Category: Divorce

  • Betrayal Trauma and Recovery

    Betrayal Trauma and Recovery

    Betrayal trauma is disheartening and destructive. It is critical to be a trauma informed therapist when working with clients who have been abused. I will never forget the evening I met with ‘Devon’ and ‘Emma’, a couple seeking support for “communication issues.” The moment they sat in front of me I knew something wasn’t right.…

  • Because I Loved Her, I Left Her

    Because I Loved Her, I Left Her

    Anonymous Question Series: The following two questions are so similar that I chose to include them both in this response. I will be speaking in terms of divorce, but these concepts are equally applicable to “break ups” before marriage and within engagements. Q: When do you suggest that a problematic/troubled partnership separate? Or stay together?…