Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) February 18, 2015
Stefanie Carnes, PhD, LCSW, a noted therapist, author and specialist in the therapy of addiction and intimacy disorders, is joining two of the Elements Behavioral Health® programs as a clinical consultant. Dr. Carnes is a certified sex addiction therapist and supervisor specializing in the therapy of couples and families struggling with sexual addiction.

Dr. Carnes has far more than two decades of expertise in addiction remedy, including managing and directing drug rehabilitation centers and delivering training at the advanced skilled level. She is presently president of the International Institute for Trauma & Addiction Specialists and a frequent speaker at specialist conferences nationwide.

“We’re proud to have someone of Dr. Carnes’ caliber joining our household of treatment centers and expanding our programming for girls and households,” says Keith Arnold, senior vice president of clinical outreach, marketing and advertising and strategic development for Elements Behavioral Overall health. “She has the excellent blend of expertise in sexual addiction, intimacy disorders and trauma required to develop programming relevant to women and families struggling with addictions and mental health issues.”

Dr. Carnes’ new role will contain expanding residential therapy solutions for ladies at two Elements Behavioral Well being owned facilities: Malibu Vista in Malibu, Calif., and The Sundance Center in Scottsdale, Ariz. Dr. Carnes will set up groundbreaking “partners programs,” supplying intensive couples therapy and residential remedy for partners of sex addicts struggling with problems of betrayal, grief and loss.

“This programming will be one of quite handful of sources in the U.S. for partners of sex addicts, and there’s a tremendous require for it,” says Dr. Carnes. “We know that 70 percent of partners of sex addicts have acute stress issues, which includes PTSD, and that they need to have larger levels of help than is typically accessible in residential treatment.”

Dr. Carnes is also going to be expanding programming to consist of therapy for co-occurring sexual addiction, really like addiction and intimacy issues. The programs will provide intensive couples therapy, and will extend treatment solutions to contain young children and other family members members, when warranted.

“I’m thrilled to be building these applications for Components Behavioral Overall health,” says Dr. Carnes. “I’m hoping to be in a position to construct on the currently sturdy base of sex addiction and intimacy programs developed by Rob Weiss, who is a single of the nation’s foremost authorities on sex and intimacy disorders as well as technology addiction.”

Dr. Carnes has written extensively on sexuality, intimacy disorders and addiction. Her books contain Mending a Shattered Heart: A Guide for Partners of Sex Addicts Facing Addiction: Beginning Recovery from Alcohol and Drugs and Facing Heartbreak: Steps to Recovery for Partners of Sex Addicts.

In taking on this new part, Dr. Carnes joins a clinical group of believed leaders that contains sexual addiction expert, psychotherapist and mating/tech/relationship author Robert Weiss, LCSW, CSAT-S renowned nutrition scientist and professional in integrative medicine Pamela Peeke, MD, MPH, FACP and psychologist, distinguished trauma specialist and author Christine Courtois, PhD, ABPP.

About the Malibu VistaSM Mental Well being Center

The Malibu VistaSM mental wellness center is an exclusive residential treatment center for ladies suffering from trauma, depression, anxiety, personality issues and other psychiatric troubles. Situated in two private, boutique-style residences with gorgeous views of the Pacific Ocean, Malibu Vista supports women’s recovery in a way that embraces their distinct physical, mental, relational and spiritual wants. To understand far more about us, contact (866) 285-9441 or visit http://www.malibuvista.com.

About The Sundance Center

The Sundance Center is a Joint Commission-accredited residential addiction remedy center in Arizona that offers innovative therapies such as a nutritional system from a naturopathic physician and equine therapy as nicely as globe-class amenities including onsite massages and a gourmet chef. Our multidisciplinary group treats the entire particular person, utilizing customized remedy approaches that heal the physique, thoughts and spirit from addiction and its root causes. To find out a lot more about us, call (855) 893-5987 or visit http://www.sundancecenter.com.

The Malibu Vista mental health therapy center and The Sundance Center are members of the Components Behavioral Health® family of behavioral health applications located all through the U.S. Components Behavioral Overall health offers comprehensive, innovative therapy for substance abuse, sexual addiction, trauma, eating issues and other mental well being disorders. We are committed to delivering clinically sophisticated therapy that promotes permanent life style modify, not only for the patient but for the entire family members method. For much more details about Components Behavioral Health, go to http://www.elementsbehavioralhealth.com.