For Therapists
Myth: Sex Addiction is About Sex
Photo by Karthik Sridasyam on UnsplashSex addiction is one of those terms that gets thrown around casually and misunderstood easily. It conjures images of sexual prowess, i.e., the stud, and moral failure, i.e, the womanizer, uncontrollable lust. But these views—focus...
Pathways to Healing: Slow Down
Slow Down to Heal The Power of Slowing the Mind and Decision Making After Betrayal When you’ve been betrayed, especially by someone you love and trusted, the pain is nothing short of agonizing. It’s a full-body experience—emotional, mental, and physical. In the wake...
Am I a Sex Addict?!
How sex addiction starts, how it takes over our life, and how therapy helps us regain control. Runtime: 5:00min
Research is showing that people who describe their sexual behavior as potentially self-destructive are far more prevalent than previously thought (Dickenson, 2018)…
Use of EMDR at New York Pathways
EMDR as a Treatment Option for Sex Addicts Treatment of sex addiction at New York Pathways is multi-faceted and consists of more than talk therapy. We have found over the years that by combining a number of treatment modalities, we can help our clients achieve...
Gay Men’s Sex Addiction Recovery Group
Addiction and the LGBTQ Community Addiction hits the LGBTQ community at much higher rates than within the heterosexual community environment. Gay men face stigma on multiple fronts from both the larger culture as well as closer to home by way of intra-community...
Sex Addiction Defined
SEX ADDICTION DEFINED Sex addiction is a condition marked by obsessive thinking about sex and by a persistent compulsion to engage in sexual behavior in spite of negative consequences. These are the essential characteristics of sex addiction:...
What Is Sex Addiction?
WHAT IS SEX ADDICTION? Much like alcoholism and drug addiction, sex addiction is a serious and harmful condition resulting in significant suffering for the addict and the addict's family. The condition is treatable: addicts and their families do find...
The Art of Self-Deception
Scott Peck wrote in The Road Less Traveled that “Mental health is the ongoing process of dedication to reality at all costs.” People struggling with addictive sexual behavior have lost touch with reality. They are in the land of self-deception. In fact, the sex...
Sex Addiction – Not a “One Size Fits All” Disease
“I desperately wanted to have sex with him or for him to want me, but afterwards, I felt like a discarded crack vial. Empty, used, worthless.” — anonymous Women have always been overlooked or underrepresented in studies of alcohol, drug, gambling or sex addiction. It...
Compulsive Sexual Behavior and Sex Addiction – Listen to Your Instincts
May 26, 2017 by Tim Lee I find when working with clients, almost all of them can pinpoint an instance when they just “knew” that their compulsive sexual behavior had become a serious problem. Whether it was paid sex, an affair, a one-night stand, or compulsive...