Books and Resources by Françoise Mastroianni
Learn more about Becoming: A Guide to Recovery from Sexual Addiction While Helping Your Partner Trust Again and Spouses of Sex Addicts: Hope for the Journey Workbook.
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Becoming: A Guide to Recovery from Sexual Addiction While Helping Your Partner Trust Again
Becoming: A Guide to Recovery from Sexual Addiction While Helping Your Partner Trust Again is a guide for men seeking to overcome sexual addiction, rebuild trust, and step into a life of recovery and integrity. Written by licensed clinical professional counselor and certified sexual addiction specialist Françoise Mastroianni, this book serves as a compassionate roadmap for men and their spouses navigating the complexities of sexual integrity and the relational wounds left in its wake.
With clinical expertise and compassion, Mastroianni unpacks the trauma behind addiction and the essential steps to healing—both for the individual and his partner. Through practical strategies, faith-based insights, and real life examples, readers will learn how to break free from shame, establish accountability, and rebuild trust in the aftermath of betrayal.
Becoming is not just about quitting unwanted behaviors, it’s about becoming the man you were meant to be, embracing the work of sexual addiction recovery with courage, and walking alongside your spouse as she heals. If you’re ready to reclaim your sexual integrity and restore what’s been lost in your marriage, Becoming will guide you through every step of the journey.
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What Readers Are Saying
“Françoise Mastroianni gets it. She understands healing from sexual integrity issues is not about stopping destructive behaviors, instead it is about transformation of the heart, or as she puts it becoming. After spending years helping men manage their problematic sexual behaviors, and having been a betrayed partner, Françoise has captured the true essence of what recovery is all about. She walks the reader through the stages of recovery, ranging from the basics to what is needed to help the betrayed partner heal. She describes the attitudes that will lead to success as well as the potential pitfalls. A must-read for all who are about to embark on the journey of recovery and healing from sexual integrity issues.”
Eddie Capparucci, Ph.D., LPC, CSAS
Author of Going Deeper: How the Inner Child Impacts Your Sexual Addiction
Spouses of Sex Addicts: Hope for the Journey Workbook
In the aftermath of a discovery/disclosure our bodies hold and remember the memory of the trauma you have and are enduring. If you are experiencing symptoms that are contrary to who you are, such as hyper-vigilance or hypo-vigilance as a result of your significant others betrayal and sexual integrity issues, this workbook is written for you. It is meant to provide an experiential process and integration of mind, body, and spirit in the aftermath of discovery.
What Readers Are Saying
“How grateful I am for Françoise, Richard and their hearts to help partners of sex addicts heal from the trauma they experience! I am even more grateful that they have felt the call to share their gifts, insights, and encouragement for partners through this workbook, Spouses of Sex Addicts: Hope for the Journey! As you read through this workbook and start applying the wisdom and helpful exercises to your own experience, I hope you will know, as I do, that this book comes from their hearts, experience, and spiritual strength. The pages of this workbook are filled with appropriate and helpful information and opportunities for you to apply the materials to your experience, which will help you in your journey of healing. May you find in these pages a path for yourself as you join the journey of healing along with so many other wounded spouses. Those of us who are a little further along in the journey hold you in our hearts, thoughts, and prayers. You are not alone. Blessings and hope to you.”
Dr. Barbara Steffens PhD, LPCC, BCC, CCSAS
Co-author of Your Sexually Addicted Spouse: How Partners Can Cope and Heal
About the Author
Françoise Mastroianni is a licensed clinical professional counselor and certified sexual addiction specialist with expertise in trauma, EMDR, somatic experience training, and hypnotherapy. She has served on the board of The Association of Partners of Sex Addicts Trauma Specialists and authored Becoming: A Guide to Recovery from Sexual Addiction While Helping Your Partner Trust Again and Spouses of Sex Addicts: Hope for the Journey Workbook.
Based in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Françoise works with men struggling with sexual integrity, partners, and couples, integrating Emotionally Focused Therapy to address relational trauma. She and her husband, Dan, have four children and eight grandchildren.