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, 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 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 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 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 LCSW, CSAT-S, is the founder of The Sexual Recovery Institute in Los Angeles, California, and Director of Sexual Disorders Services at The Ranch Treatment Center in Nunnelly, Tennessee. A UCLA MSW graduate, Mr. Weiss received extensive post-graduate sexual disorder training with Dr. Patrick Carnes. Mr. Weiss is author of Cybersex Exposed: Simple Fantasy to Obsession, Cruise Control: Understanding Sex Addiction in Gay Men (currently out of print) and co-author of the just released Untangling the Web: Sex, Porn and Fantasy Addiction in the Internet Age, with Dr. Jennifer Schneider, along with numerous peer reviewed journal articles and book chapters.
Mr. Weiss provides professional training and program development for the U.S. military and multi-addiction treatment centers around the States, Europe and Asia. Recent media appearances include ESPN, The Today Show, Oprah Winfrey, Larry King Live and Dateline NBC. In a field with few genuine experts, Mr. Weiss is a specialized, knowledgeable and recognizable provider in the field of intimacy, addiction and sexual disorders. robertweissmsw.com/, @RobWeissMSW "Sex & Intimacy in the Digital Age" Psych Central Blog: blogs.psychcentral.com/sex/
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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.
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Focus Healthcare of California (FHCA) is a multi-addiction treatment center providing progressive assessment, diagnosis and treatment for chemical and process addictions for adults. Our whole person care approach supports a memorable healing experience for patients and families.
Our gender specific programming provides a safe space for exploration of self. Core issues that underlie addiction will be identified by breaking through denial, resolving trauma, reestablishing healthy emotional expression, and looking deeply into an individual's grief and loss. Our experience reinforces our belief that by treating the whole addiction; we are healing the whole person.
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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.
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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.
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Nestled in the foothills of the Santa Catalina Mountains near Tucson, Arizona, lies a unique treatment center dedicated to the prevention, education, and treatment of addictions and behavioral disorders. Sierra Tucson is multi-licensed to facilitate healing for psychiatric issues as well as many types of addiction and chronic pain. A comprehensive Family Program is included for all patients and their invited family members. Sierra Tucson provides individualized treatment for a wide range of addictions, mental health issues, and chronic pain.
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Cradled in the peaceful hills above Santa Fe, New Mexico, Life Healing Center embodies the hope of recovery from emotional trauma, mental health disorders, addictions and the complex, very human problems that so many of us face. At Life Healing Center we understand how hard it can be to reach out for help and how important it is to find the right kind of care. Our treatment focus is on the specific, individual needs of each and every client, encouraging an individualized, comprehensive approach to recovery and emotional well-being.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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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.
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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: Outpatient Treatment
Effective, results-based therapy treatment for people living with sex addiction in the New York area.
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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: Outpatient Treatment
Bellwood Health Services is a Centre of Excellence and an internationally recognized leader in evidence-based treatment of addiction and mental health problems. Through a customized regimen of medical care, support and education, we work with each client to restore their physical, psychological, social, and spiritual balance.
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.
