Rethinking Sex Addiction: Treatment and Techniques for OCSB

Title of Workshop: Rethinking Sex Addition: Treatment and Techniques for OCSB

Date and Time: July 19-20, 2025 / 10am-6pm Central Time

Location: Online Synchronous

Presenter: Michael Vigorito, Dr. David Ley, Dr. Wendy Miller

CE Provider: Sexual Health Alliance

JOIN SHA AND MICHAEL VIGORITO LMFT, CGP, CST-S IN A SEXCEPTIONAL WEEKEND BASED ON THE AWARD-WINNING BOOK “TREATING OUT OF CONTROL SEXUAL BEHAVIOR: RETHINKING SEX ADDICTION.” MR. VIGORITO WILL GUIDE ATTENDEES IN OUT OF CONTROL SEXUAL BEHAVIOR (OCSB) THEORY, ASSESSMENT, AND TREATMENT.

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Out of control sexual behavior (OCSB) has been controversial for over 30 years. Pathology-based models (e.g., sex addiction, sexual compulsivity, or hypersexual disorder) are criticized for perpetuating socio-cultural sex negativity and inadequate scientific evidence to support establishing a new psychosexual or addictive disorder. In the absence of an accepted diagnosis or standardized treatment protocol, Mr. Vigorito discusses an integrative, clinical pathway to guide the assessment and treatment process with men concerned about sexual behavior problems and OCSB.

As opposed to a clinical disorder, OCSB is defined as a sexual health problem in which a man’s consensual sexual urges, thoughts, or behaviors feel out of control (Braun-Harvey and Vigorito, 2016).  OCSB is conceptualized within a dual process model of human behavior (Loewenstein & O’Donoghue, 2007) in which “feeling out of control” is seen as the struggle to manage sexual motivations that compete with the person’s values and commitments. The OCSB Clinical Pathway was developed by Doug Braun-Harvey and Michael Vigorito over 20 years, treating hundreds of men.  It involves a comprehensive screening procedure and assessment process based on Motivational Interviewing (Miller & Rollnick, 2013) and the transtheoretical model of health behavior change (Prochaska, Norcross & DiClemente, 2007). An OCSB assessment investigates how men resolve an array of competing motivations that affect self-regulation, attachment patterns, and their sexual/erotic identity development. The pathway is founded on the clinician’s ethical responsibility to provide the most effective treatment while protecting client's sexual rights. Through combined group and individual psychotherapy, clients improve sexual control, clarify their personal visions of sexual health, and learn to align behavior within fundamental sexual health principles.

Contact Name: Michelle Melville-Kashon

Telephone: 512-766-7603

Email: shacertifications@gmail.com

Website: https://sexualhealthalliance.com/treating-ocsb

AASECT CEs: 16