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On July 26 2024 I will be presenting a 4 hour webinar for sex addiction therapists, sex therapists and general mental health therapists titled "How to Incorporate the Many Benefits of the Problematic Sexual Behavior (PSB) Framework Into Your Clinical Practice".

On September 20, 2023 I presented a one hour workshop on the Problematic Sexual Behavior (PSB) Framework for the "Love You Now" conference. I think it went pretty well. The actual presentation is about 40 minutes and the rest is Q & A. For anyone interested in watching this overview of the PSB Framework here's the link.

On August 4, 2023 I gave an online workshop applying the Problematic Sexual Behavior Framework (PSBF) to group therapy, something I've been doing for thousands of group hours over the past decade with hundreds of men who often stay for years because of the benefits they receive.  Since this type of group format has been so incredibly beneficial for my clients I wanted to teach others how to utilize it for their own purposes and populations. 

I was recently interviewed by Matt Dobschuetz for his podcast "Porn Free Radio". It's an in-depth discussion about the Problematic Sexual Behavior (PSB) Framework. Matt's a very engaging host! The podcast is 70 minutes long and the time flew by -- we could have kept going! Here's the link:

https://recoveredman.com/311-assessing-problematic-porn-use-w-bill-herring/

I'm looking forward to presenting a workshop on how to provide group therapy using the Problematic Sexual Behavior (PSB) Framework. I will teach mental and sexual health professionals how to provide group therapy using the PSB Framework to members who both and don't self-identify as sex addicts by offering them a common sexual health goal (I run 7 groups using this format).

It's probably pretty obvious, based on my more recent blog posts, that I am making a more concerted effort to expand awareness of the Problematic Sexual Behavior (PSB) Framework, a universal, simple, portable, descriptive and theory-neutral method for assessing sexual behavior patterns for problematic components in a way that avoids resistance and have the further benefit of effectively navigating unfamiliar or personally uncomfortable sexual practices.

Here is an 11 minute summary of the Problematic Sexual Behavior Framework that I created, which provides a simple way to assess sexual behavior patterns for any problematic aspects in a way that does not involve labels. This brief video will help provide a quick understanding of the key elements of this approach. Please leave any comments you would like to share. Thanks!

In my Atlanta counseling practice I regularly help people who are facing the painful consequences that happen when their previously secretive sexual behavior is suddenly brought out into the open. (The other side of this equation is when a person finds out that a spouse or other important person has been holding sexual secrets, often for years or even decades.  While this article is written primarily for the person whose behavior has been discovered, the main concept applies either way.)

On October 16 2020 I had the high honor of presenting the 2020 Carnes Award Keynote Address at the annual conference of the Society for the Advancement of Sexual Health (SASH). The title of this presentation was "A Framework for Categorizing Problematic Sexual Behavior", and it reviewed a way that I created for evaluating sexual behavior patterns for their problematic aspects. Several others pages on this site include summaries of this framework. I had a lot of fun preparing for this address and then delivering it, and I'm grateful that it was well received.

Atlanta counselor and therapist Bill Herring LCSW, CSAT offers a persepctive on the elusive search for happiness.