Therapy for Pornography Addiction in Columbus, OH

You’re not broken. But the pattern is.

If you’ve tried to stop using pornography but keep returning to it, especially in secret, in shame, or at the cost of your relationships, therapy can help you understand what’s driving the behavior and begin to make aligned, lasting change.

At The Purple Tree, we work with adults who feel stuck in compulsive pornography use. Whether it’s tied to stress, trauma, avoidance, or emotional disconnection, we help you explore what’s underneath the cycle and what it looks like to live with integrity and choice.

What Pornography Addiction Can Look Like

Pornography addiction shares many of the same emotional and behavioral components as sex addiction. It’s often part of a larger pattern of acting-out behaviors used to regulate distress, avoid intimacy, or cope with unresolved pain.

You might notice:

• Difficulty controlling use, even with consequences

• Hiding or lying about your behavior

• Using porn to numb, escape, or manage emotions

• Strained relationships or loss of trust

• Feelings of guilt, secrecy, or internal conflict

• Trouble being emotionally or sexually present with others

This work isn’t about shame. It’s about clarity, accountability, and choosing a different path.

Whether pornography is the primary struggle or one expression of a broader cycle, therapy can help you untangle the deeper roots and begin to shift your relationship with sex, self, and connection.

 How Therapy Can Help

Compulsive porn use often forms around deeper emotional patterns like fear, stress, loneliness, or unresolved trauma.

 Therapy at The Purple Tree helps you:

• Break out of the cycle without moralizing or shame

• Understand how stress, avoidance, and attachment shape your behavior

• Reconnect with your values and internal sense of integrity

• Learn skills for emotional regulation and relational repair

• Build a healthier relationship with intimacy, boundaries, and self-trust

What Healing Can Begin to Look Like

• Greater clarity and self-awareness

• More control over behavior and urges

• Decreased secrecy, guilt, or emotional avoidance

• Improved connection and intimacy in relationships

• The ability to make choices that reflect who you want to be

Sessions are led by Jessica Murff, LPCC-S, NCC, CSAT, CMAT, C-DBT a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist with over 15 years of experience supporting adults navigating compulsive sexual behavior, shame, and relational wounds. Therapy is available in-person in Columbus.

You don’t have to stay stuck in the cycle. You don’t have to do this alone.

Schedule your first appointment below, or complete the contact form if you have questions.