Episode 4: When Is It Time for Intensive Intervention? Exploring Star Guides

Parent Guide for Helping Your Teen Overcome Pornography Addiction

In this episode of Parent Guide: Helping Your Teen Overcome Pornography Addiction, host Matt Bulkley, a psychotherapist with 25 years of experience, tackles a critical question: when does your teen’s struggle with pornography addiction require intensive intervention, like a residential program? Drawing from his 12 years working with Star Guides, a premier wilderness therapy program, Matt outlines key signs that outpatient efforts may not be enough, including persistent relapses, safety risks, parental loss of influence, and a teen’s lack of motivation to change. Discover what makes Star Guides unique—a technology-free, 120-day wilderness experience in Southwest Utah, blending intensive therapy, family involvement, and practical skill-building to disrupt addiction cycles and foster lasting recovery. Matt shares compelling data, real-world insights, and practical steps for parents feeling overwhelmed or unsure. If you’re wondering whether your teen needs more intensive support, this 30-minute episode offers hope, clarity, and actionable guidance. Learn more at www.starguides.net or www.therapyassociates.net. Share this episode with parents seeking answers, and join us next time for more tools to support your teen’s journey to healing. teen pornography addiction, residential treatment, wilderness therapy, Star Guides, parenting support, addiction recovery