Infidelity Therapists in Santa Monica, CA
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Alan Bisarya
Marriage & Family Therapist, EdM, LMFT
Verified
Verified
My practice focuses on work with couples who wish to connect better in the face of challenges, such as from difficult communication, blame, career shifts, or
infidelity
.
Men's Issues - Dr. Dean
Psychologist, PsyD, QME, Author
Verified
Verified
Welcome to my practice. I have about 15 years of clinical experience and have been featured on NBC/KCAL/HLN as an expert psychologist. I work primarily with men who have hit “rock bottom” and would like help getting up. These men are often in crisis when we first meet. The issues I address are typically related to unhealthy sexual behaviors,
infidelity
, financial recklessness, gambling, drugs/alcohol, dishonesty/lying, and relational conflicts. My therapy approach is a combination of psychoanalytic, cognitive-behavioral, and the 12-Step recovery model. I also share insight from my own painful but redemptive recovery journey.
Infidelity Recovery And Help For Couples
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, LMFT, CPC
Verified
Verified
29 yrs exp..... Evening & Sunday sessions available. If you are experiencing the devastation of an
infidelity
I am here to help you. This is one of the most painful things that can happen to a Couple. The impact is deeply distressing on every level & the fallout is far reaching. Perhaps you are trying to decide whether you can work through it together? I have experience helping Couples navigate the stormy emotions that threaten to drown your relationship. Many couples do make it through this terrible loss of trust. Email me and let's see how I can help you.
Martha 'Marty' Simpson
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, CSAT, CPTT
Verified
Verified
Specializing in recovery from
infidelity
for more than a decade, I see addicts, & partners, and those involved in single
affairs
. I'm a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Woodland Hills, California. I LOVE to work with couples because I believe we heal & transform in healthy relationships! I run weekly groups for betrayed partners with a trauma model and personal empowerment approach. I am often called to teach or present locally and nationally about treating
betrayal
, problematic sexual behavior & creating secure functioning relationships. Fill out a form on my website and my assistant will schedule a time for us to talk!
Office is near:
Santa Monica, CA 90405 & Online
Abby Loyola
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, MS
Verified
Verified
About half of my practice is working with couples, often working their way back to one another after
infidelity
/
betrayal
.
If you're reading this now you may be searching for healing. You may be experiencing symptoms of anxiety or depression or possibly searching for solutions after a marital infraction that has left you feeling hopeless. It takes courage to seek support. As a licensed clinical social worker I have experience working with individuals, couples and families working through many of these same feelings. I am a Caucasian cis female and I stand beside the LGBTQ+ community as a tireless ally. I work to uplift others from hurt spaces using a trauma informed and anti-racist lens and I do so unwaveringly and unapologetically.
Marriage Help Couples Counselor
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, LMFT, CPC
Verified
Verified
Nothing hurts like constantly stumbling over the same old communication problems with your partner, when all you really want to do is be close. It’s hard to concentrate or have a lightness to the day when relationship struggles drag you down. We fall in love with people who are different enough from us to create a spark. It’s that “completion feeling” of interest & fascination. We feel sad & confused when the spark burns instead of warming us. It’s a baffling
betrayal
to our emotional logic that we can deeply love someone that we frequently fight with & sometimes emotionally dread.
My Therapy Corner
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified
Verified
My Therapy Corner is a boutique practice that focuses on individual and relational/couples healing. We work with clients struggling with anxiety, trauma, depression, addiction, codependency, couples dealing with a wide range of relationship problems (
infidelity
, addiction, parenting, etc.) We believe that therapy should be supportive, and trauma-informed. Additionally, it should be culturally sensitive and consider all the layers of one’s identity. My Therapy Corner has a strong focus on experiential and holistic healing, emphasizing mind, body connection in healing.
Cira Winarto
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, AMFT
Verified
5 Endorsed
Verified
5 Endorsed
I specialize in helping individuals and couples tackle the underlying issues behind relationship difficulties, sexual inexperience,
infidelity
/
betrayal
trauma, sex/porn/love addictions, and common sex therapy issues including erectile dysfunction, rapid ejaculation, mismatched libidos, compulsive sexual behaviors, and painful, awkward, or unfulfilling sex. I'm passionate about supporting adults and adolescents struggling to navigate marriages and dating in the digital age. My clients want to modify maladaptive patterns, move away from codependency, increase coping/emotional regulation skills, and redefine healthy intimacy.
Sheila K Bost
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
Couples whether you are seeking premarital counseling, a marital tune up or healing from decades of old hurts or even
infidelity
: know that I believe in marriage and I value your relationship.
A warm welcome to individuals, couples or families! I specialize in helping you heal wholly —- emotionally, relationally, and spiritually. Old family wounds or more recent traumas, small or large, may be holding you back from your full potential. Perhaps you welcome insight into yourself and your relationships moving beyond numbers on your Enneagram or Myers-Briggs. You have lived in emotional pain way too long! Now is the time to try something different.
Natalie Alderson
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, AMFT, APCC
Verified
3 Endorsed
Verified
3 Endorsed
I work with adult couples - millennials & LGBTQ - on a variety of issues such as
infidelity
, codependency, addiction recovery, relationship conflicts, communication skills, and more.
As human beings, we all face difficult seasons of life, as do our relationships. My practice is currently focused on providing a unique, somatic & attachment-based approach to couples & relationship therapy via telehealth video sessions. The way that we are in a relationship is a reflection of how we are in relationship to ourselves, and my approach takes this into account to provide a safe, gentle, and direct space for you and your partner to explore how you show up in the relationship.
Karen Stewart
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified
Verified
I work with clients on a variety of life's struggles including depression, anxiety, drug/alcohol dependency, life transitions, sexual dysfunction and desire issues, relationship problems,
infidelity
, and communication difficulties.
We have all had times where we are struggling, feel low or "off", may not even have a real "reason" why these feelings are coming up for us. Or those times where an event, situation, loss, change in our daily functioning has lead us to not feel that we have the right skills to live our best lives and we just don't know what to do. Therapy is an answer for someone who wants to explore these feelings, to work through the difficult times and to learn about oneself in an unbiased, non-judgmental environment.
Julia Galaudet Psyd Lcsw
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, PsyD, LCSW
Verified
2 Endorsed
Verified
2 Endorsed
With over twenty years of experience, I feel comfortable treating a vast variety of personal problems including; relationship struggles, death of loved ones,
infidelity
, marital conflicts, infertility, depression, anger, addictions, codependency, divorce, blended families etc.
Let's face it- Whatever you are going through and whatever is bringing you to seek a therapist, it is probably not fun. Whether it is a break up, a divorce, a job loss etc. you have come to the right place. Seeking therapy and gaining self awareness is life changing and can help break old ugly habits. Whether it is a current life crisis or the desire to change old patterns, my style is nurturing, directive and fun. I work with you as a team getting to the core of the problem to help you move forward, and with a fresh perspective.
Ruthie Elizabeth Israeli
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified
Verified
Come in and relax and let's work on your issues together. I work in a collaborative manner that encourages you as the client to work hard towards your goals. I am available to work with individuals, although I specialize in couple and family work. My background includes working with individuals around issues related to anxiety and depression, to couples struggling with
infidelity
, sexual dysfunction, to adult families processing a transition. If you are an individual looking to begin your own personal process- Kudos!
Heidi Bacani
Marriage & Family Therapist, MFT
Verified
Verified
For over 19 years, I have worked with clients who have overcome difficulties with relating to one's self and others, sexual identity, childhood trauma,
infidelity
, marital conflict, mood disorders, fear of intimacy, anger, thought disorders, codependancy and addiction behaviors like cutting, eating disorders, sexual disorders and substance abuse.
Are you a child, adolescent or adult having difficulty functioning at work, school, or in relationships? Sometimes a history of trauma, self defeating and limiting belief systems interfere with our ability to love, work and play. I can help when old ways of adapting to stressors no longer work. Change is necessary at the mind, body and spiritual level for adaptation to occur. We will work together through your transformation. You can learn new ways to tolerate what has been overwhelming and you can develop new, healthier coping skills to help you manage what was formerly intolerable about daily living.
Janet K Smith
Psychologist, PhD
Verified
Verified
We’ll work with the issues that you present—depression, intimacy,
infidelity
, eating disorders, addiction.
We all face conflicts that at times become “too much.” When we feel overwhelmed there’s a natural tendency to want to restore balance in ourselves and our lives. Any conflict—in love, work, body image, physical symptoms—can lead to anxiety, shame and a sense of "going through the motions." Whether you’re dealing with current or long-standing difficulties, there are effective ways to understand and soften painful feelings. Life can be better when you open to new thinking, curb negativity and break repetitive cycles; you become kinder to yourself. You can find your own voice.
Cindy Shadel
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MFT
Verified
2 Endorsed
Verified
2 Endorsed
I specialize in helping individuals and couples find and maintain healthy and happy relationships. This includes: healing from sexual trauma, addiction/codependence recovery, sex/porn addiction, grief/repair from
infidelity
and/or
betrayal
, conflict resolution, communications skills, finding healthy partnerships, building healthy intimacy and sexuality in your relationship, and so on.
Carl H. Shubs
Psychologist, PhD
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
SPECIALIZATIONS: Depression, Anxiety, Trauma/PTSD (Victims of Violent Crime, Rape, Domestic Violence, Adults Abused/Molested as Children, other traumatic experiences and losses) Addictions (substances/behaviors including sex), Gay/Lesbian/Bi Issues, Mind/Body, Relationships (including communication and Infidelities/
Affairs
), Self-Esteem/Insecurity.
YOUR LIFE'S NOT WORKING THE WAY YOU'D LIKE? Find out why, and we can change it together. Want to be heard and understood? Struggling with anxiety, depression, trauma, gay/lesbian/bisexual issues, addictions (substances or behaviors including sex addiction), or infidelities? Want to stay together, but your marriage is rocky? Communication problems or behavior problems disrupting your relationship? DON'T LET OLD PATTERNS GET IN YOUR WAY. Visit my website for more information: http://www.DrCarlShubs.com. NEW BOOK: Traumatic Experiences of Normal Development, available on Amazon.
Hana Esfandiari
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS , MA, LMFT, CSAT-C
Verified
Verified
"Life is not what it's supposed to be. It's what it is. The way you cope with it is what makes the difference." I am a Licensed Marriage and Family therapist specializing in relationship and intimacy issues, sex therapy,
infidelity
,
betrayal
trauma and sex and porn addiction . I work collaboratively with my clients to facilitate recognition of their strengths so they can actualize self-growth, meet therapy goals, find peace and develop healthy relationships.
Taryn Feuerberg
Marriage & Family Therapist, PsyD, LMFT
Verified
2 Endorsed
Verified
2 Endorsed
I also provide couple and family therapy to families who are struggling with:
infidelity
, abuse, conflict, communication breakdowns, sexual issues, as well as anger and addiction.
I provide supportive therapy services to clients struggling with all kinds of issues, and all different levels of functioning. Whether you have several issues you wish to process in just a few sessions with an objective ear, or you have just been released from higher psychiatric levels of care, I have space and availability for you. I am very flexible sometimes seeing clients online or in person, sometimes once per month or once per week. My ideal clients strongly desire to change their lives, explore parts of themselves, or use our time and space to build on the hard work they have already done.
Gretchen Mattox
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, CSAT, CMAT
Verified
6 Endorsed
Verified
6 Endorsed
As a sex therapist I want my patients to feel safe in our work together; trust opens the door to healing. I have successfully treated:
infidelity
, sexual abuse, pelvic pain, sexual compulsions, and erectile struggles. As the poet Rumi said, "The wound is the place the Light enters you." Toxic stress and unfinished emotional work can make us feel stuck or lead to destructive relationship patterns, and sexual acting out. My office is a shame free zone where we can unpack together a course best suited for your individual healing. Sex is a complex as each of us are as individuals. Shame can be in your past; a new life course awaits!
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Infidelity Therapists
How does therapy for infidelity work?
A skilled infidelity therapist will provide a safe space for clients to communicate their feelings and concerns. The goal is to be completely honest about what led to the cheating and how it has affected the entire family to prevent it from recurring in the future. The therapist will help the clients work on rebuilding mutual trust and respect and developing better communication and conflict-resolution skills. If the goal is to remain a couple, clients will learn the “danger signs” for their specific relationship, and they will make a renewed commitment to be faithful.
How long does therapy for infidelity take?
Recovery from infidelity can take time, and it can vary from person to person. Generally, a therapist will want to see the clients at least once a week for around six months. Then the sessions can be arranged as needed, depending on the clients’ individual needs. While therapy may end or shift to an as-needed basis, it can take up to two years or more for some clients to fully recover from infidelity.
How does therapy help the partner who was cheated on?
When a client discovers their partner’s infidelity, their trust in the relationship and in the life they had together may be shattered. They often experience mental health symptoms, such as anxiety, depression, grief, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). They don’t always want to stay in the relationship; they may feel ambivalent or may even want to leave. Therapy gives these clients a safe and healthy way to communicate all of their complicated emotions and concerns.
How does therapy help the partner who committed infidelity?
Infidelity often occurs when one or both partners’ emotional needs are not being met in the relationship. Therapy can help this client understand why they cheated and figure out how to address those unmet needs without resorting to infidelity in the future. This can lessen (but not entirely eliminate) the risk of repeated infidelity. Clients who cheat may also feel intense guilt about deceiving their partners, a sentiment that they can work through in therapy.