About

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

Stephen and his wife Michele are the owners of Nampa Cereset. This treatment allows the brain to hear where it is out of balance and self-correct from the inside out. He is also a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist (CSAT) trained under Patrick Carnes. He is on the clinical team of USA Reboot Resort, a nonprofit organization that works with Veterans struggling with Post Traumatic Stress.

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 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.

Stephen Is dedicated to providing a safe and non-judgmental environment for healing.  He understands that each client has a unique story and strives to tailor treatment to their individual needs.  He is committed to helping individuals discover who they truly are and how their problem behaviors are affecting their present circumstances and relationships. He realizes the importance of a spiritual connection in the healing process. He holds the client’s view of a higher power with respect and is able to work within the clients’ value system. 

Prior to becoming a social worker Stephen had experience as a manager and owner in the construction field and equine industry, he also served as a youth pastor in an Evangelical church. In his spare time, he loves everything outdoors: hunting, fishing, skiing and horseback riding. He also loves to spend time with his friends, family and most of all his wife and two middle school boys.