John Guthrie (he/him)

As a licensed clinical psychologist and rehabilitation neuropsychologist serving individuals, couples, and groups in California, I treat a wide range of issues. As a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist (CSAT), I am sex positive and specialize in compulsive sexual behavior, partner betrayal trauma, and relational recovery. Besides my experience with psychodynamic and cognitive-behavioral approaches, I am also trained in EMDR therapy, the Trauma Resiliency Model (a somatic therapy), and clinical hypnosis. I routinely incorporate other therapeutic perspectives and interventions as well, such as parts work, mindfulness, and spiritual integration. EMDR therapy has proven to be especially helpful because of how trauma (whether the so-called "big T" or "little t" kind) commonly underlies a range of symptoms, not just for people suffering from post-traumatic stress, but also depression, anxiety, relational problems, and compulsive sexual behavior.

I believe humans are infinitely fascinating and wonderfully complex. I therefore take a thoughtfully integrative and holistic approach to therapy and operate within a biopsychosocial-spiritual framework as I invite intersubjective engagement with the whole person. Bearing in mind the overlap between the following terms, my work is informed by many helpful models, including but not limited to attachment theory, the adaptive information processing model, systems theory, interpersonal neurobiology, and transpersonal psychology, while I remain ever curious about the ways each individual uniquely transcends the models, for no model is perfect or all-encompassing, but some are very useful in the pursuit of healing, transformation, and growth. More important than models, the therapeutic relationship is the greatest agent of change, as all of us are profoundly social beings, "wired" to connect and thrive accordingly. I look forward to connecting with you.