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Roger Libby, Ph.D. Couples Counseling & Sex Therapist
121 Lakeside Ave, Seattle, WA 98122, United States
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Roger Libby, Ph.D. Couples Counseling & Sex Therapist

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Ke
Review №1

My wife and I are both fans of Dr. Libby for restarting our sex lives, which we had neglected for almost five years due to work pressures. From not having sex more than thrice in five years, we ended up having sex thrice in this first week of seeing Dr. Libby. Dr.Libby is really friendly and treats a difficult subject with lot of humor. He has worked with us to develop a solid foundation for our marriage, which naturally helps us have better sex. He is also in touch with our fertility doctor, which helps them connects the dots, and provide us comprehensive health care. We cannot recommend Dr. Libby enough.

Pe
Review №2

Dr. Libby is a very thoughtful, invested, light-hearted, and helpful couples therapist. He has the tools and knowledge necessary to assist couples in communicating clearly and properly, and reestablish long term romantic connection. He has specific, unique & innovative recommendations of couples homework to grow your relationship. We always leave our sessions with a smile and having laughed, and highly recommend him to rekindle and re-establish healthy communication patterns. Thank you, Dr. Libby!

ch
Review №3

Dr. Libby has been my therapist for the past couple years. I have made immense progress in the areas of my life I had been struggling. Recently I brought a partner to a session with me to breakdown and further understand our relationship. Libby provided a clear opinion and gave multiple perspectives both for the short term and long term that allowed us to make the best choices as a couple. Highly recommended.

Je
Review №4

My partner and I are very happy we chose Dr. Libby since weve decided to begin counseling together.Dr. Libby provides couples with a plan and tools to help open up communication, rebuild trust, and enrich their time together.His approach is blame-free and encourages each person to voice their concerns, successes, or struggles with the counseling process at their own pace.Dr. Libby has an approachable, conversational style in his sessions and is patient with his clients. He is also quite flexible in his scheduling between his two offices, which is a major benefit for us.We are incredibly thankful for finding Dr. Libby, and give him our highest recommendation.Thank you, Dr. Libby!

Mi
Review №5

My wife and I went to Dr. Libby to help save our marriage, and he exceeded our highest hopes. Through wise and insightful suggestions, and gentle inquiries, he managed to help me see how I could overcome my anxiety over closeness in my relationship with my wife of 20 years. He uses humor effectively to put you at ease with regard to a sensitive topic, and does give homework which must be done and discussed in session if positive results are to occur. My wife and I followed all his instructions and through our hard work, and his steady guidance, our marriage is stronger today than it has ever been. For the per session price of a couple of dinners, Dr. Libby has given us the blessing of many years of future happiness. You cannot put a price on how much he has helped us, and I would urge any couple having intimacy issues in their marriage to schedule a few sessions with him as soon as possible. He will have our eternal gratitude for all he has done for us. I doubt there is another therapist in the Puget Sound area who has the skills and experience that Dr. Libby has, and am so thankful we found him.

Ma
Review №6

Dr. Libby was a tremendous source of help to restore some of the excitement that we didnt even know we had lost in our relationship. He challenges your ideas enough to dig and identify problems within a relationship without ever overstepping his bounds or being disrespectful. He is willing to try several different approaches to solve a problem and isnt fixated on any single possible solution. Dr Libby helped us make our marriage stronger and re-introduced some of the romance we had lost. Moreover, we have grown to enjoy Dr. Libbys company and look forward to visiting him periodically in the future.

G
Review №7

Dr. Libby has been a great help to me and my wife. He helped me with my main issue but he also provided information to make my marriage stronger (The Feeling Good Handbook by David Burns). All this would not have been possible if not for his flexible scheduling. He extended his office hours to provide appointment times so that my wife and I could keep regular sessions. He has two office locations (Seattle and Poulsbo) both being comfortable environments.Background: I was referred to Dr. Libby by my urologist because of difficulty to ejaculate when making love to my wife (this is not a good thing when trying to impregnate my wife). This caused some stress to me and my wife. I was stressed when making love to my wife wondering if I was going to ejaculate. This also stressed my wife as she wondered if there was something wrong with her ability to satisfy me sexually.After multiple sessions with Dr. Libby Im happy to say that Ive been able to ejaculate 100% of the time making love with my wife over the last couple of weeks.I appreciate Dr. Libbys approach and I have more appreciation for Cognitive Behavior Therapy.Thank you Dr. Libby.- G.M.

RE
Review №8

Dr. Roger Libby is a well known sex therapist, accomplished colleague and wonderful friend. If you are looking for a well respected, knowledgeable and kind sex therapist, hes the guy for you. Roger spoke recently at a Southwest Sexual Health Alliance event and the audience absolutely loved him. He spoke about the term sex positive which he coined as well as the next sex revolution. Hes humorous, smart and easy to talk to.

Ha
Review №9

Dr. Libby has helped me to discover why I was so unhappy in my marriage, and has taught me how to effectively deal with my feelings. As a result I am a more confident person with much greater self esteem. I would highly recommend him to anyone who needs help.

Ta
Review №10

Dr. Libby is a very experienced therapist, nationally and internationally renowned. Not your average therapist, Dr. Libby is a clinical sexologist---he is involved in the scientific study of human sexuality. Dr. Libby maintains the highest of standards, and his work is diverse, employing various therapeutic approaches with all variations of human sexuality.On a personal note, Dr. Libby has personally answered numerous questions that I have had as an up-and-coming sex therapist, helping to broaden my views and understanding. Dr. Libby has put in countless hours to make him the therapist that he is today, and any client he works will feel fortunate to have his non-judgmental, professional help.

E
Review №11

Dr. Libby is an esteemed colleague and a friend, one of the most knowledgeable individuals in the filed of Sexuality and Sex Therapy today. As such, I have had the pleasure of discussing with him at length some of the most pressing, and interesting, topics in Sexology today, such as the myth of Sex and Porn Addictions, concepts that often arent helpful to Therapists or their clients.. As a Sex Research and Academic I value the practical experience, and advice, of someone in the front lines of Sex Therapy, such as Dr. Libby. The efforts of us researchers would be lost without the practical application, implementation, and consideration of the data acquired as a result of the research.Moreover, it is up to us, the researchers, to verify scientifically the validity of concepts, or paradigms, before theyre used in the therapeutic context.

St
Review №12

Dr Libby is more than a couples and sex therapist. I originally started working with him in an effort to save a failing relationship, but over the many month after things fell apart, Dr Libby has helped me to build confidence in myself, create new habits, accept myself and focus on the things in my life that are most important. He is a highly skilled, funny and and open hearted person. I cannot recommend him enough.

Sa
Review №13

I know a couple who received excellent and quick help from Dr. Libby. He is very professional, and extremely well known for his sex therapy and couples counseling. The couple only saw him a few times. He gave homework and he followed through on everything he said he would do. He is also easy to get a hold of.

an
Review №14

With years of extensive experience in clinical sex therapy, Dr. Libby is one of the most competent Sex Therapists in the Pacific Northwest. He is one of very few therapists to hold an internationally respected AASECT Sex Therapy certification in Washington State. I highly recommend him to individuals and couples struggling with sexual concerns. With both of his offices nestled near water, his clients can enjoy a waterfront stroll before or after therapy.

Ca
Review №15

Came to see Dr. Libby with my long time girlfriend (5 years) to seek professional advice on rebuilding our intimacy after rough times. I made sure to send an in-depth message regarding our circumstances to make sure he was a good fit for us in a meeting; he said he can help. We set our intentions for the meeting and it was to find ways to rebuild our intimacy and move forward with trust rebuilding etc. Our meeting was structured for her to meet first for an hour, then myself and the last hour to meet together. During the meeting with myself he basically started our conversation that there would be no hope and that she was Checked out. Once all 3 of us met together we got back to where we would work on rebuilding but Dr. Libby did not appear to have a positive outlook on us moving forward which discouraged us. After the meeting we both left feeling confused and upset that we just spent $700 ($100 for Uber) to basically be told theres no hope. We set our intention in our email that we wanted tools to rebuild. On top of that my S/O told me during the meeting he made her feel like she was crazy for coming back to me and felt chastised for this. During the meeting with her he even suggested her to reach out to an attorney for custody of our cats even though we have a written agreement to share them after our initial split. I was appalled to hear this. After hearing what was said it was obvious he was taking sides, which from researching professionals online they say a couples therapist should never do pick sides. Fast forward to this week he called her to follow up on our next appointment and said that I seemed like a Loner. Again I was appalled by this unprofessionalism. He was casting doubt from the first appointment and my S/O even said she felt coerced into feelings she wasnt actually feeling. We were doing really well before this meeting and we wanted to do therapy to leverage our relationship. This meeting actually made things worse between us and made things more confusing. Im guessing he deals with relationships that arent going through VERY rough times but maybe more simple things. Based on my experience, I would not recommend Dr. Libby as a therapist. The main points; Picking sides, being doubtful, and adding confusion. We felt like we wasted our money on this. I know other people will have different experiences but I had to share mine so other couples going through similar circumstances can take this into consideration.

Ja
Review №16

Dr. Roger Libby has been a leader in the field of Sex Therapy for many years and shares his immense experience with his clients in a way that is honest, knowledgeable and lighthearted. As a colleague, I appreciate his sex positive approach to sex therapy as he uses modern and well researched interventions with his clients to improve their relationship and sex life. I would highly recommend him as a couples and sex therapist.

Da
Review №17

I appreciated the fact that Dr. Libby is a credentialed Sexologist, not simply a couples counselor or a general therapist but a board-certified specialist extensively trained in the conditions and causes of my situation. Other so-called sex therapists could only guess at what was going on in my case. Dr. Libbys experience is simply unmatched in the region, if not the world. The recommended treatment plan (yes, an actual treatment plan!), was short-term and practical, not a drawn-out, months long process. Not only was I able to awaken something inside me that I thought was lost forever, but I returned to Dr. Libbys care with my partner and found a new level of meaning in our relationship. Thank you, Dr. Libby for your integrity, your incredible sense of humor and your expertise. You are a treasure!

Vi
Review №18

In regards of Cals disgusting review on this therapist, I strongly believe Dr. Libby was very assertive in a sense where you would need to make a decision for yourself.That man is highly upset because he didn’t get what he wanted, and that S/O he so claims have not been together due to the cheating, manipulation, and lies! That’s why they visited him for a reason right? The words “us” is just speaking for himself. People like that are reasons why they’re left alone.Dr. Libby, it is his job is to try to help couples regardless of the situation; not make a decision on the next move...I would disregard cals review and be open to this possibility into getting the treatment you’re looking for to gain more clarity on making right decisions for yourself. I would 10/10 recommend for people who struggle with finding that sense of clarity.

Dr
Review №19

I have interviewed Dr Roger Libby for my radio show Eros Evolution and have found him to exceptionally smart, articulate, informed and compassionate. He is a delightful person to be around and I have learned a lot from him. I only have good things to say about him.

Ni
Review №20

Dr. Libby is informed, kind, and sex positive! As a colleague, I would highly recommend him as a sex therapist. He is also funny and very approachable, making it safe and comfortable to seek therapy!

Ne
Review №21

During the most difficult point (thus far) in our marriage and faced with a choice to continue or not - Dr. Libby gave us the perspective to actually hear each other. Each of us were given the space to be ourselves and communicate things that we had been afraid to share together alone. Dr. Libby held us accountable for respecting each other as well as taking the time in our daily lives to build up our marriage again.Somehow, we found a way to laugh at the end of it all. We consider it a miracle that we are still married and would recommend his counseling to anyone.

Na
Review №22

Ive had the pleasure of interacting with Dr. Libby as a fellow colleague, and have enjoyed utilizing the great knowledge and experience he brings to our field. Many benefit from his educational and therapy services.

Dr
Review №23

Dr. Libby has been an esteemed colleague and friend for about 35 years. He well deserves the professional recognition he gets. He is one of the valued people with whom I consult for my clients.

Mi
Review №24

Roger is a true giant in his field, a pioneer who coined the term sex positive, and a valued and trusted friend and colleague. Anyone would be lucky to have them as their therapist.

Je
Review №25

Listen to his ted talk. Youll get a feel for the sex positive attitude thats a key part of our sexual health profession. Knowledgeable & able to get to the core issue for couples & individuals struggling with sexual dysfunction. An AASECT certified sex therapist who knows how to approach harder issues with humor & acceptance.

Sa
Review №26

The Seattle Area is most fortunate to have Dr Libby in our midst, offering time honored and leading edge treatments to couples for sexual dysfunction and relationship issues as his specialty. He assembles a team of specialists with complementary knowledge and skills for a complete approach no matter what the basis is for the issue.

Mi
Review №27

Dr. Roger Libby is a colleague of mine from AASECT, whose approach to Sex Therapy is warm, kind, compassionate, and Sex Positive! He presented a wonderful & humorus Ted-Talk on U-tube of his Sex Positive Revolution with Enthusiasm! I encourage anyone to watch who has questions of which therapist to seek for sex therapy? Watch Dr. Libbys Ted Talk first & then see him professionally!

Ka
Review №28

The woman below, Kelly Trbovich is hardly qualified to label anyone. She has been married 4 times and is a mistress again. If anyone needs therapy, its her and my husband, who she is having an affair with. I have been married 34 years and my husband came up here, so he says, to seek help in order for him find the strength to get away from Kelli Trbovich. She has never met Dr. Libby and clearly doesn’t want my husband to seek or receive help. She wants the money, and he wants the sex. So take her review with a grain of salt, everyone is in therapy, but the 2 of them.

Ne
Review №29

Dr. Roger Libby has been contributing to the field in big ways for more than four decades. His book for teens, The Naked Truth About Sex has been a long-time favorite of mine. Dr. Libby created the concept of sex positivity and National Orgasm Day back in 1976.

Ri
Review №30

A true pioneer in the field, i am honored to call roger libby a colleague and friend. anyone would be privileged and in good hands who calls him their therapist!

Na
Review №31

Dr. Roger Libby is one of those people whos passion is shown through his words and by his actions. Ive learned so much from Roger in the time that Ive known him and have learned to embrace who I am as a person with his help! Hes amazing and truly someone I hope to be connected with forever. Highly recommended meeting him at the least!

Da
Review №32

Dr.Libby is an expert in the field of sexuality with decades of experience treating a wide variety of conditions and problems. Ignore the fake bad reviews. They are created by people who fear and hate their own sexuality and take it out on people like Roger, who dont view sexuality as something to fear. Ultimately, it is wisdom and compassion which can help resolve sexual problems. Dr. Libby has these qualities more than most professionals in the field.

Ry
Review №33

Roger is a fantastic clinician and powerful therapist. He takes a no-nonsense and no-shame approach to sexuality and intimacy that is sorely needed in todays world.

K.
Review №34

I am glad to see so many positive reviews as I only spoke in emails with Dr.Libby. I have been in therapy since March of 2015 for ptsd and attend sex addiction meetings that have really helped my life improve and I have left some unsavory habits behind because of it. Throughout his website he claims he does not judge whatsoever, but was not hesitant to show his loathing for other sex therapists calling them charlatans in an email he sent me.I decided to not see him as I value a more accepting, caring, positive approach.Sex addiction to me and to anyone in recovery, is dealing with trauma in a way where we are not actually addicted to sex or like it, but we know of no other ways to cope. Much like alcohol and drugs. We have a phenomenon of craving and then were off to the races.I have been sober from alcohol for 9 months and was recently triggered by some anxiety meds that made me feel off balance, so I sought out porn and compulsive masturbation again, which lead to other unfortunate habits popping up.I would have been all for hearing what he had to say, but I cant get behind someone who is so hell-bent on doing it their way while putting others down.He does not seem open to understanding that the sex addict anonymous 12-step program is trying to help others achieve a positive sex life and re-wire our brain because of the unhealthy ways of dealing with and viewing our sexuality, and not brain-wash people.Maybe he was referring to people who claim to be sex therapists but are actually encouraging poor acting out behaviors??? I dont know. All I know is I felt sad and disappointed after the exchange of emails...I am seeking help at life-healing center in NM and have made inquiries to Staci Sprout who is a trauma relief specialist and therapist here in Seattle. She is highly recommended amongst others who have and consider unhealthy sexual habits a part of an addiction or the addict mind set.Good luck to everyone and happy holidays.

La
Review №35

I have had the distinct pleasure of being a colleague of Dr. Libbys and there are few people whos knowledge, caring, and integrity I admire more.

Ke
Review №36

This is a Quck!!![kwak] noun. a fraudulent or ignorant pretender to medical skill. a person who pretends, professionally or publicly, to skill, knowledge, or qualifications he or she does not possess; a charlatan.

Jo
Review №37

He is a trusted colleague who deals with sensitive subjects with expertise compassion and authority. He is non judgemental, helpful and effective.

An
Review №38

Roger is a stellar example of a supportive, highly intelligent and informed therapist who can be in your corner through a variety of sexuality and mental health related concerns. I value him as a colleague and refer clients to him often!

DR
Review №39

I finally understand why many certified sex therapists continue to challenge the term “sex addiction”. At first, it seemed to be just a matter of semantics, sexual addiction vs. sexually compulsive behavior. But a prominent group of highly respected sex educators, therapists and researchers have continued to disavow the sex addiction treatment model. It began to appear as if this was merely a turf war, a fight to gain access to more clients. And those opposed to the popular sex addiction model seemed to be fighting a losing battle.Recently however, AASECT, the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists, the major certifying organization, posted a position statement corroborating their mission and goal of promoting sexual health. Even after reading that statement, I was not yet convinced that this was the best approach. And then, I read a few of Dr. Roger Libby’s blogs and now I understand why all these sexologists have been critical of labeling any sexual behavior as addiction.One concern is whether out-of-control sexual behavior qualifies as an addiction. But the more important and pervasive concern is the way sexuality is viewed and sexual problems are treated within the sexual addiction model. Our sexuality is a natural part of our being, a reflection of who we are. It incorporates our sensual awareness, memories, enjoyment of touch and physical closeness as well as our capacity for love and intimate connection.Sex addiction therapists may or may not be certified by AASECT, ACS, American College of Sexologists, ABS, American Board of Sexology or AACS, American Academy of Clinical Sexologists. A sex addiction specialist may not be a clinical member of SSTAR, Society for Sex Therapy and Research, may not be familiar with SSSS, Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, or SIECUS, Sexuality Information and Education Council of the U.S. By not seeking certification and membership in one or more of the leading sexology organizations that have been promoting healthy sexuality for decades, sex addiction therapists cannot provide the comprehensive treatment required to handle the complexity of sexuality.If you developed a sexually compulsive behavior, to which type of therapist would you want to reveal your most intimate needs and desires? Wouldn’t you prefer to work with someone who has been involved with the major sexology organizations, has attended their conferences, trained with their presenters, dialogued with their educators and researchers, a therapist who approaches sexuality from a sexual health orientation rather than a disease, addiction and shame-based orientation?

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  • Address:121 Lakeside Ave, Seattle, WA 98122, United States
  • Site:http://drrogerlibby.com/
  • Phone:+1 206-244-8788
Categories
  • Family counselor
  • Counselor
  • Marriage or relationship counselor
  • Psychotherapist
  • Sexologist
Working hours
  • Monday:8am–8pm
  • Tuesday:8am–8pm
  • Wednesday:8am–8pm
  • Thursday:8am–8pm
  • Friday:8am–8pm
  • Saturday:8am–8pm
  • Sunday:8am–8pm
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