DR. RORY C. REID, Ph.D., LCSW, received his Master’s Degree in Social Work from the University of Utah and his doctorate degree in Clinical Psychology from Brigham Young University. Dr. Reid is the Clinical Director at the Provo Counseling Center and a licensed therapist who over the years has conducted indivdiual, group, and couples therapy with hundreds of patients seeking help for issues related to mental health problems. Dr. Reid has expertise in treatment for hypersexual behavior, pornography dependence, pathological gambling, adult ADHD, depression, anxiety, and marital distress. He has received specialized training in Emotion Focused Therapy, marriage and family therapy, neuropsychological assessment, and neurofeedback. In addition to clinical work, Dr. Reid is an academic researcher and currently
works Monday through Thursdays as a Research Psychologist at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior in the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He has published articles on hypersexual behavior and pathological gambling in several notable journals such as Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Sex and Marital Therapy, Journal of Addiction Medicine, Couple and Relationship Therapy, and the International Journal of Neuroscience. He is an author or co-author on several books and book chapters on topics related to his specialties including his most recent work, “Confronting Your Spouse’s Pornography Problem.” He has current affiliations or memberships with the American Psychological Association, the Society for the Advancement of Sexual Health, the International Neuropsychological Society, the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, and the Society for Psychotherapy Research.
Professional Memberships
Recent Publications
Reid, R. C. (2010). Differentiating emotions in a patient sample of hypersexual men. Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions, 10(2), 197–213. 
Reid, R. C., & Carpenter, B. N. (2009). Demoralization, hypomanic activation, and disconstraint scores on MMPI-2 scales as significant predictors of hypersexual behavior. Journal of Sexual Addiction and Compulsivity, 16(3), 173–189.
Reid, R. C., Karim, R., McCrory, E., Carpenter, B. N. (2010). Self-reported differences on measures of executive function and hypersexual behavior in a patient and community sample of men. International Journal of Neuroscience, 120(2), 120–127.
Reid, R. C., Carpenter, B. N., Gilliland, R., & Karim, R. (2010). Problems of self-concept in a patient sample of hypersexual men with attention-deficit disorder. Journal of Addiction Medicine, 4(3), 00-00.
Reid, R. C., Harper, J. M., & Anderson, E. H. (2009). Coping strategies used by hypersexual patients to defend against the painful effects of shame. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, 16(2), 125–138.
Reid, R.C., Carpenter, B.N., & Lloyd, T.Q. (2009). Assessing psychological symptom patterns of patients seeking help for hypersexual behavior. Journal of Sexual and Relationship Therapy, 24(1), 47–63.
Reid, R. C. & Carpenter, B. N. (2009). Exploring relationships of psychopathology in hypersexual patients using the MMPI-2. Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy, 35(4), 294-310.
Reid, R.C., Carpenter, B. N., Spackman, M., & Willes, D.L. (2008). Alexithymia, emotional instability, and vulnerability to stress proneness in patients seeking help for hypersexual behavior. Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy, 34, 133-149.
Reid, R.C., (2007) Assessing Readiness to Change Among Clients Seeking Help for Hypersexual Behavior. Journal of Sexual Addiction and Compulsivity, 14, 167–186.
Reid, R.C. & Woolley, S.R. (2006). Using Emotionally Focused Therapy for Couples to Resolve Attachment Ruptures Created by Hypersexual Behavior. Journal of Sexual Addiction and Compulsivity, 13: 219-239.
Reid, R. C., Carpenter, B. N., Draper, E. D., & Manning, J. C. (in press). Exploring psychopathology, personality traits, and marital distress among women married to hypersexual men. Journal of Couple and Relationship Therapy.
Reid, R. C., Garos, S., & Carpenter, B. N. (in preparation). Psychometric properties and validation of the Hypersexual Behavior Inventory. Journal of Personality Assessment.
Reid, R. C., Carpenter, B. N., Draper, E. D. (under review). Disputing the notion of psychopathology among women married to hypersexual men using the MMPI-2-RF. Journal of Family Psychology.
Reid, R. C., Stein, J. A., & Carpenter, B. N. (under review). Understanding the roles of shame and neuroticism in a patient sample of hypersexual men. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology.
Books
Reid, R.C. and Gray, D. (2006). Confronting your Spouses' Pornography Problem, Silver Leaf Press, Chicago, Il.
Chamberlain, M.C., Gray, D., Reid, R.C. (2005). Confronting Pornography: A Guide to Prevention and Recovery for Individuals, Loved Ones, and Leaders. Deseret Book, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Reid, R.C. and Gray, D. (2004) Discussing Pornography Problems with a Spouse: Confronting and Disclosing Secret Behaviors, Mental Health Publications, Salt Lake City, Utah.