Blaming Parents vs. Acknowledging the Past – What’s the Difference? This is a question I hear a lot from people beginning counseling. As soon as we starting looking at life experiences from childhood and growing up, often times clients may feel like they shouldn’t talk about negative events they have experienced.Often times, they feel …read more
Mindfulness is a term that has gained popularity in recent years. We hear it frequently in the media around wellness, in advertisements for new-age businesses, in self-help literature, and in places like yoga studios and spas. It is now deemed to be a staple of healthy living, much like superfoods, cleanses, shakra alignments, and oxygen …read more
A Guide for Partners If you recently discovered your partner’s sex addiction, you are probably experiencing a myriad of emotions that you have to negotiate while, somehow, keeping up with your daily responsibilities. To add to that difficulty, if you and your partner have children together, you also have to figure out how to …read more
Escrito en inglés por Julia Alperovich, LMFT, CSAT-C. Adaptado al español por Juan Carlos Quinteros, LMFT, CSAT. Así que… tú estás en recuperación. Has acordado hacer “lo que sea necesario” para salvar tu relación. Tú has comenzado a ver a un terapeuta regularmente, has revelado o admitido los comportamientos que tu pareja tenía miedo de …read more
Clients will often come into the office carrying concerns about abstinence. Sex, porn, and love addictions are process addictions. Unlike chemical addictions, we cannot live our lives completely devoid of intimacy and sexuality. I have often encountered people who admit that they have a problem but are reluctant to enter treatment, because they believe that …read more
Publicado en Ingles por Dan Drake, MFT, LPCC, CCPS, CSAT-S. Adaptado al español por Juan Carlos Quinteros, MA, LMFT, CSAT-C. ¿Qué hacer si alguien presenta posibles síntomas de una adicción de proceso como lo es la adicción al sexo? Patrick Carnes, Ph.D. ha desarrollado una herramienta de investigación simple y útil para la deteccion de …read more
The Unfulfilling Promise of Sex Addiction and How We Recover Addictions, chemical or behavioral, alter our mood and our state of consciousness. Our “drug of choice” promises us one (or more) of a number of things: Escape, excitement, numbness, soothing, relaxation, elevation, altered consciousness, happiness, peace, avoidance, possibility, validation, connection, etc. Yet as anyone …read more
Publicado en Ingles por Dan Drake, MFT, LPCC, CCPS, CSAT-S. Adaptado al español por Juan Carlos Quinteros, MA, LMFT, CSAT-C. El tema de la adicción sexual provoca una serie de reacciones en las personas, desde la curiosidad hasta el desprecio. Pero surgen preguntas comunes como: ¿Qué es la adicción al sexo? ¿Es acaso la adicción …read more
Understanding the Intake Process and Getting Started with Therapy by Cira Winarto, MA, AMFT If you are reading this, that means you have found our practice and that you are interested in starting therapy. I am glad you found us, and I also understand that it is a challenging time for you right now. …read more
by Julia Alperovich, MS, LMFT, CSAT-C So…you’re in recovery. You have agreed to do “whatever it takes” to salvage your relationship. You started seeing a therapist regularly, disclosed or admitted to the behaviors your partner was afraid of finding out, and have been diligent about attending meetings, finding a sponsor, and working the steps. You …read more