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1-800-therapist.com  They were featured on the front page of the Wall Street Journal February 8th, 2000.  AT&T declared that they are "The largest multidisciplinary therapist referral network in the nation!" (they are now international!)  Recipient of the HIGHEST RATING by an independent peer review organization which includes C. Everett Koop. Read what the non-profit Cooper Institute had to say about 1-800-THERAPIST.com when they compared all the online mental health sites. Click HERE.

Christian Alliance for Sexual Recovery
Christian Recovery International
The Meadows

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ONLINE THERAPISTS

Therapy Information and Resources. California Psychological Association 
Choosing a Psychiatrist. American Psychiatric Association. 
Choosing the Right Psychotherapist: Why Professional Ethics are Important. Joanna Poppink, M.F.C.C., Self-Help and Psychology Magazine. 
Clinicians Yellow Pages. Mental Health Net. 
How to Choose a Therapist. Gail S. Bernstein, Ph.D., Self-Help and Psychology Magazine. 
Mental Health Information Service. Online Psych. 
Talk to someone who can help. American Psychological Association. 
Focus Healthcare. Resources & Treatment for Addictive Diseases & Psychiatric Disorders. 

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www.settingcaptivesfree.com - Don't pass this one up.  The study they have is truly life-changing.  They have people who are waiting to help you FOR FREE - former addicts who have gone through the recovery process with success!

Addiction

Breaking pornography Addiction - Breaking the cycle of pornography addiction

Crossing the Bridge of Secrecy Disclosing Your Nightmare

Grant Me The Serenity - Self-help, Addiction & Recovery, directory of addiction, alcoholism, abuse, anxiety, self-help, mental health & recovery resources. Includes self-help articles, books, recovery gifts & products, daily reflections, prayers, quotes, affirmations & free downloads.

"Kavod" - a program for men with sexual obsessions and compulsions.

Linnea Smith's Web Page against pornography and Exploitation of Women and Children This very articulate and knowledgeable doctor has one of the best web sites I've seen that addresses the fallacies of pornography and the mechanics of pornography's conditioning on children and men and the consequences of victimization of children and women.   There's an exposure of the contradictions and sickness behind magazines such as "Sports Illustrated" and Playboy magazine. I highly recommend visiting their web site! (Don't forget to come back here)

Men Against pornography - Their site is growing - they make their point against pornography with brilliant clarity and insight.

National Coalition for the Protection of Children and Families - GREAT WEB SITE  

New Life Ministries - an online sex addiction support group with a Christian perspective.

Online Sexual Addiction Their have good research documenting the effects of pornography.  Their services are paid for ranging from monthly to yearly subscriptions  They offer "grace" subscriptions in some cases.  - provides education and support to people concerned about their own or others compulsive sexual behavior on the World Wide Web.

pornography Addiction Help

porn Prayer Support - This site has articles and prayer support.

Recovery Online - VAST AMOUNT OF LINKS AND RESOURCES... Self-help groups and other recovery links online.

Renewal From Sexual Addiction - Christ-centered 12 step support group.

www.settingcaptivesfree.com - an outstanding 60 day study to help combat addiction.  There's many resources as you progress day by day.  Check this one out!

Sex Addicts Anonymous

Sexaholics Anonymous - men and women sharing their experience, strength, and hope with each other to help encourage recover for others.

Sex Addiction Recovery Resources - They did their homework - They did their homework  

Sexhelp.com Good website - lots of resources

Sex Addiction Help - Gives some sexual addiction info and treatment possibilities.  There is a self test for addiction.   Information for partners of those addicted and some self help programs.

S-Anon International Family Groups - the only requirement for membership is that there be a problem of sexaholism in a relative or friend.

Sex & Love Addicts Anonymous They use a 12 step program.

Sexual Compulsives Anonymous - 12-Step recovery from sex addiction

Sexual Recovery Anonymous - 

Sober Recovery.com - Great Website 

Struggling with Pornography - Many ideas on battling pornography addiction

Andrea Dworkin Web Site  

ACLU - Always Causing Legal Unrest

Anti Porn Network Web Ring A great web ring against pornography and the exploitation of women.  Excellent resources. 

Captive Daughters - An organization dedicated to harm-reduction and the end to trafficking in women and children.

Captive Daughters Links Page - Excellent resource for information on trafficking and prostitution.

Coalition Against Trafficking in Women (CATW) -  A leading Anti-exploitation site on the Web... Information, Activism, Survivor's Stories, Statistics, Links and More.

    CATW en espanol- CATW's SPanish Pages and links.

    LA PROSTITUCIÓN EN AMÉRICA LATINA Y EL CARIBE- CATW's Latin American Page.

Codependents of Sexual Addiction (COSA) - for families and friends of sex addicts

Communication on trafficking in women for the purpose of sexual exploitation  

ECPAT International - End Child Prostitution, Child Pornography and the Trafficking of Children 

EU Vows Action  

Eve's Eye Press  Eve's Eye Press is an egalitarian publisher seeking to change! the! world! with bold, strange, tantalizing, inspired literary works filled with unpopular opinions but without cliché, dogma, or denigration.

Endhomelessnessnow.org Rationale: This is a campaign against 10 companies who have helped to mainstream pornography.   This is not about censorship, we're calling for a boycott, there is no government action involved, its about having consumers take a stand against violence against women and the racism in pornography

Exploitation of Migrant Women From Central and Eastern Europe

- International Organization for Migration (IOM) Trafficking and Prostitution:

Harvard Anti-Sexist Men (HASM)

International Organization for Migration International Organization for Migration  

Real Men

     About Real Men

     Real Men Quarterly Newsletter

Lives of Last Resort- Sex Tourism and Internet-Assisted Trafficking in the Philippines.
National Coalition for the Protection of Children and Families - GREAT WEB SITE  

Organized Crime Profits From Trafficking in Women

Poverty Holds Women Prisoner- Ethnic women living in prostitution.

Prostitution Research and Education

- To organize against the institution of prostitution and advocate for alternatives to prostitution - including emotional and physical healthcare for women in prostitution.

Promise - For Women Escaping Prostitution

Trafficking: 'A Dream, A Passport, A Nightmare'

Sex Addiction Web Ring - Multi-lingual

Surviving Despite - Survivor Testimony and Resources 

Unfortunate women from Kali who were exploited by Pornography. 

Women in the Andean Region (South America): 

  - Violence Against Women [A good source of information and statistics from this region.]

World Congress Against Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children  

  - Providing information, resources and links on child porn and exploitation of children.

Sexual Abuse of Males Prevalence, Lasting Effects & Recovery

Male Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse Incest Survivors Resource Network

Incest Survivors Resource Network International

Sexual Assault Information Page And Search Engine

Child Sexual Abuse Identifying and Helping

Child Sexual Abuse University of Michigan

Department of Justice - Community Checklist to End Violence Against Women

Surviving Despite Surviving Despite An excellent site for survivors 

Promise- An Organization by and for survivors in San Francisco.
Rape Awareness List For Nice Guys

Men's Pledge to End Rape

Men's Rape Prevention Project

Male Responsibility For Rape And Rape Awareness

Men Stopping Rape of Madison, WI

    Mission Statement

    Taking Action for a Rape-Free Culture

Women Against a Violent Environment (WAVE)

Women's Handbook (1992) Barnard College/Columbia University

    Racism and Rape

    Rape

    Sexual Harassment and Abuse 

Sexual Compulsives Anonymous - 12-Step recovery from sex addiction

Grant Me The Serenity - Self-help, Addiction & Recovery, directory of addiction, alcoholism, abuse, anxiety, self-help, mental health & recovery resources. Includes self-help articles, books, recovery gifts & products, daily reflections, prayers, quotes, affirmations & free downloads.

Sex & Love Addicts Anonymous Using a 12 step program.

Sexual Compulsives Anonymous - 12-Step recovery from sex addiction

Sexual Recovery Anonymous

Struggling with Pornography - Many ideas on battling pornography addiction

Recovering Couples Anonymous (RCA)

Recovery Links - furnishes contact information for a number of 12 step programs.

www.settingcaptivesfree.com - NOT 12 STEP - BUT FOLLOWS Biblical teaching - an outstanding 60 day study to help combat addiction.  There's many resources as you progress day by day.  Check this one out!  

S-Anon International Family Groups - for families and friends of sex addicts

Persevering - A Christian Perspective For Survivors of Sexual Abuse

www.pureintimacy.org Read the LEFT SIDE first.

• Professional Counseling through "Focus on the Family" - FREE
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• Focus on the Family, encourages you to call to speak to one of their counselors. Each one is a Christian who is a licensed therapist.

• You can reach them by calling (719) 531-3400 weekdays 9:00 a.m. to 4:40 p.m. (MST). You should ask for a counselor's assistant. If a counselor is not immediately available, you can leave your contact information and a counselor will call you back as soon as possible. This one-time counseling service is available at no cost to you.

• Their staff may also be able to help you find a professional counselor in your region who can provide more in-depth and long-term help. This referral service is also available by calling (719) 531-3400 weekdays 9:00 a.m. to 4:40 p.m. (MST) and asking for our counselor's assistant.

OTHER COUNSELING SERVICES for Spouses/loved ones

Christian Alliance for Sexual Recovery
Directed by Dr. Mark Laaser, the Christian Alliance for Sexual Recovery, provides consultation, intensive workshops, and training institutes for the worldwide Christian community for individuals and families impacted by pornography and sexual addiction.
(888) 435-7467

Esther Ministries
Esther Ministries provides help for women in relationship with sexually addicted men. They offer intensive counseling workshops that typically run four nights and five days.
(877) 6 ESTHER (637-8437)
 
Stone Gate Ministries
An organization founded by Dr. Harry W. Schaumburg, author of the book False Intimacy: Understanding the Struggle of Sexual Addiction (NavPress). Stone Gate Ministries features "Brief Intensive Counseling," a unique ministry that has drawn over 900 people to Colorado in the past six years.
(888) 575-3030
 
New Life Ministries 
Sponsors New Liberty: an intensive ten day outpatient program for men treating sexual addiction. New Life explains that "as a professional program, it adheres to proven clinical interventions" and "as a Christian program, it remains Christ centered and Biblically uncompromising, with a no-nonsense emphasis on personal responsibility and spiritual growth."
(800) 639-5433
 
Dr. Clifford and Joyce Penner 
The Penners offer a range of books, tapes, and seminars focused on achieving healthy and fulfilling sexual relationships. They have a useful list of responses to frequently asked questions on their Web site, addressing topics ranging from masturbation to "hum-drum" sex lives. The Penners are the authors of the book The Gift of Sex, which is available in the Focus on the Family online resource store. 
 
Heart to Heart
Based out of Forth Worth, Texas and featuring counseling services and resources by Dr. Douglas Weiss, a national lecturer, author, and therapist.
(817)377-4278
 
Women and Sexual Shame Workshops
Intensive workshops exclusively for women with sex addictions. A workshop is usually held in a retreat setting from Wednesday through Sunday and consists of lectures, writing assignments, group processing, and worship. The workshops are hosted by Marnie C. Ferree, a licensed marriage and family therapist. As a recovering addict who has been sober for many years, Feree understands this problem from a personal as well as a professional perspective.
(A service of Woodmont Hills Counseling Ministry)
(615) 269-6220
 
SUPPORT GROUPS
 
Support groups often can provide relationships and resources that are more affordable than intensive counseling. Although confidentiality and focus on individual needs is lower in support groups, participants benefit from knowing they are not alone and from developing accountability relationships.

Women's Groups

• S-Anon
  (615) 833-3152
• COSA (Co-dependents of Sex Addicts)
  (612) 537-6904

Christian Sex Addict Support Group

Faithful and True Groups
A resource of the Christian Alliance for Sexual Recovery, Faithful and True Groups are fellowships of Christian men who have a sincere desire to abstain from inappropriate sexual behavior. Participants come from many Christian denominations.
888-HELPHOPE (435 7467) toll-free

Secular Support Groups (12-step approach)

• Sexaholics Anonymous
  (615) 331-6230
• Sex Addicts Anonymous
  (713) 869-4902 (M-F, 10-6 PM)
• Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous
  (617) 332-1845

CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL PROGRAMS

Minirth-Meier New Life (1-800-NEW-LIFE)

Rapha (1-800-383-HOPE)

Organizations, Survivors and Anti-Exploitation Pages

See Also Against Rape and Sexual Assault

Anti Porn Network Web Ring A great resource against pornography and the exploitation of women. 

Men Against Violence Web Ring Another great resource, the name tells of their mission

Sex Addiction Web Ring - Multi-lingual

Andrea Dworkin Website

Always Causeing Legal Unrest (ACLU) (Against Porn)

Endhomelessnessnow.org Rationale: This is a campaign against 10 companies who have helped to mainstream pornography.   This is not about censorship, we're calling for a boycott, there is no government action involved, its about having consumers take a stand against violence against women and the racism in pornography

Websites by Nikki CraftWebsites by Nikki Craft (Noted advocate against porongraphy)

Nudist Hall of Shame

Sports Hall of Shame

Linnea Smith's Web Page against pornography and Exploitation of Women and Children  

This very articulate and knowledgeable doctor has one of the best web sites I've seen that addresses the fallacies of pornography and the mechanics of pornography's conditioning on children and men and the consequences of victimization of children and women.   There's an exposure of the contradictions and sickness behind magazines such as "Sports Illustrated" and Playboy magazine. I highly recommend visiting their web site! (Don't forget to come back here)

Linnea Smith's Web Site Against Playboy Magazine

Linnea Smith's Web Site Against Sports Illustrated (Sexism Illustrated)

Oh Brother!Oh Brother! (Created by Nikki Craft)

Bunnies Revisited - Another Look at centerfolds  

(This is against playboy and the exploitation of women)

Locate legislative information with Thomas on the Internet. State Legislators Use this link to find legislators for your state.

Project Vote Smart is an excellent resource for finding out who your federal and state legislators are and how they vote on various issues.

www.senate.gov - This site puts you in touch with a variety of information on members of the Senate.

www.house.gov - This site puts you in touch with House members' home pages, addresses, fax numbers, legislative agendas and more!