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Over A Decade Of Hope And Healing
We're a non-profit organization providing professional training and compassionate support to partners affected by problematic sexual behavior and betrayal trauma.
“The partner of a sex addict has responses that serve as reactions to a stressor that is traumatic in nature, in predictable emotional, behavioral, and physiological ways. She seeks what she cannot find: safety in an unsafe situation.”
Dr. Barbara Steffens
(APSATS founding President).
Join for an hour long Q & A session with APSATS President, Jeanne Vattuone, LCSW, CCPS-S, CSAT-S, CCPT-S, to get all your certification questions answered! Open to all who have taken the MPTM and are seeking further clarity. -- Jeanne Vattuone, A Licensed Cl… Read more
An advanced professional live training to prepare clinicians and coaches to work with children and families affected by Sex Addiction. During this interactive and introspective training, participants will first receive foundational education around key topics lik… Read more
TRAINERS: Cat Etherington is a Certified Professional Coach and Integrative Counsellor. She was the first European practitioner to ever become certified with the Association of Partners of Sex Addicts Trauma Specialists, where she also serves on the Board of Direc… Read more
TRAINERS: Stacey Sadler is a Licensed Professional Counsellor, EMDR Certified Therapist and a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist Candidate. She is the Chief Clinical Officer for Daring Ventures Counselling, Coaching and Consulting, LLC. Credentialed with The Association of P… Read more
Compassionate care and resources for partners affected by problematic sexual behavior and betrayal trauma.
We train and certify Clinicians and Coaches, using a model that responds to the traumatic stress found in partners affected by problematic sexual behavior.