Sionainn “Marissa” Stein, MS, LMHC, CST, NCC
Education
2024 The Institute for Creative Mindfulness, Trained in EMDR
2021 Capella University, MS, Clinical Psychology, Clinical Counseling, Specialization in Sex Therapy
2006 The University of Texas Austin, BA, Theatre and Dance, Austin, TX
Certifications
2024 Nationally Certified Counselor
2023 AASECT Certified Sex Therapist
2023 Level 1 Graduate, Assessing and Treating Sexual Issues in Psychotherapy, The Institute for Relational Intimacy
2017 Certified Heart Centered Hypnotherapist
Licensures
2023-Present, Licensed Mental Health Counselor, WA State
2021-2023 Licensed Mental Health Counselor Associate, WA State
2018-2019 Registered Hypnotherapist, WA State
Professional Development
2024 Suicide Risk Assessment, Intervention, and Treatment (SRAIT): Understand and Treat the High Risk of Suicidal Ideation in Neurodivergent Adults with Laura Tewel LMFT
2024 Cultural Diversity/Competency: Practicing Therapy with Cultural Humility, Dr. Gitika Talwar ("Dr G") PhD
2024 Living Room Workshop with Dr. Jennifer Mullan, author of Decolonizing Therapy
2024 Becoming an Antiracist and Anti-Oppressive Clinician' with Drs. Han Ren and Raquel Martin
2023 Suicide Prevention: Interventions That Work, Professional Psych Seminars, Susan Marie, PMHNP, Ph.D.
2023 Decolonizing Private Practice, Modern Sex Therapy Institute, Cortina Peters, LMHC, LPC
2023 Sexological Research, The Buehler Institute, Stephanie Buehler, MPW, PsyD, CST-S
2023 Assessing and Treating Sex Issues in Psychotherapy Level 1, The Institute for Relational Intimacy, Martha Kauppi
2023 Low Desire and Having Better Sex Through Mindfulness, The Olsen Institute, Dr. Lori Brotto
2023 The Distancing Technique: OCD, and Anxiety Disorders, How to Treat with EMDR, EMDRIA, C Paula Krentzel, PhD and Jennifer Tattersall, LCSW
2023 Infidelity in the Digital Age: A Treatment Model for the Challenges Facing Couples in the 21st Century, The Olsen Institute, with Dr. Peter Kanaris
2023 Kink and Healing: Two Approaches, TASHRA, with Julie Lehman, LMFT, Andrew Pari, LCSW, CCTP, and Richard Sprott, PhD
2023 ADHD and Sex, Part Two, PNW Sex Therapy Collective, with B Lourenco, MA, LMHC
2023 Imagining Abolitionist Sexual Liberation: A Conversation With The HEAL Project
2022 Media Literacy & Net Neutrality, AnteUp, with Bianca I. Laureano, PhD, MA, CSE, CSES
2022 Playing with the Boundaries of Consent: Clinical Issues with Consensual Non-Consent Scenes and Relationships, TASHRA
2022 EMDR Training LGBTQ+ Focus, The Creative Mindfulness Institute, with Roshni Chabra, MA, MFT, LMFT
2022 High Conflict Couples Counseling, PNW Sex Therapy Collective, with Ben Trelease, LMHC
2022 Asexuality & Aromanticism, AnteUp, with Aubri Lancaster
2022 ADHD and Sex, PNW Sex Therapy Collective, with B Lourenco, MA, LMHC
2022 Lucy in the Sky: Pharmacology, Sex, and Kink, TASHRA, with Anand Pandya and Richard Sprott
2022 Rope and Psychotherapy: Integrating the Personal and Professional, TASHRA, with Josephine Blomqvist Almbring
2022 Understanding Bestiality and Zoophilia, TASHRA with Hani Miletski
2022 Yes Daddy! Power Exchange Dynamics in Kink Communities, with Richard Sprott and Anna Randall TASHRA
2022 Emerging Research on Unique Fetish Interests and Communities, Sam Hughes of TASHRA
2022 Understanding Out Of Control Sexual Behavior with Marc Gilmartin
2022 Islam and Sexuality, PNW Sex Therapy Collective, with Bina Bakhitiar
2021 Kink Competent Care, PNW Sex Therapy Collective, with Sean Orpen
2021 Autism & Sexuality, PNW Sex Therapy Collective, with Jack Duroc-Danner
2021 IFS Immersion: Integrating Internal Family Systems (IFS) Across Clinical Applications: PESI (21.25 CE)
2021 Psychedelics & Somatics Master Workshop with Camille Barton: The Embody Lab
2020 Our Intimate Selves: Sex, Gender, Orientation, and Transgender Awareness (2-Day Online Conference) Presented by Lee Harrington, The Sexual Health Alliance
2019 Science of Fantasy: Tell Me What You Want: The Fantasy of Desire with Dr. Justin Lehmiller, The Sexual Health Alliance
2017 Heart Centered Hypnotherapy, The Wellness Institute, Issaquah, WA
Grants, Honors, & Scholarships:
2021 Delta Alpha Pi International Honor Society Member
2022 Institute for Sexuality Education & Enlightenment Sumer 2022 Cohort Scholarship for Holistic Sex Education Program
Professional Experience
2021-Present Psychotherapist & Owner in Private Practice, Tara Venery, PLLC
2021-2023 Psychotherapist at Pacific Northwest Sex Therapy Collective
2021 Psychotherapy Intern at 4Square Counseling under Paul Gross, LPC
Professional Affiliations
2021-Present The American Association Of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists (AASECT)
2021-Present The American Counseling Association (ACA)
2021-Present The Society for Sexual, Affectional, Intersex, and Gender Expansive Identities (SAIGE), a division of the ACA
2023-Present International Association for Resilience and Trauma Counseling (IARTC), a division of the ACA
2023-Present Counselors for Social Justice (CSJ), a division of the ACA
2023-Present Washington Mental Health Counselors Association
2023-Present American Mental Health Counselors Association