Attending group has been a huge part of addiction recovery ever since Alcoholics Anonymous was formed way back in the 1930s! We know that when people bring their addiction out of the dark and into the light in front of a group of like-minded, upward-aiming people, their addiction has real trouble surviving. As a professional counsellor since 2009, Gerry Pettyjohn (MA, SRT) has been working with men to escape the trap of porn and sex addiction. By far, the most powerful tools for overcoming this problem are groups and accountability partners. The challenge is that many men do not know where to go to get started. Problem solved! You have found the place to start your recovery journey! Gerry offers online recovery groups by Zoom video.
Here is what Gerry offers:
- The groups are Christian-based. Gerry is a Christian counsellor ( a member of the Professional Association of Christian Counsellors and Psychotherapists) and comes from a Christian worldview regarding marriage and sexuality. If you are not Christian, you are certainly welcome to still attend the groups. Gerry believes all people should be treated with dignity, respect and value regardless of their belief system or lifestyle choices.
- The group format includes opening with the Lord's prayer, a statement of confidentiality, a statement of maximized recovery, goals for sobriety, a check in from each group member, a lesson from the group leader (Gerry), discussion time (group therapy) and a closing prayer.
- Group is 60 minutes in length.
- Group is available one time per week. You can attend as much as you want.
- These groups are unique from other sex and porn addiction groups because they are facilitated by a professional counsellor with over 17,000 hours of counselling experience. Gerry has worked with over 3500 men and 1000 women helping them heal and recover from porn addiction, sex addiction, infidelity, betrayal trauma, marriage issues and intimacy anorexia. It is not just a "check in" group but it also contains group therapy from a professional counsellor.
- The cost of the group is $50.00 + GST = $52.50 per month (subscription format). There are four groups per month. A minimum six-month commitment is required. However, you can attend the group for as long as you desire after the six months.
- The groups are Christian-based. Gerry is a Christian counsellor ( a member of the Professional Association of Christian Counsellors and Psychotherapists) and comes from a Christian worldview regarding marriage and sexuality. If you are not Christian, you are certainly welcome to still attend the groups. Gerry believes all people should be treated with dignity, respect and value regardless of their belief system or lifestyle choices.
- The group format includes opening with the Lord's prayer, a statement of confidentiality, a statement of maximized recovery, goals for sobriety, a check in from each group member, a lesson from the group leader (Gerry), discussion time (group therapy) and a closing prayer.
- Group is 60 minutes in length.
- Group is available one time per week. You can attend as much as you want.
- These groups are unique from other sex and porn addiction groups because they are facilitated by a professional counsellor with over 17,000 hours of counselling experience. Gerry has worked with over 3500 men and 1000 women helping them heal and recover from porn addiction, sex addiction, infidelity, betrayal trauma, marriage issues and intimacy anorexia. It is not just a "check in" group but it also contains group therapy from a professional counsellor.
- The cost of the group is $50.00 + GST = $52.50 per month (subscription format). There are four groups per month. A minimum six-month commitment is required. However, you can attend the group for as long as you desire after the six months.
When there are eight or more participants registered in each group slot, the next group begins. Gerry is currently starting a new freedom group meeting on:
Thursdays at 4:15PM Pacific time, 5:15PM Mountain time, 6:15PM Central time, 7:15PM Eastern time, 8:15PM Atlantic time
To get more information or register for the group, please fill in the contact form below. Once you have registered, Gerry will send you the Zoom group link.
To learn about the intimacy anorexia group please visit intimacy anorexia.
For information on Gerry Pettyjohn, please visit about Gerry.
For resources on sex addiction, please visit resources.