Working with Sexuality: Bodies, Desires and Imagination

Treating Sexual Compulsivity in Men

Dr Thaddeus Birchard gives an overview of his Cognitive behavior Therapy group work with male clients who experience sexual compulsivity, which can encompass a wide range of behavior including internet porn addiction and paraphilias. His discussion of ‘Charles’ also sheds light on the internal shame-ridden world of the sexually compulsive and suggests that repeated childhood wounding influences the sexual blueprint in adult male survivors.