Confidential Private Practise Counselling For Sex Addiction In Sydney & Online With Renowned Sex Therapist
WHAT IS SEX ADDICTION COUNSELLING
Sex addiction counselling at ASAA encompasses permanently breaking the cycle of compulsive sexual behaviour disorder (CSBD), also referred to as sex addiction or hyper-sexuality, and enabling positive, respectful, and responsible sexuality and sexual relationships. In a consulting session, your sex therapist/counsellor will explore the root cause of your addiction, provide education and discussion, coping skills and relapse prevention, self management strategies, assign home work tasks, give the support you need to succeed, and listen to you with the upmost respect. A sex therapist is a specifically trained professional counsellor, who is qualified to understand, treat, and manage, sexual behaviours and sexual concerns.
- Sexual addiction is characterised by escalations of compulsive sexual thoughts and acts that are difficult, or impossible, to control. Sexual addiction, in contrast to a healthy balanced sex drive, is an unhealthy state of dependence on sexual rewards as a mechanism to cope with underlying complex emotions.
Untreated sexual addiction may lead to loss of intimate relationships, family life, and personal values, as well as poor mental health, (in the extreme loss of life), diminished productivity, unemployment, and financial loss.
- Despite being fully aware of the negative consequences sexual addiction is causing, and sincere attempts to break their cycle of addiction, sex addicts find themselves unable to permanently limit, or stop, their self-destructive behaviour.
TYPES OF SEXUAL ADDICTIONS
- Sexual Addiction encompasses a vast scope of symptoms and behaviours.
The most common forms of sexual addiction include pornography addiction, masturbation addiction, Internet sex addiction, multiple partner and affairs addiction, prostitution and massage parlour addiction, phone sex addiction, and an array of sexual fetish behaviours such as anonymous sex, humiliation sex, sexual power or pain exchange, as well as sexual paraphiliac behaviours including frotteurism, exhibitionism, and voyeurism.
WHAT ARE THE MOST COMMON SYMPTOMS OF UNTREATED SEX ADDICTION
- Sexual Cravings. Recurring sexual cravings and chronic relapse
- Shame. Shame, guilt, low self esteem due to inability to stopping the behaviour
- Mood Swings. Emotional outbursts of anger, rage, gaslighting and manipulation when sex or porn is denied (SRD)
- Irritation, frustration, poor concentration, poor sleep, tiredness
- Losses. Degrees of losses of empathy, love, and attraction towards a romantic partner
- Transactional Sex. Multiple sexual partners, sex workers, anonymous sex
- Sexual Consent Conflict. Poor attitude to sexual consent and sexual health
- Sexual Health/Safety Risk. Risky or dangerous sexual behaviours
- Unsafe sex, and high risk of contracting/spreading sexually transmitted infections, STIs
- Sexual Function Impairment. Erectile dysfunction, ejaculation difficulties, genital numbing, orgasmic difficulty
- Relationship Conflict. Relationship upheaval, break up, divorce
- Family Break Up. Loss of family, children, custody conflict
- Poor Mental Health. Anxiety, panic attack, depression, suicidal thoughts
- Social isolation, loss of career, finances, social circle
HOW OUR COUNSELLING WORKS
Affirmotive Sex Addiction Australia or ASAA, is one of Australia’s foremost sex and relationship therapists. We contribute well over 25 years of clinical experience to our successful treatment program for compulsive sexual behaviour disorders, also referred to as sex addiction, pornography addiction, masturbation addiction, female sex addiction, love addiction, sexual anorexia.
Our therapies offer a combination of the most succesful modalities in treating sexual addiction and relationship conflict, including, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Psychotherapy, Trauma Therapy, Sexual Betrayal Trauma Counselling, Relationship/Marriage Counselling Clinical Sex Therapy and Sexual Health Counselling.
STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL AND PRIVATE COUNSELLING
- Our clients choose us because we offer highly effective and comprehensive time and money saving private practice professional counselling solutions for individuals, couples, and marriages of all cultures, religions, gender, and sexual orientations alike.
Our sex addiction specialist adheres to the highest professional standards of ethics and confidentiality according to the Australia law, and provides a respectful, safe, comfortable, and non-judgemental environment where our clients can speak up freely about their sexual concerns.
INDIVIDUALS, RELATIONSHIPS, MARRIAGES
We specialise in individual sessions, spousal support, relationship counselling, marriage counselling, same sex counselling, and online counselling.
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ADDRESSING THE ROOT CAUSES OF SEXUAL ADDICTIONS
Our specifically designed approach to sex addiction treatment allows us to identify and understand underlying root causes of sexual addiction, and enabling new pathways to healthy sexuality.
We understand that sexuality is influenced by biological, psychological, social, cultural, political, economic, religious, spiritual, and other environmental factors and may vary greatly from person to person. Therefore, our sex addiction counselling is tailored to suit our clients individual circumstances.
BREAKING A COMPULSIVE CYCLE OF SEXUAL ADDICTION AND DEVELOPING HEALTHY SEXUALITY
The below listed Sex, Love, and Pornography Addiction Therapy & Treatment table represents a brief overview.
TREATMENTS FOR SEX ADDICTS
- Assessment of your personal, relational, and sexual history
- Assessment of your recovery progress
- Risk assessment of your sexual health
- Ambivalence Acceptance Commitment, breaking through denial
- A three part relapse prevention program
- Disclosure Therapy
- Treating cravings and withdrawal symptoms
- Daily structure and boundaries
- Intervention tools
- Setting realistic goals
- Trauma therapy
- Sex Therapy
- Sobriety
- Developing healthy sexuality, intimacy, and authentic relationships
- Ongoing support
BETRAYAL TRAUMA COUNSELLING FOR SPOUSES OF SEX ADDICTS
- Assessing your options in your current relationship
- Working with sex-addiction-induced-betrayal trauma (SAI-Trauma), caused by your partner’s sexual addiction
- Working with broken trust, emotional pain, emotional ambivalence, reality manipulation, and fragmented reality
- Working though changes of self esteem and self-worth after sexual betrayal
- Working with loss of identity after sexual betrayal
- Working through depression, anxiety, confusion, and uncertainty after sexual betrayal
- Working with fear of relapse and fear of reconnection with your partner after sexual betrayal
- Working with flashbacks and nightmares
- Working with anger and rage
- Strategies for day to day functioning
- Working through the effects of your partner’s disclosure
- Sexual health counselling
- Working through your own sexuality
- Setting your personal boundaries
- Coming to terms
- Ongoing support
SPECIFIC COUNSELLING FOR COUPLES AND MARRIAGES
- Setting boundaries
- Communication and conflict resolution skills
- Setting achievable goals
- Dealing with the past
- Working with trauma, past and present
- Re-defining commitment
- Defining respect, consent, and healthy relating
- Sexuality counselling
- Sexual health counselling
- Relationship future
- Amicable separation or divorce counselling, when needed
MAKE AN ENQUIRY OR BOOK YOUR APPOINTMENT
For further obligation free information about our sex and porn addiction counselling & therapy, or booking a confidential private appointment with Sex Therapist and Professional Counsellor Heide please Book Or Enquire Online or call Heide in Sydney during office hours (+61) 02 9380 4486 or email info@sexaddictionaustralia.com.au