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Sex Addiction Professionals

Patrick Carnes

Patrick J. Carnes, PhD, is the founder of the International Institute for Trauma and Addiction Professionals (IITAP) and Gentle Path Press. His extensive background in the field of addiction therapy led Dr. Carnes to develop multiple cutting-edge recovery programs aimed at treating addictive disorders. He serves as executive director of the Gentle Path Program, a residential treatment program for sexual addiction in Hattiesburg, Miss.


With more than 30 years in the sexual addiction treatment field, Dr. Carnes continues to spread his extensive knowledge as a speaker, presenter and interview subject. His assessment tools and related materials deliver an unprecedented approach to addiction recovery for both practitioners of addiction treatment and sexual addicts. Read more about Dr. Carnes. 

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Stefanie Carnes

Stefanie Carnes, PhD, became president of IITAP in November, 2010. She is a licensed marriage and family therapist and an AAMFT approved supervisor and speaks regularly at national conferences. Her area of expertise is working with patients and families struggling with multiple addictions, such as sexual addiction, eating disorders and chemical dependency.


Dr. Carnes is also a certified sex addiction therapist and supervisor, specializing in therapy for couples and families struggling with sexual addiction. In the past, Dr. Carnes has served as the director of several residential addiction treatment programs, and has also served as a faculty member at numerous universities, including the University of San Diego.

She is the author of numerous research articles and publications, including her books, Mending a Shattered Heart: A Guide for Partners of Sex Addicts and Facing Addiction: Starting Recovery from Alcohol and Drugs. 


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Kenneth Adams

Kenneth M. Adams, PhD, is a licensed psychologist and clinical director of Kenneth M. Adams and Associates in suburban Detroit, Michigan. In addition to maintaining an active clinical practice, Dr. Adams is a national lecturer, workshop leader and consultant in the areas of child abuse, dysfunctional family systems and sex addiction. He is a certified Sex Addiction Therapist (CSAT), a CSAT supervisor and a training facilitator as well as an Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) practitioner. A member of the American Psychological Association, Michigan Psychological Association, Society for the Advancement of Sexual Health (SASH) and International Institute for Trauma and Addiction Professionals (IITAP), Dr. Adams is also an advisory board member to SASH and IITAP and an editorial board member of Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity: The Journal of Treatment and Prevention.

Dr. Adams, along with coauthor Don Robinson, received the 2001 Reader's Choice Award for Shame Reduction, Affect Regulation and Sexual Boundary Development: Essential Building Blocks in Sex Addiction Treatment, an article, voted by subscribers of Sexual Addiction and Compulsivity: The Journal of Treatment and Prevention, as the Article of the Year. He also received the 2011 Carnes Award for outstanding work and research in the field of sex addiction.

In 2010, Dr. Adams was part of a focus group set up to advise the Office of the Director of National Intelligence on developing criteria for security clearances for federal employees. He specifically advised on matters related to sex addiction and personality disorders. Dr. Adams is the coeditor, with Dr. Patrick Carnes, of Clinical Management of Sex Addiction and is the author of Silently Seduced and When He's Married to Mom. He does regular speaking engagements and media appearances, including national and local television radio. For more on Dr. Adams, visit drkenadams.com.

Thomas Tullos

Thomas is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Certified Sexual Addiction Therapist (CSAT) and CSAT Supervisor (CSAT-S). His career spans work as a clinical therapist at The Meadows and Med III HIV Clinic, as clinical director of Pine's Grove's Men's Next Step and then Dr. Patrick's Carnes Gentle Path program at Pine Grove. He formed Thomas and Thomas Consulting Group, LLC, with Sheila Thomas, LMFT, in 2007, an outpatient practice that provides individual, couples, and group counseling as well as intensive workshops. Thomas is also a clinical consultant at Focus Healthcare of Tennessee and Focus Healthcare of Sacramento.


Debra Kaplan

Debra L. Kaplan, MA, LAC, LISAC, EMDR-II, CMAT, CSAT-S, is a licensed experiential therapist in Tucson, Arizona. Ms. Kaplan works extensively with complex traumatic stress, attachment and intimacy, and sexual compulsivities. She integrates the CSAT task-centered approach with individuals, couples and groups who are addressing sexual compulsivity and relationship addiction. As a faculty member for IITAP, Debra trains clinicians in the CSAT tasks and assessments. She is a national lecturer and writer on trauma and sex addiction and a member of the Society for the Advancement of Sexual Health (SASH), the International Society for Traumatic Stress (ISTSS), and EMDR International Association (EMDRIA). debrakaplancounseling.com

Robert Weiss

RobWeiss 0608-1 Robert Weiss LCSW, CSAT-S is Senior Vice President of Clinical Development Elements Behavioral Health, and has developed clinical programs for The Ranch in Nunnelly, TN, Promises Treatment Centers in Malibu and The Sexual Recovery Institute in California (founded by Mr. Weiss in 1995). A licensed, UCLA MSW graduate and personal trainee of Dr. Patrick Carnes, Mr. Weiss is author of Cruise Control Understanding Sex Addiction in Gay Men and co-author of both Untangling the Web and the upcoming 2013 release, Closer Together, Further Apart: The Effect of Technology and the Internet on Sex, Intimacy and Relationships with Dr. Jennifer Schneider, along with numerous peer reviewed articles and chapters. An author and subject expert on the relationship between digital technology and human sexuality, Mr. Weiss has served as a media specialist for CNN, The Oprah Winfrey Network, the NY Times, LA Times and the Today Show among many others. Mr. Weiss has also provided clinical multi-addiction training and behavioral health program development for the US military and multi-addiction treatment centers throughout the United States, Europe and Asia.

James "Jes" Montgomery

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James C. “Jes” Montgomery, MD began working in the field of Chemical Dependency in 1985 as a Family Physician, gaining certification by the American Society on Addiction Medicine in 1987. In 1992, he returned to LSU Medical Center in New Orleans to complete a psychiatry residency, entering practice as a psychiatrist in 1995 and attaining board certification by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in 1999. He also became a Diplomate of the newly formed American Board of Addiction Medicine in 2009. Working full time in the fi eld of addiction since 1987, he received his first training in Treating the Sex Addict in 1988 at Golden Valley and has worked in the area of polyaddictions throughout his career, including sex addiction, eating disorders and gambling addiction.

Since 2003, he has worked at Sante Center for Healing in Argyle, TX, becoming their Medical Director in 2004. Dr. Montgomery has presented in the areas of pharmacology in addictions, boundaries and ethics, sexuality, sexual trauma and sexual addiction, sexuality and spirituality, grief and LGBT issues.



Shawn Jeffries

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Shawn Jeffries, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist with an extensive background inbehavioral medicine, addictions, and Motivational Interviewing (MI). He is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of North Texas’ Department of Clinical Health Psychology. He hasbeen a co-investigator on multiple federally funded trials involving the use of MI in improving health behaviors such as smoking cessation, dietary change, physical activity, and chronic illness management (e.g., diabetes, obesity). Dr. Jeffries regularly teaches a course on MI, and has conducted multiple MI trainings for a wide variety of health care professionals, including physicians,psychologists, counselors, social workers, therapists, pharmacists, dieticians, nurses, physician assistants and public health professionals.
 
In addition to his academic work, he has pursued multiple clinical trainings, including the Substance Abuse Professionals distinction and a Certified Sexual Addiction Therapist certification. He has a private practice with offices in Fort Worth and Bedford, TX.



Certified Treatment Partners

Category: Residential Treatment

Pine Grove's Gentle Path is a program for those suffering from sexual addiction, relationship addiction, and sexual anorexia. It is under the direction of Patrick Carnes, Ph.D., world-renowned speaker and author on addiction. Dr. Carnes' 30-task-model serves as the basic curriculum for treatment. The staff on-hand is multi-disciplinary and includes psychiatrists and addictionologists. The Gentle Path program consists of two components: a comprehensive diagnostic assessment (one-to-two days) and a residential treatment program.

Caron Treatment Centers in the largest non-profit organization dedicated to the treatment and prevention of the disease of addiction.  With more than 525 beds throughout Pennsylvania, Texas and Florida, Caron offers the most comprehensive continuum of evidence-based, addiction treatment programs for adolescents/teens, young adults, adults, baby boomers, seniors and their families.    Caron recognizes the value of specialized screenings, comprehensive assessments, individual and group counseling, as well as educational lectures as effective strategies when treating individuals and  their families struggling with Addiction Interaction Disorder (AID) a process whereby multiple addictions not only coexist, but interact, reinforce and fuse together such as drugs and alcohol, gambling, sex, eating, work or the Internet.

Category: Outpatient Treatment

The Sexual Recovery Institute in Los Angeles (SRI) offers confidential, state-of-the-art, intensive relationship and sexual addiction treatment in an intimate, affordable, short-term outpatient setting. The SRI program provides a structured, focused multi-dimensional therapy process designed to disrupt and eliminate problem patterns of sexual behavior, while offering concrete direction and hope toward change to both clients and loved-ones alike.

The Center for Sexual Recovery at The Ranch (CSR) provides dedicated, residential, gender-separate, relationship and sexual addiction treatment. Our primary goal is to help clients confront and eliminate secretive, destructive patterns of sexual and romantic behavior, while simultaneously addressing past trauma, relationship and emotional stability concerns, all of which lie at the heart of most intimacy disorders. The Ranch is also strongly committed to the emotional health and healing of those spouses, partners and families whose lives are disrupted by the consequences of sex and romantic addition.

LHC special expertise is in treating the individual with complex, interrelated problems, including emotional trauma, drug/alcohol dependence, mood & anxiety disorders, related behaviors such as compulsive sexual, eating, gambling, spending, or self-harm. Many of our clients have a history of unsuccessful previous treatment, & where that is the case, they seek to break the cycle of relapse. By focusing on the whole person rather than 1 or 2 disorders, the clinicians can think outside the box to develop an integrated treatment plan that best meets the needs of each client.

Category: Residential Treatment

Prescott House is an extended care treatment facility in Arizona for men who need further treatment beyond primary inpatient treatment for a wide range of personal issues. We offer a supportive environment that embraces the principles of 12-Step programs to treat alcoholism and other drug addictions, PTSD, codependency, sexual recovery, adult children of alcoholics, self esteem issues, severe entitlement, relapse prevention, depression, gambling issues and dual diagnosis including: depression ADD, ADHD, Bi-Polar Disorder and Anxiety.

Category: Residential Treatment

Capstone is a licensed residential treatment program serving troubled young men (14-24) who struggle with chemical dependency, substance abuse, sexual addiction, trauma, family conflict, and personal problems including loss, hurt, anger, abuse, depression, low self-esteem, defiance and a rebellious attitude.

Category: Residential Treatment

The Refuge - A Healing Place is an adult residential extended care rehab facility located in Marion County, Florida, specializing in addictions and post-traumatic stress disorder resolution that's based on the premise of healing with care, spirituality, and gentleness. The addiction rehab services at The Refuge are designed for those whose unresolved trauma leads them to relapse; The Refuge is for those whose pain feels insurmountable; The Refuge was founded on being able to provide our clients with the restoration of Hope, Recovery, and Healing.

Category: Outpatient Treatment

Psychological Counseling Services, Ltd. (PCS) is a group practice specializing in intensive outpatient therapy. We are experts in relationship problems, marriage and family issues, compulsivity, depression, codependence, anxiety, eating disorders, and trauma resolution. In addition, we specialize in providing help for sex therapy and sexual addiction; issues often rooted in childhood trauma stemming from deprivation or abuse (physical, emotional, or sexual). Consequently, all of our therapists are trained to deal with family of origin issues. In addition to the intensive outpatient program, Intensive Steps to Health and Wholeness, PCS provides regular outpatient psychotherapy services for most mental health concerns.

Category: Residential Treatment

The Meadows' legacy extends over 35 years with more than 20,000 clients and another 25,000 workshop attendees who have chosen us to support their hopes and dreams for a sober and fulfilling life.Whether you're entering treatment for the first time or find yourself in relapse, The Meadows' treatment model is unparalleled in producing successful outcomes for recovery, as well as a renown, time tested, holistic practices designed to heal the mind, body, and spirit.

The Institute for Sexual Health (ISH), located in Los Angeles, California, offers comprehensive sex addiction treatment for sex addicts, partners and couples. ISH utilizes a progressive sexual health model that integrates state-of-the-art sex addiction treatment with additional specializations in human sexuality alongside our pioneering work in sex addiction-induced trauma. The ISH 14-Day Sex Addiction Intensive Outpatient Program offers a rigorous treatment curriculum designed to address the spectrum of problematic sexual patterns that have become destructive to self and others. ISH also offers our innovative Six-Day Intensive for Partners, which provides vital information and clinical support for the traumatic impact sex addiction has on partners and spouses. ISH is the first and only facility that does not endorse or use a "co-addiction model" to treat partners or relationships impacted by sex addiction. For couples seeking highly customized intensive treatment based on their specific individual needs, we offer personalized programs for couples on a case-by-case basis. Our mission is to help people move towards integrity, intimacy and integration.

Category: Outpatient Treatment

Effective, results-based therapy treatment for people living with sex addiction in the New York area.

Center For Healthy Sex is a sex addiction treatment and sex therapy team in Los Angeles California. We've helped people from all walks of life with sex addiction in L.A. County. Face and conquer your sexual addictions or dysfunctions today.
 Category: Residential and Outpatient Treatment 

Bellwood Health Services has provided comprehensive residential treatment for Canadians struggling with sex addiction since 2001. As the first treatment and education centre in Canada to offer a residential program for sex addiction, Bellwood's program is delivered by a skilled team that includes Certified Sex Addiction Specialists (CSAT) and uses the highly effective task-centered model of treatment developed by Dr. Patrick Carnes. Bellwood also offers comprehensive treatment for individuals struggling with a co-occurring substance abuse issue.

 

Category: Residential Treatment

Decision Point Center is a long term addiction treatment center. Our long term drug rehab addiction treatment center is designed to meet the needs of those who continually struggle with Chronic Relapse Behaviors, Substance Abuse Disorders, Process Addictions, Compulsive Behaviors, Mental Health Issues, Co-Dependency, and Trauma Related Issues. Our addiction treatment program is also designed for those who need a continuum of care beyond the traditional 30 day drug rehab addiction treatment center.

Category: Residential Treatment

The Keystone Center Extended Care Unit was established in 1994 by Patrick Carnes PhD, the leading expert in sex addiction treatment. Since that time our treatment team has adapted Carnes' wisdom to address the emotional, intellectual, and relational needs of the people who pass through our doors. It has become known to many as 'the house of pain" in reference to all of the painful yet healing work that goes on here.

Category: Outpatient Treatment

Millennium offers state-of-the-art recovery opportunities for persons struggling with sexual addiction and compulsivity. This cutting-edge program bridges the gap between inpatient treatment and weekly therapy and is a valuable tool for addicts of all kinds and their families. We offer the Recovery Start Intensive (RSI), an intensive outpatient program offered within schedule options that keep the constraints of the professional in mind. Our Recovery Start Groups (RSG) are cohort groups that require a six-month commitment.

Mt Pleasant Academy is designed to treat adolescent males from the ages 12 to 18 with sexual compulsive behaviors, sexual reactive behaviors, and sexual addictive behaviors. Our Mt Pleasant team of professionals will provide a thorough assessment on each individual and measure their level of risk and implement a treatment plan to intervene at the level of need or risk. Our team consists of master level therapists who are CSAT Certified as well as substance abuse counselors. Areas of focus will be the following;

  • Understanding personal responsibility, choice and accountability
  • Behavioral self-control (interruption of patterns of dysfunctional behavior
  • Learn and understand pro-social behavior
  • Learn, understand and identify healthy and appropriate self-expression
  • Develop healthy and appropriate relationships with children, peers and adults
  • Build self-esteem/worth and personal identity
  • Interrupt and control identified thinking errors and minimization
  • Learn to live an addiction free lifestyle
  • Improved mental health and intellectual skills and coping skills
  • Improve family functioning behaviors
  • Develop empathy of victims and others and resolve victim and community restitution
  • Improve healthy interventions, competency, and resiliency

Category: Residential Treatment

Sant Center for Healing offers hope and treatment to those suffering from alcohol addiction, drug addiction and other behavioral health issues. Patients at Sant receive a spectrum of therapeutic addiction treatment addressing the whole person; mind, body and emotions.

An adult, dual diagnosis, residential treatment center, Sant specializes in the treatment of Substance Use Disorders, Process/Behavioral Addictions, Compulsive Behaviors, Trauma Related Issues, Co-Occurring Psychiatric Disorders, Professional and Safety Sensitive Issues, Medical Detoxification and Chronic Relapse. Treatment at Sant is an integrated approach (a multi-disciplinary team utilizing behavioral, cognitive, and interpersonal therapy) that is solution focused rather than problem focused. Sant offers Individual, group, family counseling and small sized process groups in Primary and Secondary Residential Care Treatment settings. Sant also offers Mirror Imaging, Transitional Living, Aftercare and an Intensive Outpatient Program.

Sant is located on a serene hillside, in North Texas, just outside the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. The 14 acre property offers a tranquil environment for individuals suffering from the disease of addiction. Sant is a place where one can turn their life around. A place to learn how to live life on life's terms. A place to examine one's life, stop unproductive behavior patterns and cultivate inner resources.

The Center for Relationship and Sexual Health (CRSH) in Royal Oak, Michigan is an outpatient mental health clinic for individuals, couples and groups focused on helping clients develop healthy sexuality and relationships. Therapists are trained in sexual addiction treatment which focuses on tools for compulsive sexual recovery, clinical sex therapy which focuses on healthy sexual functioning and desire and IMAGO Relationship Therapy offering several communication techniques helping clients and partners develop stronger relationships. Sexual Orientation issues are also addressed helping those who are gay, lesbian, bisexual and questioning.

Category: Education

Hope & Freedom U (www.hopeandfreedomu.com) is an educational website that provides sex addiction recovery resources. Their first course, I Can STOP is a 30 day streaming video course that parallels the workbook Thirty Days to Hope & Freedom From Sexual Addiction, by Gentle Path Press. This course is a good way of getting started in recovery and also a way to supplement the ongoing work a client does with a CSAT therapist.