Matthew Sorg, LMHC
Psychotherapist
(he/him)
I help thoughtful adults turn overwhelm, shame, and old survival patterns into a more coherent, grounded sense of self. My work centers on how trauma, disconnection, and early relational injuries shape your experience of the world—and how awareness, embodiment, and meaning-making open pathways toward healing. I integrate existential–phenomenological therapy with EMDR, Brainspotting, Flash Technique, and Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy. This isn't symptom management; it's depth work that helps you feel more alive, connected, and whole.
My path into therapy began with studying English literature and modernist poetry at Reed College, where I first encountered phenomenology—the study of lived experience. I spent over a decade in scholarly publishing and information architecture, learning to organize complexity and help people make sense of overwhelming systems. When I returned to graduate school for my MA in Existential-Phenomenological Psychology at Seattle University, everything came into focus: the philosophical grounding, the structural thinking, and the clinical work all pointed toward helping people integrate fragmented experience.
Today, I teach counseling courses at Seattle University and maintain a private practice on Capitol Hill. I am an EMDRIA Certified EMDR Therapist, Certified in Brainspotting, and hold a Professional Certificate in Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (Fluence). Outside the therapy room, you'll usually find me reading modernist poetry, quilting, or hiking the Pacific Northwest.
I specialize in working with trauma survivors, men navigating emotional shutdown or anger, and LGBTQ+ adults healing shame and identity wounds. Many of my clients are systems-minded people with rich inner lives—individuals who sense that healing requires attention to both their inner world and the patterns surrounding them. I work with adults in their 20s who want to interrupt patterns early, and those in midlife who are ready to unwind decades of surviving. I offer weekly therapy, 90-minute sessions when clinically appropriate, KAP preparation and integration, and psychedelic integration support for adults across Washington State.
Areas of Focus
Anxiety
Chronic Illness
Depression
Identity & Self Worth
Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP)
Life Transitions
LGBTQIA+
Men
PTSD / Trauma
Fees
$175 / 55-minute individual session (insurance accepted) ‘
$250 / 90-minute EMDR / Flash / Brainspotting session (cash pay only)
Check my website for info about Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy
I provide superbills for potential reimbursement from out-of-network insurance for my cash pay clients
Insurance
Premera, LifeWise, Anthem, most BCBS plans, Kaiser Permanente PPO, First Choice Health
Location
226 Summit Ave E, Ofc B-03
Seattle, WA 98102
Scheduling Information
I offer free 20-minute consultations.
Email: matt@matthewsorg.com
Call: 206-580-4841
Schedule on my website: www.matthewsorg.com/contact
“yet the frame held: we passed the flame”