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A Partner’s Guide to Understanding Sexual Addiction, Recovery and Healing   What’s the purpose of this booklet? If you are reading this booklet, you are probably in a lot of pain. You feel confused, angry, hurt, and alone. You may

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CHS Position Statement

At Center for Healthy Sex, we take the following positions on the following issues: Healthy Sex We define “healthy sex” as consensual sex between adults that does not include guilt, shame or psychological distress. Partner Therapy At Center for Healthy

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Read Our Books

Learn more about the books authored and co-authored by our Founder, Dr. Alexandra Katehakis. Sexual Reflections: A Workbook for Designing and Celebrating Your Sexual Health Plan Sex Addiction as Affect Dysregulation: A Neurobiologically Informed Holistic Treatment Mirror of Intimacy: Daily

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Books for Sex Therapy & Addiction Professionals

Several great books have been written for sex therapy professionals. Preview them here: Affect Regulation Theory by Daniel Hill, PhD Affect regulation theory―the science of how humans regulate their emotions―is at the root of all psychotherapies. Drawing on attachment, developmental

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Books for Partners of Sex Addicts

Several great books have been written for partners of sex addicts. Preview them here: Facing Heartbreak: Steps to Recovery for Partners of Sex Addicts by Stefanie Carnes, Mari Lee, and Anthony Rodriguez When you discover that the person you loved

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Premature Ejaculation Online Coaching

Premature ejaculation is regarded as one of the most common sexual dysfunctions among males. Premature ejaculation is estimated to occur in 24% of men (Porst, et al., 2007). Premature ejaculation is defined as ejaculation with minimal sexual stimulation before or

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Sex Addiction FAQ

Sex Addiction FAQ What is sex addiction? Sexual addiction has also been called sexual dependency, sexual compulsivity and hypersexual disorder. By any name, it is a compulsive behavior that completely dominates the addict’s life. Sexual addicts make sex a priority

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Sex Addiction Books

Several great books have been written on sex addiction. Preview them here: Facing the Shadow: Starting Sexual and Relationship Recovery by Patrick Carnes Facing the Shadow is the first to take techniques used by thousands of recovering sex addicts and show

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Sex Addiction as Affect Dysregulation book

ORDER ON AMAZON Sex Addiction as Affect Dysregulation:A Neurobiologically Informed Holistic Treatment Sex Addiction as Affect Dysregulation is the first book on sex addiction that takes into consideration neurobiological underpinnings, examining sex addiction in line with the new definition of addiction

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Recovery Zone Online Coaching

Our Recovery Zone online coaching class is for those who are well into their recovery from sex addiction and are ready to dive deeper into their past and sees how and why it carries into their present. Call (310) 843-9902

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LGBTQIA2S+ challenges can include discrimination, marginalization, trauma, expressing authentic gender and sexual identities, shame & guilt deconstruction, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles and more.

 

LGBTQIA2S+

LGBTQIA2S+ challenges can include discrimination, marginalization, trauma, expressing authentic gender and sexual identities, shame & guilt deconstruction, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles and more.