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 - Sexual Reflections: A Workbook for Designing and Celebrating Your Sexual Health Plan
Alexandra Katehakis, PhD - Real Hope, True Freedom: Understanding and Coping with Sex Addiction
Milton Magness DMin & Marsha Means, MA - 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 - Out of the Doghouse: A Step-by-Step Relationship-Saving Guide for Men Caught Cheating
Robert Weiss
For Partners Moving Beyond Betrayal
- 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 - Male Partners of Female Sex Addicts (MPOFSA) website
- Mending a Shattered Heart: A Guide for Partners of Sex Addicts
Edited by Stefanie Carnes, Ph.D. - Your Sexually Addicted Spouse
Barbara Steffens, PhD & Marsha Means, MA
Codependence & Love Addiction
Men's Depression
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
Daily Meditations
- Mirror of Intimacy: Daily Reflections on Emotional and Erotic Intelligence
Alexandra Katehakis & Tom Bluss - The Language of Letting Go: Daily Meditations for Codependents
Melody Beattie - Answers in the Heart: Daily Meditations For Men And Women Recovering From Sex Addiction
Anonymous
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.org
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.
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)