About Willow Tree: Center for Healing & Recovery

A trusted clinical model for sexual recovery and betrayal healing

Willow Tree is a specialized center for betrayal healing and sexual recovery, providing structured counseling and coaching for individuals and couples navigating compulsive sexual behavior and partner betrayal. Addiction treatment, betrayal healing, and trauma-informed care are integrated to restore safety, rebuild trust, and strengthen relational stability.

Recovery requires structure, accountability, and informed guidance — and no one should navigate it alone.

We offer individual therapy, recovery coaching, structured Recovery Groups, and therapeutic intensives delivered in person in Santa Rosa and via secure telehealth across California.

The values behind our work

Our coordinated model supports individuals and couples through stabilization, accountability, trauma resolution, and relational repair.

Our coordinated model supports individuals and couples through stabilization, accountability, trauma resolution, and relational repair.

Our Values:

  • 1 Compulsive sexual behavior is treatable and recovery is possible.
  • 2 Betrayal trauma is treatable and healing is possible.
  • 3 We treat the whole family, the whole unit.
  • 4 We welcome everyone impacted by compulsive sexual behavior — the addict, partner, children, and others.
  • 5 We take a collaborative, multi-disciplinary team approach to care.
  • 6 We are sensitive to the partner’s experience in compulsive sexual behavior treatment.
  • 7 We promote awareness, utilization, and teaching of current research and treatment protocols.

These values are the foundation of everything we do for the individuals, partners, and families in our care.

OUR APPROACH

Our treatment model blends trauma-informed therapy, attachment-based relational work, and structured recovery practices.

We integrate clinical treatment with coaching-based accountability and skills development to create a clear pathway toward addiction recovery, betrayal healing, and relational stability.

Coaching and Therapy at Willow

At Willow Tree, we provide both therapy and coaching within a coordinated model of care. Recovery and healing needs change over time, and the support clients receive should change with them.
Our therapists and coaches share specialized training in compulsive sexual behavior, betrayal trauma, and relational healing.
As clients progress, they may move between therapy and coaching based on their goals, challenges, and stage of recovery.
This fluid approach allows us to provide the right level of support at the right time—whether that means addressing trauma and mental health concerns, strengthening recovery skills and accountability, or focusing on growth and forward movement.

Addict Model

Our addiction treatment model integrates structured recovery practices, attachment-based relational work, and exploration of the origins of their addiction. We guide addicts through a clear, steady process that honors the addicts’ lived experience while supporting sustainable sobriety and meaningful change.

Partner Model

Our partner treatment model integrates trauma-responsive care, attachment-based healing, and partner-sensitive frameworks. We guide betrayed partners through a process that honors their lived experience, helping them reclaim their voice, rebuild internal stability, and navigate relational repair with dignity.

We offer both in-person sessions in Santa Rosa and secure online therapy across California.

Our Team

Experts in addiction and partner recovery

Our clinicians and coaches hold advanced certifications including CSAT, CPTT, and CCPS credentials, ensuring care grounded in research, ethics, and trauma-sensitive practice.

Jeanne Vattuone, LCSW, CSAT-S — sex addiction and betrayal trauma therapist, co-founder of Willow Tree Center for Healing and Recovery in Santa Rosa

Jeanne Vattuone

LCSW, CSAT-S, CCPS-S, CPTT-S, BCC-Candidate

Co-Founder, Willow Tree

Licensed Clinical Social Worker # 18987

Certified Sex Addiction Therapist – Supervisor 
Certified Clinical Partner Specialist – Supervisor 
Certified Partner Trauma Therapist – Supervisor 
Board Certified Coach – Candidate

Jeanne Vattuone is a senior clinician specializing in sex addiction and betrayal trauma healing.. Licensed since 1998 and trained directly under Dr. Patrick Carnes, she integrates structured addiction treatment with partner-sensitive recovery models to support lasting relational repair.

Jeanne provides individual, group, and couples therapy and is trained in EMDR and Brainspotting for trauma resolution. As a Supervisor for CSAT, CPTT, and CCPS certifications and board member and former President of APSATS, she plays a leadership role in advancing partner-sensitive care internationally.

Timothy D. Stein, LMFT, CSAT-S — sex addiction and betrayal trauma therapist, co-founder of Willow Tree Center for Healing and Recovery in Santa Rosa

Timothy D. Stein

LMFT, CSAT-S, CPTT-S, CCPS

Co-Founder, Willow Tree

License: Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist #35896

Certified Sex Addiction Therapist – Supervisor 
Certified Clinical Partner Specialist – Supervisor
Certified Partner Trauma Therapist – Supervisor

Timothy D. Stein is a senior clinician specializing in sex addiction and betrayal trauma recovery. Licensed since 1999 and trained directly under Dr. Patrick Carnes as a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist (CSAT), Tim integrates structured addiction treatment with partner trauma models to support individual sobriety and relational repair.

He provides individual, group, and couples therapy and is trained in advanced trauma modalities including Post Induction Therapy (PIT), EMDR, and Brainspotting. Tim serves as a Supervisor for CSAT and CPTT certification candidates and currently serves as Board President of The American Foundation for Addiction Research (AFAR), contributing to the advancement of research-informed addiction treatment.

Corey Nicole Harvey, AMFT, CSAT-C — sex addiction and trauma therapist at Willow Tree Center for Healing and Recovery, Sonoma County

Corey Nicole Harvey

AMFT, CSAT-C, CCPS-C

License: Associate Marriage and Family Therapist #140383

Certified Sex Addiction Therapist – Candidate
Certified Clinical Partner Specialist – Candidate

Corey has years of experience as an Addictions Specialist and with adults and children suffering from severe mental health diagnoses, physical and sexual abuse, addiction, and trauma. Corey is trained in trauma-focused yoga techniques and social-emotional learning. Her clinical supervision is provided by Tim Stein, LMFT (LMFT 35896), and Jeanne Vattuone, LCSW (LCS 18987), the founders of Willow Tree Counseling.

Esther Elmer, CPC — certified partner coach specializing in betrayal trauma and sex addiction recovery at Willow Tree Center

Esther Elmer

ACC, CPC

Associate Certified Coach
Certified Partner Coach

With over fifteen years of experience, she specializes in supporting partners affected by betrayal and has extensive knowledge of sex addiction. Additionally, she is a Certified Partner Coach through the Association of Partners of Sex Addicts Trauma Specialists (APSATS). Esther has also earned her master’s degree in Pastoral Care and Counseling from Talbot School of Theology.

Rebecca Sweeney, LMFT, CSAT-C — trauma-informed sex addiction and couples therapist at Willow Tree Center for Healing and Recovery

Rebecca Sweeney

LMFT, CSAT-C, CCPS-C

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist # 155513

Certified Sex Addiction Therapist – Candidate
Certified Clinical Partner Specialist – Candidate

Rebecca received her Masters in Counseling Psychology from Dominican University of California, and she has several years of experience working with couples and individuals through attachment-based and trauma-informed therapy. She works with partners, addicts, and couples in varying states of recovery and facilitates a weekly men’s addiction support group.

Richard Long, CPRC — certified professional recovery coach specializing in sex addiction, porn addiction, and rebuilding trust after betrayal

Richard Long

CPC-Candidate, CPRC

Certified Partner Coach – Candidate
Certified Professional Recovery Coach

Richard helps men, couples, and partners heal from sexual infidelity, porn addiction, and intimacy issues. With extensive knowledge of sex addiction recovery and partner healing, Richard supports and guides his clients in achieving their goals. He works alongside his clients to rebuild trust, restore connection, and establish emotional stability in their relationships. Richard is a Licensed Brain Health Trainer through Amen University.

Heiti DeLucchi

APCC, CSAT-C, CCPS-C

Associate Professional Clinical Counselor # 9019

Certified Sex Addiction Therapist – Candidate
Certified Clinical Partner Specialist – Candidate

Heiti received her Master of Arts in Counseling from the Townsend Institute at Concordia University Irvine. She has over seven years of experience supporting partners of sex addicts. She has experience and training in working with folks suffering from trauma, depression and anxiety. Her clinical supervision is provided by Tim Stein, LMFT (LMFT 35896), and Jeanne Vattuone, LCSW (LCS 18987), the founders of Willow Tree Counseling.

Katlynn Karr

Administrative Assistant

Katlynn serves as the Administrative Assistant at Willow Tree Counseling, where she is often the first point of contact for clients beginning their healing journey. She received her Bachelor’s of Science in Criminal Justice with a minor in Human Services. Katlynn has a background in office management from previous counseling agencies, along with hands-on clinical experience working with children at risk of being placed out of their homes. She values creating an organized, efficient system to support smooth onboarding and ongoing administrative care for every client.

Your Journey Matters

We know reaching out for help takes courage. Whether you are beginning your recovery or healing journey, or returning to continue your growth, we are here to guide you every step of the way.

Your path to change starts here

Recovery from sex addiction and betrayal trauma touches every part of life.

At Willow Tree, our multi-disciplinary team works alongside individuals, partners, and couples — offering wraparound care for addiction recovery, betrayal healing, and relational repair. We're here for the whole journey — and for everyone it affects.

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