I have completed training in the Multidimensional Partner Trauma Model through APSATS (The Association of Partners of Sex Addicts Trauma Specialists) and can provide informed care and counselling related to the experience of betrayal trauma.
Engaging in individual therapy can provide you with a safe space to explore the impacts of betrayal trauma and engage in a process of healing and recovery. Therapy can help you:
Understand the impacts of trauma a relationship trauma/betrayal
Make sense out of your experience
Develop healthy coping strategies and learn how to take care of you
Re-establish your sense of self/your identity
Establish a network of support
Use self-compassion as tool in your recovery
Understand healthy boundaries and negotiate your needs in relationships of all kinds, develop assertive communication skills
Experience your emotions in a safe, supportive setting
Figure out how to talk to others (friends, family, parents, children) about relationship changes/what has happened
Explore your next steps, receive support and guidance