Therapy for Betrayal Trauma – Support for Betrayed Partners
Reclaim Your Safety, Voice, and Power After Betrayal
When the person you love lies, hides, or crosses boundaries, the pain can feel unbearable. Betrayal trauma shakes the foundation of your relationship and disrupts your sense of reality. Whether your partner has been struggling with compulsive sexual behavior, pornography addiction, or other secretive behaviors that violate trust, healing is possible—and you don’t have to do it alone.
At Insights Counseling Center, we specialize in betrayal trauma therapy for individuals and couples. We help you reclaim your voice, your story, and your sense of safety after sexual betrayal.
Who This Is For
If you’ve discovered sexual secrets, compulsive behaviors, or chronic deception in your relationship, you may be feeling overwhelmed, disoriented, or even ashamed for staying. Betrayal trauma therapy can help you:
Understand and name what’s happened to you
Rebuild safety, voice, and trust from the inside out
Make grounded decisions about staying or leaving
Heal from the emotional and physiological impact of betrayal
This page is for:
Individuals struggling with the aftermath of discovering their partner’s sexual betrayal
Partners of those in sex addiction recovery who feel left behind or unseen
People navigating trauma symptoms like hypervigilance, panic, or intrusive thoughts
Those recovering from gaslighting, broken trust, or patterns of deception in a relationship
You are not crazy. You are not codependent. You are having a very normal reaction to an incredibly painful experience.
There Is Hope For Healing; Send Us A Message!
What We Address in Betrayal Trauma Therapy
Betrayal trauma therapy is designed to help you process, stabilize, and heal after trust has been shattered. Our work together may focus on:
Understanding trauma responses: fight, flight, freeze, fawn
Reducing triggers and internal chaos through grounding tools
Naming what safety means to you now
Processing grief and anger in safe, supported ways
Rebuilding boundaries, intuition, and emotional regulation
Developing post-traumatic growth and clarity about what’s next
Our approach honors your pace, your voice, and your right to healing—regardless of whether your partner is also in therapy.
Our Approach to Healing
Our team includes Certified Clinical Partner Specialists (CCPS) through APSATS and Certified Partner Trauma Therapists (CPTT) through IITAP. We are trained in models such as the APSATS Multidimensional Partner Trauma Model and the Early Recovery Couples Empathy Model (ERCEM).
Our therapists also bring specialized training in trauma-informed modalities including EMDR, Brainspotting, and Neurofeedback to help regulate the nervous system and restore a sense of safety.
At Insights, you can expect:
A trauma-informed lens that prioritizes your well-being
Zero labeling of codependency or enabling
A focus on relational healing, not just individual survival
Collaboration with sex addiction therapists when appropriate
Therapists who provide betrayal trauma care include Teresa Prince, Samantha Adams, and Tal Prince. We often consult and staff cases as a team to ensure thoughtful, ethical, and collaborative care.
Whether you’re in individual therapy, couples therapy, or both, we’ll help you:
Name and navigate trauma symptoms
Explore the impact of betrayal without pressure or blame
Build your support system and personal sense of power
What If You’re Still Not Sure This Counts as Betrayal Trauma?
Maybe you’ve thought:
“It wasn’t a physical affair, so maybe I shouldn’t be this upset.”
“I feel crazy for how I’ve reacted. I should be over it by now.”
“They’re in recovery and doing the work—why am I still hurting?”
If you’re questioning your reality, it’s likely you’ve been gaslit or emotionally manipulated. We can help you sort through the confusion, honor your emotional truth, and begin to rebuild your inner compass.
Looking for More Support?
Our Betrayal Trauma Resource Library offers blog posts, tools, and recommended reading to help you make sense of what’s happened, reclaim your voice, and begin rebuilding safety—from the inside out.
Not Sure If It’s Abuse?
Some partners wonder if what they’ve experienced is emotional abuse, narcissistic harm, or just years of unhealthy patterns. If you’ve felt blamed, dismissed, or invisible in your relationship, visit our Resources for Narcissism and Relational Abuse to explore more.
Feeling Abandoned or Rushed?
If your partner has confessed, been caught, or is now threatening to leave—you may feel blindsided, panicked, or left without a say. Discernment Counseling can help create space to slow down and name what’s really happening.
This process gives both partners a chance to explore what led to this point, without pressure to stay or split. It’s not about convincing—it’s about clarity.
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Is This the Right Fit for You?
You Might Be Wondering…
Do I need betrayal trauma therapy if my partner is already in recovery?
Partner healing is a separate and essential journey. Your trauma needs care whether or not your partner is making changes.
Can I stay in the relationship and still heal?
Yes, if the relationship becomes safe and trustworthy again. We’ll help you know what safety looks like—and what steps help rebuild it.
What if I’m not ready to make a decision about staying or leaving?
That’s okay. We support partners in all stages of clarity and decision-making.
What if I stayed after the first discovery, but more betrayal came out later?
That’s common. We help partners navigate repeat discovery trauma and rebuild self-trust, even in layered betrayal experiences.
Is this only for women?
No. While many betrayed partners are women, a significant number of men also experience the pain of betrayal—often silently and without much societal acknowledgment. At Insights, we work with both male and female partners, including men who have discovered infidelity or secretive behavior in their wives. Healing is possible for everyone impacted by betrayal, and our approach is tailored to support the emotional and relational needs of all betrayed partners, regardless of gender.
What Makes Our Team Different?
Our betrayal trauma specialists understand this work both professionally and personally. Our co-founder, Teresa Prince, is a Certified Clinical Partner Specialist (CCPS) through APSATS. She works alongside a team of trauma-informed clinicians and sex addiction specialists trained through IITAP.
We work collaboratively—often consulting behind the scenes to ensure both betrayed partners and those struggling with addiction receive aligned, ethical, and compassionate care. We also offer:
Full therapeutic disclosure and polygraph protocols when appropriate
Co-therapy and group therapy options
Couples intensives to stabilize crisis and begin relational repair
You deserve care from a team that sees the whole picture.
Common Symptoms of Betrayal Trauma
Betrayal trauma isn’t just emotional—it’s physiological. Many partners experience symptoms such as:
Panic attacks or racing thoughts
Obsessive searching or “detective mode”
Emotional numbness or dissociation
Loss of appetite or disrupted sleep
Shame, self-blame, or fear of judgment
These are normal trauma responses—not personality flaws. Therapy helps reduce these symptoms and supports healing at a nervous system level.
Looking for More?
You can also visit our Betrayal Trauma Resource Library to find:
Blog posts on grief, triggers, safety, and sexual trauma
Book recommendations and partner-specific tools
Free worksheets for processing betrayal and reclaiming your voice
Some of our most-read blog posts include:
Healing Amidst The Turmoil: Understanding Reactive Hypersexuality After Affair Discovery
Understanding the Impact of Betrayal Trauma: A Neuroscience Perspective
These resources are a helpful companion to therapy and can give language to the confusing emotions you're navigating.
Explore More Support Options
As part of our holistic approach to healing, we also offer:
Sex Addiction Therapy for those struggling with compulsive sexual behavior
Couples Intensives for Betrayal Recovery to help stabilize and begin repair
Discernment Counseling when you're unsure whether to stay or leave
Group Therapy for Partners seeking community and support during recovery
Healing doesn’t have to happen alone—and you don’t have to pick just one path. We’re here to help you find the right next step.
What Clients Are Saying
“I finally feel some hope that we can make it through this. For the first time, I don’t feel completely alone in the pain—and I can see a path forward.”
— Partner in betrayal trauma recovery
“This is help we’ve needed for so long. It’s like someone finally understands what we’ve been going through—and how to help us move forward.”
— Betrayed partner in counseling
“I thought I was doing all I could—trying to answer her questions, trying to be honest—but things just kept getting worse. This process has helped me see what real healing requires. For the first time, I feel hopeful… and I want to do what it takes to rebuild our relationship.”
— Husband attending initial couples session with betrayed wife
You Don’t Have to Carry This Alone
We provide therapy for betrayal trauma that is grounded, compassionate, and relational.
Whether you’re in crisis, feeling stuck, or simply needing a space where
you don’t have to explain why it hurts so much—we’re here.
Let’s start where you are.