Sexual Addiction Therapists in 19963
Cheryl L Chambers
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Milford, DE 19963
Our mission is to provide Adults, Children and Families with the necessary resources and tools for maintaining and thriving in our complex world.
Our mission is to provide Adults, Children and Families with the necessary resources and tools for maintaining and thriving in our complex world.
At Compass Mental Wellness Services, LLC we offer a wide range of treatments to match our patients personal needs. However, what sets us apart is our dedication to positive outcomes through compassion, innovation, and neuroscience. During psychotherapy, you learn about your condition and your moods, feelings, thoughts, and behaviors. Psychotherapy helps you learn how to take control of your life and respond to challenging situations with healthy coping skills. There are many types of psychotherapy, each with its own approach.
At Compass Mental Wellness Services, LLC we offer a wide range of treatments to match our patients personal needs. However, what sets us apart is our dedication to positive outcomes through compassion, innovation, and neuroscience. During psychotherapy, you learn about your condition and your moods, feelings, thoughts, and behaviors. Psychotherapy helps you learn how to take control of your life and respond to challenging situations with healthy coping skills. There are many types of psychotherapy, each with its own approach.
Do you feel helpless and looking for a gateway to overcoming stress or traumatic experiences? I provide the support you need to help you create pathways for healthy communication, and relationships. Positive steps toward wellness is essential through restoration in the mind body and soul.
Do you feel helpless and looking for a gateway to overcoming stress or traumatic experiences? I provide the support you need to help you create pathways for healthy communication, and relationships. Positive steps toward wellness is essential through restoration in the mind body and soul.
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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.