Recovery Start Kit

Patrick Carnes, Ph.D., C.A.S., CSAT, is a nationally known speaker on addiction and recovery issues. He is the author of numerous books, including Out of the Shadows: Understanding Sexual Addiction (1992), Contrary to Love: Helping the Sexual Addict (1989), The Betrayal Bond: Breaking Free of Exploitive Relationships (1997), Facing the Shadow (2001), In the Shadows of the Net (2001), The Clinical Management of Sex Addiction (2002), Facing Addiction (2011), and The Recovery Start Kit (2007). He is also a a contributing author of Mending a Shattered Heart: A Guide for Partners of Sex Addicts (2011). Dr. Carnes currently serves as a Senior Fellow and Executive Director for the Gentle Path Program at The Meadows in Wickenburg, Arizona. He is the primary architect of Gentle Path treatment programs for the treatment of sexual and addictive disorders. He pioneered the Certified Sex Addiction Therapist program and the International Institute for Trauma and Addiction Professionals.