by Jeanne Vattuone, LCSW, CSAT-S, CCPS-S | Feb 11, 2023
Stay on Your Side of the Street! Ever heard this phrase? “Stay on your side of the street” is a popular phrase in addiction recovery. It means that family members of the addict are to have boundaries and stay separate from the addict’s recovery journey. It encourages...
by Robert Schnitzius Jr, LMFT, CSAT | Jan 7, 2019
No 1. Establishing Sobriety Establishing and maintaining sobriety – stopping the bleeding – is often a good place to start with someone struggling with an addiction, and sex addiction is no exception. If a person desires improved relationships with others,...
by Mark Robinett MFT | Feb 14, 2013
What is Sex Addiction? A sex addiction is similar to most other addictions – it is either used to medicate or manage trauma, or it is a control issue – an issue where a part of a person is able to take control or take over for a time and make the person do some kind...
by Mark Robinett MFT | Jan 29, 2013
EMDR has been widely used in the psychotherapy field for healing trauma. I have used it for this with people with sex addictions and its been very effective at ending the addiction when the addiction has been driven by childhood trauma, especially childhood sexual...
by Samantha Stein, PsyD. | Dec 4, 2012
The very first step of every 12-Step program begins with these words – an admission of powerlessness. For many people, that very first step makes participation in a 12-Step program very difficult and with good reason: powerlessness is an uncomfortable feeling and not...
by Samantha Stein, PsyD. | Aug 17, 2012
Whether it’s food, alcohol, or sex, there are a number of people who react strongly to hearing that someone has engaged in self-destructive behaviors because they are an addict by saying, “Don’t use addiction as an excuse for your behavior! Take...