Fantasy, Love Addiction, and Developmental Trauma with Annie Bennet

I am delighted to be joined by one of the UK’s foremost psychotherapists, Annie Bennet, a dear friend who I have known nearly 20 years. Annie began her training in 1994, initially in bereavement therapy soon after she trained as an Addiction counsellor and is a fully qualified psychotherapist. She worked extensively in the UK, Spain and the USA before founding her Harley Street private practice in 2004. She has worked at some of the world’s leading centres for addiction therapy. In 2002 she was invited as visiting therapist to work at The Meadow’s Centre for Trauma and Addiction in the USA. In 2005 she was invited by The Priory Hospital in Roehampton to head up their Trauma programme in the addictions treatment programme. Annie Bennett is one of the UK’s foremost psychotherapists specialising in love addiction. Her work has been featured widely across the print media and her book ‘The Love Trap’ was published by Hammersmith Press. Annie specializes in many areas due to her vast experience over twenty-four years, including Sexual Addiction and Trauma; at times working alongside Dr Patrick Carnes PhD. International expert and pioneer of Sex Addiction in the US. Annie is a CSAT trainee and offers therapy for people suffering with Sex Addiction and those that are affected by it. It has been recognised for a long time that Sex Addiction and Love Addiction are close partners. In early 2008 Annie’s book ‘The Love Trap’ was published by Hammersmith press. The book, which explores the concept and treatment of Love Addiction, has received extensive press coverage.