Sexual Addiction Resources
Groups & Events
- Awaken
An intensive program for men struggling with unwanted sexual behaviors that consists of four 12-week modules. - Celebrate Recovery
A Christian 12-step program for all hurts, habits, and hang-ups, including sexual addiction. NCC’s Celebrate Recovery meets at the Capital Turnaround at 6:30pm Thursdays. Other CR programs meet in the DC area, as well around the country and the world. Use the CR Locator to find one near you. - In The Rooms
A free online recovery tool that offers 130 weekly online meetings for those recovering from addiction and related issues. They embrace multiple pathways to recovery, including all 12 Step, non-12 Step, wellness and mental health modalities. - The Journey Course
A 5-month path to freedom from sexual brokenness for men and women. - Sexaholics Anonymous
Secular 12 step program for those dealing with lust, sex, and pornography addiction.
Care & Counseling
To register for prayer ministry appointments, pastoral care appointments, and counseling recommendations, visit ncc.re/support.
Local Christian Counseling Networks
- CentrePointe Counseling
- Life Christian Counseling Network
- Safe Harbor Christian Counseling
- New Life Christian Counseling Network (Nationwide)
For individually vetted counselors, use ncc.re/support.
Questions? Check out our Therapy FAQs.
Videos & Podcasts
Videos
- Don’t Hide from Addiction (2 mins)
Pastor, Celebrate Recovery, Saddleback Church - How Not to Be Addicted to Sex (or Chocolate, or Work, or Netflix) (12 min)
Eric McClerren - The Opposite of Addiction is Connection (25 min)
Jared Herd and Mike Foster, As Normal As Weird Can Be - Spiritual and Emotional Roots and Treatment of Addiction (1 hr)
Workshop from The Gathering on Mental Health and the Church on March 28, 2014 - The Stories We Don’t Want to Tell (23 min)
Jay Stringer, New Canaan Society National Retreat
Podcasts
- Sexual Brokenness and Healing Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
Allender Center Podcast - Soberholic Podcast
A free library of over 50 episodes of testimonies and recovery tools that are put together from Christian believers that attend Celebrate Recovery. - Struggling with Sexuality: How Understanding Your Story Can (Surprisingly) Help with Jay Stringer Part 1, Part 2
The Place We Find Ourselves
Articles, Books & More
Articles
Books
- Addiction and Grace: Love and Spirituality in the Healing of Addictions
by Gerald May - Facing the Shadow: Starting Sexual and Relational Recovery
by Patrick Carnes - A Gentle Path through the Twelve Steps: The Classic Guide for All People in the Process of Recovery
by Patrick Carnes - Life’s Healing Choices: Freedom From Your Hurts, Hang-ups, and Habits
by John Baker - The Recovery-Minded Church: Loving and Ministering to People with Addiction
by Jonathan Benz - Unwanted: How Sexual Brokenness Reveals Our Way to Healing
by Jay Stringer
Brochures
- Am I a Sex Addict? Online Sex Addiction Tests
Dr. Patrick Carnes - Co-Dependent Woman in a Relationship with a Sexually Addicted Man Issue Pamphlet
Celebrate Recovery - Love and Relationship Addiction Issue Pamphlet
Celebrate Recovery - Sexual Addiction Issue Pamphlet
Celebrate Recovery
Organizations
National Resource Hotlines
- The Lighthouse Network
Addiction and Counseling Helpline 1-877-562-2565