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Sex Addiction Recovery Boot Camp

Ridgeback Recovery offers a 6-week intensive recovery boot camp designed to help men address sex addiction, porn addiction, and sex offending behaviors. The program utilizes a variety of therapeutic approaches and support systems to help clients identify, understand, treat, and overcome their addictions. Ridgeback Recovery is located in Greater Palm Springs, California. 

Sex Addiction Boot Camp Goals and Approach

The program focuses on shame reduction and a future-focused approach, providing clients with a toolset for averting adverse behavior. The 6-week intensive includes individual and group therapy, as well as fellowship via 12-step programs and sober living. A trauma-centric approach is utilized to address underlying trauma and create a path towards recovery. Extracurricular activities like yoga and hiking are included. An alumni program offers ongoing support post treatment.

Therapeutic Components Targeted on Sex Addiction Profiles

Individual therapy sessions are held twice a week focusing on shame, family issues, diagnosis and testing, and shifting attraction. The individual therapy is responsive to the diagnosed addiction: sex addiction, porn addiction, chem-sex addiction, and any associated sex offending behavior.  Group therapy sessions occur five days per week to help clients identify with their peers and gain insight from others who have had similar experiences, focusing on tools to optimize recovery. The program utilizes the Patrick Carnes’ Sexual Dependence Inventory (SDI) model to break denial, define sobriety, and identify the negative consequences of past behaviors. Mindfulness practices and coping tools are taught to help manage compulsive thoughts and prevent relapse. The program focuses on repairing personal connections by addressing underlying traumas, and includes trauma-focused therapies. Licensed therapists are trained in a variety of therapeutic perspectives including Certified Sex Addiction Therapists (CSAT) and Somatic Experiencing (SE) practitioners.

Support For Nonviolent Sex Offenders with Legal Consequences

Support for legal offenses includes therapy and testing reports, and timely responsiveness to legal counsel clients retain. The sober living residential program provides a supervised environment in a residential facility consistent with habitation requirements courts may set. All Internet use is supervised, and electronic devices are sequestered and monitored.

Sober Living Environment for Sex Addicts

Ridgeback Recovery offers a structured sober living environment tailored to meet the unique recovery needs of men struggling with compulsive sexual behaviors, co-occurring substance abuse, and mental health concerns, focusing on healing various aspects of addiction and the underlying factors that contribute to dysfunctional patterns. 

Admission and Fees

The program uses a rolling admission process and an application is required. The 6-week program is a minimum requirement for individuals involved in a legal process. Admissions are initiated by completion of the Admission Form accompanied by completion of  the Sex Addiction Screening Test (SAST) to help with client specific treatment regime. Based on testing and an interview, Ridgeback Recovery will judge the appropriateness and efficacy of the 6-week boot camp. 

The 6-week Boot Camp is $20,000 and includes individual and group sessions as well as the sober living environment.  The client is responsible for food preparation during their stay. Laundry facilities and supplies are provided. Ridgeback Recovery is not able to work with insurers but will provide invoices to support efforts by any client to secure reimbursement. A Good Faith cost estimate is provided that will anticipate any additional fees for testing that would be recommended based on a client's sexual profile.

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