Pathways Institute for Impulse Control
Mental Health CareCalifornia, United States2-10 Employees
Pathways Institute for Impulse Control is a mental health care organization based in San Francisco, California. Its services focus on helping individuals manage impulse disorders and out-of-control behaviors, including compulsive shoplifting, stealing, sex addiction, and love addiction, through assessment, practical behavior-management tools, and exploration of underlying contributors such as unmet needs, trauma, learning or attention differences, and co-occurring conditions. The center offers psychotherapy, treatment groups, training and consultation, community education, engagement with the legal system, and licensing and sale of its products, with a goal of enabling clients and their families to regain control and pursue meaningful lives. The institute operates with a multidisciplinary team of licensed professionals and associates, emphasizing ongoing education, research, and collaboration with field experts. While it accepts certain insurance plans and may assist with reimbursement requests, it also provides case-by-case sliding scale options and does not require participation in 12-step programs.