Therapy for Betrayal Trauma
When someone you love betrays you, it changes everything. You don’t have to navigate the hurt alone.
When Trust Breaks, The World Inside You Shifts
When someone you trusted breaks your heart, it does something inside you that feels hard to explain. It’s not just sadness — it’s confusion, shock, anger, shame, and grief all tangled together.
You might be thinking things like:
“How did this happen?”
“How do I ever trust again?”
“Was I not enough?”
“Why didn’t I see it?”
Your mind may feel like it’s going in circles — replaying conversations, trying to make sense of details, searching for answers, and constantly scanning for what else you might have missed. Part of you might be trying to stay strong and hold everything together… while another part feels like you're falling apart inside.
Maybe you feel:
Numb one moment and overwhelmed the next
Physically sick when you think about it
Alone, even around people
Unsure who or what to trust
Like you're questioning your own instincts
It makes sense if you don’t feel like yourself right now. Betrayal shakes your sense of safety — inside and out. There is nothing “dramatic” about what you're feeling. Your pain is real, and it's valid. And you don’t have to navigate this alone or rush yourself to “move on.”
Healing is possible — slowly, gently, at your pace.
What Betrayal Trauma Can Look Like
Betrayal trauma shows up in subtle and overwhelming ways:
Constant overthinking or replaying conversations
Hyper-vigilance, checking behavior, or feeling on edge
Self-doubt and questioning your intuition
People-pleasing or trying to “earn” safety
Waves of grief, anger, or numbness
Feeling disconnected from yourself or your body
Difficulty deciding whether to stay or leave a relationship
It makes sense if you don’t feel like yourself right now.
This isn’t weakness — it’s a nervous system overwhelmed by loss, shock, and uncertainty.
What Our Work Together Will Look Like
Together, we’ll move at your pace to help you:
Rebuild trust in yourself and your intuition
Understand and soothe the protective parts trying to keep you safe
Calm anxiety and the urge to analyze or monitor
Process grief, disappointment, and emotional shock
Reconnect with your needs, boundaries, and inner strength
Begin to feel steady, confident, and whole again
This isn’t about being told to “just move on.”
It’s deep, compassionate work that honors the seriousness of what you experienced.
I use an IFS-informed, attachment-based, trauma-aware approach to help you:
Make space for the parts of you that feel hurt, angry, or scared
Understand the protective patterns that formed after betrayal
Build internal safety so you can trust and choose from a grounded place
Reconnect with the version of you that feels steady, wise, and whole