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Sexual Addiction: A Multi-Factoral Approach
By Darrell Provinse, MA, LPC, NCC In order to discuss sexual addiction we must first define our terms. We can reasonably define an addiction as obsessive or intrusive thoughts or cravings, which produce a compulsion to act in a way that is unwanted, undesirable, or harmful either to the individual or others. In terms of sexual addiction, I think we can reasonably cast that net broadly enough to include any unwanted, damaging, or maladaptive sexual behaviors that the individual experiences themselves as being powerless to control. Karnes (1983) defined sexual addiction as pathological relationship with a mood altering experience. There again in most respects, I think that could apply to…
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Rene’ Parker, MA, LPC
Independent Contractor Rene’ Parker earned her Master’s Degree in Counseling at Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis, MO. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the State of Missouri. She is a member of the American Association of Christian Counselors. Her primary mode of psychotherapy is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). She works primarily with individuals and couples and facilitates group counseling. The group counseling has included topics such as depression, boundaries, and women’s issues. She counsels extensively with clients who experience: severe depression anxiety codependency issues sexual, physical and/or emotional abuse sexual addictions grief single parenting women’s issues stress anger management Rene sees clients at the following locations: our main location,…
Marriage Family & Individual Counseling | St Louis MO
