Melina Tovar, MA², LMFTA
Psychotherapist | Sex & Perinatal Therapist
(She/Her)
We are all greeted with moments where pause, pain, or a deep knowing for change calls us forward. This can be a very daunting and overwhelming experience - and responding to it takes courage! Because of this, and in my own knowing as a client in therapy, it is my life’s work and passion to become an entry point for people to have that call heard and received with genuine, compassionate care.
I am a couples and family therapist with specialized training in sex therapy and perinatal mental health. 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. My work is dedicated to helping you get there.
I work with people of all walks of life through common challenges including intimacy, connection, sexual satisfaction, identity development, life transitions and stepping into our most empowered selves. My work naturally utilizes frameworks that are consent-based and trauma informed, including attachment therapy, narrative therapy, sensate focus, and the developmental model for couples therapy. I currently see teens (15+), individuals, couples, and relationships of all forms via telehealth.
Beyond my work as a therapist, I am passionate about all things art, movement, and history. I enjoy film scores and historical epics, moody jazz and morning coffee, sci-fi and cartography, video games and stand-up comedy, and adventures local and afar with my partner and our dog.
Areas of Focus
Teens (15+), individuals, and relationships (romantic, friendships, and siblings)
Purity culture, shame, and religious traumas
Out-of-control sexual behavior (i.e. “porn addiction” or “sex addiction”)
Identity exploration & authenticity (LGBTQA+, polyamory, kink/BDSM)
Postpartum depression and anxiety
Pregnancy ambivalence
Sex and intimacy postpartum
Life transitions (i.e. moving in with partner, getting married, having children, breakup recovery, life after divorce)
Betrayal traumas
Developing secure attachments
Confidence and self-esteem
Fees
20-min. initial consultation - free
60 min. session - $200
75 min. session - $225
Payment is due at time of service via debit, credit, or HSA cards.
As a part of my commitment to accessible mental health care, a percentage of my caseload is dedicated to discounted rates. In the case you have a need for discounted therapy, please inquire for availability.
Insurance
I am an out-of-network provider and am not currently paneled with any insurance companies. I can, however, provide invoices and superbills for you to send to your insurance provider for potential reimbursement. Please check-in with your insurance provider beforehand regarding out-of-network benefits.
Location
I currently offer therapy via telehealth and in-person via walk and talk therapy or in office in the Ravenna neighborhood.
Scheduling Information
Email: melina@radicaltherapy.co
Phone: (360) 207-4807
Online: www.radicaltherapy.co
“The longer I live, the more deeply I learn that love — whether we call it friendship or family or romance — is the work of mirroring and magnifying each other's light.”
— James Baldwin