Category Archives: Addiction

Is this Sex Addiction? Questioning ‘Sex Addiction’ in Therapy and Counselling Conversations

Posted on July 13, 2013 by Forward Therapy

TweetThis paper examines the concept of ‘sex addiction’, and its increasing popularity since the emergence of AIDS in gay communities in the 1980s. Adopting narrative therapy’s ethical orientations of decentred yet influential positioning, and being in a ‘lifelong apprenticeship’, the … Continue reading →

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Help Me, I’m Wasting Time Looking at Pornography!

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Forward Therapy

TweetWasting time is one reason people contact me for help to stop or cut back on looking at sexually explicit images and videos. There are other reasons too. And there are reasons people start to use pornography in the first … Continue reading →

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Pornography ‘Addiction’ Therapy: Help to Research Your Own Expert Knowledge

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Forward Therapy

TweetHelp for pornography addiction is a therapy topic I am regularly consulted about. I’ve been working with ideas and strategies associated with ‘porn addiction’ for a number of years. I’ve had therapeutic consultations with many individuals, particularly men, concerned about … Continue reading →

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Gay Men and ‘Sex Addiction’

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Forward Therapy

Tweetby Niclas Ericsson. Have you ever wondered if you are addicted to sex? Or have you had anxiety because you could not seem to stop surfing porn despite trying? In this case you are not alone. It is not uncommon … Continue reading →

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A Starter Conversation for Problems with Alcohol

Posted on March 15, 2010 by Forward Therapy

Alcohol means different things to different people, but everyone has a relationship to it be it associated with enjoyment, avoidance, overindulgence, moderation or struggle. Reflecting on the kind of relationship we would like to have with Alcohol can be a first step towards dealing with a drinking problem. Continue reading →

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