Guest Blog by Elijah Irving M.A. This article, in conjunction with the others, in Using Superheroes and Villains in Counseling and Play Therapy by Lawrence C. Rubin, has a useful analysis of why the utilization of superheroes and villains could be beneficial in addiction treatment. Essentially, it is Narrative Therapy, which Smith & Kirby […]
I came across this book when I was searching for more information on Autism Spectrum Disorder and sex crimes. Unfortunately, in the course of my work, we are seeing more and more individuals with ASD who are being arrested for sex crimes. I have been on a quest to make myself much more knowledgeable about […]
Guest Blog by Elijah Irving, M.A., CSAT Candidate I have always been a bit of a superhero geek (more antihero) growing up. Being a fan of the mainstream Batman, Superman, X-Men etc. enlightened me as a child to what a “good person” does. As I got older, I realized taht you have be careful about […]
Recently, researchers from the Franciscan University of Steubenville published the results of their study looking at pornography use and mental health in college students. Their aim was to explore any relationship they might find between pornography use and mental health concerns such as loneliness, depression, and stress in students. The study found that 56.6% of […]
By Eli Irving M.A. CSAT Candidate I have always been interested in the concept of masculinity and the ramifications men and women face from our conceptions of it. As we learn more, concepts change, and often people are reluctant to change if it effects their perception or lifestyle critically. In Contemporary Male Sexuality: Confronting […]
As soon as I saw this book, I bought it and was excited to read it. Though that may sound odd to someone not in my field, there is so little published on sibling sexual abuse that any new readings on the topic catch my eye. The occurrence of sibling sexual abuse is not that […]
I read this book for several reasons. The first is that we sometimes have individuals referred to us for potential sexual addiction who have intrusive sexual thoughts. Frequently these individuals are not dealing with a problematic sexual behavior, but intrusive sexual thoughts and we refer them out to a great area clinician who specializes in […]
One of the unfortunate, but predictable, outcomes of the horrific Georgia shooting at the massage parlors is the rash of news articles talking about how Sex Addiction isn’t real. Most of what people are saying tends to focus on the lack of inclusion in the DMS-V and how sex addiction can be confused with moral […]
Last night, after my final session ended at 8 pm, I looked at the news quickly before I packed up to leave the office. The biggest piece of news was the horrific murder of eight people, many of whom were women of Asian descent, who were murdered in a shooting spree. These stories were followed […]
I saw ACE: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society and the Meaning of Sex by Angela Chen mentioned on the list serve for the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (ATSA). As a clinician who works nearly entirely with clients with some type of problematic sexual behavior, I was keen to read this book. […]