Total Sex Addiction Recovery - A Guide to Therapy

About the Book

“This new book by Dorothy Hayden sheds new light on sexual addiction and its many forms of treatment. It is a comprehensive guide that adds practical strategies and therapy tools for how to address sufferers from sexual addiction. This book is a must-have for clinicians as it provides effective tools on how to address individuals, couples, and groups struggling with this condition. Overall, the blend of academic and real-life case studies throughout each chapter will help readers move in their journey toward recovery.”—Dr. Kimberly S. Young—founder and director, the Center for Internet Addiction Recovery and author of Tangled in the Web: Understanding Cybersex from Fantasy to Addiction “Great stuff! Solid information for those who are looking for real help from this insidious issue. A comprehensive overview of sexual addiction and treatment modalities. It’s staying on MY short list of recommended books for our clients here at Compulsion Solutions.” George N. Collins, Director Compulsion Solutions Author of “Breaking the Cycle: Free Yourself from Sex Addiction, Porn Obsession, and Shame” Co-author of “A Couple’s Guide to Sexual Addiction”

About the Author

Dorothy Hayden, LCSW has been treating addiction, in particular sex addiction, for 15 years. She was trained in sex addiction therapy by Patrick Carnes, PhD. (“Out of the Shadows: Understanding Sex Addiction”) Ms. Hayden’s education began at Montclair University. For graduate training she received an MBA from Baruch College and an MSW from New York University. An enthusiastic student of Contemporary Psychoanalysis, she took the four-year program in Adult Psychoanalysis at the Post Graduate Center in Manhattan. She also attended the Object Relations Institute for a year of advanced training and has undergone a year’s training in analytic Couples Counseling at the Training Institute for Mental Health. Dorothy also has training in hypnotherapy and in Neuro-Linguisitc Programming (NLP) and has attending training in Cognitive/Behavioral Therapy with Albert Ellis, the grandfather of Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy. Media interviews include: ABC’s “20/20 interview about cybersex; British HBO document about the dark side and the spiritual side of sexuality; Anderson Cooper’s 360, as well an interview on CNN about pornography. She is regular guest on WBAI about things sexual. Ms. Hayden is a published author, having written and published over 25 articles on sex addiction and “the perversions”. She is a member of the Society for Sexual Health.