Contrary to Love: Helping the Sexual Addict
Patrick J. Carnes is a nationally-known speaker on addiction and recovery issues. He is the author ofOut of the Shadows,Contrary to Love,A Gentle Path Through the 12 Steps, andDon't Call It Love. He is the clinical director for sexual disorder services at The Meadows in Wickenburg, Arizona. Carnes is the editor-in-chief ofSexual Addiction and Compulsivity: The Journal of Treatment and Prevention, the official journal of the National Council of Sexual Addiction/Compulsivity, an organization for which he also serves as a board member. He also serves on the national advisory board of the American Academy of Health Care Providers in the Addictive Disorders.