At the Center for Relational Recovery, our sex addiction treatment program is designed to not just arrest compulsive sexual behaviors but to address and repair the underlying dynamics that often drive the addiction. We then focus on helping individuals learn to attach and function in their adult relationships in ways that work for them and provide the connection and meaning that are primary to our health and happiness as human beings.
Treatment Focus
At the Center for Relational Recovery we are committed to providing equal support and expertise to all three parties impacted by sexual addiction: the addicted individual, the partner and the couple. Our treatment program is designed with a healing pathway for all three entities that weaves together throughout the course of treatment. By working with all three entities we are able to look at the “system” the couple has created together, seeing all the relational dynamics and how they interweave and interact in the relationship. This method allows couples to make quicker progress, as the “whole story” of the relationship is being understood and addressed throughout therapy.
Comprehensive Treatment Program
Treatment for sex addiction and betrayal trauma consists of a combination of individual therapy, couples therapy, group therapy and classes and workshops offered to support the recovery process. These different elements are combined to create an individualized treatment path that best fits each person and couple.
Foundations for Recovery 15-Week Online Class
Foundations for Recovery is the first step on the treatment path for clients dealing with sex addiction. This 15-week class is designed to provide the information, direction and support urgently needed by individuals impacted by sex addiction. It gives participants a solid foundation of information and understanding and teaches the beginning skills and tools needed for successful recovery. Participants complete the first eight tasks of recovery by the end of class.
Foundations is held on Monday evenings from 6-8 pm Eastern. For more information please call our Client Care Manager at (571)-442-1898.
Group Therapy
Group Therapy is the heart of treatment at the Center for Relational Recovery. Change happens in relationship with others as we allow ourselves to be fully known and open ourselves to the experiences of others.
Group therapy provides a forum for growth and healing that is distinct from what is experienced in individual therapy. Group becomes a laboratory for practicing new skills and behaviors. Members learn to talk freely with others about concerns to better understand themselves and learn new ways of thinking, feeling, and acting. Clients in treatment for sex addiction and betrayal trauma are expected to participate in group therapy as the core modality of their treatment.
Relational Recovery groups meet weekly for 1 ½ hours on different day and evenings of the week. For a full group schedule, please visit the calendar.
Treatment Phases
Sex Addiction treatment progresses through four phases at the Center for Relational Recovery. Each of these phases focuses on successfully completing specific tasks in the recovery process. These phases weave together the treatment of the individual dealing with addiction, the partner and the couple.
Sex Addiction and Partner Trauma – Phases of Treatment
Phase 1 (Months 1-4): Relearn, Rewire, Relate
Focused on arresting compulsive behavior, addressing neurochemical impacts and developing new neuropathways to support healthy behavior, new emotional awareness, and build relational connections.
Attention to helping the couple to manage the relational criss and begin to stabilize so that the recovery process can begin.
Address the acute trauma reactions partners experience, learning to set boundaries, establish emotional and physical safety and create a plan for support and self-care.
Phase 2 (Months 5-18): Re-Parent, Restructure, Repair
Focused on resolving the underlying wounds that often contribute to compulsive sexual behavior including shame reduction, emotional regulation, restructuring the relationship with the self, creating balance and learning self-care.
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Centers around resolving childhood wounds and current trauma through learning new ways of coping and relating. Focus is on reducing shame, learning to express needs and wants, operating from inherent worth and finding your voice.
Phase 3 (Months 18-24): Restore, Renew, Rebuild
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Phase 4 (Ongoing): Reinforce, Recreate, Regain
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