Bright Hearts CounselingJeff VanZant, M.A., LMHC, CSAT

Jeff VanZant started counseling professionally in 1993 and has worked around the Seattle area co-facilitating men’s growth groups in Bothell, Redmond, Everett, Bellevue, and Lynnwood.

After initially working as a trained domestic violence treatment provider helping couples and individuals overcome controlling behaviors, anger, and abuse in domestic relationships, Jeff now focuses  his counseling practice on helping individuals and couples seeking to break free from compulsive sexual behavior including:

  • Pornography,  Prostitution,  Bikini Barista Patronage,  Webcaming,  Flirting,  Erotic Massage,  Voyeurism,
  • Sexual chat, Sexting, Social Media, Cybersex and Internet addiction
  • Serial sexual and emotional affairs
  • Sexual Anorexia and other unwanted sexual  behaviors

Addiction RecoveryJeff also works with client family members and spouses to bridge the gap between understanding and healing where possible working towards reconciliation when timing and circumstance permit.

A former campus minister at the Universities of Kansas and Washington, Jeff was raised in Oklahoma but decided to migrate out west to pursue his studies. Jeff has frequently counseled young adults on sexual choices and challenges. However, the growing awareness of sexually compulsive behaviors  frequency of presentation among clients, men’s group participants, and those in the recovery community helped propel him to seek further training and specialization to more adequately treat those suffering from hypersexual patterns commonly referred to as sexual addiction.

Jeff has also worked as an industrial engineer and project manager with Boeing and was the director and owner of Tender Care Cottage Adult Family Home in Mill Creek and Shoreline in the 1990’s.  He lives in the Seattle area and celebrates 30 years of committed marriage this summer and has raised two sons in the faith.

To schedule an appointment with Jeff VanZant, please visit our “Scheduling” page.