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COUPLE'S PROGRAM
Our 90-day program helps couples work through the impacts of the addiction on their relationship. In our couple’s sexual addiction and intimacy anorexia® model, couples are involved in 3 types of sessions. Addict recovery sessions are once per week, and couple's and partner sessions alternate every other week
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RECOVERING ADDICT SESSIONS
These sessions focus specifically on the sex addict’s or intimacy anorexic’s sobriety, behavior, belief systems, and impacts of the addiction in all areas of the addict’s life. Sessions take place once per week.
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"Our experience as a couple working with Matt and Laura Burton has been nothing short of miraculous. After 41 years of marriage and no idea that IA was a real thing or was what we were struggling with, we were at the end of our marriage with no options in sight. After being referred to Matt just 3 months ago we are in a much better relationship than we ever imagined was possible. We have a long road ahead but are dedicated to recovery."
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PARTNER SESSIONS
Focuses on the partner, the impacts of addiction, partner betrayal trauma®, grief, and other issues important to the partner’s well-being. These sessions alternate with couple's sessions and take place every other week.
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These sessions are focused around working through the layered complexities brought to the relationship through the process of sexual addiction, intimacy anorexia®, and partner betrayal trauma®. These sessions alternate with partner sessions and take place every other week.
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WORK GROUPS
Our couple's program includes two types of same-gender, coach-facilitated work groups. The first is focused on the recovering addict and the second is focused on the partner.
Topics covered for the recovering addict include: cycles of addiction, the 6 types of sexual addiction, sexual anorexia, Intimacy Anorexia®, the impact of trauma on addiction, integration of the 12-step model, masturbation, anger, relapse, grief, disclosure of behaviors to the partner, self-regulation, the impact of the addict’s behavior on the partner, and more. Topics covered for the partner include: cycles of addiction, sexual anorexia, Intimacy Anorexia®, partner betrayal trauma®, accountability, anger, love and boundaries, control, helplessness, sexuality, fear, recovery goals, and more. |
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MOVING COUPLES FROM SHATTERED TO STRONG™
