The Relationship Model of Addiction: A New Paradigm for Understanding Addiction and Recovery

The Relationship Model of Addiction establishes a new standard for understanding and treating addiction. It expands the disease concept by re-defining addiction as a relationship. It integrates experiential, humanistic and existential perspectives; sheds light on the emotional and psychological dynamics of addiction; and has powerful implications for treatment and recovery. We know that recovering addicts must eventually make the transition from pathologically dependent relationships based on the need for relief to sober healthy, intimate, emotionally nourishing relationships. Regardless of one's experience in past and current relationships, doing the necessary self-work and learning some basic principles, pitfalls, challenges and skills, can make the transitions to healthy, emotionally nourishing, intimate relationships possible.

Daniel is a licensed MFT, addiction specialist and relationship trainer practicing in the San Francisco Bay Area for the past 30 yrs. 

He is a speaker, workshop leader, teacher and author who has written several books about addiction and recovery and about the art of relating and intimacy (Humanizing Addiction, Introducing a New Paradigm for Understanding and Treating Addiction; Dating a Guide to Creating Intimate Relationships, and Intimacy, The Essence of True Love) as well as numerous articles through the years. 

Daniel is a recovering porn addict and compulsive gambler.

To find out more information about his work, please visit: relationshipvision.com, danielalinder.com and thefirsttimeyoumeetsomeone.com 

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