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As human beings, we are biologically wired for connection. For individuals in recovery from trauma and compulsive sexual behavior, deeper contact with others holds even more significance to promote healing and sustainable sobriety. In this webinar, attendees will explore a fresh, new perspective on emotional sobriety skills to reinforce long-term sexual sobriety. Developing secure attachments is not the goal; breaking down barriers that get in the way of secure attachments is the key. Compulsive sexual behavior thrives on isolation, shame and secrecy, and to diminish the stigma, this presentation looks at longstanding recovery through the lens of Nervous System Regulation, Positive Psychology and Attachment Theory. Sexual compulsivity stems from broken heartedness, and establishing emotionally-reliable relationships mends broken hearts while developing purpose and meaning.
Andrew Susskind is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Brainspotting and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner and a Certified Group Psychotherapist. In 1988 he completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst before transitioning to the West Coast. After completing a Master of Social Welfare degree from UCLA in 1991, Andrew has worked with individuals, couples, families and groups in his practice. Speaking, writing, and training are dimensions of Andrew’s ongoing desire to learn and grow. He has given numerous presentations and workshops both nationally and locally in Southern California, and he was adjunct faculty in the UCLA School of Medicine Doctoring Program. Andrew has mentored associates in his private practice since 1997 and serves as faculty for the Principles of Group Psychotherapy course, a prerequisite to becoming a Certified Group Psychotherapist. His recent book It’s Not About the Sex: Moving from Isolation to Intimacy after Sexual Addiction (Central Recovery Press, June 2019) joins his workbook, From Now On: Seven Keys to Purposeful Recovery which was released in 2014.
Catherine Etherington is a certified professional life coach, working with individuals impacted by problematic sexual behaviour; their own or that of a loved one. Certified by Impact Coaching Academy, the International Coach Federation and the Association of Partners of Sex Addicts Trauma Specialists, Cat has developed her practise with additional trainings through well known entities including The Gottman Institute and SASH that equip her for working with PSB, trauma, betrayal, abuse, separation and more.....
As Head of Recovery for Naked Truth Project, Cat has pioneered a unique-for-Europe recovery and healing programme, for individuals seeking recovery and their betrayed spouses.
This session is open to the public. There are NO CE credits being offered for this session.
Gaelyn Emerson is a certified professional life, relationship and divorce recovery coach, dedicating her career to helping others triumph over trauma—whether or not their relationships do. Gaelyn is credentialed by Impact Coaching Academy, the International Coach Federation and the Association of Partners of Sex Addicts Trauma Specialists. Through programs provided by entities like The Gottman Institute, High Conflict Institute and SASH,
Gaelyn employs advanced training in problematic sexual behavior, abandonment, abuse, affairs, disclosures, divorce, grief, high-conflict dynamics, parenting, separation, trauma and more. Gaelyn coaches clients around the world from her laptop, via her online private practice, Women Ever After, LLC.
This session is open to the public. There are NO CE credits being offered for this session.
This presentation will examine the increasing phenomenon of sextortion, the act of extorting money, power or privilege through blackmailing someone sexually. This is becoming increasingly more common among hypersexual individuals who find themselves entrapped in a sexually compulsive cycle. Often hypersexual individuals take excessive risks and are naïve regarding those whom they interact with online. This presentation will examine the paths that generally entrap hypersexual people and will on how to address these issues with treatment. Trauma associated with the sextortion process will be looked at and how to go about helping to cope with these factors. We will also examine ethical guidelines surrounding encouraging reporting. Case studies of sextortion crimes will be examined.
Dr. Matthew Hedelius has been providing treatment for individuals who suffer from trauma and sexual compulsivity for over 20 years and has completed over 40,000 therapy sessions in that time frame. He has experience in outpatient, residential and inpatient treatment settings. He provides bio and neurofeedback as a means of helping patients resolve their addictions and trauma issues. In addition, he has been trained in and provides EMDR to help patients resolve their traumatic histories. He enjoys running half marathons and marathons and loves working with people. He also provides supervision for therapists who are training to be sex addiction therapists.
This session is open to the public. There are NO CE credits being offered for this session.
In this presentation, attendees are introduced to Attachment Wounds and associated negative core messages, written into the nervous system, which then become the filter for how life is viewed. We explore how shame promotes numbing behaviors, including compulsive sexually addictive behaviors. We also explore how "wound care" can help heal the wounds and thus change the paradigm in which we view the world.
Troy Love;
Two-time Amazon Best-Selling Author, Troy L. Love, LCSW, has over 20 years of experience in the mental health field. He specializes in working with trauma, broken relationships, and recovery from compulsive or addictive behaviors.Troy serves as the President and Clinical Director of Yuma Counseling Services and the founder of Finding Peace Consulting. He has over 20 years of experience in the mental health field. Troy received his Master's Degree in Social Work from the University of Pittsburgh, PA in 2000 and much of his training has focused on addiction recovery. Troy has a Certification in Human Resource Studies from Cornell University. He recently completed certification as a Sexual Addiction Treatment Professional from Mid-Nazarene University. He is also Certified asa Rapid Transformational Therapy Practitioner.Troy specializes in working with individual’s trauma-related concerns, couples struggling in their relationships, and individuals who numb their pain through compulsive or addictive behaviors. Troy also helps couples and individuals who are experiencing sexual issues that reduce the ability for physical intimacy. Troy has training in EMDR, a research-based treatment for trauma survivors, Brainspotting, Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy, and addiction recovery.
Free sessions are appropriate for the general public or a professional audience, but do not offer CE’s.
Betrayal is an unraveling of life as we once knew it. Everything becomes undone. After a decent into a bizarre world where absurdity reigns and the way out is a time-consuming journey through a twisted reality, we explore what it takes to make our way out of the betrayal that binds us. This interactive presentation explores the surrealistic experience of betrayal, its traumatizing components and what can be done to prepare yourself in holding onto reality within bizarre absurdity. Included will be experiential activities to engage your whole brain in finding your way out and building the skills required to stay out of the rabbit hole of betrayal. Be prepared with creative writing tools, scissors, glue stick or double faced tape, and a small square of kids clay, Fimo, or Sculpey.
Dr. Diane Hovey works as a therapeutic guide aiding individual and couples in overcoming life altering challenges such as ongoing health conditions, sex and pornography addiction, and other compulsions that result in grief, loss, shame, anxiety, depression, trauma, intimacy disorders and relationship problems. Whatever the given issue, she helps her clients find practical and down to earth ways to address their specific life challenge and get their lives back on track. Combing the arts with therapy, Dr. Hovey founded and directed a non-profit organization, the Family Institute for Creative Well-Being. Currently she is the president of Alliance for Healing PA where she continues to work with those who live with life altering challenges, assisting them on their transformational journeys.
This session is for the public. There are NO CE credits being offered for this session.
