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THERAPY FOR Betrayal TRAUMA IN WALNUT CREEK AND ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA

BETRAYAL Trauma

Betrayal after sex or porn addiction can feel like it shatters the life you knew. When someone close to you violates your trust, the symptoms can look a lot like those associated with trauma (the same responses in the brain take place in both traditional and relational trauma) – nightmares, intrusive thoughts, flashbacks, emotional numbing, and hypervigilance. Betrayal trauma is distinct in that the injury is relational, which can make it especially hard to get back to a place of trust, safety, and security.
 

If your partner is struggling with compulsive sexual or behavioral addiction, your nervous system is likely flooded as your brain attempts to make sense of the shock of your world changing.

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Understanding betrayal Trauma

what does betrayal trauma look like?

Intrusive Thoughts

Obsessive Questioning

Dissociation

Emotional Numbing

Hypervigilance

Difficulty Trusting

Physical Symptoms

Shame

Self-Doubt

Intense Anger

Anxiety

Depression

Confusion

Loneliness or Isolation

Emotional Distress

Trauma Symptoms

Attachment Difficulties

Restlessness or Insomnia

Relief from torment. Freedom from shame.

Here’s What We’ll Do

Reaching out for specialized support is particularly important when it comes to betrayal trauma and sex and porn addiction. As a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist (CSAT), I weave both trauma and addiction recovery models together to create a treatment plan focused on reestablishing safety, providing psychoeducation and support, trauma-informed care, and disclosure.

 

Healing is always a deeply personal space, and one that should not have to be endured alone. Together we’ll focus on setting and maintaining boundaries; identifying support groups; learning about addiction and attachment; processing grief; transparent communication; and building self-compassion. Whether you’re a partner or a couple navigating betrayal trauma, healing and expert support are possible.

 

Betrayal trauma may have shattered your sense of reality. But with support and truth, you can begin to rebuild it — stronger, safer, and more whole than before.​​

  • Sense of safety 

  • Better boundaries

  • Navigating separation or couples counseling

  • Increased support

  • Understanding of behavioral addictions

  • Uncovering attachment wounds

  • Increased truth & transparency

  • More clarity

  • Increased self-compassion

  • Formal disclosure

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