Trauma therapy is easy to understand as an important part of therapy for partners of sex addicts. After having experienced the discovery of a sexual acting out, symptoms of trauma tend to remain for some time for partners. However, trauma therapy is not as easily understood as
Read more →When thinking of the New Year approaching, we naturally start thinking about goals to set for the upcoming year. When establishing goals for the next year, there is one factor that I challenge most of my clients to seriously consider. This factor is that of authenticity. Authenticity
Read more →The holidays can be overwhelming in the most normal of circumstances. Thus, approaching a holiday after an infidelity or affair can seem like the most daunting of tasks. This is a delicate process that needs to have some planning behind it before you enter into this particular
Read more →Most often, addictions are like knots that are held tightly together. Somewhere along the way, unmet needs and unrecognized emotions have become linked together with the behavior that you’re trying to overcome. Sex and love addictions are no exception to this rule. Whether it be the need
Read more →I hear this question from partners and those who are dealing with sex addiction as well. A partner will ask, “why did he do it?” Why did he go outside of the sexual boundaries of the relationship? So often, the addict will answer with “I don’t know.”
Read more →When trying to regain your partner’s trust, it’s understandable to have a sense of urgency. Whether you are trying to prevent your partner from leaving, or feel terrible about the pain that your partner is experiencing, you likely feel anxious to rebuild your relationship and your life.
Read more →The crisis that can accompany discovering that your partner is cheating on you can be quite traumatic. At times, this is so well hidden, that there was no previous inclination that cheating was even a possibility with this person. Whether it be an emotional affair, sex outside
Read more →Cybersex addiction isn’t necessarily a new problem in the world of sexual addiction. However, cybersex addiction has become an increasingly challenging addiction to overcome. Elements of fantasy and addictive qualities were always present with the usage of cybersex, but now there’s increased accessibility for cybersex addicts and
Read more →Deciding when it is time to change can be extremely challenging. Accepting a problem can be a difficult undertaking. One of the biggest reasons for this is that in order to accept, you have to know that the problem exists. It’s easy to go through life not
Read more →Determining whether or not you could benefit from counseling is difficult for several reasons. These links and screening tools may be able to help you determine if you would be a good candidate for therapy or counseling. Whether you are unsure if you are a sex addict,
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