Maggie Fisher-Shipley, MA, LMFT

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

(she/her pronouns)

We've loved having Maggie on the Clarity Counseling Seattle team, and we're excited for Maggie to be launching her own practice, Sound Sex & Relationship Therapy, starting on April 20th. If you wish to work with Maggie, please email maggie@soundsrt.com

Many of the individuals, couples, and polycules I work with are navigating intimacy, identity, or emotional pain and want a therapy space that feels expansive, nonjudgmental, and deeply affirming. I offer sex therapy and relationship counseling in-person in Seattle and through online therapy across Washington State.

Maggie’s Specialty Areas:

• Relationships, marriage, and dating
• Communication, emotional connection, vulnerability, and deepening bonds
• Sex, intimacy, sexuality, sexual challenges or dysfunction, and sexual trauma
• Sex-positive, kink-aware therapy
• Non-traditional relationships (polyamory, open relationships, CNM, ENM)
• LGBTQIA+ affirming therapy; sexual orientation and gender identity exploration
• Affair and betrayal recovery
• Midlife and later-life transitions (identity shifts, aging, grief, caregiving, intimacy changes)
• Anxiety and depression
• Trauma, including family-of-origin and intergenerational trauma
• Self-acceptance, boundaries, self-esteem, and people-pleasing patterns
• ADHD, neurodivergence
• Life transitions and values-based goal work
• Sexual and relational impacts of breast cancer or chronic illness
• Personal growth and mindful self-compassion

Professional Credentials:

• Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), Washington State
• Master of Arts in Couple and Family Therapy
• Member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT)
• Member of the Washington Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (WAMFT)
• Member of the International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health (ISSWSH)
• Member of the Sexual Health Alliance (SHA)

My approach is grounded in warmth, respect, and curiosity. I work with individuals, couples, and polycules through a lens of inclusivity and emotional safety, helping clients explore identity, improve intimacy, and navigate healing or growth while staying connected to what feels most authentic and meaningful to them.

I earned my Master’s degree in Couple and Family Therapy from Antioch University, where I also completed specialty training in sex therapy through Antioch’s Sex Therapy Certificate Program. I’m currently completing advanced training in the Developmental Model of Relational Therapy.

Before becoming a therapist, I worked as a Registered Nurse specializing in neuroscience, critical care, bioethics, and patient safety and quality improvement. This background deeply informs my holistic, systems-aware approach to care and wellness.

In therapy, I take a humanistic, collaborative, and systems-informed approach. Together, we’ll track patterns, clarify what’s working and what’s not, and create space for growth that aligns with your values, strengths, and lived experience.

I believe everyone deserves love, empathy, and the freedom to live as their most authentic self. The need for emotional safety and connection is universal — and therapy can be a powerful place to cultivate both.

Outside of work, I enjoy art, music, science, style and design, movement, and spending meaningful time with my loved ones.