I’m committed to blogging weekly, but I regret to say I dropped the ball last week . . . I was in Phoenix, Arizona attending the 12th Annual Symposium of the International Institute for Trauma & Addiction Professionals (IITAP) with about 600 colleagues. (IITAP is the organization that trains and certifies Certified Sex Addiction Therapists (CSATs) and CSAT… Continue Reading…
When Your Therapist “Doesn’t Get It”
Over the years, I’ve heard a number of stories from betrayed partners—and their unfaithful spouses—about experiences of seeking help from counselors, clergy members, and therapists for relationship advice or concerns about addiction. Let me start by saying that my intention is not to criticize or trash other therapists. Most therapists have a specialization of some kind—even those who… Continue Reading…