Evidence-based guides and treatment overviews from our clinical team, written to help you understand what care looks like before you ever walk in the door.
by Dr. J.L. Redd, Ph.D., CMHC, LPC
A practical clinical guide and worksheet on what boundaries are, how to build them with abusive or controlling parents, and how to communicate and enforce them calmly.
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A clinical review of how sexual addiction is identified, what the neuroscience says, and which treatment factors research links to successful recovery.
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A practical guide to the neuroscience of compulsive surges and a four-step, two-minute skill (Move, Recite, Pray, Soothe) for managing sexual urges instead of fighting them.
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A quick, 15-second emotional regulation skill for managing unwanted thoughts and feelings before they activate the limbic system: identify the thought, imagine a container, breathe abdominally, float the thought away, and refill with joy, connection, and peace.
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Meditation is an experience in focusing, not letting your brain free float. Dr. Redd walks through three practical types (breath, passage, and guided meditation), how each strengthens the prefrontal cortex, and how meditation adds the durable outer layer to the Containment Technique and the 2-Minute Surf Sequence.
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Dr. Redd's one-page handout on what the Containment Technique, the 2-Minute Surf Sequence, and meditation add up to together: sharper attention, steadier moods, better sleep, less pull toward compulsive behavior, and a stronger capacity to recognize and follow spiritual promptings.
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