SRI launches its “Lunch Hour” Support Group

Sexual Recovery Institute — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 19:42:38 +0000

Friends and Colleagues,

I hope this finds everyone well and enjoying the long summer days. Over the past couple of months, I’ve received many emails, LinkedIn questions, and media inquiries about spouses and partners of sex addicts. Questions range from:

-What happens to spouses and partners when sex addicts go into treatment?

-How do they recover from betrayal?

-What is the healing process from infidelity?

-Do spouses sit idle on the sidelines or do they enter their own treatment?

Having written extensively about this topic both in blog postings and books such as Untangling the Web: Sex, Porn and Fantasy Obsession in the Internet Age, at SRI we utilize my experience and research to guide treatment. As a result our work is expanding and spreading the word that spouse and partner support groups are as essential for a couple’s healing as the sex addict getting sexually sober.

Starting Thursday, August 19^th, we will begin offering a “lunch hour” support group for spouses and partners of sex addicts from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. The sessions will take place every Thursday at the Sexual Recovery Institute (SRI), facilitated by treatment specialist, Korina Jochim, M.A., one of the primary SRI staff. They will focus on building social support, understanding triggers, and creating healthy boundaries for partners of addicts. Korina will also integrate grounding and meditation techniques as a management tool for those suffering from trauma.

The cost of the group is $75 per session with a three-month minimum commitment. Those registered for the Thursday group are invited to join SRI’s Saturday psycho-education lectures free of charge.

To register, please contact Korina Jochim directly at 310-360-0041 ext. 202, or korina@sexualrecovery.com.

CLICK HERE to learn more and please feel free to pass along to anyone who might find it useful.

All the best,

Robert Weiss, LCSW, CSAT-S

Rob@SexualRecovery.com

www.Twitter.com/RobWeissMSW

www.SexualRecovery.com

Saturdays at SRI – Spring 2009

Sexual Recovery Institute — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 19:44:20 +0000

Join the SRI staff for a morning of learning and support. All are welcome – you do not need to be a current or past SRI client. Support groups follow all lectures at no additional cost; all are welcome to attend either or both the lecture and the support group. No reservations are required.

For $20 at the door, every Saturday at the SRI offices:
10-11 am: Lecture
11:30 am-1 pm: Facilitated Support Groups

Weekly Topics:

4/18/09 – Spiritual Healing for Individuals and Couples Recovery Michael Alvarez, MS, MFT, Managing Director of SRI – How to make concepts of spirituality really work regardless of religious affiliation or none.

4/25/09 – Lid Love: Are You Addicted to Romance? Sharon O’Hara, MA, MFT, Clinical Director of SRI – What’s wrong with your romantic relationships and how to fix them by fixing you first.

5/2/09 – Understanding Disclosure Marnie E. Breecker, MA – The whys and wherefores of disclosing intimate secretes. The pros and cons of therapeutic disclosure session.

5/9/09 – Sexual Addiction as a Means to Emotional Survival Rob Weiss, LCSW, CSAT, Executive Director of SRI – Where the problem of sex addiction comes from. Why me? How to stay in recovery.

5/16/09 – Mothers, Boys and Sex Michael Alvarez, MS, MFT, Managing Director of SRI – How early family relationships can affect ongoing recovery for both addicts and partners.

5/30/09 – Working Through Fear – Finding Hope Gregory Pospisil, MA – A special session integrating techniques from art therapy techniques to examine past “emotional baggage,” and also encourage recovery.

6/6/09 – Healthy Intimacy and Sexuality for Recovery Sex Addicts and Partners Marnie E. Breecker, MA – Understanding the stages involved toward rebuilding healthy intimacy with specific guidelines for establishing healthy sexuality.

6/13/09 – Understanding Forgiveness Michael Alvarez, MS, MFT, Managing Director of SRI – An inspiring exploration of the specific steps needed to move from hurt and hanger to acceptance and forgiveness.

6/20/09 – Recovering Couples Symposium Linda Hatch, PhD, CSAT – A facilitated panel discussion featuring three recovering couples who discuss healing their relationships and families.

6/27/09 – Relationship Boundaries Marnie E. Breecker, MA – A practical introduction to healthy relationship boundaries OR How to keep it real, without blowing up or shutting down.

For more information, call 310-CALL-SRI (310-225-5774) or visit www.sexualrecovery.com.

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SRI launches its “Lunch Hour” Support Group

Saturdays at SRI – Spring 2009