Kristin Cherry Jackson

Hello! I’m Kristin Cherry Jackson, MA, LMFT, a therapist in Seattle, Washington. I serve clients throughout Washington State and British Columbia, Canada via telehealth. My practice, Intima Therapy, is at www.intimatherapy.com.

I work with individual adults, couples, and polycules. I believe that everyone has the capacity for growth, and that as humans, we’re wired for relationship. I’m here to help you create the life you want, and to learn how to be your best self in your relationships.

My focus in therapy is helping you fulfill your needs and desires by improving your emotional fluency, developing secure attachment, and learning authentic ways of relating. I take an integrative approach, tailoring my strategy to each client’s needs. I use modalities that center emotion, compassion, and congruence – that is, alignment with your values and your authentic Self. I practice from a psychodynamic and somatic lens, using Emotionally Focused Therapy, Satir’s Human Validation Process Model, Gottman Therapy, and other modalities in my work.

Education & Training

• BA in Government – Harvard University
• MA in Marriage and Family Therapy – Antioch University
• Certification in Sex Therapy – Antioch University
• Certification in Advanced Clinical Sexology– Northwest Institute on Intimacy
• Advanced Certification in Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART)
• Certification in Psychedelic Assisted Therapy (a 250+ hour program) – Integrative Psychiatry Institute

As a sex therapist, I’m sex positive, LGBTQIA+ affirming, and kink literate. Do you carry sexual shame, especially stemming from religious “purity culture”? Are you struggling to navigate ethical non-monogamy or polyamory? Are you facing sexual dysfunction or other blocks to sexual fulfillment? These are my specialties.

To help people overcome trauma and other areas of “stuckness,” I utilize both psychedelic assisted therapy and Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART). ART is a modality based on EMDR that incorporates bilateral stimulation, somatic regulation, and hypnotherapy. In my experience, conducting ART sessions during the window of neuroplasticity following ketamine doses may help alleviate issues such as PTSD, complex trauma, phobias, relational ruptures, and situational anxiety.

Curious about me? I am a white, cisgender, straight, demisexual woman. I grew up in a Seattle suburb, in a middle-class family – a neurodivergent high achiever. As an adult, I married young, climbed the corporate ladder, and wrestled with the decision to become a mom. I've been through pregnancy, miscarriage, motherhood, divorce, remarriage, co-parenting, and raising LGBTQIA+ kids. After three decades in the corporate world and several years as a Tantra educator, I decided to pivot to become a therapist, to help clients become more fully realized in their personal growth, sexuality, and relationships. Every part of my past is something have learned from. Now, as a therapist, I appreciate that my life path has made me uniquely situated to help people with similar experiences. I welcome clients from every walk of life! I have experience supporting fellow therapists, as well as executives, high-wealth individuals, and celebrities.

I’m not paneled with any insurance plans, but I offer superbills that can be submitted for out-of-network reimbursement. My rates range from $180 to $400 per hour, based on financial ability to pay; learn more at www.intimatherapy.com/rates-insurance.