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Nymphomania Versus Female Sex Addiction

The Sexual Recovery Institute's Evening Intensive Program coming up September 7th

More and more of late, stories about female sexual addiction-and books by women writing their stories of sexual addiction-are circulating in mass media. You may have encountered such a story on your favorite online news aggregate or heard about a female sex addict from a friend. You may be one of these women yourself.

Sexual addiction is no longer strictly the territory of the Tiger Woodses and Bill Clintons of the world. Women are confessing their difficulty with sexual compulsivity and bravely unveiling the heretofore private dysfunctions such addictive behaviors have wrought upon their lives. Continue reading about the differences between nymphomania and female sex addiction at sexualrecovery.com.


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An Interview with Terry Gatewood, Treatment Specialist

People struggling with sex addiction often feel alone and ashamed, as though no one could possibly understand all that they've been through. Then they meet Terry Gatewood, a treatment specialist at the Sexual Recovery Institute (SRI). Kind and insightful with a sharp sense of humor, Terry has a unique ability to relate to his clients.

Read more about Terry...

Memoir of a Female Sex and Relationship Addict

Addiction is a disease that does not discriminate based on race, gender, social status, religion, or lack thereof.

I am a recovering sex and relationship addict. I didn't know this about myself for years, but I knew something was fundamentally wrong.

Read more...


The next Two-Week Intensive Treatment Program begins October 22nd!

The SRI Two-Week Intensive Programs is a two-week education and therapy curriculum focused on helping our patients identify and eliminate all sexual acting out behavior and develop the tools needed to prevent sexual relapse.

Less costly and time consuming than a 4-6 week hospital or residential treatment, the Two-Week Intensive Programs offers many similar benefits, including spousal involvement, structured social support, psycho-education and daily individual therapy.

Learn more about our Two-Week Intensive Program or Contact us to Reserve a Spot.


You're Invited to our Next Lunch & Learn Event

Martha Simpson Revell, MA, CSAT-3, Addiction Specialist at SRI will present:

"Treating Sex Addiction in the New Media Frontier"
(A lecture created by our Founding Director, Robert Weiss, LCSW, CSAT-S)

When: Thursday, November 8th from 11:30 to 2pm
Where: The Palm Restaurant
9001 Santa Monica Blvd, LA 90069

1 CEU and Lunch will be provided
Cost: $20

Space is limited so please RSVP by November 5th to:
Sarah Chapin, Executive Director: schapin@thesri.com or 323.395.9778


Join SRI's founder in London for Understanding the Assessment, Treatment and Diagnosis of Sexual Addiction (Hypersexual Disorder) in the Digital Age

Topics covered will include: discarding the "myths" of sexual addiction, sexual addiction as an intimacy disorder, differential diagnosis, defining types of sexual addicts, assessment tools, new social media technologies and their affect on sexual addiction, insight into the treatment of betrayed spouses and couples along with informed insight into the upcoming DSM 5 proposed Hypersexual Disorder diagnosis. The training will focus on the use of traditional addiction treatment methods as applied to addictive sex and intimacy disorders. Insight into sexual addiction pathology in both gay men and in women will be reviewed and introduced. Extra time will be allotted for case presentation and questions.

Learn more and register for this workshop.


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