Course Details

This article on sex addiction by Alexandra Katehakis explores a comprehensive approach to treating sexual addiction (SA). It emphasizes the need for an integrated model combining addiction treatment and trauma recovery to address the complex interplay of psychological, neurophysiological, and cultural factors that sustain SA. The treatment model includes a blend of a 12-step addiction recovery program and affect regulation therapy. This holistic approach necessitates the therapist's ability to manage paradoxes in the patient's experiences and employs both left-brain cognitive strategies and right-brain affective engagement. The goal is to achieve neural and psychological integration, fostering real recovery by addressing underlying trauma and enabling healthier relational and emotional functioning.

  • Understand the complex interplay of psychological, neurophysiological, and cultural factors in maintaining sexual addiction (SA).

  • Explain the importance of an integrated treatment model combining addiction recovery and trauma interventions for SA.

  • Describe the dual role of cognitive and affective engagement in the holistic treatment of SA.

  • Recognize the significance of affect regulation theory and its application in treating SA.

  • Identify the role of right-brain and left-brain functions in the therapeutic process for SA recovery.

  • Discuss the Stockdale Paradox and its relevance to maintaining a balanced perspective in the treatment of SA.

  • Explain the significance of engaging both left-brain cognition and right-brain affective states in the treatment process.

Course curriculum

    1. Sex Addiction: Holistic Treatment Goals and Protocols for Body, Brain, and Relationship (Part 1) by Alexandra Katehakis

    1. Sex Addiction: Holistic Treatment Goals and Protocols for Body, Brain and Relationship (Part 2) by Alexandra Katehakis

    1. The Neuropsychotherapist Volume 4 Issue 9

    2. The Neuropsychotherapist Volume 4 Issue 10

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