Sex Addiction Treatment Center
Most men think about sex frequently, but for men with sexual addictions, sex consumes every minute of the day and all aspects of their lives. Sex addiction treatment at Boulder Recovery can help free men from their compulsive behaviors, so they can live fulfilling lives.
Most people with substance addictions find it extremely difficult to quit without professional help. Sex can be as addictive as drugs or alcohol. Boulder Recovery’s sex addiction treatment program combines the latest scientific research on addiction with a faith-based approach to deliver effective and personalized treatment for Christians with sex addictions.
Our programs help you reconnect with your authentic self so you can enjoy healthy and intimate relationships with God and your spouse.
Signs You Need Treatment for Sex Addiction
If sex or thoughts about sex consume your life, you could have a sex addiction. People with sex addictions often want to stop compulsive sexual behaviors but cannot. If your sexual thoughts and actions interfere with your daily responsibilities and relationships, you could have a sex addiction.
Common signs of sex addiction include:
- Spending an excessive amount of money or time on sex
- Intrusive or non-stop thoughts about sex
- Ignoring the potential negative consequences of your sexual behavior
- Experiencing guilt or shame about your sex life
- Engaging in risky or illegal actions
- Cheating on your spouse
Sex Addiction Treatment Designed for Christians
“Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.”
Romans 12:2
The latest neuroscience research confirms what Paul wrote more than 2,000 years ago — you have the power to literally create a new brain. Our sex addiction treatment program helps men stop their destructive behaviors and focus on uplifting emotional messages.
14 Day Men’s Intensive
Boulder’s sex addiction treatment program creates a safe space for men to work on the renewal of their minds. The 14-Day Men’s Intensive is a live-in program in Boulder, Colorado.
We kept the time frame short to minimize disruptions to participants’ personal and professional lives. In addition to individual and group therapy sessions, the program includes all accommodations and meals.
Goals of the sex addiction treatment men’s intensive include:
- Heal the root cause of sexual addictions
- Stop destructive sexual behavior
- Build a solid foundation for continuous recovery
- Foster the ability to experience genuine intimacy in relationships
- Restore authentic relationship with God
TINSA Trauma-Induced Sexual Addiction Model
Our Sex Addiction Treatment program utilizes the innovative TINSA® (Trauma-Induced Sexual Addiction) model. Boulder Recovery founder Dr. Michael Barta, CSAT-S, developed the neurobiological approach to guide therapists in understanding and treating sexual addictions.
Through his research and clinical practice, Dr. Barta found that unresolved trauma often led to sexual addictions and intimacy disorders in men.
Traumatic childhood experiences that could lead to sex addiction include:
- Loss of a parent
- Child of divorce
- Emotional neglect
- Physical or sexual abuse
When men experience childhood trauma and their attachment to a parental figure is disrupted, they grow up with an emotional wound. This attachment wound can cause the man to lack a sense of self and have difficulty experiencing and providing emotional intimacy. Men often turn to sex as a coping mechanism to address the emotional scars from childhood trauma.
When you have sex, your brain releases dopamine. This feel-good neurochemical causes you to experience pleasure and enjoyment. Men with sex addictions participate in increasingly frequent and compulsive sexual acts for a dopamine hit and to mask the pain from their attachment wounds.
Boulder Recovery’s team of certified sex addiction therapists use the TINSA model to help men repair wounds caused by childhood trauma. Our therapists work with each person in the program to help them become whole and return to or discover an authentic relationship with God and themselves.
Partner Support
Boulder Recovery includes partner support as a part of our sex addiction treatment program. As the only Christian program in North America to include support for spouses, we recognize the tremendous emotional toll addictions take on partners. The wives of the men in our intensives receive 10 hours of support in a virtual and confidential setting. The spouse support group meets via Zoom with a certified betrayal trauma counselor.
Free Yourself from Shame and Addiction
The Lord said, “Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by.”
1 Kings 19:11
If you find it difficult to control your sexual urges and behaviors, apply for an upcoming sex addiction treatment intensive at Boulder Recover. During the program, participants take daily hikes to the mountains to create their own space and begin to listen for the whisper and healing power of God’s grace. Contact us today to learn more about upcoming dates and availability for our sex addiction treatment programs.
It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners
.Mark 2:17 NIV