Insights from Atlanta Counselor Bill Herring, LCSW, CSAT

Welcome to Bill Herring's Blog

Here's a collection of little essays and observations I have authored over the years about a variety of topics related to personal growth, emotional development, relationship enhancement and other topics I find meaningful and interesting. (Please note that I have recently removed about 90 blog posts, to prepare them for publication in book form in 2024.)

You can read small snippets of each blog post below: click the title of any that interest you to read the entire post.   I hope you enjoy some of what you find on these pages.

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Bill Herring Receives the 2019 Carnes Award

Submitted by Bill Herring on Mon, 11/11/2019 - 17:06

In 2019 Atlanta counselor Bill Herring LCSW, CSAT received the prestigious "Carnes Award" from the Society for the Advancement of Sexual Health (SASH). Here is a photo of Bill standing with Dr. Patrick Carnes himself just after receiving the award. Read more about Bill Herring Receives the 2019 Carnes Award

Poster of Five Questions to Assess Problematic Sexual Behavior

Submitted by Bill Herring on Sat, 10/12/2019 - 12:07

This brief post summarizes a set of questions devised by Atlanta counselor Bill Herring to distinguish different forms of what can collectively be termed "problematic sexual behavior". Read more about Poster of Five Questions to Assess Problematic Sexual Behavior

Got Any Boats That Need Burning?

Submitted by Bill Herring on Thu, 06/07/2018 - 14:22

Atlanta counselor and therapist BIll Herring LCSW, CSAT uses a famous saying to highlight the value of pressing forward during difficult times to achieve new outcomes. Read more about Got Any Boats That Need Burning?

Sometimes a Breakdown is a Breakthrough

Submitted by Bill Herring on Wed, 11/08/2017 - 23:07

Endings are also beginnings, and Atlanta therapist Bill Herring points out that an old way of life that falls apart creates room for a better way of living to take its place. Read more about Sometimes a Breakdown is a Breakthrough

My Chapter in Sex Addiction Book

Submitted by Bill Herring on Wed, 06/21/2017 - 16:20

Atlanta therapist and counselor Bill Herring LCSW, CSAT summarizes the chapted he wrote for a book about the early years of the sex addiction field. Read more about My Chapter in Sex Addiction Book

Listen to a Podcast About Problematic Sexual Behavior

Submitted by user1 on Fri, 02/03/2017 - 11:52

This is a description and link to a podcast of Atlanta counselor and therapist Bill Herring LCSW, CSAT describing bis framework for categorizing patterns of problematic sexual behavior. Read more about Listen to a Podcast About Problematic Sexual Behavior

Stop Lying

Submitted by Bill Herring on Sun, 01/31/2016 - 13:10

The value and difficult of living in honesty is the subject of this brief essay by Atlanta counselor, therapist and sex addiction expert Bill Herring LCSW, CSAT Read more about Stop Lying

When Your Reach Exceeds Your Grasp

Submitted by Bill Herring on Sun, 11/15/2015 - 22:18

Atlanta counselor, therapist and sex addiction expert BIll Herring LCSW, CSAT uses a poet's line to encourage people to strive to surpass their sense of their own limitations. Read more about When Your Reach Exceeds Your Grasp

Apologizing vs. Empathizing

Submitted by Bill Herring on Wed, 08/12/2015 - 09:27

Atlanta therapist, counselor and sex addiction expert Bill Herring LCSW, CSAT explains the crucial different between an apology and an expression of empathy Read more about Apologizing vs. Empathizing

What Are You Willing To Do?

Submitted by Bill Herring on Thu, 02/26/2015 - 22:43

An Atlanta counselor, therapist and sex addiction expert offers a supportive challenge to people who want to change the way they are living their lives. Read more about What Are You Willing To Do?

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