Sexual Addiction Therapists in Atlanta, GA
I work with individuals and couples who struggle with anxiety, substance abuse, sexual addiction, pornography, marriage issues, and infidelity, as well as helping clients achieve emotional and/or spiritual wholeness.
I have been meeting with individuals and couples for over 35 years. I am a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist (CSAT). My practice focuses on helping men move from shame, avoidance, and compulsive behavior toward emotional maturity, integrity, and relational presence. I integrate attachment-based work, addiction recovery principles, and character formation to help clients become men who can tolerate intimacy, pursue their spouse, and live consistently with their values
I work with individuals and couples who struggle with anxiety, substance abuse, sexual addiction, pornography, marriage issues, and infidelity, as well as helping clients achieve emotional and/or spiritual wholeness.
I have been meeting with individuals and couples for over 35 years. I am a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist (CSAT). My practice focuses on helping men move from shame, avoidance, and compulsive behavior toward emotional maturity, integrity, and relational presence. I integrate attachment-based work, addiction recovery principles, and character formation to help clients become men who can tolerate intimacy, pursue their spouse, and live consistently with their values
If something feels off, but you're unsure what it is or you know exactly what it is but are afraid to confront it, I can help. I enjoy working with people who feel stuck and want to break out of long-standing unhealthy patterns that lead to frustration in relationships.
If something feels off, but you're unsure what it is or you know exactly what it is but are afraid to confront it, I can help. I enjoy working with people who feel stuck and want to break out of long-standing unhealthy patterns that lead to frustration in relationships.
I work with children, teens, adults, couples, and families facing a wide range of challenges, including depression, anxiety, trauma, self-esteem issues, sex addiction, substance use, ADHD, family conflict, and interpersonal difficulties. My approach integrates evidence-based practices such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Mindfulness, Mind-Body Bridging, Motivational Interviewing, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and other client-centered modalities.
I work with children, teens, adults, couples, and families facing a wide range of challenges, including depression, anxiety, trauma, self-esteem issues, sex addiction, substance use, ADHD, family conflict, and interpersonal difficulties. My approach integrates evidence-based practices such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Mindfulness, Mind-Body Bridging, Motivational Interviewing, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and other client-centered modalities.
I believe EMDR can be vital in helping those, particularly men with sexual addiction, and deep core fears.
Anxiety, Panic Attacks, Feeling Shaky, Haven't been sleeping, avoiding people. Feelings like you had as a child - most of the time, these are signs of trauma. And for most men, trauma is something we believe everybody else can have, but not ourselves. My passion is to help men make peace with their past so they can live fully in their present and thrive in their future. I love the quote, "Trauma is in the eye of the beholder." Today might be your first day accepting that you have trauma. Will you let somebody else be there for you? If so, I'd love to be that person! And Let EMDR be the resource that can help you find your healing.
I believe EMDR can be vital in helping those, particularly men with sexual addiction, and deep core fears.
Anxiety, Panic Attacks, Feeling Shaky, Haven't been sleeping, avoiding people. Feelings like you had as a child - most of the time, these are signs of trauma. And for most men, trauma is something we believe everybody else can have, but not ourselves. My passion is to help men make peace with their past so they can live fully in their present and thrive in their future. I love the quote, "Trauma is in the eye of the beholder." Today might be your first day accepting that you have trauma. Will you let somebody else be there for you? If so, I'd love to be that person! And Let EMDR be the resource that can help you find your healing.
I specialize in strengthening couple and family relationships, whether daily challenges or more serious issues involving infidelity, addiction, or betrayal trauma. I work to increase happiness through strengthening, remodeling, or rebuilding relationships. I help clients build communication, conflict resolution, and life skills as well as increasing connection. I work with people across the lifespan, from children to adolescents, to adults, individually or in a relationship. As a play therapist, I am skilled in working with children and adolescents. As a marriage and family therapist, I love to help build couple and family skills.
I specialize in strengthening couple and family relationships, whether daily challenges or more serious issues involving infidelity, addiction, or betrayal trauma. I work to increase happiness through strengthening, remodeling, or rebuilding relationships. I help clients build communication, conflict resolution, and life skills as well as increasing connection. I work with people across the lifespan, from children to adolescents, to adults, individually or in a relationship. As a play therapist, I am skilled in working with children and adolescents. As a marriage and family therapist, I love to help build couple and family skills.
Life transitions are challenging whether it is navigating high school, adjusting to a child growing up, or realizing you are not where you expected at this point in life. My experience has been with people who have turned to alcohol, drugs, food, sex, or self-injury to cope with various life events. Others have shut down in the form of depression or paralyzing anxiety. Essentially the ways of handling life’s stressors are no longer effective, and in these moments we need help. I enjoy working with people who have a desire to learn how to better navigate their transition.
Life transitions are challenging whether it is navigating high school, adjusting to a child growing up, or realizing you are not where you expected at this point in life. My experience has been with people who have turned to alcohol, drugs, food, sex, or self-injury to cope with various life events. Others have shut down in the form of depression or paralyzing anxiety. Essentially the ways of handling life’s stressors are no longer effective, and in these moments we need help. I enjoy working with people who have a desire to learn how to better navigate their transition.
I specialize in men's issues, relationship issues, and couples therapy. "Men's issues" refers to numerous factors that contribute to men's dissatisfaction with life (e.g., work stress and few friends), as well as the consequences (e.g., behaviors that can become excessive and problematic -- substance use, workouts, sex, etc.). I offer a safe environment where you can address difficult issues. I am casual and down-to-earth. My approach is pragmatic and client-centered. (Visit my website to read more about my approach to therapy and to watch video clips from workshops that I've done for mental health professionals.)
I specialize in men's issues, relationship issues, and couples therapy. "Men's issues" refers to numerous factors that contribute to men's dissatisfaction with life (e.g., work stress and few friends), as well as the consequences (e.g., behaviors that can become excessive and problematic -- substance use, workouts, sex, etc.). I offer a safe environment where you can address difficult issues. I am casual and down-to-earth. My approach is pragmatic and client-centered. (Visit my website to read more about my approach to therapy and to watch video clips from workshops that I've done for mental health professionals.)
I have had the privilege of working with individuals, couples, families, and groups for over 30 years as a licensed Clinical Psychologist. My model for psychotherapy is integrative, drawing from many sources. My work expresses my strong belief in every human being's natural drive towards growth, individuation, and integration. I value our ability to live in the present with all of the aliveness that this allows. Areas of particular interest include recovery from sex addiction, fostering connection for couples as well as other intimate systems, and healing from loss.
I have had the privilege of working with individuals, couples, families, and groups for over 30 years as a licensed Clinical Psychologist. My model for psychotherapy is integrative, drawing from many sources. My work expresses my strong belief in every human being's natural drive towards growth, individuation, and integration. I value our ability to live in the present with all of the aliveness that this allows. Areas of particular interest include recovery from sex addiction, fostering connection for couples as well as other intimate systems, and healing from loss.
I received my MA in Counseling Psychology from Indiana Wesleyan University. I am a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), specializing in working with men and women who are having difficulty balancing life and a variety of struggles (ranging from addictions, relationships, work, parenting, depression, anxiety, PTSD, etc.). I work with survivors of abuse, domestic violence, and complex sexual trauma; substance abuse; families impacted by porn or infidelity; and veterans or first responders who are having difficulty managing the impact of their work. At this time, I see clients individually and I am not seeing couples.
I received my MA in Counseling Psychology from Indiana Wesleyan University. I am a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), specializing in working with men and women who are having difficulty balancing life and a variety of struggles (ranging from addictions, relationships, work, parenting, depression, anxiety, PTSD, etc.). I work with survivors of abuse, domestic violence, and complex sexual trauma; substance abuse; families impacted by porn or infidelity; and veterans or first responders who are having difficulty managing the impact of their work. At this time, I see clients individually and I am not seeing couples.
I work with individuals and couples, including those in non-monogamous, queer, and kink-affirming relationships. You may have felt different or misunderstood in your identity, your neurodivergence, your desires, or the way you connect. You might be exploring non-monogamy, kink, or parts of your sexuality that feel hard to talk about. You may also be navigating grief, autism, ADHD, or old wounds that make it challenging to feel safe, valued, or fully seen in relationships.
I work with individuals and couples, including those in non-monogamous, queer, and kink-affirming relationships. You may have felt different or misunderstood in your identity, your neurodivergence, your desires, or the way you connect. You might be exploring non-monogamy, kink, or parts of your sexuality that feel hard to talk about. You may also be navigating grief, autism, ADHD, or old wounds that make it challenging to feel safe, valued, or fully seen in relationships.
I help individuals and couples move through betrayal, infidelity, and relationship patterns that feel stuck or disconnected. My work is emotionally attuned, trauma-informed, and focused on rebuilding trust and connection from the inside out. If you’re tired of surface fixes and ready to explore what’s really driving the pain, we can do that work together—with clarity, courage, and real compassion. Let’s start the conversation.
I help individuals and couples move through betrayal, infidelity, and relationship patterns that feel stuck or disconnected. My work is emotionally attuned, trauma-informed, and focused on rebuilding trust and connection from the inside out. If you’re tired of surface fixes and ready to explore what’s really driving the pain, we can do that work together—with clarity, courage, and real compassion. Let’s start the conversation.
“It is a joy to be hidden, and disaster not to be found” (D.W. Winnicott). I believe that people have a fundamental need to be seen and heard. I aim to create space that allows clients to be their authentic selves as they grapple with the challenges of past traumas and present hardships. Too often people feel as though they are experiencing pain alone. I strongly believe in the therapeutic alliance and the uniqueness that is co-created within the supportive relational space. Together we can understand and integrate one’s trauma, strengthen one's self-confidence and deepen insight.
“It is a joy to be hidden, and disaster not to be found” (D.W. Winnicott). I believe that people have a fundamental need to be seen and heard. I aim to create space that allows clients to be their authentic selves as they grapple with the challenges of past traumas and present hardships. Too often people feel as though they are experiencing pain alone. I strongly believe in the therapeutic alliance and the uniqueness that is co-created within the supportive relational space. Together we can understand and integrate one’s trauma, strengthen one's self-confidence and deepen insight.
The Atlanta Relationship Institute focuses on areas where people today are hurting the most: in their relationships, healing from trauma / abuse, struggles with intimacy disorders and personal wellness. We provide individual, couples and family therapy as well as play therapy for children. A large part of our practice is focused on recovery from betrayal trauma and pornography / sex addiction / intimacy disorder. We have multiple CSAT therapists in our practice, and run SA and BT recovery groups for men and women.
The Atlanta Relationship Institute focuses on areas where people today are hurting the most: in their relationships, healing from trauma / abuse, struggles with intimacy disorders and personal wellness. We provide individual, couples and family therapy as well as play therapy for children. A large part of our practice is focused on recovery from betrayal trauma and pornography / sex addiction / intimacy disorder. We have multiple CSAT therapists in our practice, and run SA and BT recovery groups for men and women.
Sex Addiction, Trauma & PTSD - Individual & Group
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
3 Endorsed
Online Only
I help men caught in cycles of compulsive sexual behavior and porn use break free from shame so they can rebuild trust with themselves and the people who matter most. If your secret life is bleeding into your real one - affecting your work, your relationship, or how you see yourself - you're not broken.
You're stuck in a pattern that makes sense once you understand where it started. I work with men who are tired of white-knuckling it alone and ready for something that actually works.
I help men caught in cycles of compulsive sexual behavior and porn use break free from shame so they can rebuild trust with themselves and the people who matter most. If your secret life is bleeding into your real one - affecting your work, your relationship, or how you see yourself - you're not broken.
You're stuck in a pattern that makes sense once you understand where it started. I work with men who are tired of white-knuckling it alone and ready for something that actually works.
Are you struggling with pornography or sexual compulsivity? Is secrecy, broken trust or loss of intimacy hurting your relationship? Or maybe you’re not in crisis, but you know your marriage could be stronger, more connected, more alive? You’re not alone–we have been through these issues personally and know what it’s like. I’m a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist (CSAT), and Hunter is a Certified Mentor Coach in long-term recovery. Together, we help men break free (porn, sexting, affairs, prostitution, etc) and we help couples rebuild trust and real intimacy.
Are you struggling with pornography or sexual compulsivity? Is secrecy, broken trust or loss of intimacy hurting your relationship? Or maybe you’re not in crisis, but you know your marriage could be stronger, more connected, more alive? You’re not alone–we have been through these issues personally and know what it’s like. I’m a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist (CSAT), and Hunter is a Certified Mentor Coach in long-term recovery. Together, we help men break free (porn, sexting, affairs, prostitution, etc) and we help couples rebuild trust and real intimacy.
Dr. James Montford, Jr. has a passion for helping marriages, families, teens, young adult males, and individuals facing substance use and other addictions. Using Solution-Focused Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), he equips clients with practical tools for healing and lasting change. His areas of focus include men’s issues, marriage and family counseling, depression, anxiety, addictions, self-mutilation, sexual addictions, identity struggles, and eating disorders. Dr. Montford holds a Ph.D. in Religious Philosophy with a specialization in Christian Counseling, a Master’s in Professional Counseling, BA Christian Studies
Dr. James Montford, Jr. has a passion for helping marriages, families, teens, young adult males, and individuals facing substance use and other addictions. Using Solution-Focused Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), he equips clients with practical tools for healing and lasting change. His areas of focus include men’s issues, marriage and family counseling, depression, anxiety, addictions, self-mutilation, sexual addictions, identity struggles, and eating disorders. Dr. Montford holds a Ph.D. in Religious Philosophy with a specialization in Christian Counseling, a Master’s in Professional Counseling, BA Christian Studies
Are you struggling with pornography or sexual compulsivity? Is secrecy, broken trust or loss of intimacy hurting your relationship? Or maybe you’re not in crisis, but you know your marriage could be stronger, more connected, more alive? You’re not alone–we have been through these issues personally and know what it’s like. I’m a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist (CSAT), and Hunter is a Certified Mentor Coach in long-term recovery. Together, we help men break free (porn, sexting, affairs, prostitution, etc) and we help couples rebuild trust and real intimacy.
Are you struggling with pornography or sexual compulsivity? Is secrecy, broken trust or loss of intimacy hurting your relationship? Or maybe you’re not in crisis, but you know your marriage could be stronger, more connected, more alive? You’re not alone–we have been through these issues personally and know what it’s like. I’m a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist (CSAT), and Hunter is a Certified Mentor Coach in long-term recovery. Together, we help men break free (porn, sexting, affairs, prostitution, etc) and we help couples rebuild trust and real intimacy.
I’m a Licensed Professional Counselor and CSAT-Candidate who helps men struggling with compulsive sexual or porn behaviors, shame, and disconnection. Many of the men I work with feel torn between what they believe and what they keep doing in secret—successful on the outside, stuck in cycles they can’t control on the inside. They want freedom, honesty, and real intimacy—not quick fixes. Together we’ll get underneath the behavior and build a life rooted in integrity, connection, and purpose.
I’m a Licensed Professional Counselor and CSAT-Candidate who helps men struggling with compulsive sexual or porn behaviors, shame, and disconnection. Many of the men I work with feel torn between what they believe and what they keep doing in secret—successful on the outside, stuck in cycles they can’t control on the inside. They want freedom, honesty, and real intimacy—not quick fixes. Together we’ll get underneath the behavior and build a life rooted in integrity, connection, and purpose.
If you have persistent sexual thoughts and behaviors despite damaging consequences, you may be wrestling with sexual addiction.
There is hope for healing and recovery. As a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist, I treat individuals, partners, and couples dealing with the turmoil of addiction. My passion is to walk alongside you in a warm, non-judgemental setting. I will equip you with the skills needed to fulfill your goals and build healthy, sustaining relationships.
If you have persistent sexual thoughts and behaviors despite damaging consequences, you may be wrestling with sexual addiction.
There is hope for healing and recovery. As a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist, I treat individuals, partners, and couples dealing with the turmoil of addiction. My passion is to walk alongside you in a warm, non-judgemental setting. I will equip you with the skills needed to fulfill your goals and build healthy, sustaining relationships.
Delores Harrell Brinkley
Licensed Professional Counselor, PsyD,
Online Only
Waitlist for new clients
Are you experiencing trauma, PTSD, sexual addiction, or other addictive patterns of maladaptive behaviors?
My treatment interventions are centered around healing, growth, and resolution. There may be several underlying issues to deal with before you can get through these milestones. However, with dedication and perseverance, your mental health goals can become a testament to your willpower to move past the pain.
Working through your recovery and making amends could be some of the goals that we address. We will also explore your personal challenges and life experiences that have contributed to how you cope and develop conflict resolution.
I look forward to working with you on your mental health journey!
Are you experiencing trauma, PTSD, sexual addiction, or other addictive patterns of maladaptive behaviors?
My treatment interventions are centered around healing, growth, and resolution. There may be several underlying issues to deal with before you can get through these milestones. However, with dedication and perseverance, your mental health goals can become a testament to your willpower to move past the pain.
Working through your recovery and making amends could be some of the goals that we address. We will also explore your personal challenges and life experiences that have contributed to how you cope and develop conflict resolution.
I look forward to working with you on your mental health journey!
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Sexual Addiction Therapists
When should someone seek treatment for sex addiction?
People should seek treatment for sex addiction if they cannot control their sexual thoughts or behaviours to the point that it disrupts their ability to function in daily life, for example by threatening their finances, career, or relationships. This may include spending an excessive amount of time obsessing over sex, planning sex, watching pornography, or masturbating, as well as consistently engaging in risky sexual activities, using sex to escape distressing feelings, or attempting yet failing to control sexual behavior.
What are the most common treatment options for sex addiction?
Psychotherapy is the most common treatment for sex addiction; therapy helps patients better understand their compulsive thoughts and behaviors and develop strategies to manage their desires. Therapy may be supplemented by medications, such as antidepressants, mood stabilizers, anti-androgens, and the alcohol and substance use medication Naltrexone, as well as support groups, such as 12-step programs.
How long does therapy take for sex addiction?
Recovering from compulsive behavior takes time and effort. There’s no precise timeline for treatment, but research suggests 12 therapy sessions may be enough to see change. Treatment for sexual compulsions requires honesty in therapy, a commitment to understanding triggers and developing coping skills, and potential lifestyle changes such as cutting out alcohol or drugs.
What if sex addiction is left untreated?
Compulsive sexual behavior can have serious repercussions if left unaddressed. For example, if sexual obsessions consume the vast majority of a person’s time, they may lose their job. If they can’t stop paying for sex, their finances may suffer. If they’re dishonest in their relationships, their partner may leave them. If they consistently feel shame, they may struggle with anxiety, depression, or loneliness. Therapy can help people develop the tools to manage sexual thoughts and behaviors that feel uncontrollable.