by starguideswil1 | Jul 5, 2023 | Cybersex, Porn Addiction, Porn/sex addiction, Strengthen Teens, Teen Addiction, Teen Mental Health, Teen Therapy, Therapy, Tips to help troubled youth
The ways that today’s youth encounter problems pertaining to their internet behavior and sexuality continue to grow. An increasingly common problem facing teens includes cyberbullying in the form of “revenge porn”. “Revenge porn” as many are now referring to it, is...
by starguideswil1 | Jul 5, 2023 | Healing through trauma, OCD, Porn Addiction, Porn/sex addiction, Teen Addiction, Teen Therapy, Therapy, Tips to help troubled youth
We are periodically asked by those not familiar with the array of problems that can accompany a pornography addiction, if wilderness therapy is a bit too drastic of an intervention for an addicted teen. Our answer is quite simply “No!”. While we are not going to make...
by starguideswil1 | Jul 5, 2023 | Healing through trauma, Porn Addiction, Porn/sex addiction, Strengthen Teens, Teen Addiction, Teen Mental Health, Teen Therapy, Therapy, Tips to help troubled youth, what parents should know
A common dynamic observed in families who seek treatment for porn addiction involves the parents being gravely concerned about the teen’s continued pattern of porn use, while the teen denies, minimizes or trivializes the problem refusing to discuss the issue....
by starguideswil1 | Jul 5, 2023 | Healing through trauma, Porn Addiction, Porn/sex addiction, Strengthen Teens, Teen gaming addiction, Teen Mental Health, Teen Therapy, Therapy
Sexual abuse is a topic that is uncomfortable for most people and as a result, conversations tend to be avoided resulting in a lack of accurate information. Offenders of sexual abuse can be both teens and adults and victims of sexual abuse are often children. Sexual...
by starguideswil1 | Jul 5, 2023 | Healing through trauma, Porn Addiction, Porn/sex addiction, Teen Addiction, Teen Mental Health, Teen Therapy, Therapy, Tips to help troubled youth
Most parents do not venture to entertain the thought that sexual abuse could occur between their children and the truth is that most families do not experience sexual abuse in the family. A survey of eight hundred college students reported by David Finkelhor in...
by starguideswil1 | Jul 5, 2023 | Healing through trauma, Porn Addiction, Porn/sex addiction, Strengthen Teens, Teen Addiction
The answer is Yes! A common fear shared by many parents of teen sex offenders is that their child is destined to a pattern of sexually harmful behaviors resulting in life-destroying consequences. This fear is fueled by the misinformation regarding sex offending...
by starguideswil1 | Jul 5, 2023 | Healing through trauma, Porn Addiction, Porn/sex addiction, Social Media Addiction, social media influence, Strengthen Teens, Teen Addiction, Teen Mental Health, Teen Therapy, Therapy, Tips to help troubled youth, what parents should know
In most cases, the answer is yes. This is a question that parents of today’s teens ask themselves upon discovering their child has developed a habit of viewing internet pornography. Increasing numbers of teens are regularly viewing porn because of easy access and the...
by starguideswil1 | Jul 5, 2023 | Healing through trauma, Porn Addiction, Porn/sex addiction, Sexual Abuse, Strengthen Teens, Teen Addiction, Teen Mental Health, Teen Therapy, Therapy, Tips to help troubled youth
When sexual abuse involving a minor occurs, the decision must be made regarding whether a teen sexual offender can remain in the home or if out of home placement is needed. This decision usually involves the parents of the teen as well as the authorities involved with...
by starguideswil1 | Jul 5, 2023 | Healing through trauma, Porn Addiction, Porn/sex addiction, Strengthen Teens, Teen Addiction, Teen Therapy, Therapy, Tips to help troubled youth, Uncategorized, what parents should know
One of the primary focuses of the Star Guides Wilderness program is conducting an accurate, comprehensive and thorough psycho-sexual evaluation. This evaluation includes assessing the risk for future re-offenses which is often a piece of information that parents,...
by starguideswil1 | Jul 5, 2023 | Healing through trauma, Porn Addiction, Porn/sex addiction, Strengthen Teens, Teen Addiction
Star Guides Wilderness is unique to the field of youth treatment and to the field of sexual addiction in that it is the only program in the United States that uses wilderness therapy for treating sexual behavior issues in teens and young adults. The program offers a...