Jayson Graves
Jayson's Bio
Jayson Graves, M.MFT, husband of Susan and father of Selah, is a Christian Psychotherapist specializing in Sexual Addictions Recovery and unwanted Same-Gender Attractions. He enjoys helping his clients from both a clinical and personal frame as a person in recovery himself.
Born and raised in Washington, he received his Masters in Marriage & Family Therapy from Seattle Pacific University. With the bulk of his experience coming from working in youth ministries, community mental health and men’s ministry, Jayson has also enjoyed working with couples and young adults. His passion is to see people set free from sexual addictions, unwanted same-gender attractions and other forms of relational brokenness through forgiveness, accountability, faith and purity.
Jayson is the founder and director of international counseling ministry Healing for the Soul and its sister non-profit The SoulHealer Foundation providing counseling and coaching…all over the telephone, including his first original idea: Teleconference Recovery Groups for men, for wives of addicts and for parents of same-gender strugglers in recovery worldwide. He currently serves as Secretary of Exodus International’s Board of Directors.
Jayson's Ministering Style
After being trained in Family Systems Theory, I take the approach of assessing the client's whole life - including present beliefs, behaviors, and circumstances as well as past history/trauma and family background.
I focus on listening, asking questions that invoke the client's own sense of direction, and giving direct feedback as they take steps to change direction.
Prayer during sessions is available and encouraged according to the client's preference.