A significant part of my practice is dedicated to infidelity and affairs, separately with the individual partners, or as a couple in relationship therapy. I have a great deal of lived experience in helping couples that want to find their way forward together, but just don’t know how. I will guide you through the emotions and practical steps needed to build a new relationship.
Sadly, there are different types of infidelity. I work with the partners impacted by their loved one's affair, chronic and repetitive cheating, sex addiction, sexually problematic and/or compulsive behaviors. I help you with what you need: handling grief or creating ways to feel emotionally more safe or just processing so you don't feel like you are crazy.
About half the couples who reach out to me come because of actual or suspected infidelity. They are almost always surprised when they quickly discover that nearly all couples can survive and even thrive in the wake of infidelity. It's not always easy, but it is almost always realistic.
Infidelity can be almost crippling to some couples, and extremely difficult to overcome no matter how much you love the person you’re with. And almost every time there needs to be someone there to assist both of you through this process, and try to figure out where the breakdown happened in the relationship so that it doesn’t happen. It’s really difficult to forgive but also important, and that doesn’t mean looking the other way and pretending it didn’t happen, it takes true healing to trust again.
I am passionate about working with those who have experienced infidelity in their relationship and needing to process this experience and regulating the emotions that come with it. Whether you're looking to repair and move forward or separate and move on, I specialize in helping individuals heal past pain and strengthen their connections using EMDR to reprocess the painful experience so you are not feeling as distressed as you once were and find new insights that will help you move forward, no matter which path that is.