Changing the trajectory of sex addiction recovery together, one client at a time.
9 Week Online IOP that CSAT's Can DO With their Clients
Allied, Accessible, Affective, and Affordable.
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Working TOGETHER, our alliance often outperforms inpatient treatment centers by a significant margin
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Created by, and for, CSATs, CPTTs, and CMATs
This Program Integrates within YOUR Practice
Structured to enhance and complement the exceptional work CSATs, CPTTs, and CMATs are already doing in their one-on-one sessions with clients.
We want to be on YOUR team.
Your Program: Questions + Answers
Key Features of The Program:
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Weekly Psycho-education Sessions: Structured educational content specific to sex addiction, trauma, and recovery practices.
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3x Weekly Small Group Therapy Sessions: Intensive support through small, consistent group settings to foster connection, accountability, and insight.
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One-on-One Guidance on Written Recovery Work: Personalized support to help clients complete their recovery exercises effectively.
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Behavioral Activation with Structure and Accountability: Structured exercises to promote active behavioral change, with consistent follow-up and accountability.
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Integrated Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Family of Origin Work: Targeted approaches to address trauma and emotional fragmentation at a deep level.
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Weekly Coordination with the Primary Therapist: Regular, structured updates and coordination to keep the client’s main therapist informed and engaged.
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Apple and Android Mobile App: Participation on the go. Access to psychoeducational materials, progress tracking, and interactive exercises via an app to support ongoing engagement.
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Trauma-Informed and Shame-Reduction Techniques: Specialized techniques focused on reducing shame and addressing trauma to support lasting recovery.
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Extensive Written Recovery Assignments: Deep-dive written exercises to help clients reflect, process, and internalize recovery principles.
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Focus on Immediate Relief and Sustainable Recovery: Methods designed to help clients gain initial stability and build momentum in their recovery journey, allowing them to work on deeper trauma with their primary therapist.
Each Week consists of: 3 x (75-90 min) Small Group Sessions
Weekly CSAT Led Small Group Processing Session
Sharing the recovery work amidst peers.
90 minute weekly therapy recovery support group facilitated by an experienced CSAT.
Clients process weekly assignments in a small, intimate group.
Weekly CRSS Lead Homework group
We assure that the work gets done the right way
75-90 minute weekly work group to keep clients on task with written work and psychoeducation.
We are able to walk clients through exercises in real time. This dedicated time assures that clients are able to complete material needed in your 1 on 1 sessions, and small group.
Weekly Recovery Now! Session: Hands On Practical Tools
60 Minute real-time interactive workshop. Clients integrate new practices for immediate relief. We offer hands on training in the practice of:
- Reframing negative cognitions in "real time"
- Meditation and Mindfulness
- Journaling and Gratitude writing
- Externalizing rage with physical activity
- Human connection through active listening.
- The healing found in 12 step recovery work.
- Daily Recovery Action "Plan": Define one daily activity to satisfy: Spirit, Physical/Mental Self Care, Relationships, and Work. Stability, self-esteem by "showing up" for oneself with clear intention.
Weekly Psychoeducation, Daily Practices, and Written Homework
Hour Weekly Online Psycho-Educational Video Training
- Immersive, in depth lectures that make each theme in Facing The Shadow highly relatable.
- Step-by-step instruction on how to complete over 25 exercises....from the text, and more.
Instruction on how to cope with common scenarios in recovery
Given from the perspective of an expert clinician, and a sex addict in recovery.
30 Minutes Daily Recovery and Self Care Exercises
- Daily Action Plan: Charting out a reasonable plan of self care including
- Recovery
- Physical/Mental Health
- Relationships
- Work
- Journaling 5-10 Minutes
- Meditation 5-15
- Externalization: Physical Exercise or anger work.
- Connection: Vulnerability in recovery community.
- Reframing: Evaluating the content and tone of internal dialogue.
- Triggers: Discovering our pattern. Spotting triggers in physiology and thought.
Lead Therapist (You) Weekly Collaboration
We collaborate with you, in a brief weekly meeting, for an exchange of notes. Client Release of Information to communicate with you as lead therapist is a requirement for enrollment.
24 Hour Group Whatsapp Chat
Daily musings, one day at a time struggles, or offerings of experience, strength, and hope....we expound upon the critical importance of connection. This is one of many ways that our clients stay in touch.
12 Step Prep
For those clients who have chosen to join a 12 step recovery program (which is all but mandatory), we educate clients on the differences between the S fellowships, how to find local and online meetings, and address most newcomer concerns. Early recovery guidance is at the heart of our program.
Trauma Informed and so much more.
Our program covers the first 7 tasks in the Patrick Carnes recovery model, and is enhanced with the latest in recovery science, and foundational 12 step themes.
Ours is a trauma informed program, shaped by attachment theory, internal family systems, CBT, and behavioral activation work. Multiple modalities gleaned from both clinical and "in the field" work is interwoven throughout our curriculum.
We expose clients to the modalities and themes that YOU practice.
Disassembling Denial
We invest significant time exposing clients to all common forms of denial, delving into it's origins, and how it has served as a critical, brilliant means to survival. We invite them to explore, and define in granular detail how this defense manifests, and why it no longer serves them. In our experience, there is no more effective means of clearing the path towards recovery, and self discovery then boldly facing denial head on, in a group setting.
Program Created By
Charlene Lewis (LCSW, CSAT, CST) and Joshua Lewis - CRSS, Recovery Coach.
A couple with 40 years of combined clinical and practical. "in the fieldexperience with sex addiction recovery.
Charlene Lewis - LCSW, CAP, CSAT, CST
Joshua Lewis - CRSS, Recovery Coach
What fellow CSATs are Saying!
Mari A. Lee, MA, LMFT, CSAT-S, CPTT-S, MBATT-CS Author: "Facing Heartbreak: Steps to Recovery for Partner's of Sex Addicts"
"Joshua and Charlene Lewis bring a wealth of experience and unwavering integrity to the field of addiction recovery. Their commitment to supporting both clients and fellow professionals in this critical work reflects their deep dedication to fostering healing and growth in this specialized area."
Anna Fenton - CPTT, CMAT, CSAT
"The Return to Intimacy" IOP is a collaborative program that every CSAT needs. The IOP provides daily support and accountability that's hard to achieve in weekly therapy sessions alone. This program truly puts the ‘intensive’ into ‘intensive outpatient’ treatment, offering an affordable alternative to inpatient rehab for clients who are committed but time-strapped."
Next Cohort Starting Jan 7th, 2024
An intimate group limited to 4 participants. This 9 week program will not be offered until early 2025.
CSATs: Lunch is on us! Learn more about the program and see how it might support your practice!
