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About KeyStone Center Extended Care Unit
Founded in 1994, the KeyStone Center Extended Care Unit (ECU) is recognized as one of the nation’s premier programs for treating sex addiction. The center specializes in helping men address a wide range of compulsive sexual behaviors, including internet and pornography addiction, intimacy disorders, and relationship challenges. Providing a safe and judgment-free environment, KeyStone ECU offers a place where individuals can begin their journey to recovery with confidence.
KeyStone ECU’s 30-day residential program is designed to deliver highly personalized care. With only 16 beds and a 1:1 patient-to-provider ratio, the program ensures each participant receives focused and tailored support. Therapy is provided 7 days a week, using a trauma-centered approach to address the root causes of addiction, such as past abuse, neglect, or rejection.
The program incorporates evidence-based methods, including:
KeyStone ECU’s all-male program fosters a sense of community among participants, allowing them to connect with peers who share similar challenges. This supportive network encourages accountability, mutual understanding, and empathy, creating an environment where individuals feel truly understood.
The ECU’s team of experts includes Certified Sex Addiction Therapists (CSATs) and trauma-focused specialists who bring clinical expertise and compassionate care to their work. The program integrates a strengths-based approach with proven models such as the 12-step framework, family systems therapy, and trauma-focused interventions to support sustainable recovery.
By combining evidence-based practices with a nurturing environment, the KeyStone Center Extended Care Unit empowers men to rebuild their lives, strengthen relationships, and achieve long-term recovery.
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KeyStone Center Extended Care Unit (ECU) is a nationally recognized leader in treating sex addiction, specializing in helping adult men overcome sex addiction, internet pornography addiction, and intimacy disorders. With a deep understanding of these challenges, KeyStone tailors its programs to provide care in a safe, judgment-free, all-male environment. Their 30-day residential program combines proven therapies like CBT and EMDR to uncover and heal the root causes of addiction.
KeyStone ECU’s treatment philosophy focuses on addressing the root causes of addiction. Many participants have faced trauma, neglect, or rejection that contribute to their compulsive behaviors. Through advanced therapies like EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) and trauma-informed care, the program helps participants process these experiences, promoting emotional healing and long-term resilience.
With only 16 beds and a 1:1 patient-to-provider ratio, the program creates a focused setting that prioritizes each participant’s unique experiences, challenges, and goals. This personalized attention helps create a recovery plan with practical tools for lasting progress.
The all-male setting at KeyStone ECU provides a space where participants can connect with others who understand their challenges. This shared experience creates a strong sense of camaraderie and support, encouraging openness and trust. In this judgment-free environment, participants are empowered to share their stories, hold each other accountable, and find strength in their collective journey toward recovery.
Older Adults
Addiction and mental health treatment caters to adults 55+ and the age-specific challenges that can come with recovery, wellness, and overall happiness.
Young Adults
Emerging adults ages 18-25 receive treatment catered to the unique challenges of early adulthood, like college, risky behaviors, and vocational struggles.
Men and Women
Men and women attend treatment for addiction in a co-ed setting, going to therapy groups together to share experiences, struggles, and successes.
Pornography Addiction
A person with a porn addiction is emotionally dependent on pornography to the point that it interferes with their daily life and relationships.
Sex Addiction
Compulsively seeking out sex can easily become a problem. This addiction is detrimental to relationships, physical health, and self-esteem.
Evidence-Based
A combination of scientifically rooted therapies and treatments make up evidence-based care, defined by their measured and proven results.
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Twelve Step
Incorporating spirituality, community, and responsibility, 12-Step philosophies prioritize the guidance of a Higher Power and a continuation of 12-Step practices.
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Gender-Specific
Separate treatment for men or women can create strong peer connections and remove barriers related to trauma, shame, and gender-specific nuances.
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1-on-1 Counseling
Patient and therapist meet 1-on-1 to work through difficult emotions and behavioral challenges in a personal, private setting.
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Trauma-Specific Therapy
This form of talk therapy addresses any childhood trauma at the root of a patient's current diagnosis.
Art Therapy
Visual art invites patients to examine the emotions within their work, focusing on the process of creativity and its gentle therapeutic power.
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Couples Counseling
Partners work to improve their communication patterns, using advice from their therapist to better their relationship and make healthy changes.
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Eye Movement Therapy (EMDR)
Lateral, guided eye movements help reduce the emotional reactions of retelling and reprocessing trauma, allowing intense feelings to dissipate.
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Family Therapy
Family therapy addresses group dynamics within a family system, with a focus on improving communication and interrupting unhealthy relationship patterns.
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Psychodrama Therapy
Patients act out real or imagined scenarios under a therapist's guidance. These exercises foster creative thought, sponteneity, and problem-solving skills.
Twelve Step Facilitation
12-Step groups offer a framework for addiction recovery. Members commit to a higher power, recognize their issues, and support each other in the healing process.
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Pornography Addiction
A person with a porn addiction is emotionally dependent on pornography to the point that it interferes with their daily life and relationships.
Codependency
Codependency is a pattern of emotional dependence and controlling behavior. It's most common among people with addicted loved ones.
Sex Addiction
Compulsively seeking out sex can easily become a problem. This addiction is detrimental to relationships, physical health, and self-esteem.
Trauma
Some traumatic events are so disturbing that they cause long-term mental health problems. Those ongoing issues can also be referred to as "trauma."
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Co-Occurring Disorders
A person with multiple mental health diagnoses, such as addiction and depression, has co-occurring disorders also called dual diagnosis.
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Dr. David Pellack
Clinical Director
PhD, LPC, CSAT, EMDR trained
Jordana Blumenfield
MA, NCC, LPC, CSAT
Nicholas Harris
Therapist
M.Ed.
Robert Ryan
Clinical Social Worker
MSS, LCSW, MBA
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