6 month structured porn and sex addiction program
Scion Counseling offers a program for pornography addiction and sex addiction that lasts 6-12 months. The program focuses on treating compulsive porn and sex addiction along with symptoms of depression and anxiety.
Evidence Based Treatment
All of the theory used in this curriculum is evidence based as has shown to be effective in treating pornography addiction. Primarily, our treatment program is based on Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) but also draws from Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Motivational Interviewing, and the Transtheoretical Model (Stages of Change).
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
CBT is based on several core principles, including:
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
DBT is an adaption of CBT that is tailored to address both affective disturbance or coping deficits as well as interpersonal effectiveness, which can lead to increased sense of intimacy.
Evidence Based Treatment
All of the theory used in this curriculum is evidence based as has shown to be effective in treating pornography addiction. Primarily, our treatment program is based on Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) but also draws from Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Motivational Interviewing, and the Transtheoretical Model (Stages of Change).
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
CBT is based on several core principles, including:
- Psychological problems are based, in part, on faulty or unhelpful ways of thinking.
- Psychological problems are based, in part, on learned patterns of unhelpful behavior.
- People suffering from psychological problems can learn better ways of coping with them, thereby relieving their symptoms and becoming more effective in their lives.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
DBT is an adaption of CBT that is tailored to address both affective disturbance or coping deficits as well as interpersonal effectiveness, which can lead to increased sense of intimacy.
Sex offender program
Scion Counseling offers a program for low-risk internet sex offenders that lasts from 6 months to one year in duration. The curriculum is a 26 week program with six months of follow-up group therapy.
Population
Not all sex offenders are appropriate for our program. Most of our clients are between 18-24, although we do treat clients that are outside of that age range (both older and younger). Since this is our target age range, we are incorporating elements of both adolescent and adult approaches.
Evidence Based Treatment
All of the theory used in this curriculum is evidence based as has shown to be effective in treating sex offenders. Primarily, our treatment program is based on Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) but also draws from Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Motivational Interviewing, Transtheoretical Model (Stages of Change), Good Lives (GLM), and Risk-Needs-Responsivity (RNR). CBT, RNR and GLM have all been shown to be effective and are accepted as best practice for sex offenders (Schaffer, et al., 2010).
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
CBT is based on several core principles, including:
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
DBT is an adaption of CBT that is tailored to address both affective disturbance or coping deficits as well as interpersonal effectiveness, which can lead to increased sense of intimacy.
Risk-Need-Responsivity (RNR)
Briefly, the three core principles can be stated as follows: Risk principle: Match the level of service to the offender’s risk to re-offend. Need principle: Assess criminogenic needs and target them in treatment. Responsivity principle: Maximize the offender’s ability to learn from a rehabilitative intervention by providing cognitive behavioral treatment and tailoring the intervention to the learning style, motivation, abilities and strengths of the offender. Taken from sedgwickcounty.
Good Lives Model (GLM)
The Good Lives Model (GLM)is a strengths-based rehabilitation theory that augments the risk, need, and responsivity principles of effective correctional intervention through its focus on assisting clients to develop and implement meaningful life plans that are incompatible with future offending. Taken from www.unafei.or.jpl.
Population
Not all sex offenders are appropriate for our program. Most of our clients are between 18-24, although we do treat clients that are outside of that age range (both older and younger). Since this is our target age range, we are incorporating elements of both adolescent and adult approaches.
Evidence Based Treatment
All of the theory used in this curriculum is evidence based as has shown to be effective in treating sex offenders. Primarily, our treatment program is based on Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) but also draws from Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Motivational Interviewing, Transtheoretical Model (Stages of Change), Good Lives (GLM), and Risk-Needs-Responsivity (RNR). CBT, RNR and GLM have all been shown to be effective and are accepted as best practice for sex offenders (Schaffer, et al., 2010).
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
CBT is based on several core principles, including:
- Psychological problems are based, in part, on faulty or unhelpful ways of thinking.
- Psychological problems are based, in part, on learned patterns of unhelpful behavior.
- People suffering from psychological problems can learn better ways of coping with them, thereby relieving their symptoms and becoming more effective in their lives.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
DBT is an adaption of CBT that is tailored to address both affective disturbance or coping deficits as well as interpersonal effectiveness, which can lead to increased sense of intimacy.
Risk-Need-Responsivity (RNR)
Briefly, the three core principles can be stated as follows: Risk principle: Match the level of service to the offender’s risk to re-offend. Need principle: Assess criminogenic needs and target them in treatment. Responsivity principle: Maximize the offender’s ability to learn from a rehabilitative intervention by providing cognitive behavioral treatment and tailoring the intervention to the learning style, motivation, abilities and strengths of the offender. Taken from sedgwickcounty.
Good Lives Model (GLM)
The Good Lives Model (GLM)is a strengths-based rehabilitation theory that augments the risk, need, and responsivity principles of effective correctional intervention through its focus on assisting clients to develop and implement meaningful life plans that are incompatible with future offending. Taken from www.unafei.or.jpl.
EMDR to combat Trauma
ABOUT EMDR THERAPY
Our brains have a natural way to recover from traumatic memories and events. This process involves communication between the amygdala (the alarm signal for stressful events), the hippocampus (which assists with learning, including memories about safety and danger), and the prefrontal cortex (which analyzes and controls behavior and emotion). While many times traumatic experiences can be managed and resolved spontaneously, they may not be processed without help. Stress responses are part of our natural fight, flight, or freeze instincts. When distress from a disturbing event remains, the upsetting images, thoughts, and emotions may create feelings of overwhelm, of being back in that moment, or of being “frozen in time.” EMDR therapy helps the brain process these memories and allows normal healing to resume. The experience is still remembered, but the fight, flight, or freeze response from the original event is resolved.”
HOW IS EMDR DIFFERENT FROM OTHER THERAPIES?
EMDR therapy does not require talking in detail about the distressing issue, or homework between sessions. EMDR, rather than focusing on changing the emotions, thoughts, or behaviors resulting from the distressing issue, allows the brain to resume its natural healing process. EMDR therapy is designed to resolve unprocessed traumatic memories in the brain. Part of the therapy includes alternating eye movements, sounds, or taps. For many clients, EMDR therapy can be completed in fewer sessions than other psychotherapies.
EXPERIENCING EMDR THERAPY
After the therapist and client agree that EMDR therapy is a good fit, and begin to work together, the client will be asked to focus on a specific event. Attention will be given to a negative image, belief, and body feeling related to this event, and then to a positive belief that would indicate the issue was resolved. While the client focuses on the upsetting event, the therapist will begin sets of side-to-side eye movements, sounds, or taps. The client will be guided to notice what comes to mind after each set. They may experience shifts in insight or changes in images, feelings, or beliefs regarding the event. The client has full control to stop the therapist at any point, if needed. The sets of eye movements, sounds, or taps are repeated until the event becomes less disturbing.
A typical EMDR therapy session lasts from 60-90 minutes. EMDR therapy may be used within a standard talking therapy, as an adjunctive therapy with a separate therapist, or as a treatment all by itself.
WHO CAN BENEFIT FROM EMDR THERAPY?
EMDR therapy helps both children and adults of all ages.
Therapists use EMDR with a wide range of challenges including:
HOW LONG DOES EMDR TAKE TO WORK?
It depends on the individual. For a single traumatic event it may take between 1-4 sessions. For others, with a very traumatized background, or with certain diagnoses, a longer time may be necessary. In this phase, the therapist will teach you some specific techniques so you can rapidly deal with any emotional disturbance that may arise.
Our brains have a natural way to recover from traumatic memories and events. This process involves communication between the amygdala (the alarm signal for stressful events), the hippocampus (which assists with learning, including memories about safety and danger), and the prefrontal cortex (which analyzes and controls behavior and emotion). While many times traumatic experiences can be managed and resolved spontaneously, they may not be processed without help. Stress responses are part of our natural fight, flight, or freeze instincts. When distress from a disturbing event remains, the upsetting images, thoughts, and emotions may create feelings of overwhelm, of being back in that moment, or of being “frozen in time.” EMDR therapy helps the brain process these memories and allows normal healing to resume. The experience is still remembered, but the fight, flight, or freeze response from the original event is resolved.”
HOW IS EMDR DIFFERENT FROM OTHER THERAPIES?
EMDR therapy does not require talking in detail about the distressing issue, or homework between sessions. EMDR, rather than focusing on changing the emotions, thoughts, or behaviors resulting from the distressing issue, allows the brain to resume its natural healing process. EMDR therapy is designed to resolve unprocessed traumatic memories in the brain. Part of the therapy includes alternating eye movements, sounds, or taps. For many clients, EMDR therapy can be completed in fewer sessions than other psychotherapies.
EXPERIENCING EMDR THERAPY
After the therapist and client agree that EMDR therapy is a good fit, and begin to work together, the client will be asked to focus on a specific event. Attention will be given to a negative image, belief, and body feeling related to this event, and then to a positive belief that would indicate the issue was resolved. While the client focuses on the upsetting event, the therapist will begin sets of side-to-side eye movements, sounds, or taps. The client will be guided to notice what comes to mind after each set. They may experience shifts in insight or changes in images, feelings, or beliefs regarding the event. The client has full control to stop the therapist at any point, if needed. The sets of eye movements, sounds, or taps are repeated until the event becomes less disturbing.
A typical EMDR therapy session lasts from 60-90 minutes. EMDR therapy may be used within a standard talking therapy, as an adjunctive therapy with a separate therapist, or as a treatment all by itself.
WHO CAN BENEFIT FROM EMDR THERAPY?
EMDR therapy helps both children and adults of all ages.
Therapists use EMDR with a wide range of challenges including:
- Sexual Addiction
- Anxiety, panic attacks, and phobias
- Depression and bipolar disorders
- Eating Disorders
- Grief and Loss
- Pain
- Personality Disorders
- PTSD and other trauma and stress related disorders
- Sexual assault
- Chronic illness and medical issues
- Substance abuse and addiction
- Violence and abuse
HOW LONG DOES EMDR TAKE TO WORK?
It depends on the individual. For a single traumatic event it may take between 1-4 sessions. For others, with a very traumatized background, or with certain diagnoses, a longer time may be necessary. In this phase, the therapist will teach you some specific techniques so you can rapidly deal with any emotional disturbance that may arise.
Have you been traumatized?
The roots of sex addiction and even sex offending are often related to unresolved trauma. It is not the gravity of the trauma that makes the event traumatic - it is how you experience it. Many times trauma is experienced as a culmination of many smaller events and treating trauma can be part of recovery from sex addiction and even sex offending. Partners of sex addicts are almost always traumatized by the painful discovery of sexual addiction. Our treatment is trauma informed and we incorporate traumatic healing into our practice. If you find yourself ready to address your trauma please contact us at
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cindy@scioncounseling.org or call us at (562) 547-3383 or you can make an appointment directly.
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