Speaking Engagements

2010 Appearances

February 25, 2010 – Live discussion on “The Question of Sex Addiction” on WBUR a Boston NPR station with host of On Point, Tom Ashbrook. Follow this link to listen the an archive of the program: http://www.onpointradio.org/2010/02/the-question-of-sex-addiction

March 11, 2010 – LOCAL speaking engagement at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church in Plymouth, MI. Talk title: The Cybersex Explosion: What You Need to Know.

March 18th – March 21st, 2010 -Featured Speaker (on Friday 3/19) at the bi-annual “Healing and Hope” conference hosted by MaleSurvivor (www.MaleSurvivor.org). Talk title: Mother-Son Enmeshment: When Closeness Overwhelms. Follow this link for program and registration information: http://www.malesurvivor.org/conferences/2010/program.html

2009 Appearances

September 16-20, 2009 – Co-Facilitator (with John Jamieson) – IITAP Certified Sex Addiction Therapist Training weekend, Module 1 (of 4), in West Palm Beach, Florida. For more information please visit www.iitap.com.

October 20-24, 2009 – Co-Facilitator (with Patrick Carnes, PhD, CAS) – IITAP Certified Sex Addiction Therapist Training weekend, Module 1 (of 4), in Gatwick (London), England. For more information please visit www.iitap.com.

December 11, 2009 – LOCAL Speaking Engagement – sponsored by Jewish Family Services. Talk title: Critical Issues in Sex Addiction Treatment: A Guide for Professionals. For more information (or to register) please e-mail sappel@jfsdetroit.org or visit www.sexualhealth-addiction.com.

2008 Appearances

January 27, 2008 – Live Radio Interview – on “Relationships 101” with Christine Kniffen  KMOX 1120am, St. Louis, Missouri, 8:00pm-9:00pm  contact: www.KMOX.com (audio, kmox weekends)   January 28, 2008 – Live Radio Interview-on “The LowDown” with Victoria Davis  WDVR Seargentsville and Princeton, NJ 6:00-7:00pm  contact: www.WDVRFM.org   February 8, 2008 – “Cybersex: The ‘Crack Cocaine’ of Sex Addiction”  Professional Luncheon Lecture Series, Royal Oak, Michigan  Contact: Ken Adams, 248-398-0740

May 2, 2008 – “Shame Reduction, Affect Regulation, and Sexual Boundary Development: Essential Building Blocks of Sexual Addiction Treatment”  Professional Luncheon Lecture Series, Royal Oak, Michigan  Contact: Ken Adams, 248-398-0740   June 16, 2008 – Radio Interview – “Your Mental Health Radio Talk Show” with Jacqueline Foreman www.blogtalkradio.com/yourmentalhealth, 7pm EST  Topic will be Dr. Adams’ book When He’s Married to Mom.

July 16, 2008 – 2nd Interview with Jacqueline Foreman on “Your Mental Health Radio Talk Show”  www.blogtalkradio.com/yourmentalhealth, 8pm EST  This time, the topic is Dr. Adams’ book Silently Seduced: When Parents Make Their Children Partners.   September 20, 2008 – “Differential Diagnosis of Sex Addiction”  2008 Society for the Advancement of Sexual Health National Conference, September 19-21, Cambridge, MA  Contact: www.sash.net

October 3, 2008 – “Differential Diagnosis of Sex Addiction”  A Sierra Tuscon Sponsored talk, 8:30am-Noon, Royal Oak, MI  Contact: Carla Chludzinski, 866.609.0799

2007 Appearances

January 26, 2007 – “How to Identify and Assess for Sex Addiction in Your Clinical Practice”  Professional Luncheon Lecture Series, Royal Oak, Michigan Contact: Ken Adams, 248-398-0740

February 22, 2007 – “Mother-Enmeshed Men: A Precursor to Sex Addiction in Males”  International Institute for Trauma & Addiction Professionals Annual Symposium, Phoenix, AZ  Contact: Melissa Gardner, 480-575-6853

March 15, 2007 – Radio Interview -The Joan Hamburg Show “When He’s Married to Mom” WOR Radio – New York, NY 9am-11am  Contact: Natalie Batos Vacca, www.WOR710.com

April 3, 2007 – Live radio interview – The Paradise Radio Network with Dr. Alvin Augustus Jones  WCBQ-AM 1340 WHNC-AM 890 “Where World Leaders & Thinkers Come To Chat” Oxford, NC  Contact: www.dralvinjones.com to listen to the interview

April 4, 2007- Radio Interview – NPR “Morning Show” with Shelly Irwin  WGVU-FM – Grand Rapid, MI  Contact: Shelly Irwin, 616-331-6712

April 6, 2007 – Radio Interview – WCCO Radio Mondale and Jones – Live with call-ins  WCCO Minneapolis, MN  Contact: Jill Oliverira, 612-375-7296

April 6, 2007 – Audio Interview – Deborah Harper “When He’s Married to Mom” Psych Journey Contact: Deborah Harper deborah@psychjourney.com

April 8, 2007 – Macomb Daily News interview  Mount Clemons, MI  Contact: Stephen Bitsoli, 586-783-0262

April 15, 2007 – Live Radio Interview – “Warren Pierce Show” 7:10AM-7:40AM  WJR-AM 760 Detroit, MI  Contact: Rachel Nevada, 313-873-9794

April 17, 2007 – Radio Interview – “Inside Detroit”  WCHB-FM Detroit, MI  Contact: Olga Hill, Producer, 313-259-2000

April 19, 2007- Fox News In Studio Interview 11:00AM-11:25AM  WJBK-TV/ Fox News Morning Southfield, MI  Contact: Christina Cooper, Producer 248-552-5232

April 19, 2007 – Book Signing Event – “When He’s Married to Mom”  Border’s Book Store – 7pm  34300 Woodward Ave.  Birmingham, Michigan  Contact: Border’s Book Store 248-203-0005

May 2, 2007 – Phone Interview – 9:15AM – 9:25AM EST & 8:15AM CST  KLPK Radio “Dustin & Beth in the Morning”  Contast: Dustin Drew 254-772-0930   May 3, 2007 – “Family Matters Radio” 3:20-4:00PM EST  Cleveland, OH  Contact: Caroline Kruse, www.familymattersradio.com

May 10, 2007 – Greenstone Media/Rolanda Show 12:20-12:40PM EST & 9:20-9:40AM PT  Los Angeles/North Hollywood, CA  Contact: Glenda Shaw (Producer), 877-476-7469

May 11, 2007 – Radio Phone Interview 3:30PM CST, 4:30PM EST  WFMP Talk Radio, St. Paul, Minnesota Contact: Don Michaels, 651-642-4107

May 16, 2007 – Radio Phone Interview 7:15PM EST CKWR FM ‘KW Magazine’, Waterloo, Ontario Canada  Contact: John Maciel, 519-886-9878

May 17, 2007 – Phone Interview 4:20 – 4:55 p.m. EST  Family Matters Radio  Contact: Caroline Kruse 440-263-1417

July 27, 2007 – Day-long Professional Workshop -“When He’s Married to Mom: Untangling the Web of Mother-Son Enmeshment” Sponsored by: Sierra Tucson and Life Healing Center, Chicago, IL  Contact: Carla Chludzinski, 866-609-0799

September 12-16, 2007 – Certified Sex Addiction Therapist (CSAT) Training, Module 1 of 4  International Institute for Trauma and Addiciton Professionals, Novi , Michigan  Contact: Tami VerHelst, Tami@IITAP.com or 866-575-6853

September 21, 2007 – “The Foxhole Confession – How to Handle Disclosure of Sexual Secrets in Therapy”  Professional Luncheon Series, Royal Oak, Michigan  Contact: Ken Adams, 248-398-0740

October 25-28, 2007 – Men’s Conference – “Untangling the Web of Mother-Son Enmeshment”  Male Survivor 2007 International Conference, New York, NY  Contact: Tony Rodriquez, MSW: ADRodriguez@TheMensCenter.NET

November 16, 2007 – “How to Decode & Treat Childhood Trauma in Sex Addicts”  Professional Luncheon Series, Royal Oak, Michigan  Contact: Ken Adams, 248-398-0740

“Author, Ken Adams, is one of those rare combinations of competence as a writer, clinician, and researcher. This book is developing a loyal readership fast, which is probably because Ken is one of the more astute observers of the connections between shame, abuse, and sex addiction.”   -Dr. Patrick Carnes, referring to Dr. Adams’ book Silently Seduced: When Parents Make Their Children Partners

“Outstanding! Dr. Adams is an engaging, stimulating presenter. His material was thorough, substantive, sophisticated and totally accessible. I’ve applied many of his concepts to my work and look forward to more.”   – Renee S. Katz, Ph.D. author/editor When Professionals Weep   “Dr. Adams’ workshop was thoroughly engrossing. It touched on subject matter  that has been greatly neglected for too long yet is central in the lives  of many people. His approach to this issue [enmeshment] was  thorough, clear, challenging, and, at times, moving. Don’t miss it!”   – Ted Wolgamot, Psy.D., LCPC, CSAT   “Always superb!” “Excellent material, excellent presenter.” “Great presentation & model for assessing enmeshment.” “This was the best seminar I attended.” “Top flight – extremely helpful & enlightening.”   – Comments from participants about Dr. Adams Workshop at the SASH – October 2006 Conference