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Dr Robert Weiss is a therapist and author specializing in infidelity and sexual compulsion, as well as digital-age sex, intimacy, relationships, and intimacy disorders such as compulsive sexual behavior and related drug abuse.

Dr Weiss is Chief Clinical Officer of Seeking Integrity LLC, a unified group of communities helping people to heal from intimacy disorders. He led the development and implementation of Seeking Integrity’s residential treatment programming, and he remains an important part of its treatment team.

He also hosts the popular Sex, Love, and Addiction podcast, as well as the weekly Sex and Intimacy Q&A on Seeking Integrity’s online self-help hub, Sex and Relationship Healing. This site provides free information and guidance for addicts, partners of addicts, and therapists dealing with clients suffering from a range of sexual compulsion disorders.

Dr Weiss is also the author of several books, including Sex Addiction 101, Out of the Doghouse, and Prodependence, as well as numerous journal articles and book chapters.

Education
PhD, Human SexualityInternational Institute of Clinical Sexology2018
Master of Social WelfareUniversity of California, Los Angeles1992
2 Honors and Awards
International Institute for Trauma and Addiction Professionals (IITAP)2017
Lifetime Achievement Award
LA Weekly2013
Named ‘One of the most interesting people in Los Angeles’
5 Books
Book cover of "Prodependence: Moving Beyond Codependency"
Book cover of "Sex Addiction 101: A Basic Guide to Healing from Sex, Porn, and Love Addiction"
Book cover of "Out of the Doghouse: A Step-by-Step Relationship-Saving Guide for Men Caught Cheating"
Book cover of "Cruise Control: Understanding Sex Addiction in Gay Men"
Book cover of "Always Turned On"