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Sex Addiction Specialists Team

Robert Hirsch, MSW, LCSW

After five years of counseling experience with private, public and state agencies in California, Massachusetts and Washington, Robert Hirsch opened his present practice, Hirsch Counseling and Consulting, in Greater Seattle in 1991.

While he specializes in the treatment of sexual addiction and deviance, he also performs parenting evaluations, anger assessments, and sexual deviancy evaluations for the courts. Robert's general practice includes individual, family and couples counseling.

As seminar leader, lecturer and consultant, his presentations have covered parenting issues, team building, crisis management, cultural diversity, stress management, addictions, sexual deviancy evaluation and treatment, and family reunification.

Performing emergency services, Robert has worked with Jewish Family Services in Seattle, has served as Crisis Counselor and Outpatient Therapist for the Island Counseling Center in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, was a therapist for Starting Point, in Hayward, California, where he assessed and treated adolescents and adults in the outpatient chemical dependency treatment program.

Education
M.S.W. 1985 with Honors, University of Michigan
Fields of Specialization: Sexuality, Family & Group Work

Certifications
ACSW. Member of the Academy of Certified Social Workers
LicSW. Licensed Clinical Social Worker, State of Washington #LW4952,
since 1991
Certified Sex Offender Treatment Provider, State of Washington #FCI02,
since 1991

Randy Green, MA

Hirsch Counseling and Consulting Associate Randy Green returned to private practice a year ago, following six years as Clinical Director for Relationships Toward Self Discovery, a community protection program in Arlington, Washington. He has offices in Arlington and Mukilteo and visits clients at Twin Rivers Correctional Facility in Monroe, WA.

As Relationships Clinical Director, he provided a wide variety of services. These included individual and group therapy for adults and adolescents with mild developmental disabilities and secondary mental health diagnoses, consultation and training for staff, compliance oversight, training and consultation for community protection agencies. He also attended and testified in court proceedings.

Randy's earlier experience includes serving as a mental health specialist for the adolescent psychiatric unit at Overlake Hospital, Bellevue, and practicing privately as a therapist with Kairos Counseling Center in Snohomish, where he provided individual and group treatment for adolescents and adults with sexual issues, survivors of sexual abuse and family therapy. He has also worked as a volunteer for Northwest Treatment Associates in Seattle and as Juvenile Rehabilitation Counselor at Echo Glen Children's Center and Echo Glen's Nisqually Cottage in Snoqualmie, conducting group and individual treatment for adolescents.

Education
M.A. 1993 Psychology, Antioch University, WA
B.A. 1985 Sociology, University of Washington
A.A. 1978 Sociology, College of the Redwoods, CA

Certifications
Licensed Mental Health Counselor: #MH30003166
Certified Sex Offender Treatment Provider: #FC00000176

Arthur Salamon, LMHC

In his practice as a counselor and psychotherapist, Arthur offers marriage and family therapy, addiction treatment, sex addiction treatment for youth and adults, and has over 3,000 hours of phone counseling experience for smoking cessation.

Arthur has an eclectic approach, drawing from the theories of Family Systems, Cognitive-Behavioral, Motivational Interviewing, and Experiential-Symbolic. He focuses on relationship and personal authority to promote healing and growth.

Arthur also has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Carnegie-Mellon University and has brought the therapeutic elements of music, art, and literature into his counseling work. He is currently registered as a licensed mental health counselor in Washington State.

Education
B.F.A., 1989, Carnegie-Mellon University
M.A. in Psychology, 2005, Bastyr University

Certification
Licensed Mental Health Counselor - license # LH60172402
Registered Mental Health Counselor #RC 00050384 since 2003

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