Sex and Porn Addiction therapists in Hermiston, OR
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Sex/Porn Addiction
Chuck Chapman
Counselor/Therapist, LPC
Sexual addiction is rarely about sex. It is about the need beneath the behavior—the longing for comfort, closeness, relief, or escape when life feels overwhelming or emotionally out of reach. Many men carry shame about the ways they cope with loneliness, stress, anxiety, or disconnection, especially when their coping involves pornography, affairs, or secret sexual behavior. You may have tried to stop many times, promised yourself it would be different, or felt the cycle of guilt and remorse that seems to repeat itself. The behavior is not the real problem—it’s a response to something deeper that was never given a safe place to be seen or understood.
My work with men around sexual compulsivity is grounded in compassion, truth, and embodiment. We slow down the cycle to understand what the behavior is trying to soothe—emotional numbness, unspoken shame, unresolved relational wounds, grief, stress, or the feeling of being overwhelmed and alone. We look at how your nervous system responds to pressure, how you learned to cope, and what it feels like when you try to connect in ways that are real. The goal is not just to stop the behavior. The goal is to help you feel again—to be in your body, in your relationships, and in your life with openness and presence.
Sex is powerful because it is wired to connect us. When that need for connection becomes tangled, hidden, or carried alone, it can turn into desperation or secrecy. But when we bring compassion and awareness to the underlying need, the impulse begins to soften. You learn how to soothe yourself in healthy ways, how to connect without fear, and how to stand in your integrity—not from willpower, but from wholeness. You are not broken. There is a deeper story inside you that is asking to be heard.
16 Years Experience
Online in Hermiston, OR (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 Hermiston, OR (Online Only)
Sex/Porn Addiction
OneYou Psychology
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
Compulsive sexual behavior and pornography use can create shame, isolation, and relationship strain.
We help clients understand the underlying drivers of these behaviors, build healthier coping strategies, and restore a sense of control and alignment with their values.
18 Years Experience
Online in Hermiston, OR
Sex/Porn Addiction
Julien Moe
Hypnotherapist, Diploma in Clinical and Applied Hypnosis, Diploma in Life Coaching
Sex and pornography addiction can be treated using hypnotherapy, which aims to rewire subconscious patterns, reduce urges, and break addiction cycles by focusing on positive habit replacement. How Hypnotherapy Treats Porn/Sex Addiction:Rewiring the Brain: It helps change the brain’s dopamine-driven, rewarding link to pornography, reducing automatic urges.Subconscious Re-programming: Hypnotherapy can uncover and address the root causes of the addiction, including underlying shame or trauma.Behavioral Change: Techniques such as suggestion therapy, visualization, and regression are used to associate negative experiences with porn, while fostering healthier habits.
My clients addicted to sex and porn have been resilient and recovering due to my Dicit Hypnotherapy.
10 Years Experience
Online in Hermiston, OR
Sex/Porn Addiction
Aria Fraser
Hypnotherapist, Certified Rapid Transformational Therapist
With addiction to sex or pornography, the person feels like they cannot quit, or if they have tried to on their own, find they keep going back to the addiction. Sex addiction is often really about connection to other people and finding/ seeking approval, while trying to find one's self-worth by sexually connecting to others. It also has roots in a person trying to feel accepted/ acceptable, based on an addict's deep-seated belief that most do not accept themselves. Sex and porn addicts have become dependent on the natural chemical high that the brain and body create, using it to move toward pleasure and move away from pain, to numb other underlying emotions, or to feel like they are enough. They must ask themselves, "What am I trying to numb or avoid or fulfill with the addiction?" Rapid Transformational Therapy can help change the core negative beliefs that a person has unconsciously formed about themselves becauseof their past experiences, and as they get identified and addressed, they can be interrupted and removed. New, healthy, empowering beliefs of being/ feeling enough, etc, are put in their place, resulting in the elimination of the underlying need for the addiction at the subconscious level. Alongside the therapy is taking a look at the lifestyle and social connections of the individual, and providing support to find new healthy habits and meaningful activities to replace the need for the dopamine/ chemical spike. It will involve trading an immediate high for less immediate gratification, learning to handle stresses and emotions that may be triggers, but in doing so will prove to be much more worthwhile and helpful. Compassionate ongoing support after the session(s) will be available.
0 Years Experience
Online in Hermiston, OR (Online Only)
Sex and Porn Addiction therapists in Hermiston, OR Statistics
Sex and Porn Addiction therapists in Hermiston, OR average 14 years of experience and charge around $251 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) (38%), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (38%), and Behavioral Therapy (25%).
Average years in practice
14 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$251
Accept insurance
25%
Offer sliding scale
38%
Gender ID
| 55% |
Male |
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| 27% |
Female |
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| 9% |
Gender Fluid |
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| 9% |
Non-Binary |
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Session Type
| 50% |
In Person and Online |
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| 50% |
Online Only |
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Top Treatment Approaches
| 38% | Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) |
| 38% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 25% | Behavioral Therapy |
| 25% | Hypnotherapy |
| 25% | Relational Psychotherapy |
| 13% | Biopsychosocial Therapy |
| 13% | Christian Counseling |
Ages Served
| 100% | Adult |
| 50% | Senior |
| 38% | Young Adult |
| 25% | Children |
| 13% | Teen |
Client Focus
| 75% | Men |
| 38% | Christian |
| 38% | LGBTQ+ |
| 38% | Military / Veterans |
| 38% | Women |