Wives/Partners of Sex Addicts
Women's Counseling Group
Are you in a relationship with a man addicted to sex, drugs, or alcohol??
Has your husband had multiple affairs, visited prostitues, or seems to be keeping secrets?
Is pornography a problem in your home?
Do you struggle with knowing how to respond to these situations?
The Spouses/Partners of Sex Addicts Women's group meetings are on Tuesday evenings or Thursday evenings at 7pm to 8:30pm (groups meet every other week). Cost is $40 per group session.
The Spouses/Partners of Addicts Womens group is a confidential support group led by licensed professional counselors. This group seeks to support women who are affected by their husband or partner's addiction. Through talking about the pain that the spouses/partners are experiencing; the healing begins and the spouses/partners are better able to cope. We see phenomenal growth as women work through the Codependency No More Workbook by Melody Beattie and continue their growth through working the steps of healing. The group also works through Facing Codependence by Pia Mellody, Shattered Vows by Debra Laaser and Mending A Shattrered Heart by Patricia Carnes.
Here is what a typical Spouses/Partners of Sex Addicts Women's group meeting looks like: We meet together for 90 minutes. The group members will begin with check-in for their own accountability (using a recovery plan). We have found this to be important because as we look around at the faces of the women there, we see them begin to connect with other women who are hurting and we no longer feel alone in our pain. We then process and share one another's work in the "Codependency No More" workbook.
The last 30 minutes is a time that the group can work on issues with a variety of topics that are brought by group members and pertain usually to issues the group members are experiencing in their immediate lives.
We find that the issue of sex addiction is so emotionally draining, and the stories of the women attending are all sad, that we want to leave on a happier note and provide hope for the women who feel there is none. We close the meeting with a reading that provides promises and hope for the future.