08 Sep Sex Addiction: 50 Shades of Shame
Sex addiction is a very real- and very treatable condition. In this article, I discuss the signs of sex addiction and outline the available treatment options. ...
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08 Sep Infidelity: Defining the Narrative of Your Relationship
Infidelity: Defining the Narrative of Your Relationship by Dr. Paul Hokemeyer Susan was a beautiful and vibrant 54-year-old woman who had just celebrated 32 years of marriage to Steve when she found out he’d been carrying on a 10-year affair with Marsha, a 42-year-old business associate. “I was...
08 Sep Luxury Treatment: Guidelines for Culturally & Clinically Competent Care
In the following article, which first appeared in Rehabs.com, I address what patients and families should look for when seeking addiction and mental health services from providers that hold themselves out as purveyors of "luxury" treatment. Luxury Treatment: Guidelines for Culturally and Clinically Competent Care Posted May...
08 Sep The Ashley Madison Scandal and Your Relationship
The following article, in which I was quoted as an expert, first appeared in Women's Health. It's reprinted here in its entirety. What Every Woman Whose Husband Was on Ashley Madison Needs to Know Don't get it twisted. BY K. ALEISHA FETTERS August 31, 2015 In the last week,...
14 Oct Sex Addiction: Diagnosable and Treatable
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In the following article that I wrote for Rehabs.com, I discuss the phenomenon of sexual addiction and sexual compulsivity: “I don’t know how it got this far out of control,” Matt practically whispered during our first session. “It all started so innocently. I went on Ashley Madison...
14 Oct Narcissism: Defining and Treating it
Narcissism: What is it and how do you treat it? Narcissism Defined Narcissism is a character trait that defines a person’s self view and view of others. Like the narrow lens in a microscope, it causes a person to focus on the world in a very self-centered way....
07 Oct Healing from Infidelity
As a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, I work with couples to resolve breaches of trust, breakdowns in communication, emotional and physical betrayals. Infidelity is without a doubt the most corrosive force that can destroy a relationship- or make it stronger. In this article for...
29 Dec The DSM-5: Update to Changes
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The DSM-5 is the main tool clinicians- and insurance companies- use to code mental health conditions. It's also a highly controversial scientific manual for in addition to codifying mental health issues, it often stigmatizes the people who are diagnosed. On December 1, 2012, the American Psychiatric...
15 May Addicted to Prostitution
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"Dr. Paul Hokemeyer, a sober doctor who has appeared repeatedly on Good Morning America and specializes in sex addiction among other topics, says that sex industry work can be classified as a “process” addiction. “You can get addicted to the affirmation of being valued by someone for...