Steffen Counseling Services

Built around relationship-focused and inclusive care, Steffen Counseling Services centers on identity, relationships, and practical change for adults, couples, families, and clients age 10+ through in-person care in Seattle and telehealth across Washington. Clients seek support for anxiety, depression, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), burnout, grief and loss, trauma, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) through individual, couples, and family therapy, eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR). The practice specializes in relationship and sex therapy, neurodiversity-affirming adult autism evaluations, trauma treatment, and LGBTQ+ affirming care, with an AASECT Certified Sex Therapist among its clinical team.

Match Therapy to the Concern

Steffen Counseling Services’ therapists choose approaches based on each client’s goals and concerns, including cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), internal family systems (IFS), somatic therapy, EMDR, Gottman method and emotionally focused therapy . They lead clients through the eight-phase EMDR process by combining clinical preparation and bilateral stimulation with body scans, adaptive belief work, and ongoing reevaluation.

Access Specialized, Affirming Support

The clinic offers therapy in English, Gujarati, Hindi, and Urdu, helping clients communicate more comfortably during care. Specialized sex therapists at Steffen Counseling Services address desire, intimacy, sexuality, and identity concerns, while supporting LGBTQIA+ clients and open or polyamorous relationships. They also conduct adult autism evaluations with interviews, written reports, feedback, and recommendations and complete immigration evaluations for hardship, VAWA, U-Visa, and asylum cases.