Marsha Means

Marsha Means, M.A., (www.MarshaMeans.com) is the founder and director of A Circle of Joy Ministries. She trained as a Marriage and Family Therapist, and now works over the phone as a coach. She writes and speaks on the topic of betrayal trauma and sex addiction. Marsha was at the forefront of a movement within the therapeutic community to understand sex addition—infidelity, pornography, and other forms of sexually acting out—as causing a particular type of betrayal that traumatizes the addict’s partner. Her work is based on both her personal and professional experience.

From her website, www.BetrayalTraumaToHealingAndJoy.com, she and her trained coaches offer a one-time, FREE, 60-minute phone call for women seeking help for betrayal trauma. And Marsha and her team of coaches offer phone-based support groups and individual coaching to facilitate healing.

Together with co-author, Barb Steffens, PhD, she wrote, "Your Sexually Addicted Spouse: How Partners Can Cope and Heal." Marsha is the author of the workbook, "From Betrayal Trauma to Healing and Joy: How Partners Can Cope and Heal." She also co-authored with Dr. Milton Magness, "Real Hope True Freedom: Understanding and Coping with Sex Addiction." Her latest book, "You Can Beat Anxiety Without Meds," is a growing compendium of resources that can help anyone who struggles with anxiety.

Marsha's life's passion is to help empower and equip individuals and churches around the world to provide healing and hope to those whose lives have been impacted by trauma and sex addiction.