Summary: Intensives can be an integrel part of good recovery. They typically cost less and provide a great basis for change and recovery. Carol the Coach will be interviewing Dr. Michael Howard and Ms. Stefanie Petyak who are staff of the Healing Solutions Counseling Center. They will be talking about Healing Solutions which recently began offering intensives for sex addicts, partners, and couples in recovery from sexual addiction. The flagship program is Bridge to Recovery, a 5-day intensive for men struggling with compulsive sexuality and addiction. Fist developed in 2014, this program is experiential in nature and relies heavily on group processing. It is structured around the 30-task model for treating sex addiction developed by Dr. Patrick Carnes. During the five days, participants learn about their specific addiction cycle, associated triggers and relapse prevention strategies, as well their arousal template and delve deep into the underpinnings of their addiction and what life experiences got them to this place. Participants also do family of origin and trauma work, with each participant presenting their “trauma egg” to the rest of the group. Since sex addiction is considered an intimacy disorder, much of an addict’s growth in recovery comes from the group experience and learning how to build healthy support systems. There is simply no substitute for the clinical recovery group experience in the treatment of sexual Sexual Addiction is a disorder that requires strategies to assist you in maintaining recovery. This show is to help you access the books, the experts and the people who are managing recovery with The 12 Step Program and Patrick Carnes Recovery Task Model that reinforces the steps you need to take to manage your recovery. Carol the Coach is a Certified Sexual Addictions Therapist who is ready to take you on the journey and expose you to the experts who will guide you through the steps.
