Couples Therapy After Infidelity

In San Francisco

Specialized Infidelity Counseling for High-Achieving Couples Ready to Heal

When infidelity shatters your marriage, you need more than generic couples therapy. As a registered counsellor offering couples counseling after infidelity in San Francisco, I provide targeted support for successful professionals who are ready to either rebuild their relationship or gain clarity about their path forward.

My approach combines trauma-informed therapy with practical strategies designed specifically for high-performing couples who have dedicated years to career success while their marriage suffered. Whether you're dealing with emotional affairs or physical betrayal, I offer the specialized infidelity counseling needed for genuine recovery.

Ready to begin healing? Schedule your free 15-minute consultation today.

Who This Service Is For

My couples therapy after infidelity is designed for:

  • High-achieving couples on the brink of separation or divorce

  • Executives and entrepreneurs who've prioritized career over relationship connection

  • Perfectionists struggling with relationship dynamics they never learned to navigate

  • Couples with older children or empty nesters facing marital issues for the first time

  • Partners with trauma history and poor relationship models from their past

  • All types of couples including LGBTQIA+ partnerships seeking specialized care

If you're a successful professional whose marriage has been neglected for years or decades, and you're now facing the crisis of infidelity, my specialized approach to couples counseling provides the direct yet compassionate support you need.

My Specialized Approach to Infidelity Recovery

Trauma-Informed Couples Therapy

My approach to couples therapy after infidelity recognizes that betrayal creates deep emotional wounds requiring specialized treatment. Unlike traditional marriage counseling, my infidelity therapy addresses the trauma symptoms that both the hurt partner and unfaithful spouse experience during recovery.

I combine several evidence-based therapeutic modalities:

Brainspotting for Trauma Processing: This powerful therapy technique helps process the traumatic impact of infidelity by accessing trauma stored in the body and brain. Many couples are surprised by how deeply affairs affect them neurologically, and Brainspotting provides healing beyond traditional talk therapy.

Internal Family Systems (IFS): After infidelity, different parts of your personality emerge: anger, fear, the desire to forgive or seek revenge. IFS therapy helps both partners understand and integrate these aspects, leading to better emotional regulation and communication.

Relational Life Therapy (RLT): This approach emphasizes taking responsibility for your own behavior while setting appropriate boundaries. It's particularly effective for high-achievers who excel at problem-solving but struggle with emotional vulnerability.

Deep Healing Couples Intensives: For couples ready to commit to concentrated work, I offer intensive therapy experiences that create rapid transformation away from daily life distractions.

What Makes My Approach Different

My therapeutic style is vibrant and interactive, not passive. While I maintain warmth and caring in counseling, I'm also willing to challenge unhelpful patterns with the loving firmness many couples need. This balance creates the safe space necessary for vulnerable conversations while maintaining momentum for real transformation in therapy.

I understand that successful professionals need directness and efficiency in couples counseling, but I also recognize that healing from infidelity requires patience and deep emotional work through specialized therapy.

What to Expect in Your Infidelity Counseling Journey

Free Initial Consultation

Your recovery begins with a free 15-minute intake call where we discuss your specific situation and determine if my approach to couples therapy aligns with your needs. This conversation helps me understand your unique circumstances and creates a personalized path forward in counseling.

Comprehensive Assessment and Workbook

Following our consultation, I provide a detailed workbook designed for intensive healing work. This resource helps you begin processing your experience before our first therapy session, maximizing the effectiveness of our couples counseling time together.

Structured Healing Process

Phase 1: Emotional Stabilization The immediate period after discovering an affair requires careful attention to emotional safety in therapy. I help couples navigate overwhelming feelings and emotions while establishing basic agreements that support rebuilding trust during recovery.

Phase 2: Understanding the Deeper Issues Through couples counseling, we examine the underlying patterns and unmet needs that contributed to the affair. This isn't about blame in therapy, it's about understanding the relationship context that made infidelity possible and addressing root causes through recovery.

Phase 3: Rebuilding Connection and Trust Using specialized therapeutic techniques, we work on rebuilding trust, improving communication, and creating new patterns of intimacy in your marriage through ongoing couples therapy.

Phase 4: Long-term Relationship Success I provide couples with practical strategies for maintaining gains made in therapy and continuing to strengthen their relationship over time through recovery.

Ongoing Support

Between therapy sessions, I'm available for contact when needed. I also offer homework assignments and can provide AI note-taking add-ons to help you process and remember important insights from our couples counseling sessions.

Benefits of Specialized Infidelity Therapy

Immediate Relief from Crisis

My trauma-informed approach to couples therapy provides immediate support for the emotional crisis following infidelity. Both partners learn tools for managing intense feelings and emotions while beginning the healing process through specialized counseling.

Address Root Causes, Not Just Symptoms

Unlike generic marriage counseling, my approach to treating infidelity explores the deeper relationship dynamics that contributed to the affair. We address underlying issues like emotional disconnection, unmet needs, and poor communication patterns through recovery-focused therapy.

Practical Tools for Daily Life

I provide specific strategies couples can implement immediately to strengthen their connection through recovery. These include communication techniques, boundary-setting skills, and activities that rebuild emotional and physical intimacy in their marriage.

Personalized Treatment Plan

Every couple's experience with infidelity is unique. Whether you're dealing with emotional affairs, physical betrayal, or complex situations involving multiple factors, I create a customized approach to couples therapy that addresses your specific circumstances and goals for recovery.

Rebuild Stronger Than Before

Couples who complete my infidelity counseling program often emerge with a marriage that's more honest, intimate, and fulfilling than before the affair. The healing process through therapy creates the deep, authentic connection many couples had been missing for years.

Why Choose Specialized Infidelity Counseling?

Expert Training in Affair Recovery

My specialized training in couples therapy after infidelity ensures both the betrayed partner and unfaithful spouse receive the specific care needed for genuine recovery. I understand the complex feelings and emotions involved in affair recovery that traditional therapy approaches often miss.

Designed for High Achievers

My approach to couples counseling recognizes the unique challenges facing successful professionals. I provide the direct, efficient support you're accustomed to while addressing the emotional vulnerability required for healing through therapy.

Proven Therapeutic Modalities

The combination of Brainspotting, IFS, RLT, and intensive therapy formats provides comprehensive treatment that addresses both individual trauma and relationship dynamics. This multi-modal approach to infidelity therapy offers deeper healing than traditional counseling methods.

Trauma-Informed Care

Understanding that infidelity creates trauma symptoms, my approach to couples therapy includes specialized techniques for processing betrayal trauma. This ensures both partners receive appropriate support during their recovery journey.

 Common Questions About Infidelity Therapy

  • Many couples not only survive infidelity but emerge stronger through specialized couples therapy. Success depends on both partners' commitment to the recovery process and willingness to address underlying relationship issues through counseling.

  • The timeline for couples therapy after infidelity varies based on individual circumstances. Some couples see significant progress in intensive therapy sessions, while others benefit from longer-term counseling support during their recovery.

  • My approach to infidelity therapy helps couples gain clarity about their best path forward, whether that's rebuilding their marriage or separating amicably. The therapeutic process provides insights needed for informed decision-making about your future.

  • Yes, I provide online couples counseling sessions, making specialized infidelity therapy accessible regardless of your location in San Francisco or schedule constraints.

Take the First Step Toward Healing

Healing from infidelity is one of the most challenging experiences a couple can face, but it's also an opportunity for profound transformation through specialized couples therapy. The couples who commit to doing deep work often emerge with a marriage that's more authentic and fulfilling than they ever imagined possible through the recovery process.

My approach to couples counseling is designed specifically for high-achieving couples in San Francisco who are ready to either heal their relationship or gain clarity about their path forward through therapy. Whether you're considering separation or desperately want to rebuild, I provide the compassionate yet direct support needed as a specialized therapist.

Your marriage deserves the same level of attention and investment you've given to your career and family. With commitment, courage, and specialized support through infidelity counseling, healing is possible through the recovery process.

Ready to Begin Your Recovery Journey?

Don't let infidelity define your marriage's future. Take the first step toward healing by scheduling your free consultation today. During our conversation, we'll discuss your specific situation and determine how my specialized approach to couples therapy after infidelity can support your recovery goals.

Contact me today to schedule your free 15-minute consultation and begin your healing journey through specialized infidelity counseling.

Your future relationship, whether together or apart, depends on the choices you make today. Let's explore how couples therapy can help you move forward with clarity, healing, and hope.