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The National Council on Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity (NCSAC) has information for both therapists and the recovery community. Their next national conference, open to all, will take place in Nashville, TN in the fall of 2002. This conference always delivers one of the best educational opportunities for those interested in the latest research on sexual addiction topics. Sharon O’Hara is a professional member of NCSAC and has presented her work on energy therapy and sexual addiction at several national conferences. She is also President of the California Chapter of NCSAC
For multi-addiction resources: www.anonymousone.com
This web site offers information, articles, and ways to locate 70,000 world-wide12-Step meetings for chemical dependency, sexual addiction, food addiction, gambling addiction, codependency, and related family support groups. Sharon O’Hara hosts this site’s Sexual Addiction Forum.
For information on Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR): www.emdr.com
EMDR is a trauma-recovery method that helps eliminate post-traumatic stress symptoms associated with painful psychological memories. EMDR treatment should only be conducted by a licensed therapist trained by the EMDR Institute. Sharon O’Hara has completed both Level One and Level Two training, and she has been using EMDR with sex addicts and sexual trauma survivors since 1996. She recently completed training in the Strategic Developmental Model for EMDR (see www.kitchur.org), which systematically targets the healing of emotional wounds from childhood. For more information, click on the "Energy Tx" button.
For information on Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT): www.emofree.com
EFT was designed to lower anxiety and to treat a variety of psychological and physical symptoms. It uses a simple-to-learn combination of acupressure tapping, affirmations, and psychological-reversal statements in order to create a return to emotional stability. Sharon O’Hara uses EFT to help addicts to resist addictive urges and to handle anxiety, irritability, shame attacks, and other problematic emotional states that often lead to relapse. For more information, click on the "Energy Tx" button.
For info on Tapas Accupressure Technique (TAT): www.tat-intl.com
TAT is an accelerated information processing technique, which has shown
promise in the treatment of traumatic stress, allergic reactions, and
negative fixed emotional states. The combination of the client's
attention and the activation of certain accupressure points opens up
the flow of held information and allows the brain to process the
material adaptively. Sharon O’Hara has been trained by Tapas Fleming in
the use of TAT in order to help clients move towards psychological
integration and a reduction of painful feelings
For info on Be Set Free Fast (BSFF): www.besetfreefast.com
BSFF specifically and purposefully targets the unresolved emotional
roots (such as fear, anger, and sadness) of a person’s presenting
problems. BSFF also works to transform the negative belief systems
which are operating automatically in the person's subconscious mind.
Sharon O’Hara has completed training with BSFF founder Larry Nims in
the use of BSFF, and she has found it to be helpful for re-empowering
her clients’ sense of self-esteem.