Trust Issues: Couples Therapy for Barrier Breakdown - In the complex dance of relationships, trust serves as the sturdy foundation upon which love, intimacy, and connection thrive.

Love to Deceit: Deciphering Betrayal's Psychology -In the intricate web of human relationships, betrayal often lurks as an ominous shadow, casting doubt and pain where love once thrived.

Coping with Betrayal: Healing and Progress -Betrayal cuts deep, leaving scars that may seem impossible to heal. Whether it's a friend's deceit, a partner's infidelity, or a colleague's betrayal, the emotional aftermath can be devastating.

Marriage Counseling-Marriage is often portrayed as a union of love, trust, and unwavering commitment. However, the reality is far more complex. In many marriages, the vow of fidelity

The need for truth is fundamental to healing from a wound like betrayal. If partners healing from betrayal want to rebuild trust in your relationship, it must start from a foundation of honesty.

Grief can show up after any loss we face. It is a part of the human experience and often comes in waves and stages.

The body doesn’t discriminate between a physical trauma and an emotional trauma. It will hold onto the pain regardless.

If you are a partner of someone with an addiction, there’s no wonder so many emotions come up for you. This is about YOU and your decision for how you want to move forward.

Have you ever thought, “Why can't I control myself?” What was once a way to calm your pain and emotions is no longer working.

Deciding when to trust is hard, and finding the balance between when to or not to extend trust is essential to protecting your well-being, safety, and ability to fully thrive in your relationships.

Infidelity within a relationship causes a ripple effect that impacts multiple facets of the betrayed partner's life and lived experiences. It impacts our mind, body, and spirit. This multi-layered betrayal results in a type of trauma that is referred to as betrayal trauma.

Dysregulation occurs in varying levels of intensity and for many different reasons. When you can track and map your nervous system, you become more able to intervene with your own body and emotions.

The trauma of betrayal is earth-shattering, penetrating nearly every corner of life. Although the journey to betrayal trauma recovery is long and painful, many betrayed partners walk through these 5 steps, and with the support of their therapeutic team, overcome debilitating pain and reconnect with an even stronger self.

Betrayal trauma immensely impacts how we view sex and intimacy. Something that was supposed to bring healthy vulnerability now feels completely different. So, how do you heal? The key is to first rebuild emotional intimacy with your partner.

If you have been betrayed, the thought of forgiving your betrayer may seem undesirable and even impossible. So, why would you consider forgiveness at all and where do you start?

Loneliness is a sign that your need for deep and meaningful connection is not being met. There are ways that you can combat loneliness including reconnecting to yourself and your own needs, connecting to others with shared interests and values, and seeking the help of a therapist.

The road to partner recovery after betrayal can be long and difficult. While we cannot rush this process, knowing the 6 stages to recovery is a great place for anyone to start their healing journey.

You are managing a crisis and you must take care of you. Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) describes crisis management as distress tolerance. The distress still remains, but you are able to tolerate the pain with some skills.

Some say that love is easy and blissful - something we fall into without control. But if you have been involved in betrayal—on either end—you know that love can be very complicated and even intensely painful. Real love requires an enormous amount of courage.

You have experienced betrayal, deception or gaslighting in a primary relationship. You are alone. You are confused. Are you going crazy? What in the world is happening?

You are not crazy. Betrayal trauma is happening.