Good Therapist Tell You What You Don’t Want to Hear - a podcast by Robert Weiss, PhD, MSW and Tami VerHelst

from 2020-08-27T14:39:13

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Rob and Tami dive straight into how to find a good CSAT therapist, what the qualities of a good therapist are, what to do if you find yourself acting out, and answer some questions on how betrayed spouses can better understand their feelings of anger and hate towards their addict. This and so much more on today’s episode!

TAKEAWAYS:

[0:35] I tried sexual abstinence but I ended up breaking all the rules. How can I stop?

[4:10] Should you date while in recovery?

[6:50] Does porn change who you’re attracted to?

[9:35] What’s the best way to find a good CSAT therapist?

[13:05] A good therapist will give you some tough love and call you out on all your bad behavior. You might actually end up hating him/her in the beginning.

[13:25] How can I heal my inner child?

[16:55] How do I stop objectifying my wife?

[20:00] I don’t have any desire to have sex with my partner. What should I do?

[22:15] My spouse and I are not on the same rhythm when it comes to their recovery, how long does it take before it’s all okay?

[27:15] How can I stop acting out?

[29:10] I’m the betrayed spouse and I have zero desire to be in a relationship with my partner. What do I do?

RESOURCES:

Seekingintegrity.com

Sexandrelationshiphealing.com

Intherooms.com

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