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Rob Weiss, LCSW
Robert Weiss LCSW, CSAT-S, founded the Sexual Recovery Institute and is the author of Sex Addiction 101: A Basic Guide to Healing from Sex, Porn, and Love Addiction and Cruise Control: Understanding Sex Addiction in Gay Men. He is coauthor, with Dr. Jennifer Schneider, of Always Turned On: Sex Addiction in the Digital Age, Closer Together, Further Apart: The Effect of Technology and the Internet on Parenting, Work, and Relationships and Untangling the Web: Sex, Porn, and Fantasy Obsession in the Internet Age. Rob has served as a media specialist for CNN, the Oprah Winfrey Network, the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times and The Today Show, among many others, usually discussing either sexual addiction or the intersection of technology and human relationships. He currently holds the role of Senior Vice President of Clinical Development at Elements Behavioral Health and has developed clinical programs for The Ranch, Promises, Right Step and numerous other facilities. Rob is a regular contributor to Psychology Today, Psych Central, Counselor Magazine and The Huffington Post.
Sex, Tech and Addiction
In my “Sex, Tech and Addiction” blog I hope to help Addiction.com readers better understand the ways in which technology affects modern life. In particular, I write about tech’s impact on sex, porn and love addiction, addressing both active addiction and life in recovery. My hope is to educate not only addicts and their loved ones but also the clinicians who treat them.
Stocking Your Sexual Sobriety Toolkit
If you’re a recovering sex addict, you know that sexual triggers are unavoidable, and you can be triggered into sexual…
Is Digital Technology Driving Love Addiction?
Probably. But websites, software and devices can also be a force for good in helping love addicts recover.
What Love Addiction Looks Like: One Woman’s Story
A leading love and sex addiction therapist recounts a memorable client’s journey from active addiction to sobriety.
Caught Cheating on Ashley Madison? Here’s Some Advice for Moving Forward
A leading sex addiction expert answers likely questions from those who used the married cheaters’ website and had their personal…
Sex Addiction: Understanding the Role of Denial
Regardless of whether denial is engaged in by the addict or his/her loved ones, it exacerbates the addict’s desire to…
Gay Men and Love Addiction
Many people hear the words “love addiction” and immediately picture a sodden female pining away for man after man. However,…
Porn Addiction: Often Part of a Larger Addictive Pattern
Cross and co-occurring addictions are common among those addicted to pornography — and getting and staying sober requires treating not…
Porn Addiction: Overcoming Your Triggers
A prominent expert in sex addiction shares six ways to interrupt the cycle that leads to relapse.
What is Sex Addiction Rehab?
In most respects, inpatient sexual addiction treatment mirrors inpatient drug and alcohol treatment – utilizing the same basic structure and…
Sex Addiction: Why Your Environment Matters
In the second of a two-part series, a leading expert on sex addiction talks about the roles parenting, trauma, family…
Porn Addicts, Do You Know What Triggers Your Behavior?
The people, places and things that raise your risk of acting out are hard to avoid, but by recognizing them…
