Sex and Porn Addiction Therapists in Springfield, IL

We are here to help you feel a sense of ownership and empowerment over your sexual behaviors and actions. Just like any addiction, it is important that you feel a sense of control and autonomy over your relationship with yourself and your sexual health.

I address sexual addiction issues

Compulsive sexual behaviors and problematic pornography use can create emotional distress, relationship difficulties, and feelings of shame or loss of control. Therapy provides a nonjudgmental space to understand underlying patterns, develop healthier coping strategies, rebuild trust, and work towards your desired goals.

Specialized in treating sex addiction and the issues associated with the addiction, from emotional hungers needing to be met, to poor impulse control.

Concerns around pornography use and sexual behaviors are often accompanied by shame, secrecy, and self-judgment. I take a non-pathologizing, destigmatizing approach, recognizing that these patterns are often meaningful attempts to cope or address unmet needs. Rather than focusing on labels, we work to understand the underlying dynamics and explore fulfilling, sustainable ways of relating to yourself and others.

Springfield is the Illinois state capital and the hometown of Abraham Lincoln, whose legacy pervades the city's identity and draws significant heritage tourism, and the mental health landscape here reflects the particular pressures of a mid-size state capital—government and public sector employment, political uncertainty, and the economic challenges of a city that has struggled to grow beyond its role as an administrative center. Memorial Health System and HSHS Medical Group both provide behavioral health services, and a private therapy sector serves the professional community. Common therapy concerns include government worker stress and bureaucratic burnout, economic anxiety in a city that has faced population decline, anxiety, depression, and the tensions of a state capital navigating chronic fiscal challenges and political conflict in Illinois state government. The city's central location also makes it a regional resource for mental health care across rural central Illinois.

Gender ID

	65%	Male
	35%	Female

Session Type

	68%	In Person and Online
	32%	Online Only

Top Treatment Approaches

41%	Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
36%	Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian)
36%	Psychodynamic Therapy
36%	Relational Psychotherapy
32%	Existential / Humanistic Therapy
32%	Family Systems Therapy
32%	Internal Family Systems (IFS)

Ages Served

100%	Adult
64%	Senior
64%	Young Adult
36%	Teen
18%	Children

Client Focus

50%	Men
45%	LGBTQ+
41%	Women
36%	Christian
32%	Persons with Disabilities

Sex and Porn Addiction therapists in Springfield, IL

Nostos Psychotherapy

Dr Calvin Young

Bloom Behavioral Health Ptrs

Rick Tivers

Natalie A Shafer