How Can Intensives Make a Difference in Your Recovery with Carol the Coach

As a resource for partners, PCS offers a  6-day intensive outpatient program in Scottsdale AZ.  They run their program 52 weeks/year. Partners of sexual addicts are a regular part of  the program and an area of particular focus.   Our work at PCS is heavily trauma focused and takes into account co-occurring psychological and medical disorders . The IOP at PCS was the first intensive outpatient program in the country, started by Ralph Earle 40+ years ago. Clients do 55 hours of intensive work in 5-1/2 days (Sunday thru Fri) with 35 hours of individual therapy, and 20 hours of group therapy and psychoeducation. Individual work includes EMDR, psychodrama, somatic experiencing, art and music therapy, equine therapy, brain mapping, neuro-biofeedback and other techniques. Marilyn Murray, the inventor of the Trauma Egg and Circles of Intimacy, is an integral part of our program. We also focus on brain health from an integrative medical perspective, seeking to facilitate on-going therapy work with nutrition, exercise, improved sleep habits, brain games and supplements. The intense nature of the program can help bring about substantial change for the partner with relationship trauma.   Overall, the program is intended for men and women recovering from the impact of addiction, codependence and compulsivity as well as trauma, abuse, PTSD, relationship dysfunction, mood disorders and other disorders. We work with individuals, couples and families who are stable enough to manage an outpatient program, and interested in getting a big jumpstart on the issues that drive their unhappiness and individual/family dysfunction. We work extensively with partners as well as addicts and work with them individually and as couples.