Your Sexually Addicted Spouse: How Partners Can Cope and Heal

Steffens, Barbara; Means, Marsha

ISBN 10: 0882823094 / ISBN 13: 9780882823096

Published by New Horizon Press, 2009

Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0882823094I5N00

Synopsis:

Sexual addictions and compulsive sexual behavior are growing societal problems, with as many as three to six percent of the world population affected. Your Sexually Addicted Partner shatters the stigma and shame that millions of men and women carry when their partners are sexually addicted. They receive little empathy for their pain, which means they suffer alone, often shocked and isolated by the trauma. Barbara Steffens' groundbreaking new research shows that partners are not codependents but post-traumatic stress victims, while Marsha Means' personal experience provides insights, strategies, and critical steps to recognize, deal with, and heal partners of sexually addicted relationships. Firsthand accounts and stories reveal the impact of this addiction on survivors' lives. Chapters end with “On a Personal Note” questions and propose new paths that lead from trauma to empowerment, health, and hope. Useful appendices list health and mental health care providers and clergy.

About the Author: Barbara Steffens, PhD, LPCC, has specialized in the area of sexual addiction and providing help for the partners of sexual addicts since 1999. At her practice in Cincinnati, Ohio, Safe Passages Counseling, she provides individual and group counseling, as well as coaching for partners of sexual addicts.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Your Sexually Addicted Spouse: How Partners ...
Publisher: New Horizon Press
Publication Date: 2009
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Fair
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket