S9 #382 The "ERCEM" Way

Episode 382 • May 27, 2026 • 00:37:09
S9 #382 The "ERCEM" Way
Direct Impact
S9 #382 The "ERCEM" Way

May 27 2026 | 00:37:09

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Hosted By

Andrea Epting

Show Notes

Hey Direct Impact Nation!

About Coach Carol:

Carol is a licensed social worker and personal life coach. She is a Certified Sexual Addictions Therapist – Supervisor and a Certified Clinical Partner Specialist for and a faculty member of both training organizations. She was a lead trainer for APSATS on the Multidimensional Trauma Model educating professionals about trauma & partner betrayal.

She has developed a training and certification Program: ERCEM--The Early Recovery Couples Empathy Model for professionals to help couples heal. She has trained over 250 professionals worldwide on the ERCEM Model and is currently training all over the world.

Carol started the first podcast on Sexual Addiction in 2007 and started the APSATS podcast specifically on partner betrayal.

Carol’s books include Help. Her. Heal. An Empathy Workbook for Sex Addicts to Help Their Partners Heal, Unleashing Your Power: Moving Beyond Sexual Betrayal, Help. Them. Heal Teaching You Both How to Navigate Your Relationship After Sexual Betrayal. Her new book, Helping Couples Heal After Infidelity and Find Love Again teaches ERCEM skills to help couples build a new relationship that has honesty and truth as its foundation.

Her workshops, trainings have changed the world of problematic sexual behavior and partner betrayal have changed how professionals work in this specialized niche.

Carol's Podcast: 

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqi7-1nchoMXGngOOux1lAQla-1qFyaG4

Carol's YouTube Channels:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ9bJOtamWEhEWW44tl17WA

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEmADN_t_n6fDB3X9DsAvlA

https://www.youtube.com/@helpthemheal

Social Media and Websites:

Website

Website

Instagram

Workbook

Co-dependents annonymous 602-277-7991 www.coda.org,

Adult children of alcoholics (ACA) 310-534-1815 www.adultchildren.org

COSA 612-537-6904, www.cosa-recovery.org

S -Anon 615-833-3152 www.sanon.org

IITAp International Institute for Trauma and Addiction Prefssionals 480-575-6853, www.iitap.com

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