
Paula Hall
Paula Hall is a clinical psychologist and the clinical director of the Laurel Centre for sex and porn addiction, where she focuses on helping individuals understand and overcome compulsive sexual behaviors. She emphasizes that sexual expression is healthy, advocating for a nuanced understanding of sexual addiction that distinguishes between normal sexual behavior and the compulsive patterns that can be detrimental.
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Dr Paula Hall explains the nature of unhealthy sexual behavior and addiction.
This Olympian curbed his unhealthy porn habitBBC·
United Kingdom· 2026-08-08
Dr Paula Hall says pornography addiction is hitting midlifers and their relationships the hardest.
The subtle signs your partner is addicted to porn, according to a sex therapistThe New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863·
New Zealand· 2026-02-24
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Dr. Paula Hall is the clinical director of the Laurel Centre for sex and porn addiction.
I spent years meeting strangers for masochistic hook-ups. Was I a sex addict? | SexThe Guardian·
United Kingdom· 2026-02-08



