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Filtering Software for Sex and Porn Addicts:

The best options for filtering software that most Certified Sexual Addiction Therapists (CSAT) would endorse would be:

1. Net Nanny:  Net Nanny has parental controls, screen time management, website blocker, block apps, track location, internet filter, block pornography, alerts and reporting, family feed, and a parental dashboard.  Net Nanny is known for blocking inappropriate content in real time.  Net Nanny is usable on Windows, Mac, or IOS 11 and higher.  Most individuals with whom Dr. Braun has worked as clients have had a positive experience with this software and have claimed that it has helped them.  Here is a link for Net Nanny

2. Qustodio Parental Control: Qustodio Parental Control filters content and apps, monitors activity, sets time limits, tracks calls and SMS for Android and IOS, has a family location feature, and has daily, weekly, and monthly reports of online activity that can be sent to an accountability partner by email.  It also sets alerts for certain activities.  Here is a link for Qustodio Parental Control

Twelve-step programs or Other Support Groups for Sex and Porn Addicts.

  1. Sexaholics Anonymous 
  2. Sex Addicts Anonymous (SAA)
  3. Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous (SLAA)
  4. Porn Anonymous
  5. Porn Addicts Anonymous:

Reading Material to Assist With Recovery From Sex and Porn Addiction

  1. Facing the Shadow [3rd Edition]: Starting Sexual and Relationship Recovery
  2. Sexaholics Anonymous (SA)paperback. 
    • Here is a link to the book that is used in Sexaholics Anonymous meetings.
  3. Sex Addicts Anonymous (SAA) textbook 
  4. Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous (SLAA)
    • Here is a link to the book used in Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous meetings
  5. Ready to Heal: Helping Women Heal from Addictive Relationships Paper back.  If you are experiencing the pain of an addictive relationship and yet are having difficulty leaving, Ready to Heal explores how addictive relationship patterns get started and how to heal from the pain of destructive relationships. 
  6. Help Her Heal: An Empathy Workbook for Sex Addicts to Help their Partners Heal.  This is a workbook that provides a roadmap for rebuilding relationships damaged by sexual addiction and other forms of infidelity. With a focus on learning to understand what the betrayed partner is feeling, the exercises in this guidebook will help sex addicts rebuild lost trust and intimacy. This is a recipe for healing a broken relationship. 
  7. Out of the Doghouse: A Step-by-Step Relationship-Saving Guide for Men Caught Cheating.  This book provides the concrete steps men can take to rebuild trust, restore intimacy, and save their primary relationship. He also gives direction to women on how to know when it is okay to move beyond fear, suspicion, and remorse to a place of hope and relationship renewal. 
  8. Facing Love Addiction: Giving Yourself the Power to Change the Way You Love.  Through twelve-step work, exercises, and journal-keeping, Facing Love Addiction compassionately and realistically outlines the recovery process for Love Addicts, and the author’s fresh perspective and clear methods work to comfort and motivate all those looking to establish and maintain healthy, happy relationships. 
  9. The Porn Trap: The Essential Guide to Overcoming Problems Caused by Pornography.  This book discusses the compelling nature and destructive power of today’s instantly available pornography. Weaving together poignant real-life stories with innovative exercises, checklists, and expert advice, this book provides information to assist with understanding of the serious consequences of porn use.