David J. Ley - The Myth of Sex Addiction

David Ley is a clinical psychologist in practice in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and currently serves as executive director of a large outpatient behavioral health agency. He earned his bachelors degree in philosophy from the University of Mississippi, and his masters and doctoral degrees in clinical psychology from the University of New Mexico. Dr. Ley has been treating sexuality issues throughout his career. He first began treating perpetrators and victims of sexual abuse, but expanded his approach to include the fostering and promotion of healthy sexuality, and awareness of the wide range of normative sexual behaviors.

I greatly acknowledge the support of my employer for supporting my clinical and professional development. A great many kind and supportive colleagues assisted me in understanding the controversy inherent in sex addiction, and identifying the ways in which this label is a problem for our society and the fields of mental health and sexuality. This work couldnt have happened without their assistance. Any errors or misstatements are solely my own.

In no particular order, my sincere gratitude and appreciation goes out to

Phil McGraw, PhD

Marty Klein, PhD

Jason Winters, PhD

Tory Clarke, PhD

Allen Frances, MD

Charles Moser, PhD, MD

David Ortmann, LCSW

Alfredo Aragon, PhD

Tony Dipasquale

Roy Baumeister, PhD

Curtis Bergstrand, PhD

Sari Van Anders, PhD

Angela Kilman

Self Serve Sexuality Resource Center

Steven Ratcliff

Steven Braveman, MA, LMFT

Brenda Wolfe, PhD

Richard Sprott, PhD

Matt Tandy, LPCC

Danielle Cossett, LISW

Janet Hardy

Christopher Ryan, PhD

William Henkin, PhD

Jeff Rudski, PhD

Rory Reid, PhD

Charles Samenow, MD

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