Pornography Use, Compulsive Sexual Behaviors, & Addiction

When something feels out of control, you don't have to face it alone.

Talking about pornography use or sexual behaviors can feel uncomfortable. You may feel embarrassed, ashamed, frustrated, or unsure whether what you're experiencing is “serious enough” to talk about.

You don't have to figure that out on your own.

Counseling provides a confidential, nonjudgmental space to understand what's happening and begin making changes.

Maybe you've noticed...

  • You're using pornography more often or for longer than you intend

  • You've tried to stop or cut back and struggled to do so

  • Your behavior conflicts with your values

  • Pornography or sexual behaviors are affecting your relationship

  • You're hiding your behavior from someone you love

  • You use pornography or sexual behavior to cope with stress, loneliness, anxiety, or difficult emotions

  • You feel caught in a cycle of guilt, shame, and repetition

  • You're worried about how your behavior is affecting your life

Understanding the pattern is part of changing it.

Rather than focusing only on stopping a behavior, counseling can help you understand what may be happening underneath it.

Together, we can look at triggers, emotional patterns, habits, relationships, values, and the circumstances that may be contributing to the cycle.

From there, we can work toward healthier ways of coping and making choices that are more consistent with the person you want to be.

No shame. No lectures. No pretending.

You can talk about what's actually happening.

Therapy is a place to be honest about the parts of your life that may be difficult to talk about anywhere else. You don't have to walk in with a perfect explanation or a plan for how to fix everything.

You just have to be willing to start.

Meet Your Clinician

Vivian Cook, MAC, LPC

Vivian provides a confidential, direct, and nonjudgmental space to talk about pornography use, compulsive sexual behaviors, unwanted patterns, shame, values, relationships, and the factors that may be contributing to the cycle.

Meet Vivian

FAQs

  • There isn’t one specific definition. If pornography use or sexual behaviors feel difficult to control, conflict with your values, affect your relationships, or interfere with daily life, it may be worth talking about.

  • No. Therapy provides a confidential, nonjudgmental space to talk honestly about what’s happening without shame or judgment.

  • Yes. Therapy can help you understand the patterns and triggers behind unwanted behaviors and develop healthier ways of coping and responding.