by Banyan Therapy Group | Dec 30, 2018 | Sex Addiction Resources
Rethinking making resolutions when you are in sex addiction recovery New Year’s resolutions can feel so very cliche. We all make them, but then forget them by February 1st. What’s the point? Why do we continue to carry on this silly tradition? Well, goals CAN...
by katiesanford | Oct 30, 2018 | Partner Resources, Sex Addiction Resources, Trauma Resources
If someone is in or has been in a relationship with someone who is a narcissist, they may be experiencing something called Narcissistic Victim Syndrome as a result of domestic violence in their relationship. Narcissists often look charming on the outside but commonly...
by Eric Anderson, LMFT, CSAT | Oct 26, 2018 | Partner Resources, Sex Addiction Resources, Trauma Resources
As with many repeating patterns, domestic violence has a cyclical nature that follows 3 stages. Knowing these stages is helpful to identify these abusive patterns in a relationship. There are 3 stages that we will look at: tension building, explosion, and the...
by juliaalperovich | Oct 24, 2018 | Partner Resources, Sex Addiction Resources, Trauma Resources
In light of October being National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, I interviewed a therapist who specializes in working with victims of domestic violence as well as court mandated perpetrators of domestic violence. Her name is Brianne Baker and she is a Licensed...
by Dan Drake, LMFT, LPCC, CCPS-S, CSAT-S | Oct 18, 2018 | Partner Resources, Sex Addiction Resources
Myths vs. Reality When I think of domestic violence (DV), I often think of physical violence between one member of a couple to the other. In fact, domestic violence (often referred to as Intimate Partner Violence) could involve physical violence, sexual violence,...
by Dan Drake, LMFT, LPCC, CCPS-S, CSAT-S | Oct 2, 2018 | Partner Resources, Sex Addiction Resources
Deny Attack Reverse Victim Offender Most of us don’t enter relationships thinking about gaslighting or about emotional abuse strategies. Instead, we often enter relationships with hope for what a new relationship can bring. Partners of sex addicts are no...
