Real Hope, True Freedom: Understanding and Coping With Sex Addiction - Couverture souple

Magness, Milton S.; Means, Marsha

 
9781942094302: Real Hope, True Freedom: Understanding and Coping With Sex Addiction

Synopsis

Covering a wide variety of topics for anyone who wants to understand sex addiction and the process of recovery, this comprehensive volume addresses the different manifestations and misperceptions of this disabling disorder. From how sex addiction impacts the brain, sex addiction risk factors, and when sex addiction co-occurs with other mental health disorders, to the barriers to getting help/treatment, information and resources specific to the needs of the partners of sex addicts, the process of treatment, the process of recovery for both individuals and couples. Included are tips for relationship rebuilding, re-establishing intimacy, healthy sexuality, and relapse prevention tools and strategies. The book is, in part, structured in an FAQ-style format to address frequently asked questions.

Milton Magness, DMin, MA, LPC, CSAT, is the founder and director of Hope & Freedom Counseling Services in Houston. He is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Certified Sex Addiction Therapist. Dr. Magness is the author of "Stop Sex Addiction: Real Hope, True Freedom for Sex Addicts and Partners"; "Thirty Days to Hope & Freedom for Sexual Addicts: The Essential Guide for Daily Recovery and Relapse Prevention"; and "Hope & Freedom for Sexual Addicts and Their Partners."

Marsha Means, MA, is a trained Marriage and Family Therapist, as well as the founder and director of A Circle of Joy Ministries. She is the author of "Your Sexually Addicted Spouse: How Partners Can Cope and Heal "and co-author of "Living with Your Husband's Secret Wars."

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À propos de l?auteur

Milton Magness: Milton Magness, D. Min., MA, LPC, CSAT, is the founder and director of Hope & Freedom Counseling Services in Houston. He is a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist. He served five terms as president of the Society for the Advancement of Sexual Health (SASH), the international professional organization for sexual addiction therapists. Dr. Magness has led national workshops on cybersex addiction and has conducted a multi-state research study that focused on cybersex behavior and recovery among self-identified sex addicts. Prior to becoming a therapist he was a pastor for twenty years. He holds the following advanced degrees: Doctor of Ministry from Luther Rice Seminary, Master of Arts in Psychology from Houston Baptist University, and Master of Arts in Religious Education from Southwestern Seminary. He is the author of "Stop Sex Addiction," published by Central Recovery Press in 2013.
Marsha Means: Marsha Means, MA is a trained Marriage and Family Therapist, as well as the founder and director of A Circle of Joy Ministries, an organization designed to help women impacted by sexual addiction. In 2000, she gained international recognition through Prodigals International, an organization she and her husband founded in the Seattle area to train and equip therapists, churches, and lay people in providing help, hope, and healing to those touched by the pain and shame of sexual addiction. Ms. Means previous books include "Your Sexually Addicted Spouse: How Partners Can Cope and Heal" and "Living With Your Husband s Secret Wars .""

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