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Thoughts from a young recovering sexual addict
Well…um…what were we talking about? Ah ‘sex’. Well, son…sex is…um…just hold on a sec…Let me get your mother! That was pretty much how my...

Kolby Kolibas
Aug 15, 20222 min read


Help for teen sexual addiction
Now Concerned Parents Can Call Us and Gain Immediate Help and Actionable Steps that Will Guide their youth to a Better and Healthier...

Kolby Kolibas
Aug 15, 20222 min read


The Impact on Family of Sex Addiction
We define addictions as those forms of obsession that are most obviously destructive, like alcohol, drugs and gambling, but any habit can...

Kolby Kolibas
Aug 15, 20222 min read


Teen compulsive sexual behavior, mental health and drug abuse
In many cases, teens struggling with compulsive sexual behavior also struggle with mental health issues including anxiety, depression as...

Kolby Kolibas
Aug 15, 20221 min read


Signs your teen may be struggling with a sex addiction
Increasingly common among teens and young adults, compulsive sexual behavior — also referred to as hypersexuality, hypersexual disorder,...

Kolby Kolibas
Aug 15, 20222 min read


Voyeurism: A sexual behavior disorder that begins during adolescence
Voyeurism, one of several paraphilia disorders listed in the DSM, is the sexual interest in or practice of spying on people engaged in...

Kolby Kolibas
Aug 15, 20222 min read


Neuroscience, porn and the developing teen brain
Recent research in neuroscience is shedding light on the damaging impact that the use of pornography has on the developing adolescent...

Kolby Kolibas
Aug 15, 20222 min read


Internet Pornography: The new sex ed for teens?
Is internet pornography providing many of today’s teens with their first lessons in sex education?  Earlier generations, if exposed to...

Kolby Kolibas
Aug 15, 20222 min read
High impact therapy for sexual behavior problems–Star Guides Wilderness
Star Guides Wilderness is unique to the field of youth treatment and to the field of sexual addiction in that it is the only program in...

Kolby Kolibas
Aug 15, 20221 min read


What are the factors considered when assessing risk for teen sex re-offending?
One of the primary focuses of the Star Guides Wilderness program is conducting an accurate, comprehensive and thorough psycho-sexual...

Kolby Kolibas
Aug 15, 20222 min read


When is out of home treatment needed for teens who sexually offend?
When sexual abuse involving a minor occurs, the decision must be made regarding whether a teen sexual offender can remain in the home or...

Kolby Kolibas
Aug 15, 20222 min read


I know my teen frequently views porn, but is this really a mental health issue requiring treatment?
In most cases, the answer is yes.  This is a question that parents of today’s teens ask themselves upon discovering their child has...

Kolby Kolibas
Aug 15, 20222 min read


Can teens who sexually offend rehabilitate?
The answer is Yes! A common fear shared by many parents of teen sex offenders is that their child is destined to a pattern of sexually...

Kolby Kolibas
Aug 15, 20223 min read


When sex abuse occurs between siblings.
Most parents do not venture to entertain the thought that sexual abuse could occur between their children and the truth is that most...

Kolby Kolibas
Aug 15, 20223 min read


Understanding teen sexual abuse
Sexual abuse is a topic that is uncomfortable for most people and as a result, conversations tend to be avoided resulting in a lack of...

Kolby Kolibas
Aug 15, 20222 min read


Help for parents of porn addicted teens: What to do when you are more invested in change than your t
A common dynamic observed in families who seek treatment for porn addiction involves the parents being gravely concerned about the teen’s...

Kolby Kolibas
Aug 15, 20223 min read
Is a wilderness therapy program “overkill” for teen porn addiction?
We are periodically asked by those not familiar with the array of problems that can accompany a pornography addiction, if wilderness...

Kolby Kolibas
Aug 15, 20223 min read


What help is available for teens engaged in wreckless on-line cyber-sexual behavior?
The ways that today’s youth encounter problems pertaining to their internet behavior and sexuality continue to grow.  An increasingly...

Kolby Kolibas
Aug 15, 20222 min read
We have discovered our teen is addicted to porn. What should we do?
We have discovered that our teen son has been viewing internet pornography on his I-phone and on our home computer.  It appears that this...

Kolby Kolibas
Aug 15, 20222 min read


New on-line group portrays the negative side of teen and young adult masturbation
The controversy surrounding the appropriateness of masturbation is a long-disputed topic among treatment professionals who work with...

Kolby Kolibas
Aug 15, 20222 min read
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