The Center for Intimacy Recovery is accepting new members in our virtual psycho-educational group for women who are dealing with love and sex addiction and seeking to create healthier intimacy in their lives.
When: Mondays at 6:00-7:30 pm
Start Date: January 26th, 2026
Where: Virtual Live Video (via Zoom)
Led by: Nicole Amesbury, LMHC, CSAT-Candidate and Georgia Rodman, MFT‑I, CTP
(One individual assessment session is required to ensure that the group is a good fit.)
The Focus of the Group is on:
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​Exploring principles of intimacy and cultivating new healthier ways of building intimacy with self and others
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Examining destructive patterns that are used to avoid intimacy from a female perspective
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Identifying core needs and the impact when they are not met
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Providing a safe and supportive space to build connections
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Boundaries
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Attachment
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Exploring the addiction cycle while also examining triggers, feelings, and shame
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Sex and Love addiction recovery/psychoeducation on SLAA
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Affect regulation skills (this is not a skills group but skills come up when group members are struggling with dysregulation/triggers)
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Understanding one's own "arousal template."​​
This group is a combination of psycho-educational and experiential exercises designed to help women reach a better understanding of themselves and their behavior, especially in relation with others. It also lays the groundwork for group members to begin to change patterns and behaviors which hold them back or may be self-destructive and begins to heal the causes for negative patterns in relationships.
The group will be led by Nicole Amesbury, LMHC & CSAT-Candidate and Georgia Rodman, MFT‑I, CTP
Nicole Amesbury is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and CSAT-Candidate dedicated to guiding individuals through intimacy challenges, sexual addiction, betrayal trauma, and identity exploration.
With over a decade of experience, her practice merges warmth, empathy, and evidence-based strategies to empower clients in rebuilding trust, reclaiming autonomy, and fostering fulfilling relationships. Licensed in New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida, and Vermont, Nicole combines psychodynamic depth with existential insights, offering accessible care both in-person and online.
Georgia Rodman is a Marriage and Family Therapist Intern and second‑year graduate student at Touro University with seven years in the mental health field and over six years working in recovery.
A Certified Trauma Professional (CTP) trained under Judy Crane and certified in Relational Trauma Repair (Tian Dayton), Georgia specializes in attachment‑based healing for clients coping with codependency, love addiction, betrayal trauma, and other relational wounds.