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Recommended Reading

Sex Addiction
  • Out of the Shadows: Understanding Sexual Addiction
    Patrick Carnes, PhD
  • Facing the Shadow: Starting Sexual and Relationship Recovery
    Patrick Carnes, PhD
  • Cruise Control: Understanding Sex Addiction in Gay Men
    Robert Weiss
  • The Porn Trap: The Essential Guide to Overcoming Problems Caused by Pornography
    Wendy Maltz, LCSW & Larry Maltz, LCSW
  • Sex Addiction 101: A Basic Guide to Healing from Sex, Porn, and Love Addiction
    Robert Weiss
  • Sex Addiction 101: The Workbook, 24 Proven Exercises to Guide Sex Addiction Recovery
    Robert Weiss
  • Always Turned On: Sex Addiction in the Digital Age
    Robert Weiss & Jennifer P. Schneider
  • Out of the Doghouse: A Step-by-Step Relationship-Saving Guide for Men Caught Cheating
    Robert Weiss
For Partners
  • Moving Beyond Betrayal: The 5-Step Boundary Solution for Partners of Sex Addicts
    Vicki Tidwell Palmer
  • www.DearPeggy.com
    Extramarital Affairs Resource Center
  • Intimate Treason: Healing the Trauma for Partners Confronting Sex Addiction
    Claudia Black, Cara Tripodi
  • Deceived: Facing Sexual Betrayal, Lies and Secrets
    Claudia Black, Ph.D.
  • Facing Heartbreak: Steps to Recovery for Partners of Sex Addicts
    Stefanie Carnes, Mari Lee, Anthony Rodriguez
  • Mending a Shattered Heart: A Guide for Partners of Sex Addicts
    Edited by Stefanie Carnes, Ph.D.
  • Your Sexually Addicted Spouse
    Barbara Steffens, PhD and Marsha Means, MA
Codependence & Love Addiction
  • Facing Codependence: What it is, Where it Comes From, How it Sabotages our Lives
    Pia Mellody
  • Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself
    Melody Beattie
  • Facing Love Addiction: Giving Yourself the Power to Change the Way You Love
    Pia Mellody
Men’s Depression
  • I Don’t Want to Talk About It: Overcoming the Secret Legacy of Male Depression
    Terrence Real
Couples
  • The Intimacy Factor: The Ground Rules for Overcoming the Obstacles to Truth, Respect, and Lasting Love
    Pia Mellody
  • The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work: A Practical Guide From the Country’s Foremost Relationship Expert
    John Gottman, PhD
  • The New Rules of Marriage: What You Need to Know to Make Love Work
    Terry Real
  • The Couple’s Guide to Intimacy: How Sexual Reintegration Therapy Can Help Your Relationship Heal
    Drs. Bill & Ginger Bercaw, Psy.D., CSAT, CST
  • Erotic Intelligence: Igniting Hot, Healthy Sex While in Recovery from Sex Addiction
    Alexandra Katehakis, MFT
Somatic Experiencing®
  • Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma
    Peter A. Levine, PhD
  • Healing Trauma: A Pioneering Program for Restoring the Wisdom of Your Body
    Peter A. Levine, PhD
    website: www.traumahealing.com
Mindfulness/Meditation
  • The Miracle of Mindfulness: A Manual on Meditation
    Thich Nhat Hanh
  • Mindfulness in Plain English
    Venerable Henepola Gunaratana

Online resources

Sex Addiction/Compulsivity Resources

The online assessments and screening tests offered below are not a definitive determination of the presence of sexual addiction or compulsivity. If you are concerned that you may have a sexual addiction, you are advised to seek a professional specifically trained to treat sex addiction for a comprehensive evaluation.

  • Am I a Sex Addict?
  • Take the Internet Sex Screening Test
  • Take the Sexual Addiction Screening Test (SAST)
  • Take the Sexual Addiction Risk Assessment (SARA)
  • Sex Addicts Anonymous
  • Society for the Advancement of Sexual Health
  • Gentle Path Press
Twelve-Step Resources
  • COSA 12-Step Recovery for Partners of Sex Addicts
  • S-Anon 12-Step Recovery for Partners of Sex Addicts
  • Infidelity Survivors Anonymous (ISA)
  • Recovering Couples Anonymous (RCA)
  • Sex Addicts Anonymous (SAA)
  • Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous (SLAA)
  • Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
  • Debtors Anonymous (DA)

 

For more information contact me by email.

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About Vicki Tidwell Palmer LCSW, CSAT, SEP


Vicki is the author of Moving Beyond Betrayal: The 5-Step Boundary Solution for Partners of Sex Addicts. She is a Huffington Post blogger, workshop presenter, speaker, and psychotherapist in private practice. Vicki is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Certified Sex Addiction Therapist, and Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner. read more…

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