BIG NEWS! The companion workbook to It’s Not About the Sex has been accepted for publication by Routledge Press (New York). More details to follow but I’m eager to move into editing hibernation with an expected release date of Spring 2024!

Special thanks to those who have shared such positive and constructive feedback about the original book and have inspired this follow-up workbook. I’ve also included “memoir pieces” and composite case studies in each chapter to illustrate the various themes and patterns of sexual compulsivity.

Seeking Suitemate for My Santa Monica Suite

Bright, private 11 X 12 office now available within 2-office suite—perfect for individuals, and couples. This is a 2nd floor suite located in a two-story atrium building. Easy parking for clients and tenants. Floor to ceiling windows throughout. Remodeled October 2021: flooring, paint, recessed lighting, and window coverings. Separate exit. Call light system, microwave/frig. Full-time only; unfurnished. $1250/month includes parking, wireless and bottled water.

Offices are located on the northeast corner of Ocean Park and 33rd—two blocks west of Centinela (Santa Monica/West L.A. border). This building was developed by the same family that currently owns and manages it—very easygoing and accommodating.

Men’s “In-person” Process Group Now Forming

Group therapy is still a best-kept secret and one of the most cost-effective and clinically-sound options for therapeutic support. I am very pleased to be forming a Men’s Interpersonal Process Group that will meet weekly on Wednesdays from 5:00-6:15pm, $100 per session. Santa Monica location on Ocean Park and 33rd. Contact Andrew Susskind, LCSW, SEP, CGP at (310) 281-8681 or andrew@westsidetherapist.com for more details.

Group Psychotherapy Association of Los Angeles “In-person” Conference

It’s not too late to register for GPALA’s first in-person training in three years on Friday, June 23rd and Saturday, June 24th. The topic of the conference is "From Sensation to Relation" and the training will be led by Dr. Carlos Canales on the topic of using somatic experiencing and embodiment in group work. Dr. Canales was a guest on my podcast recently, and he is a terrific clinician and human being—down to earth, passionate and a talented teacher of group therapy. I’m looking forward to seeing some of you there in 3D!

Podcasts and Blogs

Recent Podcast Episodes

• Visioning Exercise, Andrew Susskind
• Mission: Joy, Andrew and Sue
• Practical Psychotherapy, Joni Lavick
• Mystery of Men’s Groups, Andrew and Sue
• Core Roots and Sustainable Recovery, Mariya Javed-Payne.

Please visit www.westsidetherapist.com/podcasts.html for all podcasts.

Recent Blog Posts

• Turning Down the Volume on Shame
• Group Therapy Revisited
• Healthy Side of Narcissism

Please visit www.purposefulrecovery.com for all archived posts.

Wishing you a very restful, relaxing, and restorative summer.

Gratefully,
Andrew

Summer 2023, Vol. 17, Issue 56

In This Issue:

• Workbook Announcement!
  
• Men’s Group Forming
• Office for Sublease
• GPALA Conference
• Recent Podcast Episodes
• Recent Blog Posts

Order Andrew’s Recent Book:
It’s Not About the Sex:
Moving from Isolation to
Intimacy after Sexual Addiction