Michael Alvarez, MA, MFT

To Medlcare or Nor? The Lse oI

Medclne ln Sexual Recovery.
jeremy Martinez, Mu
A olscusslon ot tbe lns ano outs ot uslng meolcatlon ln tbe recovery process.
8otb se aoolcts ano tbelr partners may bave moments ln tbelr llves wben bavlng
a meolcatlon conversatlon coulo be lnolcateo. |ncluoes speclc ano relevant
lntormatlon vltal to all recoverlng people.*
1r's Chearlng
5haron O'Hara, MA, Ml7, CSA7 Cond|dote, Sl C||n|co| u|rector
Wbat oenes lnoellty ln an age wbere you can bave vlrtual se wltb people you
wlll never meet ln person? Wby oo some people bave no problem avololng
|nternet se, wblle otbers no lt enolessly olstractlng? Wby oo some teel vlolateo
by a spouse's onllne se-llte, wblle otbers are not? Tbls presentatlon, createo
by Robert Welss, SR|'s Founolng Dlrector, aooresses tbe attect ot cyberse on
relatlonsblps ano aoolctlon. Note: tbere wlll not be 2 separate support groups but
tbere wlll be an lnteractlve group olscusslon blgbllgbtlng recovery resources ln tbe
communlty as well as resources at SR|.
The lephanr and rhe Srrlng
5teve Wolfson, MA, LMl7, Sl C||n|c|on
How early bellets sbape tbe way we llve our llves, get us lnto trouble ano bow we
can escape tbe trap. An lnteractlve talk on Cognltlve Tecbnlques to reouce trlggers to
aoolctlve bebavlors *
1r's Chearlng
Ed Garren, Ml7, CSA7 Cond|dote, Sl Ass|stont C||n|co| u|rector
Wbat oenes lnoellty ln an age wbere you can bave vlrtual se wltb people you
wlll never meet ln person? Wby oo some people bave no problem avololng
|nternet se, wblle otbers no lt enolessly olstractlng? Wby oo some teel vlolateo
by a spouse's onllne se-llte, wblle otbers are not? Tbls presentatlon, createo by
Robert Welss, SR|'s Founolng Dlrector, aooresses tbe attect ot cyberse on
relatlonsblps ano aoolctlon. Note: tbere wlll not be 2 separate support groups but
tbere wlll be an lnteractlve group olscusslon blgbllgbtlng recovery resources ln tbe
communlty as well as resources at SR|.


Deepenlng Splrlruallry
Kevin Walton King, MA, Sl Add|ct|on Spec|o||st
|s splrltuallty lmportant to you? How bas your progress been so tar? Maybe
you are tartber along tban you tblnk. [oln ln an lnteractlve olscusslon about
splrltuallty ano recovery. Tbe results wlll last torever. *
Sexual Addlcrlon ducarlon
and Supporr Calendar
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1r's Chearlng
Kevin Walton King, MA, Sl Add|ct|on Spec|o||st
Wbat oenes lnoellty ln an age wbere you can bave vlrtual se wltb people you
wlll never meet ln person? Wby oo some people bave no problem avololng |nter-
net se, wblle otbers no lt enolessly olstractlng? Wby oo some teel vlolateo by a
spouse's onllne se-llte, wblle otbers are not? Tbls presentatlon, createo by Robert
Welss, SR|'s Founolng Dlrector, aooresses tbe attect ot cyberse on relatlonsblps
ano aoolctlon. Note: tbere wlll not be 2 separate support groups but tbere wlll be
an lnteractlve group olscusslon blgbllgbtlng recovery resources ln tbe communlty
as well as resources at SR|.
Sex Addlcrlon zoz
Robert Weiss, LCSW, CSA7-S, lound|ng u|rector of Sl
Wbat ls se aoolctlon? How ooes se aoolctlon oltter trom otber aoolctlons? |n tbls
presentatlon, our Founolng Dlrector wlll oelve lnto tbe nuts ano bolts ot se aoolctlon ano
sbeo llgbt on lts compleltles. Partners ano aoolcts allke wlll no tbls presentatlon usetul to
galn a oeeper unoerstanolng ot tbe olsease's orlglns ano tbe patb to recovery. *
1ove, Grarlrude & Appreclarlon
Michael Alvarez LMl7, Sl 7ro|n|ng Consu|tont
More tban emotlon, eplorlng wbat lt means to llve ln actlon. Tbls presentatlon
lnvolves more tban wbat lt means to epress an emotlon, lt ls really an eploratlon
ot wbat lt means to llve relatlonally ln actlon. *

njoy rhe veekend!
No Program - Tbanksglvlng Weekeno
November 2011
Featured 5peakers: Michael Alvarez; joni Lavick; Robert Weiss; 5usan 5wartz; jeremy Martinez
Saturoay Program runs trom 10 am to 12:30 pm, Prlce reouctlon! Now only $10 per person tor botb aoolcts ano partners.
Please note: Process groups tollowlng tbe lecture wlll now be belo every otber Saturoay, noteo below by *
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10:00 - 11:15 am Lecture
11:30 - 1:00 pm Facilitated 5upport Groups for Addicts and 5pouses
$20 per person. Reservations not required. Everyone is Welcome.
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The Many Selves ln Me
Marty 5impson Revell, MA, CSA7 Cond|dote, Sl
Add|ct|on Spec|o||st
Dlscover tbe many selves wltbln your personallty sucb as |nner Crltlc, People
Pleaser, or Ruler Keeper Galn selt-unoerstanolng ano eplore alternatlve selves to
nurture tor consclous, balanceo, llvlng. *

1r's Chearlng
Marty 5impson Revell, MA, CSA7 Cond|dote, Sl
Add|ct|on Spec|o||st
Wbat oenes lnoellty ln an age wbere you can bave vlrtual se wltb people you wlll
never meet ln person? Wby oo some people bave no problem avololng |nternet se,
wblle otbers no lt enolessly olstractlng? Wby oo some teel vlolateo by a spouse's
onllne se-llte, wblle otbers are not? Tbls presentatlon, createo by Robert Welss, SR|'s
Founolng Dlrector, aooresses tbe attect ot cyberse on relatlonsblps ano aoolctlon.
Note: tbere wlll not be 2 separate support groups but tbere wlll be an lnteractlve group
olscusslon blgbllgbtlng recovery resources ln tbe communlty as well as resources at SR|.

Resource Tapplng
5haron O'Hara, MA, Ml7, CSA7 Cond|dote, Sl C||n|co| u|rector
Tbls presentatlon tocuses on ellcltlng tbe posltlve blooen lnner resources
tbat you alreaoy bave. |ncluoes practlcal eerclses tor strengtbenlng ano
lntegratlng your lnner nurturer, protector ano source ot wlsoom. *
njoy rhe veekend!
No Program - Cbrlstmas Holloay
njoy rhe veekend!
No Program - New Year's Holloay
Sexual Addlcrlon ducarlon
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December 2011
Mlchael Alvarez, LMFT, SR| Tralnlng Consultant, bas a prlvate
practlce ln Torrance, CA. He ls an lnternatlonally recognlzeo epert ln aoolctlon
treatment, epert testlmony, ano torenslc evaluatlon.
Terry Garevood, MS\, AS\, CSAT Candidate,
SRI Addiction Specialist, ls a graouate ot Cal State Unlverslty Los
Angeles. He bas a backgrouno ln torenslc soclal work, cbemlcal oepenoency ano
seual aoolctlon.
Hevln Walron Hlng, M.Liv, MA., SRI Addiction
Specialist, bas a backgrouno ln rellglon, communlty organlzlng, ano tbe arts.
He speclallzes ln blenolng splrltuallty ano creatlvlty.
Roberr Welss, LCS\, CSATS, SRI
Founding Lirector and Lirector oI
Sexual Lisorders Services at The Ranch
Treatment Center in unnelly, T, ls a
natlonally acknowleogeo speaker, epert wltness, ano tralnlng
protesslonal ln tbe elo ot seual aoolctlon. He ls also autbor
ot several books on seual aoolctlon.

914 5. Robertson Blvd. 5uite 200 | Los Angeles, CA 90035
310-360-0130 | www.5eualRecovery.com
Dr. Marrlnez ls a graouate ot Harvaro Unlverslty, ano completeo meolcal
scbool at tbe Unlverslty ot Calltornla, San Dlego Scbool ot Meolclne. He ls boaro-certl-
eo ln Psycblatry ano completeo resloency at tbe UCLA San Fernanoo valley Program,
wltb tralnlng ln Aoolctlon Psycblatry trom tbe UCLA-Neuropsycblatrlc |nstltute.

Sharon O'Hara, LMFT, CSAT Candidate, SRI Clini
cal Lirector, bas 19 years ot eperlence worklng wltb se aoolcts, partners, ano
se ottenoers. Her speclal lnterest ls ln treatlng tbe trauma tbat lles unoerneatb many
aoolctlve bebavlors.
Gregory Posplsll, MA, CSAT Candidate, SRI
Addiction Specialist, bas an etenslve backgrouno worklng ln tbe elo ot
cbemlcal oepenoency ano seual aoolctlon, wltb a speclal lnterest ln tbe use ot
tberapeutlc art tecbnlques to motlvate beallng.
Marry Slnpson Revell, MA, CSAT Candidate, SRI
Addiction Specialist ls a graouate ot tbe Master's ot Cllnlcal Psycbology
program at Antlocb Unlverslty, Los Angeles. Sbe ls tralneo ln LG8T Atrmatlve Psy-
cbotberapy ano speclallzes ln |ntlmacy olsoroers, Se ano Love Aoolctlon, ano couple's
communlcatlon.
Srephen Saord WolIson, MA, LMFT, RCP Z,
SRI Clinician, bas 12 years ln cllnlcal practlce. He co-autboreo a cbapter on
autlsm ln tbe Neuropsycbology Hanobook, ano be bas a certlcatlon ln bypnotberapy
ano psycbooynamlc psycbotberapy.
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PROGRAM DEYAIL5
10:00 - 11:15 am Lecture
11:30 - 1:00 pm Facilitated 5upport Groups for Addicts and 5pouses
$20 per person. Reservations not required. Everyone is Welcome.
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* Seporote groups for odd|cts ond portners of odd|cts fo||ow th|s presentot|on.