Autor: Kenneth M. Adams

Kenneth M. Adams, Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist and the clinical director of Kenneth M. Adams and Associates in suburban Detroit, Michigan. In addition to maintaining an active clinical practice, Dr. Adams is a national lecturer, workshop leader, and consultant in the areas of childhood abuse, adult children of alcoholics, and sex addiction. He is a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist (CSAT), a CSAT supervisor, and a CSAT training facilitator as well as an Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) practitioner. A member of the American Psychological Association, Michigan Psychological Association, Society for the Advancement of Sexual Health (SASH), and International Institute for Trauma and Addiction Professionals (IITAP), Dr. Adams is also an advisory board member to SASH and IITAP, and an editorial board member of Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity: The Journal of Treatment and Prevention.Dr. Adams, along with coauthor Dan Robinson,  received the 2001 Reader”s Choice Award for “Shame Reduction, Affect Regulation and Sexual Boundary Development: Essential Building Blocks in Sex Addiction Treatment, ” the article voted by subscribers of Sexual Addiction and Compulsivity: The Journal of Treatment and Prevention as the Article of the Year. He also received the 2011 “Carnes Award” for outstanding contributions to sexual medicine.In 2010, Dr. Adams was part of a focus group set up to advise the Office of the Director of National Intelligence on developing criteria for security clearance of federal employees. He specifically advised on matters related to sex addiction and personality disorders.Dr. Adams is the coeditor, with Dr. Patrick Carnes,  of Clinical Management of Sex Addiction and the author of When He”s Married to Mom. He does regular speaking engagements and media appearances,  including national and local television and radio. For more information, visit www.dradams.com.