), Narrative, Somatic therapy, Strength-based therapy, Trauma-focused, Psychoanalytic
Nothing to see here :)
$200
/
Individual Session
$225
/
Couples Session
$225
/
Family Session
Offers sliding scale spots
This therapist is incredibly easy to talk and connect with. She is very dedicated and knowledgeable. She will work hard for her clients all the while challenging them with compassion and warmth.
Melina has the ability to gain her clients trust very quickly while also challenging them to avoid them stalling out in therapy. She is a very supportive peer and I seek her support and advice on business decisions and especially on client consults. She is also open to feedback and growth which a lot of therapists lack.
Melina is an empathetic, emotionally-attuned therapist. Her ability to hold gentle space for clients while pushing them toward their goals is incredible and makes her an excellent therapist to work with. She is deliberate, caring, present, and resourceful!
No reviews
