MELINA TOVAR, MA², LMFTA

(Pronouns: she/her)

Associate Individual & Relationship Therapist

Sex therapist

Perinatal Therapist

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. As a sex and perinatal therapist, my work is dedicated to helping you get there.

Each session is a generous balance of honesty, humility, challenge, and compassion. Our work is grounded in a therapeutic experience that honors your values, features your strengths, your learning style, and your innate wisdom. I’ll arrive with authenticity, curiosity, and specialized care, supporting you as we navigate each ebb and flow in the wake of pursuing your goals and aspirations.

My work with you is consent-focused and trauma-informed, supporting you through struggles and stressors related to sex, intimacy, identity, life transitions, and stepping into our most empowered selves. Common clinical concerns in my practice include sexual shame, purity culture or religious traumas, pleasure and sexual dissatisfaction, out-of-control sexual behavior (i.e. “porn addiction or “sex addiction”), postpartum depression and connection, LGBTQA+ relationships, and more.

I am a queer femme from the Pacific Northwest. I have 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. I have spent recent years as a sex educator, sex therapist, and perinatal mental health advocate.

I enjoy working with teens (15+), individuals, couples, and relationships of all forms via telehealth or in-person at the MTS office in Eastlake.

  • Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy: Antioch University

    Sex Therapy Certificate: Antioch University

    Sex Education Certificate: Antioch University

    Sexual Attitude Reassessment (SAR)

  • BDSM/Kink

    College / University Mental Health

    Coparenting

    Fertility / Infertility

    Infidelity / Affairs

    Polyamory / Consensual Non-Monogamy

    Pre-marital / Pre-commitment Counseling

    Sexual Dysfunction

    Postpartum

    Friendships

    Grief & Loss

    Teens / Young Adults

    LGBTQIA+

    Life Transitions

    Family Planning & Parenting

    Perinatal Health

    PTSD

    Religious Trauma

    Spirituality / Religion

    Out-of-control Sexual Behavior (ie: "sex addition" or "porn addiction")

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

    Attachment-Based Family Therapy

    The Developmental Model for Couples Therapy

    Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)

    Existential Therapy

    Family Systems Therapy

    Internal Family Systems (IFS)

    Narrative Therapy

    Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)

    Somatic Experiencing (SE)

  • In Person (Seattle): Wednesdays

    Telehealth: Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday Evenings

  • My work is currently being supervised by Haley Krenzke, MS, LMFT, CST [LF66180424] and Dr. Fiona O'Farrell, PhD, LMFT, CST-S [LF60508020].