Licensed marriage and family therapist Jill Vermeire was on hand during the filming of Sex Rehab with Dr. Drew, bringing her clinical expertise to the world of reality TV. She’s agreed to lend us her perspective on the show’s shoot, as well as the rehabilitation of the cast. Below, Jill talks about the show’s third episode: the rivalry between Kari Ann and Kendra, the concept of enmeshment and the philosophy behind having the female patients remove their makeup in group.

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Dr. Drew appeared on Wednesday’s episode of The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien to discuss (what else?) VH1’s Sex Rehab with Dr. Drew. It was a cool appearance (watch a clip above), since it sort of lightened the show’s heavy, heavy subject matter. It also may be helpful to people to hear Drew’s answers to some of the FAQs on the show and sex addiction in general. We covered almost all of this (multiple times, actually), and yet people still wonder how a co-ed sex rehab facility could possibly work, for example. Trust the good doctor, people.

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Licensed marriage and family therapist Jill Vermeire was on hand during the filming of Sex Rehab with Dr. Drew, bringing her clinical expertise to the world of reality TV. She’s agreed to lend us her perspective on the show’s shoot, as well as the rehabilitation of the cast. Below, Jill talks about the show’s second episode: dealing with Kari Ann’s attitude, her own disagreements with Dr. Drew and drawing the line between a good person who’s done some bad things and an actual bad person.

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On dealing with Kari Ann’s disagreeable behavior in Sex Rehab, Dr. Drew told us: “We have to be delicate, gentle, and give them room to get with it. In substance treatment it’s, ‘Hey, you either want to get with it, or you don’t. If you don’t, get out of here.’ In sex addiction, you try to give them a little more space and that’s why we were sort of trying to cooperate with her.” Hence, allowing her to dictate: “The easiest way to wake me up is with a cup of juice.” Tune in to Sunday’s show (premiering at 10/9c) to see if Kari Ann gets her juice.

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The premiere of Sex Rehab with Dr. Drew ventured into territory that was uncharted not just for VH1’s Rehab franchise, but for TV, period. Below, Drew helps us sort out some of our questions regarding sex rehab in general and the show’s premiere, specifically. Along the way, he talks about the trouble with our culture’s blase attitude about sex, his thoughts on the sex industry and the plan Jennie (aka Penny Flame) arrived with to sabotage the production of this show.

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Licensed marriage and family therapist Jill Vermeire was on hand during the filming of Sex Rehab with Dr. Drew, bringing her clinical expertise to the world of reality TV. We’ll see a lot more of her in the coming weeks, as she worked directly with Drew and the Rehab patients. First, though, we talked to Jill about her background in sex rehab, as well as some issues that come up during the Sex Rehab with Dr. Drew premiere (it debuts on air Sunday at 10/9c). Below, Jill talks about the nature of sex addiction, how co-ed sex treatment is helpful (not harmful), and why she was initially wary of taking part in a reality show about sex addiction.

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Sex Rehab with Dr. Drew will go where no Rehab show has gone before - namely, to the realm of sex addiction. But at least there will be some familiar faces along the way: in addition to the doctor, Celebrity Rehab 2/Sober House alum Amber Smith will be part of the Sex Rehab cast. Check the premiere clip above to find out about the nature of her sex addition (more premiere clips are here), and watch the full episode when we stream it online Friday (Oct. 30) at 1 pm ET. We’ll be conducting live chat to go along with the online premiere, so we can talk out these heavy, heavy issues.

And if you can’t make the online premiere/chat, don’t worry: Sex Rehab with Dr. Drew premeires on air Sunday, Nov. 1 at 10/9c.

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Above is your first extended look at Sex Rehab with Dr. Drew, which premieres Sunday, Nov. 1, at 10/9c. Despite the shift of focus away from drug- and alcoh0l-dependency toward sex, this looks no lighter than the other Rehab installments. In fact, it could even be heavier.

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This isn’t a supertrailer, per se, but a video for Carolina Liar’s song “Coming to Terms” that includes footage from Sex Rehab with Dr. Drew, premiering Sunday, Nov. 1 at 10/9c. This is basically a montage of crying. Sex rehab looks hard, guys.

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The latest Celebrity Rehab spin-off, Sex Rehab with Dr. Drew, will tackle the mostly unexamined world of sex addiction. It debuts Sunday, Nov. 1 at 10/9c. More details are in the press release below, and after that, get a look at the cast of the show on set…

VH1, Dr. Drew and Irwin Entertainment have expanded their documentary series on addiction to examine one of society’s most taboo topics, sex addiction, in the upcoming series Sex Rehab With Dr. Drew. The series is set to premiere on VH1 on Sunday, November 1 at 10pm.

Addictions are nothing new, and most people are aware of those involving alcohol, drugs, and eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia, but few know about and understand sex addiction. It afflicts roughly 3%-6% of the American population, and just like other addictions, its impact on personal lives can be devastating. The affliction can wreak havoc on the mental and physical health of those afflicted as well as destroy marriages, families, careers and even finances.

Dr. Drew and a team of the nation’s foremost experts on sexual addiction will guide eight patients through an intensive state of the art program. Living together for 21 days, they’ll meet with Dr. Drew in daily one-on-one and group therapy sessions in order to get to the root of their compulsive behavior.

Dr. Drew is a highly respected practicing MD, is board certified in addiction medicine and assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at KECK USC School of Medicine, who will once again give viewers an unflinching look at exactly how the rehab process works and what it feels like for participants. Dr. Drew hopes to use his patients to humanize the process and show viewers that treatment is a viable way to break the cycle of addiction.

Beginning Monday, October 26 fans can catch a sneak peek of the season’s first episode on VH1.com – one week before the on-air premiere. Subsequent episodes will be available on VH1.com the morning after they air. Additional video content from Sex Rehab With Dr. Drew including extras from each episode will be available on VH1.com and on VH1 Mobile throughout the season.

Sex Rehab With Dr. Drew is executive produced by John Irwin and Bruce Toms for Irwin Entertainment. Dr. Drew Pinsky and Howard Lapides are also executive producing. Jeff Olde, Jill Holmes, and Noah Pollack are executive producers for VH1.

(FYI, that’s marriage/family therapist Jill Vermeire in the shot above with Dr. Drew.)

The eight Sex Rehab patients (along with some biographical info on them) are below…

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