Jenner Bishop

Marriage & Family Therapist MFC 43846

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Home For Partners & Spouses of Sex Addicts

For Partners & Spouses of Sex Addicts

Spouses of sex addicts often suffer in isolation.
Partners and spouses deserve compassion, education, information.
Support is invaluable for these powerful emotions and critical decisions.

Image Courtesy Jack Newton

Partners often describe entering a state of “freefall” upon discovery of a spouse’s sexually compulsive behaviors.

The bottom drops out of life as they knew it. Beyond the despair, rage and shame, partners also experience profound disorientation. There’s overwhelm and anxiety over what to do next, what the future holds, how one’s children or community will be affected, etc.

It’s crucial for a therapist to recognize the unique experience and therapeutic requirements of partners impacted by a sex addict’s behaviors. You will be treated with compassion and understanding as you work through the trauma and pain activated as a result of your partner’s sexual addiction.

There is a treatment process for couples working through the wreckage of sexual addiction. While it’s not easy, couples can (and do) emerge with improved communication skills, increased responsibility to self and others, and a hard-won emotional intimacy.

For spouses, Full Disclosure from the addict can be a instrumental step toward recovery. Disclosure can stop the “freefall” and restore a sense of respect and dignity to the spouse, allowing them to know the truth of their life and make next-step decisions accordingly. Full Formal Disclosure is an important part of treatment, and should be prepped and facilitated by clinicians specially trained to guide the sex addict and spouse though the process.

Individual Therapy in the East Bay for Partners & Spouses of Sex Addicts

Partners working with a sex-addiction specialist have access to expertise and advocacy that other therapists can’t provide. These are unique crises and predicaments. Professional help empowers partners to choose constructive responses to their situation. Effective treatment provides partners:

  • Immediate tools for trauma, crisis management, risks to health or reputation.
  • Psychoeducation: What sex addiction IS vs. what sex addiction ISN’T.
  • Emphasis on self-care and support system.
  • Guidance and preparation process for addict’s Full Disclosure
  • Development of increased self-esteem and healthier coping mechanisms

Group Therapy in the East Bay for Partners & Spouses of Sex Addicts

“Helping Partners and Spouses of Sex Addicts Heal”
Tuesdays 11am-12:30pm

For partners, group therapy is typically the most crucial resource for healing. The discovery of sexual addiction leaves partners shocked, embarrassed and ashamed—but also afraid of inviting gossip if they confide in others. Friends and family may offer support, but these opinions and judgements can be uneducated and injurious. For partners, there’s no substitute for sitting in a room surrounded by people who understand first-hand the issues unique to partners of sex addicts! Foundry’s confidential, therapist-led partners’ groups meet weekly and are limited to 6 members.

Click here to request an appointment in our Oakland office, or to get more information about partner-specific treatment.

ABOUT JENNER BISHOP, MFT

Hello. I've relocated to the East Bay from Los Angeles, where I studied and practiced with some of the country's leading experts in sex addiction treatment. Here you can find out more →

WHAT IS FOUNDRY CLINICAL GROUP?

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Jenner Bishop is Foundry's Clinical Director. We are sex addiction specialists treating sex, love, and relationship problems in Oakland and Los Angeles. Read more about Foundry →

5-DAY INTENSIVE WORKSHOPS

RESUMING SUMMER 2021 (OAKLAND)
In-Person, Maximum 4 participants

5-Day IOPs for Sex and Love Addiction

OAKLAND: Wed 08/11 – Sun 08/15
**3 spaces available**

OAKLAND: Wed 09/15 – Sun 09/19
**2 spaces available**

OAKLAND: Wed 10/06 – Sun 10/10
**4 spaces available**

OAKLAND: Wed 10/27 – Sun 10/31
**4 spaces available**

OAKLAND: Wed 11/17 – Sun 11/21
**3 spaces available**

OAKLAND: Wed 12/08 – Sun 12/12
**4 spaces available**

For more information: 510-463-4051
or info@foundryclinicalgroup.com

HELP FOR SPOUSES & PARTNERS

SHOCK
ANGUISH
SHAME
DESPAIR
PARTNERS NEED SUPPORT for their unique issues and pain. Read more→

REQUEST A CONSULTATION

Please call (510) 463-4051 or use the online form to request an initial appointment. All Inquiries Confidential.

THE SIGNS OF SEX ADDICTION?

  • Do you engage in sexual behavior when you have other obligations (work, school, domestic, or social?)
  • Do you engage in sexual behaviors to a greater extent, or over a longer period of time, than you intended?  
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