by Dan Drake, LMFT, LPCC, CCPS-S, CSAT-S | Aug 27, 2015 | Partner Resources, Sex Addiction Resources
Partners have been sharing this theme with me for some time, so in the aftermath of the Ashley Madison hack I knew I needed to write about the experience of a betrayed partner who chooses to stay in a relationship after the discovery/disclosure of infidelity. I...
by Dan Drake, LMFT, LPCC, CCPS-S, CSAT-S | Jul 7, 2015 | Partner Resources, Sex Addiction Resources
by Dan Drake, LMFT, LPCC, CCPS-S, CSAT-S Gaslighting is a form of psychological manipulation. The term comes from the movie with the same name, and it is a strategy where one individual manipulates of the reality of another. These patterns can range from...
by Dan Drake, LMFT, LPCC, CCPS-S, CSAT-S | Jun 2, 2015 | Media/News, Sex Addiction Resources
by Dan Drake, LMFT, LPCC, CCPS-S, CSAT-S The organization Treasures does a lot of great work to help women who would like to get out of the sex industry. They created a video to address the issues of sex and the sex industry, and I was fortunate to have been...
by Dan Drake, LMFT, LPCC, CCPS-S, CSAT-S | Mar 12, 2015 | Partner Resources, Sex Addiction Resources
by Dan Drake, LMFT, LPCC, CCPS-S, CSAT-S For anyone reading this who is a sex addict or who is in relationship with someone who is addicted, you know that lying is a big part of the addiction: It helps to hide behaviors, get partners off the trail, and I...
by Dan Drake, LMFT, LPCC, CCPS-S, CSAT-S | Dec 16, 2014 | Partner Resources, Sex Addiction Resources
by Dan Drake, LMFT, LPCC, CCPS-S, CSAT-S “Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned, Nor hell a fury like a woman scorned” (William Congreve) Truth be told, most men are terrified of women’s anger. Of course, many will pretend that they are “tough”...
by Dan Drake, LMFT, LPCC, CCPS-S, CSAT-S | May 11, 2014 | Partner Resources, Sex Addiction Resources
by Dan Drake, LMFT, LPCC, CCPS-S, CSAT-S There is a common notion that partners of sex addicts are as sick as the individual with the addiction. Often exhibiting symptoms of anxiety, depression, anger, shock, betrayal, ambivalence, confusion, devastation, and...
