The Center for Intimacy Recovery is hosting another of our virtual 6-week groups for men who want to better understand their destructive sexual patterns and learn concrete tools to develop a healthier relationship with sex and intimacy.
This psycho-educational group is an opportunity for men to:
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Learn concrete tools to help stop destructive sexual behaviors
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Learn how to be more relational
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Connect childhood experiences & messages to their beliefs and behaviors in adult relationships
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Practice vulnerability
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Examine unhealthy sexual behaviors
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Address their sense of loneliness
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Discover more about themselves
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This introductory group focuses on helping those who are asking themselves:
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"Why do I seem to struggle so much in relationships?"
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“Should I be concerned about my sexual behaviors or use of pornography?”
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"I'm so successful in other areas of my life but at times feel clueless in relationships."
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"Why am I not able to stop doing things that hurt me or my loved ones?”
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"Why am I having so much trouble finding a meaningful relationship?"
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"Why do I often feel like I'm on the outside looking in?"
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"Why do I keep picking the 'wrong' kind of people?"
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"How can I do something more meaningful than Grindr or other apps?"
Outline​
Week 1: Who am I and Why am I Here?
Week 2: Intimacy Shapers: Attachment, Core Needs of Children & Building Blocks of Intimacy
Week 3: How Do We Avoid Intimacy in Relation to Ourselves and Others?
Week 4: Characteristics of Healthy Relationships & Characteristics of Sex and Love Addiction
Week 5: Cycles of Unhealthy Behaviors or Addiction
Week 6: Creating More Intimacy in Your Life and a Roadmap For it
The group will be led by Nancy Tricamo, LCSW, CSAT, CPTT
and Adrian Mullings, Recovery Coach.
Nancy Tricamo, LCSW, CSAT, CPTT
Nancy Tricamo received her Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees in Social Work from New York University. After working in the field for several years, she attended a four-year program at The Training Institute for Mental Health, receiving a certificate in psychoanalytic psychotherapy in 1998. In 2004, Nancy began as an adjunct professor at New York University’s graduate school of Social Work and taught there through 2019. Nancy has also trained to be both a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist (CSAT) and a Certified Partner Trauma Therapist (CPTT). She is licensed in New York and New Jersey and has offices in Manhattan and South Orange, New Jersey.
In her thirty years in the field, Nancy has worked in a multitude of settings including Mental Health, Forensics and Criminal Justice, and Research. Additionally, she has been in private practice for over twenty-five years, helping people manage and improve symptoms of depression, anxiety, trauma and addiction. She also has years of experience working with the LGBTQ population, marital and relationship conflict, and issues surrounding separation and divorce.​
Andrian Mullings, Recovery Coach
Adrian Mullings earned a Bachelors of Science and Engineering in mechanical and aerospace engineering from Princeton University and a certificate in Business Ethics from Oxford University. He has worked as a mentor/coach for Ivy League students to provide comprehensive support and a safe-space to be seen and heard.
Adrian also serves as a coach to guide people in recovery. He works on multiple levels with clients, introducing them to recovery and walking side by side on their journey in getting acclimatized to the recovery process and through day-to-day challenges that come up. He also guides clients through the twelve steps of recovery to witness sustainable and life-changing sobriety and recovery while coordinating the client’s team of practitioners such as therapists, psychiatrists, etc.