Overcoming Sex Addiction

Overcoming Sex Addiction is an accessible self-help guide which uses the principles of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy to help those with problematic or unwanted patterns of sexual behaviour.

Autorentext

Thaddeus Birchard is the founder of the Marylebone Centre. He has an MSc in psychosexual therapy and a doctorate in the treatment of hypersexual disorders. He is accredited by the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies and is the founder of the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Addiction and Compulsivity.

Inhalt

SECTION 1 preliminary readings. 1. Introduction 2. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy 3. Sexual Addiction 4 Supernormal Stimuli 5. Shame 6. Neuroscience 7. Attachment SECTION 2 10 week recovery programme 1. Core Belief and Formulation 2. Values Clarification 3. Harmful Consequences 4. Provisional Sex Plan 5. Family of Origin 6. Cycle of Addiciton 7. Exiting the Cycle 8. Cognitive Distortions 9. Personal History 10. Relapse Prevention SECTION 3 ancillary readings. 1. Internet Pornography 2. Quriky Sexual Practices 3.Cross Addiction and Comorbid Disorders 4. Group Work 5. Conclusion RESOURCES BIBLIOGRAPHY