Online Sex and Porn Addiction therapists in San Marcos, California CA
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Hayden Dover MFT - Couples Therapy
Marriage and Family Therapist, MFT, CST
Some people feel as though their sexual behavior is out of their control and ruining their life. I work with clients to reveal and address issues underlying sex addiction or out of control sexual behavior.
22 Years Experience
Online in San Marcos, CA
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 Marcos, CA
David Sudyka
Marriage and Family Therapist, Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, MA
Compulsive sexual behaviors or pornography use can feel difficult to control and may impact your relationships, self image, and daily life. You may feel shame or frustration about patterns that are hard to change. In therapy we will focus on understanding what is driving these behaviors and building healthier ways to cope and connect. The goal is to help you regain a sense of control and develop a more balanced relationship with yourself and others.
4 Years Experience
Online in San Marcos, CA (Online Only)
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 Marcos, CA
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 Marcos, CA (Online Only)
Luis Maimoni
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
Sex addiction is something that is frequently discussed in the media, but there is no "official diagnosis" for it in the DSM-5, our diagnostic manual. Some say this is because there is insufficient research on the topic.
The clients I've met with who have believed themselves to be "sex addicts" were actually using sex to cope with another issue. Once the other issue was identified and treated, the need to engage in the unhelpful sexual coping activity was greatly reduced. I can't promise you the same result, but I can promise to treat you respect as we work together to understand what is driving the behavior you are seeking to reduce.
14 Years Experience
Online in San Marcos, CA
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 Marcos, CA
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 Marcos, CA
Higher Sights Counseling
Counselor/Therapist
We have a staff of psychotherapists and med prescribers that work with clients who have sexual addiction symptoms. We offer CBT, DBT, EMDR, IFS (to name a few treatment modalities) and medication in addition to many problem-solving therapies to help you learn new coping skills to improve your life.
16 Years Experience
Online in San Marcos, CA
Don ( "Dr Don" ) Etkes
Marriage and Family Therapist, Ph.D., MFT
For over 30 years I have helped hundreds of men and women to discover ways of healing from sex addiction and moving toward healthy sensuality and a fulfilling life.
39 Years Experience
Online in San Marcos, CA
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 Marcos, CA (Online Only)
Growth and Change Counseling
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
We take you through the biochemistry of sex and we help you understand sexuality and relationships on the biochemical level. This helps us to frame whatever problems your dealing with around sex constructively so that you can get the help you need and experience the intimacy you desire.
8 Years Experience
Online in San Marcos, CA (Online Only)
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 Marcos, CA
James Foley Sexual Misbehavior, Infidelity , Expert 31 Years Experience
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW-R, SOTS,
I help persons with what some persons describe as "Sexual Addiction". I help persons who have crossed some consequence creating boundary with their sexual behavior.
An example might be breaking professional boundaries and having sexual contact with a client. It could be sexually harassing or interacting with a work subordinate. Sending porn or "dick pics" to persons who it would create consequences for you doing so could also be an example. Getting yourself humiliated by being extorted for paid sexual services or sexually interacting with persons online would be another example.
I have seen almost all possible examples of persons making real world consequences for themselves with sexual misbehavior.
There is almost nothing in their realm I have not seen a great many times over.
I have a fantastic record of success in helping persons learn how to think and act in ways which remove these misbehaviors from their life.
29 Years Experience
Online in San Marcos, CA
Laura Anderson LPCC, Eff Shame Therapy
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPCC
Problematic sexual behaviors — including compulsive porn use — are rarely about sex itself. They are most often about pain, disconnection, shame, or a nervous system looking for relief. I work from a harm reduction, client-centered approach using CBT, DBT, Motivational Interviewing, and trauma-focused methods to understand what's underneath the behavior and actually address it. I do not work from a twelve-step or "sex addiction" framework — not because I dismiss your struggle, but because shame-based models tend to create more of the very thing driving the behavior in the first place. You are not broken. Let's figure out what's actually going on.
12 Years Experience
Online in San Marcos, CA (Online Only)
Sexual Recovery Coach
Counselor/Therapist, PhD, CST, CADC-III, CTA-CC
Sexual addiction carries with it a degree of secrecy, and often shame, that other addictions do not have to deal with. The worst part of a sexual addiction for many is the compulsion to do things that are outside their personal value system. When a person behaves in a way that is not congruent with their moral compass, it can create great distress and confusion. My program to treat this addiction is based on proven techniques involving cognitive-behavioral, trauma-centered, and neurological components. Over time we can help you rewire your brain so that these compulsions no longer drive you.
20 Years Experience
Online in San Marcos, CA
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 Marcos, CA
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 Marcos, CA
Viktoria Walda Byczkiewicz, Ph.D.
Pre-Licensed Professional, PhD
I offer a confidential space to discuss your behaviors, compulsions, related concerns, and any aspect of yourself that you may either wish to change or hold onto. Let us explore, in an honest and shame-free atmosphere, how you relate to yourself and others through fantasy and the body to understand yourself, your desires, and your needs more deeply. If you are facing legal problems or the dissolution of valued relationships owing to sexual addiction, let us find ways to cope and change, if and when you are ready.
10 Years Experience
Online in San Marcos, CA (Online Only)
Daniel Slavin
Marriage and Family Therapist
I help clients understand the emotional and relational needs behind compulsive sexual behaviors. Therapy focuses on increasing awareness, strengthening self-control, and building healthier ways of relating to desire, stress, and connection
41 Years Experience
Online in San Marcos, CA
Sex and Porn Addiction therapists in San Marcos, California Statistics
Sex and Porn Addiction therapists in San Marcos, 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 Depression (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% | Depression |
| 72% | Trauma and PTSD |
| 68% | Anxiety or Fears |
| 62% | Men’s Issues |
| 62% | Loss or Grief |