Stephen Ammann is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Certified Sex Addiction Therapist (CSAT) and a graduate of Northwest Nazarene University, Stephen provides individual, couple, and group counseling using an integrated approach. He founded Northwest Wellness Center in Nampa, where they specialize in sex and addiction, trauma treatment as well as couples’ therapy. NWC has specific intensive models that focus on addiction, trauma, and couples’ retreats.

Stephen is a certified EMDR therapist and consultant. He has co-facilitating DeTUR trainings with the late Dr. AJ Popky, in the US and Canada. DeTUR is an EMDR addiction protocol addressing triggers and urges leading to unwanted behaviors. Stephen developed the EMDR protocol LIFE SCAN which looks at each of the development stages such as epigenetic trauma, utero, birth, non-verbal, and so on through the client’s life span. He uses this effective process to help clients deal with trauma, addiction, and other concerns.