Historic barn at sunset in New York's Hudson Valley

Recovery coaching · New York City + virtual

Stop hiding.
Start reconnecting.

Private recovery coaching for men navigating pornography, compulsive sexual behavior, intimacy and relationship patterns, substance use, and life after treatment.

This opens First Conversation (20 minutes) in Brian’s scheduler.

Chelsea, Manhattan · Online anywhere
You don’t need to be fixed. You need a place to be honest.

A different kind of support

Recovery is not a single formula. Neither is the way back to yourself.

I believe there are as many pathways to recovery as there are people in recovery. My role is not to tell you who to become. It is to meet you where you are, with honesty, structure, accountability, and care, and walk beside you while you discover what is true for you.

More about Brian’s approach

Where we might begin

Practical support for the patterns that keep you disconnected.

You do not need the right label before you reach out. We can begin with what is happening now and what you want to change.

Explore these starting points
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Pornography and compulsive sexual behavior

02

Intimacy avoidance and relationship patterns

03

Sex and love addiction recovery

04

Validation, approval, and emotional acting out

05

Substance use recovery and life after treatment

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Accountability, structure, and healthy connection

Some people call these experiences porn addiction, sex addiction, love addiction, or emotional acting out. Coaching does not diagnose you. We focus on the patterns, consequences, goals, and support you identify.

Brian Cartenuto seated in his restaurant
Chef. Father. Husband.
A man living in recovery.

Rooted in experience

“Recovery isn’t something I studied from a distance. It’s something I live every day.”

I know what it feels like when everything looks fine from the outside and something still feels deeply off. I also know the relief of finally being honest, and the steady work of building a life around that honesty.

As a Recovery Coach Professional trained through CCAR, I offer practical support informed by lived experience. Coaching is not psychotherapy or medical care. It is guidance, structure, accountability, and connection.

Meet Brian
A narrow walking path through the mountains

A Place to Begin

Four Weeks of Private Recovery Coaching

You may know something needs to change without knowing what the next step should be. We meet twice a week for four weeks, with a plan built around your goals rather than a formula you have to fit.

$200 per week

for four weeks
$800 total

  • ✓ Eight private coaching sessions
  • ✓ Two sessions each week for four weeks
  • ✓ 45 to 50 minutes per session
  • ✓ In Chelsea or online, based on availability

Coaching is not therapy or medical treatment. We begin with a conversation about what you are looking for and whether working together makes sense.

This opens First Conversation (20 minutes) in Brian’s scheduler.

The Library

Notes on recovery, intimacy, and being known.

Reflections from lived experience. Not answers from a distance.

Rows of worn books on a wooden shelf

Featured reflection

Why Men Struggle to Ask for Help

A first-person reflection on the beliefs that keep men from asking for support, and the courage it can take to stop carrying everything alone.

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ReadRecovery

Why Validation Can Become an Addiction

Reflection
ReadRecovery

The Hidden Cost of Validation Seeking

Reflection
ReadConnection

What Healthy Connection Actually Looks Like

Reflection
Sunlight at the end of the upper hallway in the historic Barn

The Barn · Rosendale, New York

A historic place for reflection, brotherhood, and real conversation.

Slow mornings. Shared meals. Time outside. Conversation when it is needed. Silence when it is not.

Discover the Barn

Start where you are

You don’t have to do this alone.

Begin with a private conversation. No performance. No perfect story required.