It’s hard to give up the Internet. Really hard. Our society is becoming increasingly tethered to its influence, power, and speed. Our exposure occurs earlier and more pervasively, as everything from up-to-the-minute news to social media to porn compete for our attention. If you find yourself addicted, it’s not difficult to see how you got there. But at what cost to who you really are? How do Internet addiction and self-esteem connect to affect...

Sex addiction is big. Big enough to drive a permanent wedge between you and your partner. Big enough to do lasting emotional damage if you don’t make serious efforts to turn things around. Once it’s out in the open, there will be hurt. Anger. There will be questions. Fears. Early on, you’ll probably ask yourselves, and maybe each other, “Is it over?” Recovery may seem impossible. But, as reality and acceptance set in, you might wonder something...

Is your marriage the loneliest place in the world for you? Or do you resist needing your spouse at all? Do you long to be loved, but live with neglect? Or do you continually guard your heart from a partner who is exhausted from trying to unlock it? Your relationship may be suffering from intimacy anorexia. What is intimacy anorexia? Intimacy anorexia is a destructive relationship pattern that involves one partner’s practice of actively...

Bassie will primarily be working with the spouses of those suffering from addiction.  Bassie is a licensed social worker in the states of New Jersey and New York and a graduate of Adelphi University whose special interest is the treatment of complex PTSD and relational trauma. She has received training in a number of different trauma treatment modalities and uses a combination of psycho-dynamic, cognitive behavioral and experiential approaches...

Four ways to find relief It seemed like a way to cope with the fear. A shot, a hit, or a long drag of something numbing and mind altering. To provide some escape from constant worries and sleepless nights. More clicks on more websites, more porn, more sex. To find relief from the worst-case scenarios around every corner and the panic in your chest. It all seemed like a ticket to a ride far away from the anxiety that you just couldn’t shake. But...