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organisations
British Association for Sexual and Relationship Therapy
Tel: 020 8543 2707
E-mail: info@basrt.org.uk
Website: www.basrt.org.uk
Actively promotes sexual and relationship therapy and helps maintain professional standards. Offers a directory of approved private sex therapists.
Sex Addicts Anonymous
Website: www.sexaa.org
American site but has details of online meetings for everyone, and a self-assessment tool for those who are looking to see whether or not they are sexually addicted. Provides details of UK recovery groups. Go to 'Find an SAA Meeting' on the home page and scroll down to England and Scotland.
Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous
E-mail: info@slaafws.org
Website: www.slaafws.org/index.html
Has some good publications offering information and advice in downloadable format.
Sexaholics Anonymous UK and Ireland
SA Ireland
PO Box 92
Waterford
Ireland
UK Helpline: 07000 725463 (you can leave a number anytime and someone will call you back)
E-mail: newcomers@sauk.org
Website: www.sauk.org
Offers a 12-step recovery programme in the UK and Ireland. The website has details of places that organise meetings or you can contact the co-ordinator to ask whether there are any groups near you.
S-Anon
www.sanon.org
US group set up by the friends and family of sex addicts. The website has some useful information, anyone can join up to their newsletter and there is a section where people can share stories and experiences.
websites
Cyber Sexual Addiction.com
www.cybersexualaddiction.com
Useful info on this site for those addicted to cybersex and for concerned spouses or others. There are articles, resources, FAQs and self-tests and the site is run by several well-respected experts in the field of sex addiction.
Sex Addict
www.sexaddict.com
Official site of sex therapist Dr Doug Weiss, who was sexually abused when young and is a recovering sex addict. He believes that 80% of sex addicts were abused when young and his site has some useful info on this subject.
Sex Addict Online Conference Transcript
www.healthyplace.com/Communities/Addictions/Site/
transcripts/sexual_addiction.htm
Transcript of an online conference about sex addiction with psychologist Phillip Sharp, a specialist in the field of sexual addiction counselling.
Sex Addiction: The Secret Pain of the Sex Addict
www.addictions.co.uk/issues_content.asp?NewsID=93
Interesting article written by a recovering sex addict who is now a counsellor.
Sexual Compulsives Anonymous
www.sca-recovery.org/compulsive.htm
Gives information on the 12-step programme used in addiction and looks at the characteristics that sex addicts share.
SexHelp.com
www.sexhelp.com
Dr. Carnes' resources for sex addiction and recovery which include an online SAST test (Sexual Addiction Screening Test).
Sexual Recovery Institute
www.sexualrecovery.com
California-based clinic that provides the assessment and treatment of sexually addictive behaviour. The website has information about treatment programmes, some good articles, self-tests and resources.
Understanding more about sexual addiction
http://psychcentral.com/library/sexaddict_general.htm
Useful set of articles which examine the disorder of sexual addiction in detail, including a list of the symptoms of sexual addiction, and some questions you should ask when looking for a good sex addiction treatment program.
reading
In the Shadows of the Net: Breaking free of compulsive online sexual behaviour by Patrick Carnes, David Delmonico and Elizabeth Griffin (Hazelden Publishing, 2004)
Revealing how desperate life can become for someone addicted to online sex, this book brings hope to men and women struggling to understand and overcome this compulsive behaviour.
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Love Sick: A woman's journey through sexual addiction by Sue William Silverman (W W Norton, 2001)
Describes one woman's journey from sexual abuse in childhood to a period of sexual addiction and self-destructive behaviour, and finally to recovery with the help of a trusted therapist.
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Out of the Shadows: Understanding sexual addiction by Patrick Carnes (Hazeldon, 2001)
With detailed descriptions of the four stages of sexual addiction, the author outlines the dynamics of dependency and offers evaluation methods and solutions. The book gets good reviews on Amazon from partners and ex-partners of sex addicts.
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The Sex Addiction Workbook: Proven strategies to help you regain control of your life by Tamara Penix Sbraga and William T O'Donohue (New Harbinger Publications, 2004)
Two psychologists specialising in the treatment of sexual self-control problems offer the first workbook to help sexual addicts overcome their addiction and restore their relationships.
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(November 2005)
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