You want the madness to stop.  Just a little taste of freedom and no longer feeling torn.  You don’t want to keep secrets, be ashamed of yourself, or lie to your spouse.  If you could only walk with your head held high with a sense of dignity and integrity, what would you be willing to do?

It all started innocently enough, but eventually it became a beast that could not be tamed.  One cover-up became another and another until it became too much to handle.  Maybe someone found out and now you are forced to deal with it.  Maybe you finally decided that you could not let porn or sex come between you and your partner or you and your kids.

But it’s not easy.  You’ve tried to stop a thousand times, but no matter what you try.  Nothing seems to be working.  You are tired of wrestling with the urges and feeling defeated after each episode.  It is like there are two versions of you, the one that you want to be – the one you want others to see – and the you that keeps acting out.  Perhaps you have started to lose hope and think that this might just be the way things will always be.

Is it really possible for ME to overcome this habit…this addiction?

Porn Addiction and Sex Addiction Counseling Can Help

You are not alone in this fight.  In fact, 9 out of 10 men between 18 and 30 stated they use porn on a weekly basis.  42.7% of internet users view pornography.  For those of you who are only dealing with porn addiction, you may have been exposed at an early age and had easy access because of the internet and smartphones. 

Many have expanded compulsive sexual behavior beyond pornography into various sexual activities.  An estimated 6-8% of Americans are sex addicts, which is nearly 1 in 10 people you meet.  Of those diagnosed with sex addiction, 97 percent suffered emotional abuse as a child, 81 percent experienced sexual abuse, and 72 percent suffered physical abuse.  More than 80% of women who have porn addiction engage in sexually compulsive behavior offline.

Common reasons to seek porn addiction or sex addiction counseling:

A diagnosis can only be made by a qualified mental health professional, but the following can serve as a screener for possible issues:

1. Do you frequently fail to resist sexual impulses to engage in specific sexual behaviors?
2. Do you engage in sexual behaviors to a greater extent or over a longer period than intended?
3. Do you have a long-standing desire, or a history of unsuccessful efforts to stop, reduce, or control sexual behaviors?
4. Do you spend excessive time obtaining sex, being sexual, or recovering from sexual experiences?
5. Do you obsess with preparing for sexual activities?
6. Do you frequently engage in sexual behavior when expected to be fulfilling occupational, academic, domestic, or social obligations?
7. Do you continue sexual behavior, despite knowing it has caused or exacerbated social, financial, psychological, or physical problems?
8. Do you increase the intensity, frequency, number, or risk of sexual behaviors to achieve the desired effect, or experience diminished effect when continuing behaviors at the same level of intensity, frequency, number or risk?
9. Do you give up or limit social, occupational, or recreational activities to engage in sexual behavior?
10. Do you become upset, anxious, restless, or irritable if unable to engage in sexual behavior?

If you have answered yes to 3 or more items, please contact us to have a more thorough assessment and diagnosis of compulsive sexual behavior.

What are the effects of porn or sex addiction?

Social

• Isolation
• Substance abuse
• Broken family relationships
• Legal issues
• Loss of job or career
• Financial loss

What happens in porn addiction and sex addiction treatment?

Porn and sex addiction counseling is about learning what is creating the addiction cycle and intervening at stages within the cycle to change our perspective, behavior, and the quality of our lives to experience freedom and true intimacy.  At Abba Healing Services we’re trained in sex addiction techniques to help you learn your triggers, desires, and roots of the addiction.  You will develop respect for yourself, overcome despair, and experience the joy of living in freedom.  We’ll help you navigate conflict with the people that you have hurt and repair the damage done both in you and in your family.

We know there are things keeping you from starting porn addiction and sex addiction counseling.

I have already tried so many things, how is this going to be any different?

Unlike the well-intentioned advice that you may have received from friends or pastors,  our treatment is based on over 40 years of research and has been proven to work for thousands of porn and sex addicts.  We use a task-based model based on the work of Dr. Patrick Carnes that is more in-depth and gets to the roots of the addiction.  Whereas some other programs have pieces of the puzzle, no other method is as complete in uprooting the compulsive sexual behavior.  As a faith-based organization, we also make it a priority to allow room for God to work in your heart and soul so that you experience both psychological and spiritual healing.

I have too much going on right now for porn and sex addiction treatment

We understand that between your career and family there is not much time left to give.  But if you take the time to address your addiction now, you will save hours that would have been wasted in the addictive behavior that causes you more pain and further disrupts your family and work.  Prioritize your to do list and ask if anything can be moved down the road to make time for this important step of caring for yourself and your family.  Do the other obligations depend on you overcoming this addiction to be more present and closer with your spouse, children, or friends?

Isn’t porn addiction and sex addiction counseling really expensive?

Committing to sex addiction treatment is an investment and we don’t take that lightly.  But sex addiction counseling is also the place to restore your integrity and relationships further than it has been before.  We think that is something worth investing in.  Abba Healing Services has helped multiple individuals and families in the Owensboro, KY and Western Kentucky area overcome addiction, heal from affairs (whether online or offline), and walk in newfound freedom.  Take a look at your family budget and discuss payment options, like using HAS or FSA cards, with your porn addiction or sex addiction counselor.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM porn addiction and sex addiction COUNSELING

At abba Healing Services, an Owensboro KY counseling practice serving the people of Western Kentucky, we promise to help you get through the discouragement of repeatedly making mistakes and learning to move forward despite setbacks.  We’ll guide you through the despair and unmanageable moments to help you experience freedom and integrity of heart.

You’ll be amazed by the difference having a thorough, professional, and caring counselor can make in uprooting the addictive behavior. As an Owensboro counseling practice with trained porn addiction therapists and sex addiction counselors, we can help you feel confident in overcoming the addiction so you are free to love without the chains.

GETTING STARTED with porn addiction and sex addiction counseling is easy:

1. Get in touch with Abba Healing Services to set up your first appointment by calling or online here.
2. Get connected with a porn addiction and sex addiction counselor you can trust.
3. Find freedom and integrity of heart.

As an Owensboro counseling practice, our skilled therapists also offer parenting and family therapy, couples therapy and marriage counseling, and PTSD or trauma counseling.  And telehealth or online counseling is available.  We also offer mental health wellness tips on our blog.  Contact us or schedule with a marriage counselor Owensboro and Western Kentucky!