Sex and Porn Addiction therapists in El Cajon, CA
Browse Sexual Addiction therapists and Porn Addiction therapists in El Cajon, California. Compare credentials, specialties and therapeutic approach. Contact a therapist to learn more.
Hayden Dover
Marriage and Family Therapist, MFT, CST
I work with clients who feel concerned about compulsive sexual behavior, pornography use, secrecy, shame, or sexual choices that feel out of alignment with the life and relationships they want. My approach is direct, sex-positive, and non-judgmental. We look at sexuality, emotion, body awareness, relationships, values, and responsibility. This work is about honesty, self-understanding, choice, and a healthier relationship with sexuality.
22 Years Experience
In-Person Near El Cajon, CA
Online in El Cajon, CA
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
In-Person Near El Cajon, CA
Online in El Cajon, 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 El Cajon, CA (Online Only)
Frankie Santiago
Life Coach, Professional Life Coach
I support men and women in overcoming sex and porn addiction through practical, judgment-free life coaching. We focus on understanding triggers, building healthy habits and boundaries, rebuilding self-control, and addressing the underlying challenges that fuel the cycle. Sessions emphasize actionable strategies, accountability, and tools for long-term freedom so you can regain balance, improve relationships, and restore energy and focus in your life. Recovery is possible — if you’re ready to take that step, I offer a free 15 minute initial consultation to explore how we can create a personalized path forward.
15 Years Experience
Online in El Cajon, CA (Online Only)
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 El Cajon, CA (Online Only)
Dr. Divya Kakaiya Healthy Within
Psychologist, Licensed Clinical Psychologist Ph. D M.S. BCN-L
Sex and porn addiction hijack the brain's reward circuitry the same way substances do — flooding dopamine pathways with artificial intensity until ordinary life feels colorless and the compulsive behavior feels impossible to resist.
Neurofeedback retrains these dysregulated reward circuits directly, quieting the craving-driven hyperarousal while rebuilding the prefrontal control systems that compulsive behavior systematically dismantles. The brain learns to find equilibrium again — without requiring the escalating stimulus that fed the cycle.
41 Years Experience
In-Person Near El Cajon, CA
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
In-Person Near El Cajon, CA
Online in El Cajon, CA
Diaspora Therapy Group
Marriage and Family Therapist, DSW, LMFT
We provide non-shaming support for individuals struggling with compulsive sexual behaviors. We explore underlying emotional drivers, attachment patterns, and coping strategies while building accountability and healthier relationships. Our approach is trauma-informed, respectful, and goal-oriented.
7 Years Experience
In-Person Near El Cajon, CA
Online in El Cajon, CA
El Cajon is a San Diego County city home to one of the largest concentrations of Iraqi Christians (Chaldeans) outside Iraq and one of the most significant Somali and East African refugee communities in California, as well as substantial communities from across the Middle East, making it one of the most culturally distinctive cities in Southern California and creating specific demands for culturally and linguistically competent mental health services. The trauma of displacement, war, and refugee journeys is a central concern in the local mental health landscape, and finding therapists who speak Chaldean Neo-Aramaic, Arabic, or Somali and understand the cultural and religious dimensions of these communities' mental health experiences is essential but consistently challenging. San Diego County Behavioral Health provides public services, and community organizations serve immigrant and refugee populations. Common therapy concerns include refugee trauma and PTSD, acculturative stress, religious and cultural identity in diaspora, family and intergenerational conflict between refugee parents and American-raised children, and the grief of displacement and community loss.
Sex and Porn Addiction therapists in El Cajon, CA Statistics
Sex and Porn Addiction therapists in El Cajon, CA average 16 years of experience and charge around $221 per session. 98% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (74%), Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) (47%), and Psychodynamic Therapy (45%).
Average years in practice
16 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$221
Accept insurance
36%
Offer sliding scale
38%
Gender ID
| 59% |
Male |
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| 32% |
Female |
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| 5% |
Non-Binary |
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| 4% |
Gender Fluid |
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Session Type
| 68% |
In Person and Online |
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| 30% |
Online Only |
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| 2% |
In Person Only |
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Top Treatment Approaches
| 74% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 47% | Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) |
| 45% | Psychodynamic Therapy |
| 38% | Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) |
| 38% | Family Systems Therapy |
| 34% | Existential / Humanistic Therapy |
| 32% | Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) |
Ages Served
| 100% | Adult |
| 66% | Senior |
| 57% | Young Adult |
| 51% | Teen |
| 34% | Children |
Client Focus
| 72% | Men |
| 55% | LGBTQ+ |
| 55% | Women |
| 38% | Christian |
| 36% | Military / Veterans |