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Comprehensive Sex Addiction Therapy: Expert Treatment for Recovery

Specialized High Frequency Outpatient Program for Sexual Addiction

Recognizing Sex Addiction: Common Symptoms and Warning Sign

  • Preoccupation with sexual thoughts and or behavior
  • Using sex to cope with anxiety or escape reality
  • Engaging in sexual behaviors that violate personal values
  • Participating in sexual behaviors such as seeking prostitutes
  • Engaging in high risk sexual behavior
  • Exposing self and others to S.T.D. s
  • Lying to others to hide sexual acting out behavior
  • Impaired relationships or loss of relationships due to sexual acting out
  • Loss of productivity at work, family time or decreased time for hobbies
  • Feelings of guilt and shame after sexually acting out
  • Frequently engaging in online sexual activities (porn, chat, etc.)
  • Blaming others for one’s sexual acting out
  • Efforts to stop looking at pornography, but could not
  • Sex addiction

Understanding the Impact of Pornography Addiction

Our High Frequency Outpatient Program offers a comprehensive and flexible approach to treating sexual addiction. Here’s how it can benefit you:

Tailored intensity:

  • We offer various levels of treatment, from standard outpatient to high frequency outpatient care.
  • Our program bridges the gap between weekly therapy sessions and full inpatient treatment.

Structured support:

  • Unlike typical outpatient treatment (one session per week), our program provides multiple sessions weekly.
  • This increased frequency allows for more consistent support and faster progress.

Maintaining daily life:

  • Unlike inpatient treatment, you can continue living at home and maintaining your work or family commitments.
  • This allows you to practice new skills in real-world situations immediately.

Comprehensive approach:

  • Our program combines individual therapy, group intensive sessions, and behavioral modification techniques.
  • This multi-faceted approach addresses all aspects of sexual addiction.

Breaking the addiction cycle:

  • Particularly beneficial for those with long-standing addictive behaviors.
  • High frequency treatment helps interrupt ingrained patterns more effectively than weekly sessions.

Flexibility and personalization:

  • Treatment intensity can be adjusted based on your progress and needs.
  • We tailor the program to address your specific challenges and goals.

Community support:

  • Group intensive sessions provide peer support and reduce feelings of isolation.
  • Learn from others’ experiences and share your own in a safe, confidential environment.

Skill development:

  • Frequent sessions allow for more in-depth work on coping strategies and relapse prevention.
  • Practice and reinforce new skills with guidance from our experienced therapists.

Our high intensity outpatient program is designed to provide the support and tools necessary to overcome sexual addiction while allowing you to maintain your daily responsibilities. It’s particularly effective for those who have struggled with addictive behaviors for years and need more support than traditional outpatient care can offer.

Remember, seeking help for sex addiction is a crucial step towards recovery. Our team is here to support you every step of the way.

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The International Institute for Trauma and Addiction Professionals (IITAP) is the leading organization for training mental health professionals in sexual addiction. They have a training and certification process to become a Certified Sexual Addiction Therapist (CSAT). Dr. Chen has worked with IITAP and been a CSAT since 2016.

For many years, people didn’t take sexual addiction seriously. But now with the expansion of technology, access to pornography and sexual acting out has grown exponentially making sexual addiction more prominent. Most of the population now understand how this addiction negatively impacts the person and many aspects of their life including: family relationships, poor bonding, career issues, financial problems and legal issues. Steven J. Chen, Ph.D.

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Steven J. Chen, Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist with over 20 years experience working with over 5,000 individuals. He has been licensed since 1994 in the state of Utah and is in good standing with the licensing board and with the Utah Psychological Association (UPA) and the American Psychological Association (APA). He has served on the UPA board for many years and served as President of the UPA. He has the highest possible rating from previous clients on online rating sites (See HealthGrades).

Dr. Chen is listed in the Psychologist Locator, in Psychology Today Online, in GoodTherapy, in Locate a Doc and many other online listing services.

Call (801) 718-1609 or text (801) 718-1609. Learn more about Dr. Steven Chen here.

Sex addiction counseling is a specialized form of therapy designed to help individuals struggling with compulsive sexual behaviors that negatively impact their lives. Therapists use evidence-based approaches like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and psychodynamic therapy to help clients address underlying emotional issues, identify triggers, and develop healthier coping mechanisms. Sex addiction therapy aims to restore personal control and improve relationships, mental health, and overall well-being.

In sex addiction therapy, clients work closely with a therapist to identify the root causes of compulsive behaviors, such as unresolved emotional trauma, relationship issues, or stress. Therapists often use approaches like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), mindfulness practices, and trauma-informed therapy to help clients understand their behavior patterns and develop healthier coping strategies. Therapy can also provide support for rebuilding trust in relationships affected by sex addiction.

The timeline for seeing progress in sex addiction counseling varies for each individual, depending on the severity of the behaviors and the underlying issues being addressed. Many clients begin to see improvements after 8 to 12 sessions, especially with consistent participation in therapy. Long-term therapy may be recommended to reinforce healthy behavioral changes and support lasting recovery.

You might benefit from sex addiction counseling if you feel powerless to control your sexual behaviors, if they interfere with your daily life, relationships, or work, or if they cause feelings of guilt, shame, or emotional distress. A therapist can assess whether these behaviors fit the criteria for sex addiction and help you develop a personalized plan to regain control.