2026 MMHA Conference, Day 2 Session 4: Navigating Religious Incongruence, Sex Addiction, Pornography Models, and Purity Culture in LDS Practice

Navigating Religious Incongruence, Sex Addiction, Pornography Models, and Purity Culture in LDS Practice

Natasha Helfer, LCMFT, CST-S; Mike Fuller, LCSW; Aimee Mortenson, CCMHC, CST, LPC, NCC, MS

A dynamic, integrated session bringing together four major submissions into a single powerhouse panel, offering a nuanced look at navigating religious incongruence to support sexual wholeness, untangling moral shame, clarifying ICD‑11 CSBD criteria in contrast to “sex addiction” frameworks, and understanding person‑in‑environment distress within high‑demand religious contexts. 

1.5 CEUs