Sex Addiction

The right tool for the job.

Certified Sex Addiction Therapy is what you need if your life is impacted by sex addiction.  Fully licensed clinicians who study these topics extensively earn the credential of CSAT which stands for Certified Sex Addiction Therapist.  CSATs are trained in how to break the addictive cycles and help addicts earn sobriety and recovery.  We are also trained in serving the extensive needs of the partners of sex addicts who experience the brutal realities of betrayal trauma. 

If you were struggling with an eating disorder, then you would want to work with a clinician who had extensive training in treating eating disorders.  Sex addiction treatment is similarly specialized.  If you are struggling with compulsive sexual behavior or betrayal trauma, then you want to be working with a CSAT.  Sex addiction is a heartbreaking experience.  Healing and recovery are possible.  But you’re going to need the right tool for the job.

You don’t have to feel this way anymore.

If you’re going through it - it’s not fun anymore.  What began as a way to help soothe for pain has become a problem of its own. 

In our culture addiction of any kind carries a painful stigma.  Sex addiction is perhaps the most shameful and most isolating. 

For many, the situation gets so unmanageable that healing feels impossible - but it’s not.  With the right support we can heal and so can our relationships.  We learn to stop the behavior.  Then we learn to constructively deal with the pain that lead us down this road in the first place. 

First we’ll learn how to stop the behaviors that are destroying your life and relationships.  This is sobriety.    Then we’ll begin the rebuilding process.  You’ll earn self-respect and the trust of your loved ones as, one day at a time, you practice the skills that lead to a life of integrity.  This is recovery. 

An addiction to sex is different than other addictions, like alcohol.  With alcohol we can live the rest of our lives, happily, without drinking another drop.  That’s not the case with sex.  Humans are sexual beings.  People in recovery from sex addiction need to learn how to incorporate healthy sexuality back into their lives.  Don’t worry - we’ll cover that too.

I’ve walked with hundreds of clients on their journeys of recovery.  We can do this.  If you’re hurting today - after breaking another promise to yourself or your loved one - you don’t have to feel this way ever again.  Give me a call.  I know the way out.  We’ll walk it together.

If you love a sex addict, you are likely having a miserable experience. For many folks, it begins with a devastating, earth-shattering discovery. The relationship you thought you had, and the future you were building are gone forever, and your world is on fire. It feels hopeless and overwhelming. But I promise you - there is reason for hope. You feel isolated, like no one could possibly understand your experience and like no one is safe for you to share it with - but that’s not true. We’re here. We get it. You’re not the first person to go through this, and you don’t have to do it alone.

For other partners, it’s more of a gradual decline. Things were great for a while, and then you noticed the distance begin to grow. The intimacy decreased, and then the lies started. Your world may not be on fire, but you certainly would love to have your partner back. You are not alone either.

I know how to help you heal and take care of yourself as your partner continues on their path. I know how to help you heal through your betrayal trauma. And, I know how to help you put your relationship back together so that it’s more connected and more enjoyable than it’s ever been. I’m neither special nor magical. I’ve just had the amazing privilege of studying and practicing certified sex addiction therapy (CSAT). Your experience requires this level of training and expertise. We know how to help you heal through this pain that seems impossible to bear. We know how to help you put together a future that you love.

Give me a call, text, or email, and once we know the details of your situation, I’ll help you understand what you can expect from these next steps in your journey. You can do this. And you don’t have to do it alone.