Monday, September 7th, 2026
Connection vs. Addiction
Dr. Robert Weiss LCSW, CSAT A few weeks ago, we discussed the concept of addiction as an intimacy disorder, noting that addicts of all types heal best in a...
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Thursday, August 13th, 2026Are Early-Life Sexual Trauma and Adult-Life Sexual Addiction Linked?
Dr. Robert Weiss LCSW, CSAT Sexual Trauma: The Basics When victims of early-life sexual trauma enter treatment, they typically present with multiple, compounded, and complex clinical challenges. Consider the...Read More -
Thursday, August 6th, 2026Understanding Trauma and Its Role in Addiction
Dr. Robert Weiss LCSW, CSAT For a very long time in the world of psychology, when clients manifested symptoms of trauma and sought help to understand their feelings and...Read More -
Monday, July 20th, 2026Sex Addiction and the Internet’s Triple-A Engine
Dr. Robert Weiss LCSW, CSAT 1976 Mark, a single 28-year-old events planner, was feeling lonely one evening. Hoping to meet Ms. Right (or at least Ms. Right Now) he...Read More -
Monday, July 13th, 2026Can a Behavior (Like Sex) Really Be Addictive?
Dr. Robert Weiss LCSW, CSAT Can a Behavior Really Be Addictive? Sadly, the American Psychiatric Association is not overly accepting of behavioral addictions, excluding them, except for gambling addiction,...Read More -
Monday, February 9th, 2026Understanding Childhood Trauma and Addiction
Robert Weiss PhD, LCSW Endless quantities of research have identified a direct causal link between unresolved early-life trauma and later-life addictions (all types of addiction). For this reason, addiction...Read More -
Monday, January 19th, 2026Trauma, Intimacy Issues, and Addictions
Robert Weiss PhD, LCSW Many addiction treatment specialists refer to addictions as an intimacy disorder. What they mean by this is that addicts turn to addictive substances and behaviors,...Read More -
Monday, December 8th, 2025Can You Really Be Addicted to a Behavior?
Robert Weiss PhD, LCSW Sometimes sex and porn addicts think that because they are not ingesting an addictive substance (alcohol, cocaine, marijuana, opiates, etc.) they can’t be addicted. They...Read More -
Monday, November 17th, 2025Setting and Maintaining Healthy (Prodependent) Boundaries With an Addicted Loved One
Robert Weiss PhD, LCSW The simple truth is that many addicts try to get healthy and succeed. They get sober, stay sober, and slowly overcome the underlying issues that...Read More