Straight talk, up-to-date information and resources for individuals and couples about sexual addiction, cybersex addiction, sexual anorexia, sexual desire and sexual dysfunction.
Did you know that 50-70% of married men cheat?! AND, 2/3 of all women being cheated on have no idea. If you think your spouse is cheating then they probably are. Take a look at this column for resources or Sex Addiction Los Angeles:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/agi-smith/im-divorced-but-the-shame_b_817109.html?ref=email_share
The battle continues on whether sex addiction is really a problem of addiction or bad behavior. I contend that what we call “sex addiction” is really a problem of unresolved childhood trauma that leads to repetitive, often destructive behaviors.
Take a look at this article and let us know what you think by clicking the comment button below.
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2050027,00.html
Is sex addiction treatment big business OR is the problem growing so rapidly that treatment centers are needed? The Los Angeles Times ran an article on Monday, November 15 posing these questions and begain the article with the services the Center for Healthy Sex provides:
When she hung out her shingle as a sex addiction therapist in 1997, Alexandra Katehakis had only a handful of colleagues.
“There were five people in this field and we all knew each other,” she said.
These days, Katehakis, a licensed marriage and family therapist, has hundreds of competitors and has grown her Los Angeles solo practice into the Center for Healthy Sex, “a full-blown organization” with a team of counselors, an intensive outpatient program, a range of therapy groups, an expansive website and training for other therapists.
Celebrities have been the greatest evangelists for treatment. “My practice wouldn’t exist without them,” Katehakis said.
To read the entire article go to:
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-et-sex-addiction-20101115,0,3778215.story
A recent article in Marie Claire Magazine talks about how sex addiction affects females. I believe women get caught in a neuro-hormonal roller coaster where they chase sex for love hoping to meet “the one.” Take a look at this well-written article. Female sex Addiction Treatment Los Angeles
http://www.marieclaire.com/sex-love/relationship-issues/articles/women-sex-addicts
Women have a lot of difficulty getting the courage to reach out and get the help they need when it comes to problematic sexual behaviors. A the Center for Healthy Sex, we’re committed to helping women talk about and heal from these issues without shame.
To learn more about this problem, take a look at this article I co-wrote with Caroline Frost of CHS
recoveryview.com/2010/09/understanding-female-sex-addiction/
Let us know what you think by clicking the comment button below.
Join Aaron Alan, MFT, CSAT as he talks to you about “Assessing and Treating Love Addiction,” on Friday, August 27, 2010 at the Center for Healthy Sex. Enjoy a cup of coffee and pastry as Aaron takes you through the mysterious process known as Love Addiction, which is showing up in our practices more frequently.
Click here to register: douglas@thecenterforhealthysex.com or CALL 310-843-9902
When: Friday August 27, 2010 9:30 - 11:00 am
Where: Center for Healthy Sex
Cost: Free!
Click here to register: douglas@thecenterforhealthysex.comor CALL 310-843-9902
What is erotic intelligence? The word erotic means the “deliberate seeking of pleasure” and the word intelligence means the “skilled use of reason.” Therefore, erotic intelligence means the deliberate seeking of pleasure using skilled reasoning.
Sex addicts deliberately seek pleasure, yet do so without the skilled use of reason. I wrote Erotic Intelligence: Igniting Hot Healthy Sex While in Recovery from Sex Addiction as a guide to assist individuals in sexual recovery to skillfully move towards healthy, intimate, and erotic sex.
To read portions of each chapter of the book, go to the following site:
http://www.thecenterforhealthysex.com/eroticintelligence/book/
Did you just figure out that you’re a sex addict? Have you been in sexual recovery for a while and continue to struggle with staying sexually sober on a plan? Do you think your partner is a sex addict and think he/she needs help?
At the Center for Healthy Sex we offer a low cost, highly effective alternative to long-term, more expensive in-patient hospital care. For over ten years, the team at CHS has been providing intensive out-patient sex addiction treatment program for those in need.
Our IOPs are usually scheduled for the middle two weeks of every month. To learn more about our 11-day program call 310-843-9902 or visit out site at www.thecenterforhealthysex.com
At CHS we’re devoted to assisting you in restoring your sexual health!
Why I Wrote Erotic Intelligence - Watch the video!
You can order my new book, “Erotic Intelligence: Igniting Hot Healthy Sex While in Recovery From Sex Addiction” at the Amazon link below. I wrote this book because so many people struggle with how to have healthy, exciting sex once they’ve committed to a life of sexual recovery. I think you’ll find it an easy, informative, and useful read. To order, go to:
Why I Wrote Erotic Intelligence - Watch the video!
Read the book, tell your friends, and comment on the Amazon page!
If you are a health care professional and interested in learning more about how to treat sex addiction you will find this 18 hour course extremely helpful.
Beginning May 1 from 9am - noon I will be offering a 6 Saturday course that covers everything from how to define sex addiction to assessment, diagnosis, treatment concerns, family issues, restoring sexuality, and more. Sex Addiction Los Angeles
Dates are: May 1, 8, 15, June 5, 12, 26
There are currently 2 spaces left!
For detailed information and to sign up call Douglas Evans at 310-843-9902.
