Professional Counseling for Individuals & Couples | Specializing in Sex Addiction Recovery – Lake Charles, LA
Sexual Addiction Recovery & Couples Therapy in Lake Charles, LA
Helping you build a life that feels calm, connected, and whole.
Specialized Counseling for Individuals, Couples, and Sex Addiction Recovery in Louisiana & Texas.
Are you and your partner struggling to connect?
You’re not alone. Many couples come to counseling feeling stuck. Maybe you’re dealing with constant arguments, a breakdown in communication, or trust issues that haven’t fully healed. Sometimes the disconnection has been growing for years.
In couples counseling, I help partners move out of reactive patterns and into deeper understanding. We work together to rebuild trust, improve communication, and create space for emotional safety and connection.
My office is located in Lake Charles, Louisiana. I also provide online therapy for couples throughout Louisiana and Texas who are looking for meaningful change. If you’re searching for a marriage counselor in Lake Charles, or looking for support anywhere in Louisiana or Texas, I’d love to help. Whether you’re navigating the aftermath of betrayal or just want to feel close again, therapy can help you move forward—together.
You’re stuck in a pattern you don’t want. Let’s figure out why.
Sexual addiction isn’t about a lack of discipline or morality. It’s often rooted in deeper emotional pain, trauma, or unmet needs. The behavior may have become a way to cope, to escape, or to avoid what feels too heavy to carry. Whatever brought you here, you don’t have to navigate it alone.
In therapy, we’ll work to understand the underlying drivers behind the behavior and create a clear path toward recovery. That path is different for everyone, but it always begins with honesty, accountability, and compassion. You’ll gain tools to manage urges, rebuild integrity, and start healing in a way that actually lasts.
I see clients in person in Lake Charles, and I also work with individuals across Louisiana and Texas through secure online therapy. Whether this is your first step or you’ve been down this road before, you’re welcome here.
If you’ve tried to stop but find yourself going back to the same behaviors like porn use, hookup apps, affairs, or other compulsive patterns, it can feel overwhelming and confusing. You may feel like you’re living a double life. Maybe you’re caught in secrecy, shame, or regret. Maybe everything just came to light and you’re trying to figure out what to do next.
Support After Infidelity and Betrayal
When trust is broken, it affects more than just your relationship. You might find yourself questioning everything, losing sleep, struggling to focus, or constantly scanning for more signs of dishonesty. That kind of emotional disruption isn’t just stress. It’s betrayal trauma.
Whether your partner’s infidelity involved pornography, emotional affairs, or long-term deception, the pain can feel overwhelming. You might feel isolated, anxious, or unsure of what’s real. You may be stuck between staying or leaving…and both feel hard to imagine.
You don’t have to face this alone.
Through betrayal trauma counseling, I help individuals process the shock, grief, and confusion that follow sexual betrayal. In therapy, we’ll focus on helping you reconnect with your sense of self, make grounded decisions, and begin to rebuild emotional safety.
I’m a therapist in Lake Charles, LA, and I offer both in-person and online sessions for clients across Louisiana and Texas. If you’re looking for a counselor who understands betrayal trauma and how to support healing in the aftermath of infidelity, this is a space where you can begin to move forward.
How We Work Together Toward Healing
My approach centers on creating a supportive space where you feel heard, understood, and never judged. Therapy is a partnership. Our work together is guided by empathy, trust, and evidence-based practices that help create meaningful change.
As a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist (CSAT), I bring specialized training to help you navigate challenges related to addiction, intimacy, and trauma. Together, we’ll explore the deeper roots of what you’re facing. The patterns that feel overwhelming today often come from earlier pain or unresolved experiences. When we begin to understand the why, healing becomes possible.
But insight alone isn’t enough. We’ll also focus on building practical tools to help you manage emotions, respond differently, and create new ways of relating. I use proven methods, including EMDR when it’s helpful, and approaches shaped by CSAT training, all tailored to your specific goals.
Whether you’re working through personal struggles, healing a relationship, or seeking support after betrayal, our work is about helping you move toward a life that feels more calm, connected, and whole.
Reviews
As a fellow therapist I can tell you without doubt that Brent doesn’t care that he’s the only CSAT therapist around. He doesn’t think he’s the only game in town, he doesn’t think in terms of the game at all. He always wants to do a great job for clients he works with and continue growing and learning alongside his clients. He doesn’t stop wanting to be and becoming a better and better professional, and person. He doesn’t think he’s better than anyone, and is happy to share experience, and his. He simply wants to create something beautiful in ways that haven’t been done with clients that struggle to see their way to the end of their dark tunnels. And he is very very good at what he does.
-Rick Elgersma, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Brent is a leader in the counseling field and goes above and beyond for his clients. He's the first referral I give for anyone looking for counseling around Lake Charles.
-Victoria Rodriguez —Owner of Revive Counseling in New Orleans
Brent is a colleague of mine and is a dedicated professional who is always seeking ways to help his clients. He has presented professional development training to our staff to help us understand how to support our clients in sexual health and healing. I highly recommend him!
-Marc & Melissa D'Aunoy-Owners of Kitchen Table Counseling in Lafayette, LA
Brent is a compassionate and caring therapist who excels in conflict resolution and sorting through complicated emotional situations. Highly recommend!
-Joel Daugherty, MA, LPC— Lake Area Counseling, Lake Charles, LA
Let’s Get Started!
STEP 1
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STEP 2
Consultation
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STEP 3
Reach your Goals
We work together on your counseling goals and grow.
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