Infidelity Counseling
Healing After Betrayal. Rebuilding Trust. Reconnecting for Real.
Rebuilding Trust and Healing Together Through Infidelity Counseling
When infidelity shatters a relationship, it can feel like the ground has disappeared beneath you. The questions, the doubt, the heartbreak—it all becomes too much. Maybe you never thought this would happen to you. Or maybe something deep down always felt off, but the truth still hit like a tidal wave. Whether you’re the betrayed partner or the one who strayed, the pain is real—and so is the hope for repair.
At Creating Healthy Connections, we help couples navigate the emotional aftermath of an affair using Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), a proven, research-backed approach to rebuilding connection and trust. This isn’t about assigning blame. It’s about facing what happened, understanding what led you here, and doing the vulnerable work to move forward—together.
📍 Serving couples across Maryland, Arizona, California, Nevada, Colorado, and Virginia
You’re Not Alone in This
“I never imagined we’d be the couple facing infidelity.”
“I want to forgive, but I don’t know how to trust again.”
“They say they’re sorry, but I still feel broken.”
“Part of me wants to work through it. Part of me wants to run.”
If these thoughts sound familiar, know this: infidelity doesn’t have to be the end. Many couples not only recover, but grow stronger—with the right support and a shared commitment to healing.
“Carol gave us the tools and helped us develop the skills to see one another’s needs, to identify our patterns of behavior and communication that were detracting from our connection, and to repair some of the issues that we’d been facing for some time. Each session left us feeling more seen, more connected and stronger as both a couple and as individuals. Carol created a safe space for us both to explore our pasts and how our pasts affect our current connection, communication patterns, and behaviors. ”
How Emotionally Focused Therapy Couples (EFCT) Helps After Infidelity
Infidelity counseling provides a safe, non-judgmental space where both partners can work through the difficult emotions and begin the journey toward healing. EFT focuses on helping couples understand their patterns of disconnection and, more importantly, how to help each other out of these cycles. This creates a sense of safety in the relationship, allowing both partners to share their deeper, more wounded feelings and develop a stronger, more meaningful connection.
In our work together, you’ll learn to:
Understand the Root Causes of Infidelity
Look beneath the surface to identify what led to the affair—such as emotional disconnection, unmet attachment needs, or avoidance of vulnerability. Emotionally Focused Therapy helps couples make sense of the negative cycles that occurred before, during, and after the betrayal.
Rebuild Trust and Emotional Safety
Learn how to repair after infidelity by restoring emotional safety, rebuilding trust, and creating a secure connection. Through open communication, accountability, and consistency, couples can begin to heal and reconnect on a deeper level.
Talk About the Affair Without Spiraling
Create a safe space to process complex emotions like hurt, guilt, anger, and grief. EFT supports couples in having productive conversations about the affair—so both partners feel heard, understood, and empowered to move forward together.
With a success rate of 70–90%, Emotionally Focused Therapy is one of the most effective ways to help couples move through betrayal trauma and into secure connection.
Why Seek Infidelity Counseling?
Infidelity counseling provides a structured, compassionate space for both partners—one where the hurt isn’t minimized, and the work of healing is shared. You’ll learn to:
Have Hard Conversations Safely
Say what you’re really feeling—without getting stuck in blame or defensiveness.
Understand What Led to the Disconnection
Explore patterns that contributed to the betrayal so they can be addressed, changed and healed.
Rebuild Trust with Consistency
Learn how to create safety through transparency, boundaries, and emotional accountability.
Reconnect With Intention
Start building a new relationship together—one with deeper intimacy, emotional attunement, and respect.
“We started seeing Carol right before Covid shut down the world. I openly tell people she saved my marriage and I recommend her to anyone who is struggling. I know we put in the work too, but she helped us communicate effectively and dig deep to see what was actually causing the disagreements. We are better, not only for each other, but for our children too. We cannot say enough good things about her!”
Emotional Focused Couples Therapy
Can a Relationship Really Heal After an Affair?
Yes—but not without honesty, emotional courage, and guidance.
Infidelity doesn’t mean the love is gone. It means the relationship needs repair and reconnection—and repair is possible. Many couples who engage in EFT-based infidelity counseling report not only surviving the betrayal but feeling more connected, honest, and emotionally safe than ever before.
Infidelity shakes the foundation of a relationship—but it doesn’t always mean the end. With the right support, it can be the beginning of deeper understanding, honest repair, and a more secure connection.
Carol offers a calm, grounded space where both partners can show up—messy feelings, hard truths, and all. With over 40 years of marriage herself, she knows that even strong relationships can weather storms. Her presence is steady, her guidance clear, and her goal is always the same: helping couples find their way back to each other with compassion and clarity.
Her approach to infidelity counseling is:
Balanced and Collaborative
Each partner’s experience matters. Therapy is a space where you’ll both feel heard, supported, and understood.Emotionally Focused and Attachment-Based
We go beyond surface issues to understand the emotional injuries and unmet needs that led to the breach of trust.Nonjudgmental and Forward-Focused
This isn’t about assigning blame. It’s about making sense of what happened—and deciding, together, what healing and rebuilding will look like.
You don’t have to have all the answers right now. You just need a place to begin. Couples therapy can help you move from pain to possibility—with tools, insight, and a new way of being together.
If your world has been turned upside down by infidelity, you don’t have to navigate this alone. With the right support, you can begin the healing process, rebuild trust, and decide—together—what your relationship’s next chapter will look like.
📍 Licensed in Maryland, Arizona, California, Nevada, Colorado, and Virginia
“Carol did a great job making us feel comfortable and helped us to communicate the same way we would have in her office. Doing therapy online also helped us to practice heathy and positive communication in our own home, instead of stepping into a “bubble” in an office and then potentially falling back into old habits when we returned to our home environment.”