Sexual Recovery Resources
WEBSITES
International Association of Trauma and Addiction Professionals
Protect Young Minds (resources for kids exposed to pornography)
12 STEP PROGRAMS
For information on 12-step groups for sex and love addicts, click below:
For information on 12-step groups for family and friends of addicts, click below:
SCREENING TESTS FOR SEX ADDICTS AND PARTNERS
BOOKS
Beattie, Melody, Codependent No More, Center City, MN: Hazelden; New York: Harper & Row, 1987, 1992.
Black, Claudia, Ph.D., Deceived: Facing Sexual Betrayal, Lies, and Secrets, City Center, MN: Hazelden, 2009.
Bradshaw, John, Healing the Shame That Binds You, HCI Books, 1988.
Carnes, Patrick, Don’t Call It Love, New York: Bantam Books, 1991.
Carnes, Patrick, Facing the Shadow, Carefree, AZ: Gentle Path Press, 2010.
Carnes, Patrick J., Ph.D., The Betrayal Bond, Deerfield Beach, FL: Health Communications, Inc., 1997.
Carnes, Stephanie, Ph.D., ed., Mending a Shattered Heart: A Guide for Partners of Sex Addicts, AZ: Gentle Path Press, 2008.
Cloud, Henry, & John Townsend, Boundaries in Marriage, Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1992.
Cloud, Henry, Necessary Endings, Harper Business, 2011
Cloud, Henry, & John Townsend, Safe People, Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1995.
Glass, Shirley, Not Just Friends: Rebuilding Trust and Recovering Your Sanity After Infidelity, Free Press, 2004.
Katehakis, Alexandra, Erotic Intelligence: Igniting Hot, Healthy Sex While in Recovery from Sex Addiction, HCI Books, 2010.
Sittser, Gerald, A Grace Disguised (about grief), Zondervan, 1996.
Steffens, Barbara, Ph.D. & Means, Marsha, M.A., Your Sexually Addicted Spouse: How Partners Can Cope and Heal, Far Hills: New Horizon Press, 2009.
Stoop, David, Forgiving the Unforgiveable, Regal Press, 2005.
Yancey, Phillip, Disappointment with God, New York: Harper Collins, 1988.
Yerkovich, Milan & Kay, How We Love, Colorado Springs: Waterbrook Press, 2006
Learn more about compulsive sexual behavior.
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What is sex addiction?
Sex addiction or compulsive sexual behavior is a pattern of adverse behaviors that a person struggles to stop, despite their disruption of a person’s life, relationships, or values.
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Am I a sex addict?
Sex addiction comes with a variety of symptoms including: out of control sexual behavior, the inability to stop sexual experiences despite negative consequences, and more.
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What is the sexual recovery process?
Our recovery process helps sex addicts to restore their lives without the invasive nature of sex addiction. We also help in healing partner trauma and aid in relationship reconciliation.
