Online Sex and Porn Addiction therapists in San Luis Obispo, California CA
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Sex/Porn Addiction
Chris 'Bucky' Bateman
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
Pornography and sexual compulsivity can quietly devastate relationships and erode a person's sense of self. We provide compassionate, non-shaming support for individuals and couples navigating the impact of porn addiction helping clients understand what drives the behavior, rebuild trust with their partner, and develop healthier patterns of intimacy and connection.
21 Years Experience
Online in San Luis Obispo, CA
Sex/Porn Addiction
David Strah
Marriage and Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
I have helped several clients with their sexual addiction
Online in San Luis Obispo, CA
Sex/Porn Addiction
Empowered Wellbeing, Decolonizing Intersectional and Integrative Complex Trauma & Dissociation Recovery Support
Life Coach, view my credentials online at: www.recoveringfromwithin.com/credentialslongform
Sex Addiction can accompany instances of trauma and/or adaptation to a pervasive culture of objectification and low intimacy cultivation. It can also be a coping strategy in disaster capitalism. Blending other addiction recovery models, TIST, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Attachment Theory, Neuordevelopmental Models, Relational Life Therapy, Reinvent, Patrick Carnes' work and sex and intimacy 12 Step Recovery Principles and Literature from SAA, SLAA and CoSA; along with Traditional Chinese Medicine acupressure and careful trauma support clients may redefine intimacy from a place of agency and renewed self-respect.
15 Years Experience
Online in San Luis Obispo, CA (Online Only)
Sex/Porn Addiction
Monica M. Huston
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
Compulsive sexual behaviors often serve as a way to manage stress, disconnection, or difficult emotions. I work with individuals to understand the underlying patterns driving these behaviors, rather than only focusing on stopping them. Through this work, clients develop greater awareness, stronger boundaries, and more intentional ways of relating to themselves and others.
9 Years Experience
Online in San Luis Obispo, CA
Sex/Porn Addiction
Barry Ross
Psychologist, Ph.D.
I am a psychologist, marriage family therapist, bioenergetic analyst, and psychoanalyst with more than 30 years of clinical experience in treating adolescents, adults, and marital couples. I am skilled in helping a person to feel understood and related to in a new and helpful way.
42 Years Experience
Online in San Luis Obispo, CA
Sex/Porn Addiction
Christian Holmes
Marriage and Family Therapist, M.A., Associate Marriage and Family Therapist
Sex addiction is arguably the biggest thing nobody talks about. Often times it goes unnoticed and therefore unaddressed. Sexual addiction is something that keeps us from the connection we know intrinsically we are made to experience. In our work together I help you get to the root issues that underly your sexual addiction so can experience the love, connection, and peace you are really after.
8 Years Experience
Online in San Luis Obispo, CA
Sex/Porn Addiction
Rising Pines Counseling Services
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
I support individuals seeking help with compulsive sexual behaviors in a non-judgmental space. Therapy focuses on understanding patterns, strengthening impulse control, and restoring healthy relationships with self and others.
11 Years Experience
Online in San Luis Obispo, CA (Online Only)
Sex/Porn Addiction
Kari Carter
Life Coach, APSATS certified, ACC, CPC, ADOH
The impact of sex and porn addiction on a partner is profound and often traumatic. Discovery can lead to shock, hypervigilance, intrusive thoughts, body image struggles, and a deep rupture of emotional safety. My work focuses specifically on supporting the betrayed partner - not treating the addiction itself, but addressing the trauma response that follows it.
Using a partner-sensitive, trauma-informed model, I help clients stabilize their nervous system, establish protective boundaries, process betrayal wounds, and regain clarity about their next steps. Partners deserve support that validate the harm experienced rather than minimizing it or pathologizing their response.
Living alongside sex or porn addiction can leave you feeling unseen, unsafe, and questioning your worth. I specialize in supporting partners as they navigate the trauma of addiction-related betrayal, helping them move from chaos and confusion toward strength, clarity, and empowered decision-making.
3 Years Experience
Online in San Luis Obispo, CA (Online Only)
Sex/Porn Addiction
Jeanette Abney
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, SAP
I have over 20 years of working with individuals with sex addictions.
27 Years Experience
Online in San Luis Obispo, CA
Sex/Porn Addiction
Sam Naimi
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Psychotherapist & Psychoanalyst
Struggles regarding sex are often less about desire itself and more about what those behaviors are asked to hold in your psychic world. In psychoanalytic work, we become curious about the emotional life, unmet longings, and unspoken conflicts that may be shaping patterns around sex and intimacy. Over time, this process can support greater freedom, choice, and a more integrated relationship to desire, one that feels intentional rather than driven.
8 Years Experience
Online in San Luis Obispo, CA
Sex/Porn Addiction
Nina Marikian
Marriage and Family Therapist, AMFT
Compulsive sexual behavior can feel like it’s controlling your life. I guide clients to understand triggers, break cycles, and build healthier patterns, reclaiming trust, intimacy, and a sense of agency over their sexual and emotional lives.
3 Years Experience
Online in San Luis Obispo, CA
Sex/Porn Addiction
Phillip McCulley
Marriage and Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, CSAT
I work with individuals and couples who are struggling with sex addiction or problematic porn use and the impact these behaviors have on trust, intimacy, and self respect. Out of control sexual behavior can feel confusing, isolating, and deeply shame inducing, especially when it conflicts with your values or causes harm to relationships you care about.
As a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist, I help clients understand how these patterns develop and what maintains them. Our work focuses on identifying triggers, emotional needs, and coping strategies, while also building healthier ways to manage stress, desire, and connection. Recovery is not about punishment or rigid control. It is about increasing awareness, accountability, and choice.
When sexual behavior has affected a relationship, I also work with partners to address betrayal, rebuild trust, and establish clearer boundaries. Whether you are seeking help individually or as a couple, therapy offers a structured and supportive space to reduce shame, interrupt destructive cycles, and move toward healthier sexuality and more honest connection.
22 Years Experience
Online in San Luis Obispo, CA
Sex/Porn Addiction
Douglairian psychology apc
Marriage and Family Therapist, Lmft
I offer a compassionate, non-shaming alternative to sex addiction treatment—one that focuses on understanding, choice, and sexual health, rather than labels or lifelong pathology. I work with individuals struggling with out-of-control sexual behavior, compulsive pornography use, infidelity, sexual shame, and relationship distress. Instead of viewing sexuality as the problem, we look at how sexual behavior functions in your life and what it is trying to regulate or communicate.
5 Years Experience
Online in San Luis Obispo, CA (Online Only)
Sex/Porn Addiction
Matthew Bishop
Marriage and Family Therapist, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Doctorate in Behavioral Health Leadership
When sexual behavior feels out of control or disconnected from values, it can harm relationships and self-esteem. I help clients examine the role sex is playing in their lives and develop healthier ways of managing desire, connection, and coping.
10 Years Experience
Online in San Luis Obispo, CA
Sex/Porn Addiction
Allen Shamon
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
I help individuals explore the triggers and underlying factors contributing to their sex addiction. This may involve examining psychological, emotional, relational, and environmental factors that drive compulsive sexual behaviors, such as unresolved trauma, emotional dysregulation, low self-esteem, intimacy issues, or maladaptive coping mechanisms. Through insight-oriented therapy, I support individuals in identifying and addressing the root causes of their addiction.
6 Years Experience
Online in San Luis Obispo, CA (Online Only)
Sex/Porn Addiction
Dr. Rebecca Scott, Psy.D
Psychologist, Clinical Psychologist, Certified in Holistic Health
I can provide support to patients struggling with sexual addiction and help foster growth and move forward.
17 Years Experience
Online in San Luis Obispo, CA
Sex/Porn Addiction
C&C Center for Healing
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, LCSW, LMFT, LPCC, PMHNP
We provide nonjudgmental, evidence-based treatment for individuals struggling with compulsive sexual behaviors. Care may include therapy and psychiatric support when appropriate, with a focus on insight, accountability, emotional regulation, and long-term change.
8 Years Experience
Online in San Luis Obispo, CA
Sex/Porn Addiction
New Beginnings Christian Counseling
Marriage and Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Struggling with sex or porn addiction can feel isolating, shame-filled, and disruptive to relationships, self-esteem, and spiritual life. In therapy, we provide a safe, nonjudgmental space to explore the underlying causes of addictive behaviors—often rooted in trauma, attachment wounds, or emotional struggles—and develop practical strategies for recovery. With Christ-centered guidance, clients learn to establish healthy boundaries, rebuild intimacy, restore self-worth, and cultivate emotional and spiritual healing, moving toward freedom, accountability, and lasting transformation.
15 Years Experience
Online in San Luis Obispo, CA
Sex/Porn Addiction
Dennis Sapire
Psychologist, JD PhD
Despite my generally sex positive therapeutic orientation, I am frequently asked to treat people suffering negative consequences of sexual behavior.
24 Years Experience
Online in San Luis Obispo, CA
Sex/Porn Addiction
Piyola Derbarseghian- Sex & Relationship Therapist
Pre-Licensed Professional, MA, AMFT
If you feel like your sexual choices are at odds with your values or are causing distress in your life or relationships, you’re not alone. I work with individuals navigating out of control sexual behavior, whether it's compulsive porn use, infidelity, or patterns that feel difficult to stop, to better understand the emotional, relational, and psychological factors involved. Together, we focus on moving beyond shame and building insight, choice, and meaningful change.
4 Years Experience
Online in San Luis Obispo, CA (Online Only)
Sex and Porn Addiction therapists in San Luis Obispo, California Statistics
Sex and Porn Addiction therapists in San Luis Obispo, California average 15 years of experience and charge around $217 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The most commonly treated issues are Sex and Porn Addiction (100%), Relationship and Marriage Counseling (74%), and Trauma and PTSD (72%).
Average years in practice
15 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$217
Gender ID
| 57% |
Male |
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| 34% |
Female |
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| 5% |
Non-Binary |
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| 4% |
Gender Fluid |
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Session Type
| 70% |
In Person and Online |
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| 30% |
Online Only |
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Top Specialties
| 100% | Sex and Porn Addiction |
| 74% | Relationship and Marriage Counseling |
| 72% | Trauma and PTSD |
| 72% | Depression |
| 68% | Anxiety or Fears |
| 62% | Men’s Issues |
| 62% | Loss or Grief |