Paul holds professional designations of Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Certified Sex Addiction Therapist, Supervisor, and Trainer. Paul works with Dr. Patrick Carnes who is the recognized world authority on Sexual Compulsivity and Addiction. Paul began training with Dr. Carnes over 20 years ago. Currently they consider one another colleagues. Paul has become known throughout North America for his work with sexual compulsives and addicts. Paul does some of his work with Dr. Carnes at Pine Grove (www.pinegrovetreatment.com). Paul also offers workshops in Michigan, Florida, and throughout North America. His treatment methods build on the synergy of 12-Step self help plus the Patrick Carnes “Task Model”. This model is research based with outstanding, proven outcomes.
Ginnie holds professional designation of Licensed Professional Counselor, Certified Sex Addiction Therapist and Supervisor. Ginnie graduated from Western Michigan University with a BA in Education. She then returned to Western and earned her MA in counseling psychology. Ginnie developed a passion for helping the spouses or partners of addicts early in her career while working with Sharon Wegscheider-Cruse at Onsite and later at The Betty Ford Center. She often refers to spouses of addicts as “the neglected majority”. She knows that partners cannot simply standby and wait for the addict to recover. They need their own support. After years of training with some of the world’s leading authorities on addiction as a family disease, Ginnie has become recognized herself as an expert in helping partners or spouses.
Ginnie and Paul bring together a combination of personal experience and clinical expertise that enable them to help individuals and couples who sometimes came to view themselves as hopeless.
Ginnie and Paul recently coauthored a chapter in the new book Mending a Shattered Heart edited by Dr. Stefanie Carnes that many couples will find helpful. It is available at www.gentlepath.com or 800 708-1796.
How do you know if you are a sex addict? Visit www.sexhelp.com and take the online screening called the SAST.
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For more information, contact us by e-mail, or call us:
Ginnie: 616 402-3910
Paul: 616 402-3911