Sex and Porn Addiction therapists in Sydney, NS
Browse Sexual Addiction therapists and Porn Addiction therapists in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada. Compare credentials, specialties and therapeutic approach. Contact a therapist to learn more.
Sex/Porn Addiction
Strength in Heart Counselling
Treatment Center, RSW, RCC, CCC
Unwanted sexual behaviors can cause distress and disrupt daily life. We provide confidential support to understand triggers, develop healthier coping strategies, and work toward recovery. Our approach is non-judgmental and focused on long-term well-being.
8 Years Experience
Online in Sydney, NS
Sex/Porn Addiction
Selah Counselling, Mediation, and Training Center
Registered Social Worker, BSW, MSW, RSW
If you are struggling with sex or pornography addiction, you may feel caught in a cycle that brings temporary relief but leaves you with guilt, secrecy, or shame. You may have tried to stop on your own, only to find the urges returning under stress, loneliness, or emotional overwhelm. Over time, these patterns can affect your relationships, integrity, and self-control.
At Selah Counselling, we approach sexual addiction with clarity, structure, and compassion. We understand that these behaviours are often linked to unmet emotional needs, trauma, attachment wounds, or nervous system dysregulation rather than simply desire. Together, we identify triggers, strengthen accountability, build distress tolerance skills, and address the underlying drivers of the behaviour. When relationships have been affected, we also support repair and rebuilding trust where appropriate. Our goal is not shame-based change, but sustainable freedom that restores integrity, connection, and steadiness over time.
29 Years Experience
Online in Sydney, NS
Sex/Porn Addiction
Zain Abideen
Registered Psychotherapist, Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), BSc, MACP
Compulsive sexual behaviours can create shame, relationship conflict, and loss of control. Therapy focuses on understanding the emotional triggers behind these behaviours and developing healthier coping strategies.
2 Years Experience
Online in Sydney, NS (Online Only)
Sex/Porn Addiction
Julie Taylor Counselling
Counsellor/Therapist, MTC, RCS
Sexual addiction, like all addictions, is driven by the psyche which is trying to salve a troublesome problem that we may not even be aware of and is trying to help us to survive. However as with any addiction, sexual addiction hijacks us and we need to get back in control of our own lives and destinies. Once we determine and understand why this addiction exists, we can start to process it and loosen its grip on us.
26 Years Experience
Online in Sydney, NS
Sex/Porn Addiction
Prof. Sir Romesh Jayasinghe, OLS
Psychologist, Ph.D.(Applied Psychology), Dh.C.(Florida), FRSPH(UK), FACCPH(UK), FTBCCT(UK), Adv.Dip.(Psychiatry), Adv.Dip.(Clinical Psychology), Adv.Dip.(Neuroscience), Adv.Dip.CBT(UK), Dip.(Couples Therapy), Dip.(Hypnotherapy), Dip.(Relationship Psychology), Dip.(Nutrition Science), Cert.(Integrative Mental Health)
I treat sexual addictions and sexual disorders using hypnotherapy and CBT.
20 Years Experience
Online in Sydney, NS
Sydney is the urban centre of Cape Breton Regional Municipality and the primary city on Cape Breton Island, a former industrial centre whose steel industry collapsed across the 1960s–2000s, leaving behind one of Canada's most contaminated industrial sites—the Sydney Tar Ponds—and a community that has grappled with the environmental, economic, and psychological legacy of industrial decline and contamination for generations. The Cape Breton Regional Hospital provides mental health services, and the community's tight-knit social fabric—Cape Breton is known for its Celtic cultural traditions, music, and community solidarity—provides genuine protective factors against isolation. Cape Breton University contributes to a modest growth in the regional knowledge economy alongside a student mental health dimension. Common therapy concerns include economic grief and community loss following industrial decline, environmental trauma, seasonal depression in an Atlantic climate, and the mental health challenges of a community that has shown remarkable resilience while confronting genuinely difficult circumstances.
Sex and Porn Addiction therapists in Sydney, NS Statistics
Sex and Porn Addiction therapists in Sydney, NS average 15 years of experience and charge around $170 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (77%), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) (62%), and Internal Family Systems (IFS) (54%).
Average years in practice
15 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$170
Accept insurance
77%
Offer sliding scale
54%
Gender ID
| 53% |
Female |
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| 47% |
Male |
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Session Type
| 85% |
In Person and Online |
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| 15% |
Online Only |
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Top Treatment Approaches
| 77% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 62% | Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) |
| 54% | Internal Family Systems (IFS) |
| 54% | Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) |
| 46% | Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) |
| 46% | Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT) |
| 46% | Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) |
Ages Served
| 100% | Adult |
| 100% | Young Adult |
| 77% | Senior |
| 77% | Teen |
| 31% | Children |
Client Focus
| 77% | Men |
| 69% | Christian |
| 62% | LGBTQ+ |
| 62% | Women |
| 54% | Buddhist |