Infidelity Therapists in Saint Louis, MO

Kathryn Manley is a seasoned licensed mental health practitioner and licensed AASECT sex therapist. For over 20 years, she has helped individuals and couples navigate difficult issues relating to relationships, sexuality, abandonment fears, depression, and anxiety. Kathryn understands the importance of having a safe and trustworthy clinician. Sex therapy can include the many physiological and emotional aspects of intimacy encountered during seasons of life. Some of these might include postpartum depression, differences in sexual desire, erectile dysfunction, sexual pain, sexless marriage, infidelity , and difficulty with orgasm.

Relationships are my speciality, especially issues of broken trust, communication, intimacy and addiction. While there is no perfect partner or relationship, our intimate relationships should be a source of joy, safety and support. Whether you are dating, married, engaged or divorced, "straight" or LGBTQIA, monogamous or polyamorous, kinky or vanilla, in college or in retirement, friends "with benefits" or platonic friends, I commit to listening carefully and without judgment to help you find solutions resulting in more peace and harmony in your relationships.

I work with children, adolescents, adults, couples and families from a relational, trauma informed, attachment informed, developmental perspective. Trained in child psychotherapy, couples therapy and family therapy, I work to understand clients within the context of their primary and family relationships. I especially enjoy working with couples and families. I work to identify the emotional and interpersonal obstacles to further growth, and build on the strength and resilience of the individual, couple and family. .I have experience working with children and adolescents experiencing the full range of emotional, social and developmental difficulties.

If you've found yourself struggling with life stressors such as fertility problems, chronic illness, marital discord, relationship infidelity , or even difficulty making major decisions, therapy is right for you. You may also be blissfully happy and seeking pre-marital counseling with a future spouse, therapy is right for you too! These incentives for counseling have one common thread, a desire to pinpoint areas where you are "stuck", guard against potential threats to your relationship harmony, improve your life, improve your relationship, and become the best version of yourself.

Our lives can be filled with so many obstacles and challenges on a daily basis. Whether these challenges are personal, family, work or peers, we sometimes need to get additional perspectives and clarity on some of life's most pressing issues. I view therapy as a way for clients to seek personal growth and find helpful solutions moving forward. I use humor, compassion and unconditional support to help individuals, couples and families work through a variety of presenting issues. My goal is to help clients resolve the main problem in therapy and help them gain additional strengths and insights in their lives.

My work is focused on creating a safe, warm, and inviting space for individuals and couples to receive therapy. Many of the couples I work with experience poor communication, lack of trust, and resistance to change. I believe those who are open to change and self-awareness are those who will benefit the most. I also enjoy working with individuals. You may be struggling with interpersonal issues. You may feel unsure of your identity and of the things you want in life. For both couples and individuals, my job is to walk with you on the path toward happiness and contentedness.

I have several years of experience and training in the field of sex addiction and betrayal trauma and am currently working toward my Certified Sex Addiction Specialist (CSAT) certification through IITAP.

My ideal clients include college students, adults, families and couples. Using Cognitive Behavior Therapy I help clients recognize and acknowledge their inner thoughts and troubles. My clients typically face the following issues: infidelity , coping skills, divorce, depression, career counseling, martial and premarital, peer relationships, relationship issues, spirituality, sports performance, stress, women’s issues, weight loss, mental health and sexuality.

I founded Terrace House because I believe that each of us deserves the opportunity to design a life that we love; one in which we feel at home in our bodies, in our minds, in our relationships, and in our world. I enjoy working with couples, adults, and adolescents to define and change their relationship with the problems in their lives including: anxiety, depression, trauma, stress, identity exploration (including LGBTQ+), existential questions, spiritual concerns, career concerns, and relational wounds (including betrayal , divorce, and attachment.)

Relationships are part of what makes us human. We thrive when connected with others. I am passionate about helping people create and maintain healthy and loving relationships. I work with couples, families, and individuals and have strong experience working with LGBTQ clients. I make it a priority to create a safe space for all of my clients. It is through this atmosphere of acceptance that we can work together to create true change and growth. I work with individuals, families and couples who are going through a crisis, or those who are simply looking to strengthen their relationships.

*NOTE: I Currently Have a Waitlist* Utilizing systemic principles and effective methodology, I work with clients of all backgrounds, sexualities, genders, and relationship dynamics. Clients come to me to work on sexual and/or sociosexual concerns, including low desire, infidelity , lack of partnership skills, poor impulsivity control, coming out, inner shame, exploring new dynamics and/or kinks, and also for vaginal pain and erectile dysfunction.

I have worked with many individuals, and couples over the past 34 years to help navigate the "ups and downs" of life and relationships. I work with couples who want to improve communication skills, conflict resolution, parenting, recovery from addiction or infidelity , and more. I work with individuals who want to improve self esteem, reduce negative self talk, improve work/career and love and life choices. I began my career in the substance abuse field. I find it an honor to journey with someone as they seek personal growth, healing in relationships and peace with their life choices.

My education, work, and life experiences have given me a set of clinical tools to assist clients dealing with a variety of issues. I have worked in a broad spectrum of environments, including in the home, in foster care, residential care, inpatient treatment, and several years in a private clinical practice. This has enabled me to get to experience a large range of clients with different needs and demands, bringing me to a place of clinical expertise in a variety of areas. I have experience working with clients and families from diverse cultures and backgrounds.

Kelly brings deep compassion and understanding to the counseling experience and walks with her clients through changes that are meaningful and long-lasting. She is passionate about helping women heal from abuse and betrayal , and she recognizes the importance of instilling hope for desired change with regard to relationships and other goals. She loves to work with relationships, anxiety, self-esteem, family counseling, adolescents, identity issues, grief, trauma, depression, anger, and spiritual struggles. Kelly assists her clients in understanding the full context of their situations and she speaks truth in love.

I enjoy working with couples, families, and individuals who are in need of and ready for change. My clients come to me with a range of issues, such as conflict in blended or adoptive families, infidelity , suicidality, parenting conflict, life transitions, and general breakdown in relationship communication. My clients want to feel heard and connected to others and the world around them. They work with me to find hope and fulfillment in their lives and work to maintain a positive, yet realistic, perspective.

Today, the concept of marriage involves practical, economical, social, psychological, and emotional aspects. As the expectation of what a marriage is and should be has increased, the disappointment, disagreement, and struggle to meet all the expectations have also increased.

Nothing affects the happiness in our lives more than our relationships. My area of focus and expertise is in helping people to develop and strengthen lifelong loving relationships. My advanced training enables me to be very effective with a variety of concerns and/or issues often experienced by families, couples, or individuals who are experiencing distress in their significant relationships.

As a licensed sex therapist I know your sexuality is a legitimate concern and believe that it is your right to receive expert knowledge when seeking assistance for relationship or sexual difficulties. I offer psychotherapy for general concerns, relationship coaching, couples' intensives and retreats as well as educational opportunities for professionals and groups. My couples' intensives and retreats teach and support ongoing intimacy in your relationship through mind/body connection and heart-centered relationship skills. My individual and couples therapy is designed to meet your goals and is a mutual undertaking between us.

I provide therapeutic services to adults, youth, couples, and families, specializing in work with clients who are seeking growth or healing within relationships – both those held with others and with themselves. Much of my work centers on experiences of alienation or conflict within ourselves, our families, and our communities.

Something’s not right, and maybe hasn’t been for a while, but you know it’s time for some changes. If you (or you and your partner) need help making those positive changes, I’d be honored to work with you. I take a flexible approach to counseling, bringing thoughtfulness and creativity to the process to meet you where you are. So I feel comfortable with a wide range of issues, but here are areas I help with most often: anxiety & stress, depression, couples counseling (Gottman Method), career counseling & life design, substance use & addiction, men's issues, life transitions, anger, mindfulness, and grief.