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I Shop, Therefore I Am: Compulsive Buying and the Search for Self, Dr. Benson's book, brings together, for the first time, the most important thinking about this disorder, with contributions from the fields of sociology, marketing, consumer behavior, psychology, and psychiatry. As more and more compulsive buyers recognize that they have a problem, more and more therapists are seeing compulsive buyers in their practices. Therapists and compulsive buyers need an in-depth clinical understanding of the disorder. Defining the syndrome of compulsive consumption, I Shop also examines the range and variations within it, discusses assessment and associated disorders, and delineates successful treatment modalities. Many compulsive buyers and family members have found I Shop to be a valuable resource for recovery.
- To read reviews, click here
- To read the introduction, click here
- To order the book, click here
The Stopping Overshopping Program is a comprehensive recovery tool that helps compulsive shoppers overcome their compulsive buying behavior.
The Program addresses compulsive shopping on multiple fronts, enabling overshoppers to
- recognize impulses as they arise
- tolerate impulses without acting on them
- separate who they are from what they have
- find healthier ways to meet their needs
- reclaim their power, freedom, and self-esteem
The Program includes a 260 page workbook, a Shopping Diary, an audio CD, a reminder card, and 3 1-hour coaching calls with Dr. Benson and a small group of other people working with the Program.
For more details about the Program, click here.
Individual Coaching - April Benson, Ph.D., and her associates Kathleen Galek, Ph.D., and Ms. Marcela Torres offer individual coaching by telephone or in person to compulsive buyers. The coaching begins with the completion of the Shopping Patterns Checklist, the Shopping Self-Portrait Questionnaire, and the Valence Compulsive Buying Scale. Following an initial consultation where this material is reviewed, coaching clients purchase the Stopping Overshopping Program and work through the entire program during the coaching sessions. Coaching clients do the relevant reading and exercises prior to each session. For further details about the individual coaching, please call 917-885-6887.
For a list of therapists who have trained in the Stopping Overshopping method, click here.
Group Coaching - April Benson, Ph.D. offers small group coaching to compulsive buyers, both by telephone and in person. Following the completion of the Shopping Patterns Checklist, the Shopping Self-Portrait Questionnaire, and a Personal History Questionnaire. These materials are reviewed and each prospective group member has an individual phone consultation.
The group coaching consists of 12 sessions, each of which focuses on one part of the Stopping Overshopping Program. Group coaching clients do the relevant reading and exercises prior to each session and work in a portable Shopping Diary throughout the group.
For further details about the group coaching program, click here.
To hear a lively and informative teleclass that April Benson conducted as part of a montly series that KahlerFinancialGroup.com offers, click the Play button:
Training - We offer a 12-session training for therapists who want to learn to use the Stopping Overshopping model and an online course. For details, click here.
Please note that we provide these resources for informational purposes only. We are not affiliated with these providers, nor are we responsible for their recommendations or treatments. Neither April Lane Benson, Ph.D., nor StoppingOvershopping.com can guarantee the accuracy, adequacy, or reliability of the information and services of the sources to which you find links on this website.
