Brené Brown, author and expert on vulnerability, guilt and shame, believes these feelings get in the way of true
healing from addictive behaviors: «As a shame researcher, I know that the very best thing to do in the midst of a shame attack is totally counterintuitive: Practice courage and reach out!»
God's desire for us is
deliverance from addictive behaviors, and through therapy, medication, Christian community, prayer and careful attention to our choices, we can come to a point where we truly experience freedom.
Her areas of specialization focus in the following areas: 1) Working with individuals and couples around issues of intimacy, relational and attachment problems, sexual dysfunction, trauma and compulsivity, and 2) Eating disorders recovery, including from anorexia, bulimia, and binge - eating; and 3) Clinical writing, focused on the «recovery»
process from addictive behaviors and mental health problems to a state of vital aliveness, meaningfulness, and relatedness.»
This course, based on the workbook by Rebecca Williams, Ph.D. and Julie Kraft, MFT, presents a comprehensive approach to working with clients in
recovery from addictive behaviors.
Explores themes of guilt and shame, and recovery
from addictive behaviors.
In the first counseling session, your therapist will safely begin to gather information about your sexual behaviors, provide information on tools for getting free from those behaviors, begin identifying the underlying issues of the addiction, and give direction on beginning your journey of healing and freedom
from the addictive behaviors.
Recovery
from addictive behaviors and thinking offers the opportunity to reclaim your life and expand your potential.»