Guides · Habits and Accountability
Breaking Free From Pornography: First Steps
Freedom in Christ Counseling
A first step in addressing compulsive pornography use is being honest about the behavior, secrecy, and relapse pattern you want to discuss. Josh’s sexual integrity work is calm and non-shaming while taking responsibility seriously. You can ask about counseling without presenting a promise that you will never struggle again or explaining every detail in an email.
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Name the Pattern Rather Than a Vague Intention
Consider whether your concern involves repeated use, temptation, hiding behavior, or returning to it after trying to stop. Those are areas Josh works on. Describing a recurring pattern gives counseling a concrete focus. Accountability includes honest conversation about choices rather than relying only on a broad intention to become a different man.
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Secrecy and Broken Trust Belong in the Discussion
If your wife has discovered hidden pornography use, the impact on trust matters alongside the individual pattern. Couples recovering from betrayal meet with Josh in person in Dayton. Forgiveness is discussed as a process, not a demand. Counseling can consider accountability and rebuilding intimacy over time without promising that every marriage will be restored.
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Faith Without Shame and Clinical Care
Josh is an Ohio Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor with supervision designation. CBT, EMDR, and psychodynamic counseling are methods he uses within a biblical worldview. Thoughts connected to compulsive behavior, painful memories, and repeated emotional patterns may enter the work. Identity in Christ and personal responsibility can be discussed without making shame the method of accountability.
How Josh Works04
Start With a Phone Call or Email
First contact can be a short phone conversation or email about beginning; it does not need to contain explicit details. Josh works individually with Christian men age 18 and up. Men’s sessions last 55 minutes in Dayton or by secure video while located in Ohio, meeting weekly or every other week with practical tools between appointments.
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Clarify Coverage Before Counseling Starts
The free 15-minute consultation covers fees and insurance questions as well as your concerns. The practice accepts Aetna, Anthem, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, and UnitedHealthcare. Your plan determines coverage, and benefits are checked together before the first session. Private pay is available, with requested superbills for possible out-of-network reimbursement that is not guaranteed.
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Questions About Counseling
Can individual sexual integrity sessions be online?
Yes. Individual men may meet by secure video anywhere in Ohio, provided they are located in Ohio during the appointment. Men can also attend in person in Dayton.
Does Josh address relapse and accountability?
Compulsive pornography use, temptation, relapse cycles, honest accountability, and broken trust are areas of Josh’s sexual integrity counseling. Couples work after betrayal is in person only.
Ready when you are.
Call or email for a free 15-minute consultation about beginning sexual integrity counseling with Josh.