Sex Addiction

There are, despite changes in the way that therapists define addiction, a number of people do not believe that sex addiction counselling Harley Street exists. The therapeutic definition of an addiction is that the behaviour itself is continued, despite the individual knowing that it is leading to adverse consequences. In the case of our clients at the central London Harley Street Office, the sex addiction has reached a crisis point. For many individuals, this includes the loss or threatened loss of a loved person in the individual’s life, possible risk of criminal charges, potential for loss of employment or actual employment termination, or a combination of factors that have literally caused the individual to acknowledge that the behaviour they are engaging in is inappropriate, damaging, and ultimately self-destructive.

The key to understanding sex addiction is that it is often deeply rooted and is not about the sexual act itself. It may be as a result of chemical imbalances in the brain that are creating abnormal sex drives, in emotional issues that lead to a need for dominance or power, or past, or current abuse.