You understand the patterns.
Living differently still feels difficult.
Depth-oriented trauma therapy for men and LGBTQ+ adults. In person in Capitol Hill, Seattle, and by telehealth across Washington and Colorado.
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Matthew Sorg, LMHC
I'm Matt—a gay therapist practicing in Seattle who's done my own depth work around identity, shame, and belonging. I know what it's like to carry things alone, to feel fundamentally misunderstood, and to wonder if there's another way to live. That lived experience shapes how I work.
I'm also faculty in Seattle University's Psychology department.
What happens here
Most of the people who come to me have already done some version of figuring it out. They've read the book, they understand the pattern, they can narrate the history. What they can't do is get their body to stop responding to what's already over. The chest that won't loosen. The sleep that doesn't restore. The conversation that goes blank in the middle. Understanding is there; the nervous system hasn't caught up to it.
I work with that gap using EMDR and other methods. The tools matter. What matters more is that they're held inside an existential-phenomenological orientation: a clinical mind trained to attend to what's actually showing up for you, not to translate it into a category I already had ready. You can read more about my approach.
You don't need to choose a method before we meet. I explain what I'm suggesting and why. You can ask questions, decline, or change course.
There's no suffering threshold for whether this is worth doing. People come in at 24 and at 52, after months of noticing or after decades of managing. If the past is shaping your present in ways the present hasn't earned, the timing is fine.
Trauma & Complex Trauma
For people carrying the emotional, relational, and bodily weight of the past.
Men's Mental Health
For men who are overwhelmed, shut down, or tired of figuring it out alone.
LGBTQ+ Affirming
For queer and trans adults navigating shame, identity, minority stress, or belonging.
Existential Therapy
For questions of meaning, mortality, freedom, and identity, with a therapist formally trained in the tradition.
EMDR Therapy
For when understanding came years ago and the body is still responding as if it isn't over. EMDRIA Certified.
ACT Therapy
For working out what you want your life to be about, and noticing a thought as a thought.
Brainspotting
An option for working with a feeling or body sensation. Read how I use it and what the research can tell us.
Ketamine-Assisted Therapy
Preparation, psychotherapy, and integration, coordinated with a separate medical prescriber.
Psychedelic Integration
Trauma-informed integration after psilocybin, MDMA, or ketamine experiences.
I'm not taking new clients right now. I plan to open inquiries in November, for sessions starting after December 5, 2026. If you need someone sooner, my availability page lists good places to start →