Ep. 12 How to Help a Teen with a Porn Problem

Shows Main Idea – How do you help a teen with a porn problem? This podcast walks through the problem with porn and how to help a person who is struggling with the addiction.

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Question sent to Rick: I’ve had the opportunity lately to counsel a teenage boy that is struggling with pornography. He is aware of the inappropriate sin nature of this and has displayed some guilt or remorse. The parents want to be involved in helping him through this. The dad is a step-dad.

My questions to you are:

1. Can you provide some parameters in which I can use to provide help and hope for this family?
2. Specifically speaking, should the parents be involved in the counseling?
3. What steps should I take to help this young man gain freedom from this snare?
4. What appropriate passages of Scripture will resonate with the teenager?

I think you can best serve me and your listeners if you used this as a basis for a “pertaining to life and godliness” podcast. My concern is that more and more of our young people are getting involved in pornography, and at younger ages.

Rick Thomas

Rick Thomas leads a training network for Christians to assist them in becoming more effective soul care providers. RickThomas.Net reaches people around the world through consulting, training, podcasting, writing, counseling, and speaking.

In 1990 he earned a BA in Theology, and in 1991 he received a BS in Education. In 1993 he was ordained into Christian ministry, and in 2000 he graduated with an MA in Counseling from The Master’s University in Santa Clarita, CA. In 2006 he was recognized as a Fellow of the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors (ACBC).