She is skilled at providing specialized therapy for
partners of sex addicts, parenting and family counseling, and divorce recovery.
Many partners
of sex addicts also develop other unhealthy behaviors in an attempt to cope with the pain of their relationship.
For years, programs have been available for
treatment of sex addicts, but there are few programs or groups available for their spouses or partners.
If unfamiliar with the
traits of a sex addict, they may never have been concerned about their behavior during the marriage's earlier stages.
The significance of all these statistics to clinicians is that both the
profile of a sex addict and prevalence is changing.
We know how to treat sex addiction and how to help partners
of sex addicts resolve their trauma; and we like what we do.
The first workbook to help partners
of sex addicts cope with discovering their loved one has compulsive sexual behaviors.
Helping partners
of sex addicts requires an individualized approach depending on the unique experiences of each person.
Many
spouses of sex addicts have difficulty trusting their «gut instincts» that something is wrong in their relationship.
I maintain ongoing specialized training from The Association of Partner
of Sex Addicts Trauma Specialists (APSATS).
Find a 12 Step group for loved ones
of sex addicts like S - Anon or Co-SA or a faith - based program like a L.I.F.E. Group or Celebrate Recovery.
Rather, it's an often disturbing
portrait of a sex addict, who tarnishes his image by succumbing to his most hedonistic vices, threatening to destroy his career, his family, and in the end, his life.
And then at the other end of the spectrum are the churches who are so welcoming that they end up with congregations that spend all their time at the baths, in the book stores, or watching porn, which gives you a church
full of sex addicts who are not seeking recovery because the church accepts gays with open arms.
There's also the problem of treating a dramatic character
study of a sex addict like a Farrelly Brothers comedy.
Peggy Guggenheim became an art addict, yes, but she was also a
bit of a sex addict, according to those who knew her, many of them speaking kindly but frankly about her dual addiction
Finally, some partners
of sex addicts withdraw from their sexuality because of the hurt, betrayal, and victimization by the addict.
The Spouses» Program is a 3 - day workshop designed to help the partner
of a sex addict begin to cope with the hurt and confusion known only to those living through infidelity and betrayal.
Recovery from sex addiction and sexual compulsivity is directed at learning to control and eliminate sexual behaviors that result in loss or unwanted consequences in the
lives of the sex addict.
If you think you or a loved one you know may have a sex addiction, take the following self - help quiz to find out if they are displaying the common
symptoms of a sex addict.
If sex can be addictive in the clinical sense, scientists theorized, then the neural
response of sex addicts to pornography should mimic the neural responses of drug or alcohol addicts to their drugs of choice.
The Spouses
of Sex Addicts group counseling is a confidential support group led by licensed professional counselors.
Here is what a typical Spouses / Partners
of Sex Addicts Women's group meeting looks like: We meet together for 90 minutes.
Counseling and Twelve Step work complements and supports the
healing of the sex addict's belief system and ultimately helps the addict to live a life that is free of the addictive behaviors.
Houston Addiction Therapy address sex addiction, love addiction, and partners
of sex addicts by offering individual counseling, couples counseling, group counseling, and intensive workshops.
Nearly 70 % of partners
of sex addicts experience post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms, severely impeding his or her ability to function in daily life.
She is a Marriage Family Therapist intern with license pending and is currently a candidate for certification with The Association of Partners
of Sex Addicts Trauma Specialist (APSATS).
Here are a list of resources for Sex Addicts (books, filters, & groups) and for Partners /
Spouses of Sex Addicts: Books and Workbooks For Recovery from Sex Addiction «Out of the Shadows: Understanding Sexual Addiction» by Patrick Carnes «Facing the Shadow» workbook (required for group) by Patrick Carnes Sexaholics Anonymous book (aka «White book») «Surfing for -LSB-...]
Then, in 2012, McQueen and Fassbender worked together again for Shame, a visually striking, NC -17-rated
portrait of a sex addict.
As Certified Sex Addiction Therapist (CSAT) I see couples, individuals, and have therapy groups for men who are sex addicts and a group of
wives of sex addicts.