Psychologist-created treatment for compulsive porn use

Sex is healthy.Porn is not.

Power Over Porn© is a brain-based treatment program for compulsive pornography use, built on neuroscience, behavior change, and real intimacy. No filters. No surveillance. No shame. Just the work of rewiring your brain and reclaiming your life.

Dr. Raychel Powers, Psy.D. Licensed Psychologist · FL PY9748 · CO PSY6749 PsyPact Certified · Telehealth across the U.S.
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A quiet, honest question

Do I have a problem with porn?

There's no shame in asking. It isn't measured by hours or frequency, it's measured by the cost. Tap each sign that feels true, and we'll read the result together.

I've tried to cut back or stop, but I keep coming back.

I need more, or more extreme content, to feel the same release.

It's taking time I meant for sleep, work, or the people I love.

I hide it, minimize it, or feel shame afterward.

It's affecting my sex life, my intimacy, or my presence with a partner.

I reach for it to numb stress, boredom, loneliness, or anxiety.

I feel like the choice isn't fully mine anymore.

I promise myself "this is the last time," and it isn't.

If several of these feel true, it doesn't mean you're broken, and it doesn't mean you'll feel this way forever. It means your brain has learned a pattern, and patterns can be retrained.

01 / THE GOAL

We don't chase abstinence. We build integrity.

Recovery is measured in self-honesty and self-connection, not perfect streaks. The goal is a life where porn is no longer needed to cope, numb, or escape.

02 / RELAPSE

Relapse isn't failure. It's data.

Most people slip. Each cycle reveals the unmet need underneath the urge. We treat it as information to learn from, with self-compassion, not shame.

03 / CONTROL

Your partner isn't your probation officer.

No spyware. No filters. No detective work. Healing comes from their own recovery and self-respect, not from being monitored, confessed to, or controlled.

Why willpower keeps losing

It's not a character flaw. It's your reward system.

Masturbation is natural. Porn is not. One is a normal, private part of a healthy sex life; the other is an engineered product that hijacks the brain's reward system in a way real life never could. Understanding that difference is the first step to changing it.

Why it pulls you

The chase is the high, not the climax.

The pull isn't the finish, it's the chase. The searching and the constant novelty are what the brain starts to crave, and what keeps you coming back.

It takes more over time

The screen rewires what arouses you.

Over time it takes more to feel the same thing. Screen-based porn shifts what arouses you in a way real life doesn't.

Numbed intimacy

Real connection starts to feel "boring."

Real connection can start to feel flat. That's not a flaw in you or your partner, it's how the brain has been trained.

The healing loop

The brain rebalances when you stop feeding it.

The hardest part passes in the first few days. Once the overstimulation eases, the brain rebalances, and most people feel clearer and calmer within a couple of weeks.

This isn't about willpower.
It's about rewiring.

The recovery model

Three phases, from impulse to identity.

Power Over Porn© moves you through a clear, step-by-step progression built on proven psychology. You don't white-knuckle your way through. You rebuild, one phase at a time.

PHASE 01

Stabilization & Self-Regulation

Find your footing, ease the urges, and start feeling steady in your body and mind again.

PHASE 02

Realignment & Behavioral Shift

Build a life that genuinely competes with the screen, instead of just resisting it.

PHASE 03

Integration & Identity Formation

Move forward as a whole person, no longer defined by the struggle.

Ways to work together

Find the level of care that fits your life.

From a self-paced course you can start tonight to immersive intensive outpatient care, every path runs on the same brain-based, shame-free foundation.

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The Power Over Porn© Course

The complete program, on your own time and at your own pace. The neuroscience, the somatic tools, the full three-phase model, plus worksheets, sleep and dopamine-reset protocols, and relapse-recovery scripts, everything you need to start the work privately, tonight.

$297one-time payment
Instant download · Lifetime access
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1:1 · Confidential

Individual Therapy

One-on-one sessions with a licensed psychologist, tailored to your history, triggers, and goals. We work the program together using ACT, mindfulness, somatic regulation, and relapse-prevention, at the pace that's right for you.

$200per 50-min session
$275 · per 75-min session
Telehealth across the U.S. · PsyPact
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Couples · Relational

Couples Treatment

For partners healing together. We rebuild trust and intimacy without surveillance or policing, and help you reconnect beyond the screen. Includes partner support, boundary work, and a path back to security for both of you.

$300per 75-min session
Couples & partner support
Heal together
IOP · Immersive

Intensive Outpatient (IOP)

A higher level of care for when you're ready to go all in. Structured, frequent sessions combining individual therapy, group work, somatic and skills training, and partner support, without stepping away from your life.

$3,000individual · 8-week program
$5,000partnered · includes partner's therapy
8-week commitment · billed in full at the start
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Private-pay rates in USD. Superbills are available for out-of-network insurance reimbursement. The course is a one-time payment; therapy is billed per session, and the IOP is billed in full at the start of the program.

For partners

It was never about you.
It's about their brain.

This isn't about how you look, how sexually pleasing you are, or your partner wanting someone else. It isn't cheating, and it isn't a verdict on you.

Compulsive porn use is a brain-based pattern, engineered to keep them coming back. It runs deeper than your relationship, and it is not a reflection of your worth. Natural lust and sexual desire are normal, and masturbation is a private, healthy part of being human, neither one is a betrayal of you.

Shame doesn't heal by piling on more shame, more monitoring, or more disclosure. Our partner work helps you get comfortable with the ordinary insecurity of loving someone who has a private sexual self, so you can feel secure without needing to police it, and build a healthier relationship with your own sexuality along the way.

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Who leads the program

Dr. Raychel Powers, Psy.D.

Power Over Porn© was built by a licensed clinical psychologist who was tired of watching shame-and-surveillance approaches fail the people they were supposed to help. The program is grounded in real science and evidence-based practice, Acceptance & Commitment Therapy, mindfulness-based interventions, Marlatt's Relapse Prevention model, and the Transtheoretical Model of Change.

The approach is direct, brain-based, and sex-positive. Sexuality isn't the problem to be eliminated, the compulsive, screen-based loop is the thing we treat. The goal is a healthy, values-based, integrated sexual life that no longer needs a screen to come alive.

Psy.D.
Doctor of Psychology
PY9748
FL Licensed Psychologist
PSY6749
CO Licensed Psychologist
PsyPact
Certified · Telehealth across the U.S.
Common questions

Straight answers, no judgment.

Do I have to give up sex, or porn, forever?
No. The goal isn't lifelong abstinence from pleasure. Sex is healthy; the compulsive, screen-based delivery system is the issue. After an initial reset period, we work toward a mindful, values-based sexuality, solo and partnered, that doesn't depend on a screen.
What happens if I relapse?
You'll have a clear, shame-free protocol for exactly that moment. Relapse is treated as data, not failure, we debrief what you were feeling, what you needed, and what micro-skill to try next. Self-honesty is the measure of progress, not a perfect streak.
Is this a religious or faith-based program?
No. Power Over Porn© is a clinical, science-based program led by a licensed psychologist. It works alongside any faith, recovery community, or support group you value, but it doesn't require one.
Is it confidential?
Yes. Therapy is confidential and protected within the limits of the law. You'll review exactly how confidentiality works, and its limits, during intake before any treatment begins.
Is the program only for men?
Anyone struggling with compulsive porn use is welcome, and partners are fully supported through groups, couples work, and partner-facing resources. Care is tailored to you, not a stereotype.
Can I do this entirely online?
Yes. The downloadable course is fully self-paced, and therapy is available online across the U.S. through PsyPact certification.
Do I have to disclose my private sex life or masturbation to my partner?
No. Masturbation is a normal, private part of being human, and a healthy relationship doesn't require an accounting of it. Compulsive porn use is different, and we treat it directly, but healing comes from your own recovery and self-respect, not from surveillance or forced confession. Privacy and honesty are not opposites.
Is my partner's porn use a reflection of me, or my body?
No. It isn't about how you look, how sexually pleasing you are, or your partner wanting someone else. Compulsive porn use is a brain-based pattern, engineered to keep them coming back. It runs deeper than your relationship and is not a verdict on you or your worth.
Isn't watching porn just cheating?
We don't frame it that way. This is a compulsive, brain-based pattern, not a search for someone better than you. Treating it as a betrayal to be monitored usually adds shame, and shame feeds the cycle. We help both partners understand what's actually happening and build security without control.
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Take the Power back.

Tell us a little about your situation and which program you're considering. Dr. Powers reviews every inquiry personally and replies confidentially, usually within two business days.

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