The Sex Addiction Workbook: Proven Strategies to Help You Regain Control of Your Life (New Harbinger Self-Help Workbook)

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Summary: Sound research and good practice
Review: I am a professor of clinical psychology with over 150 publications primarily on some aspects of sexual offending and 15 years experience working with sexual offenders. I have also edited several books and authored two others on the explanation, assessment, and treatment of sexual offenders. In my view this is an outstanding publication which manages to combine excellent scholarship with sound practical advice for individuals with sexual disorders. It is written in a clear and straight forward manner and I think will engage offenders in the process of learning to manage their destructive actions and turning their lives around. It should prove useful as an adjunct resource for therapists and also provide individuals reluctant to seek therapy with some valuable strategies for controlling their sexually deviant behavior. This is an excellent addition to the treatment literature.

Tony Ward, PhD, DipClinPsyc


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Summary: Empirically grounded and very useful
Review: I believe this book represents the best kind of clinical psychology. It is well grounded in research and empirical knowledge, but is also written in such a way as to be useful for people who are not. It focuses not just on the dos and don'ts, but on the whys as well. I think it will be useful for therapists to use with their clients, as well as for people who don't have (or don't want) a therapist.

I am a professor of clinical psychology and I will use this when supervising students who are working with clients dealing with these sexual issues.

There is a need for this kind of text and I believe the authors have a great method for intervention.

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Summary: A Practical Guide for People with a Sexual Addiction
Review: This book offers guidance for individuals who struggle with an addiction to sex. It is written in a practical, often entertaining, and always enlightening way. It can be used on its own or in conjunction with psychotherapy. I wish I had had this book in the past as an adjunct to conducting psychotherapy with my patients who have had such problems. I will be sure to use it with patients in the future.