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APSATS envisions a world where those impacted by betrayal receive compassionate, ethical, trauma-informed care.
The Association of Partners of Sex Addicts Trauma Specialists (APSATS) is a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing professional training, certification, advocacy, public education, research, and standards of care for relational trauma associated with sexual addiction.
Advance and Expand Trauma-Informed Professional Excellence
Establish, refine, and promote a global standard of trauma-informed excellence through rigorous professional training, certification, and continuing education for clinicians and coaches.
Advocate for Partner-Centered Practices
Promote ethical evidence-based standards of care that honor the lived experience and agency of betrayed partners.
Educate and Empower the Public
Promote public awareness of betrayal trauma and trauma-informed models to improve access to compassionate, ethical care.
Cultivate Global Community and Collaboration
Nurture a culturally rich and diverse global community of trauma-informed professionals for shared learning, advocacy, and mutual support.
Foster Research and Thought Leadership
Position APSATS as a leading voice in research and knowledge for relational and betrayal trauma.
Strengthen Organizational Capacity and Sustainability
Ensure APSATS’s long-term stability and growth as a nonprofit organization through strategic governance, funding, and operational efficiency.
“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).
