Pornography Addiction Treatment in South Carolina

Pornography is legal in South Carolina. However,  on January 1, 2025, SC’s Child Online Safety Act went into efect. The Act was designed to restrict minors’ access to online pornographic content by requiring users to upload identification to prove that they are of age. Adult entertainment apps and websites, including PornHub subsequently left the state in defiance of what they see as a violation of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. While South Carolina residents are unable to access porn sites and apps directly, tens of thousands still do via Virtual Private Networks (VPNs). Further, dozens of other offshore pornography platforms allow residents access despite the instruction of new Act.

Do you feel isolated and alone in your struggle to quit (or just take a break) from pornography? You’re not. In a state with nearly 5.5 million residents, the number of people who are experiencing the same compulsive behavior is growing with the rise of online pornography. Both men and women in addition to young South Carolinians join the rest of the United States in sharing the following statistics:

• Median consumption rates of porn are 74.5% among men and 58% among women (source)
• 9% of porn consumers are unable to stop on their own (source)
  11% of American men and 3% of women self-report that they are addicted to pornography (source)
• More than 30% of surveyed companies have terminated employees for inappropriate use of the Internet, including porn consumption (source)
• 93% of males and 62% of females are exposed to online pornography during their teenage years (source)
• More than 50% of teenagers who have had prior exposure to porn exhibit high-risk sexual behaviors (source)

Kindbridge Behavioral Health provides counseling in a confidential and convenient virtual environment that is easily accessible whether you’re in Charleston, Greenville, Columbia, Mauldin, Seneca, Hilton Head Island, or anywhere else in the Palmetto State. Our therapists specialize in treating hyper-sexuality disorders in addition to cooccurring conditions such as anxiety, depressive disroder, and more. Given that there may be a combination of factors that contribute to your pornography addiction, treatment will likely involve a multi-disciplinary approach. This approach may include one-on-one therapy and participation to support groups depending upon what you’re comfortable with. A qualified therapist is ready for your contact to help you stop watching porn, either permanently, or until you’re ready to do so responsibly.

Problematic use of pornography often impacts more than the individual, but their partner too. In addition to individualized porn addiction therapy, Kindbridge offers couples counseling to South Carolina residents.

Kindbridge Behavioral Health offers flexible pricing for online counseling for residents of South Carolina. View therapy rates and subscriptions here. We also accept insurance and offer direct billing for qualifying plans which you can reference here.