I have received extensive training in the treatment of addictions and compulsive behaviours which have led to several advanced addiction degrees including a CASAC-T and CSAT-C. In addition to my own training, I have been appointed the position of assistant professor at Long Island University’s school of social work teaching all cohort classes in their advanced addiction curriculum.
My work as a therapist has afforded me the opportunity to work with Jews from many backgrounds, including but not limited to, ultra-orthodox, yeshivish, modern, and chasidish. Sex addiction takes a significant toll on ones spirituality and relationship with their religion. In my work with recovering addicts, I have been fortunate to observe many individuals who have used the recovery process to arrive at a more peaceful relationship with themselves, and consequently, their religion.
I have been very fortunate to have spent the last ten years of my life and career working with individuals struggling with addictions of many kinds. My work is guided by a simple belief that a struggling person has already encountered a life filled with pain, shame, frustration, and self-hatred and my role is to contain these experiences and help them discover a life of meaning and purpose that already exists within them. Overcoming such pain is very challenging, but a renewed life and sense of self that can be experienced is filled with peace and endless gratitude.
My therapeutic approach can be best understood as meaning-based 12-step recovery, where behavioural and existential/humanistic approaches are used to help guide a successful recovery. Of course treatment is tailor made and will be suited to serve your unique set of needs. While abstinence is critical for therapy, real success can only be measured by your degree of self-acceptance, renewed passion, and personal meaning that one builds for his self.