Infidelity Therapists in Dallas, TX
I have extensive experience working with marital repair, working through affairs, sexual dysfunction relationship building and premarital therapy.
Holtz Counseling is the premier counseling destination in the North Dallas area. I offer a boutique practice to people wanting the best possible counseling experience. I hold a PhD, I am Board Certified in Marriage and Family Therapy, as well as a Diplomate of the American Board of Sexology. I help with marriages, relationships, work issues, anxiety, depression, mens issues and life coaching. My practice is extremely limited and I book up very quickly. I am happy to help if you will only reach out to me.
I have extensive experience working with marital repair, working through affairs, sexual dysfunction relationship building and premarital therapy.
Holtz Counseling is the premier counseling destination in the North Dallas area. I offer a boutique practice to people wanting the best possible counseling experience. I hold a PhD, I am Board Certified in Marriage and Family Therapy, as well as a Diplomate of the American Board of Sexology. I help with marriages, relationships, work issues, anxiety, depression, mens issues and life coaching. My practice is extremely limited and I book up very quickly. I am happy to help if you will only reach out to me.
Dr. Paul Stanford
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, LMFT
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
Dallas, TX 75219
Has your marriage become stale? Do you feel more like roommates than romantic partners? Are you having a difficult time balancing work, kids, leisure time, and your relationship? Have you experienced infidelity or some other form of broken trust? Or maybe you just want to strengthen your relationship for the future. I'd love to speak with you about your needs. For those that can't get to the office due to location or time restraints, I offer virtual counseling through secure video conferencing. Contact me for a free demo and consultation.
Has your marriage become stale? Do you feel more like roommates than romantic partners? Are you having a difficult time balancing work, kids, leisure time, and your relationship? Have you experienced infidelity or some other form of broken trust? Or maybe you just want to strengthen your relationship for the future. I'd love to speak with you about your needs. For those that can't get to the office due to location or time restraints, I offer virtual counseling through secure video conferencing. Contact me for a free demo and consultation.
Do you struggle with a challenging relationship, that affects your day to day life, and ability to function? Do you feel overwhelmed with attempts to communicate and connect with your partner? Is it getting difficult to just get through the day? Has there been infidelity in the relationship? Are you questioning if the relationship will get better? Now more than ever, couples are feeling overwhelmed and uncertain about overcoming difficulties in their relationships. Failing to discuss expectations, wants and needs can lead to long-term issues in your relationship. I believe it shouldn't be so hard to have a fulfilling relationship.
Do you struggle with a challenging relationship, that affects your day to day life, and ability to function? Do you feel overwhelmed with attempts to communicate and connect with your partner? Is it getting difficult to just get through the day? Has there been infidelity in the relationship? Are you questioning if the relationship will get better? Now more than ever, couples are feeling overwhelmed and uncertain about overcoming difficulties in their relationships. Failing to discuss expectations, wants and needs can lead to long-term issues in your relationship. I believe it shouldn't be so hard to have a fulfilling relationship.
Scott William Weinert
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LCDC, MS
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Dallas, TX 75206
Few things are as miserable as damaged trust in a relationship. This takes many forms. You’re mad, hurt, and don’t know if you want to stay or not. When you’ve done things you regret, you feel lost, guilty, confused, and conflicted. When it is you that has been emotionally hurt, you feel betrayed and now your safe place is gone. Frequent ugly fights leave you resentful and walking on eggshells, waiting for one to crack. Your person is openly and publicly disinterested, critical, or unsupportive. Then there is infidelity, which feels like a bomb exploded in your life, and now you are living a 24/7 bad dream.
Few things are as miserable as damaged trust in a relationship. This takes many forms. You’re mad, hurt, and don’t know if you want to stay or not. When you’ve done things you regret, you feel lost, guilty, confused, and conflicted. When it is you that has been emotionally hurt, you feel betrayed and now your safe place is gone. Frequent ugly fights leave you resentful and walking on eggshells, waiting for one to crack. Your person is openly and publicly disinterested, critical, or unsupportive. Then there is infidelity, which feels like a bomb exploded in your life, and now you are living a 24/7 bad dream.
Molly Macpherson
Licensed Professional Counselor Associate, MS, NCC
Verified Verified
Dallas, TX 75248
If you are healing from a divorce, reeling from a recent infidelity or breach of trust, or staring down a gulf of disconnection wondering whether your relationship can be salvaged, I can be a guide on your healing journey.
Hi! I am Molly and I have a passion for helping individuals and couples find confidence and direction in their work and personal lives. I specialize in anxiety management, career stress/burnout, self-esteem, and couples counseling. Prior to becoming a psychotherapist I spent nearly 20 years as a corporate executive, lawyer, and consultant. This background makes me uniquely qualified to support high-achieving, goal-oriented, and driven professionals. I understand the intense environments you operate in and the demands placed on your life. If you are a professional navigating a high-pressure career, I would love to support you.
If you are healing from a divorce, reeling from a recent infidelity or breach of trust, or staring down a gulf of disconnection wondering whether your relationship can be salvaged, I can be a guide on your healing journey.
Hi! I am Molly and I have a passion for helping individuals and couples find confidence and direction in their work and personal lives. I specialize in anxiety management, career stress/burnout, self-esteem, and couples counseling. Prior to becoming a psychotherapist I spent nearly 20 years as a corporate executive, lawyer, and consultant. This background makes me uniquely qualified to support high-achieving, goal-oriented, and driven professionals. I understand the intense environments you operate in and the demands placed on your life. If you are a professional navigating a high-pressure career, I would love to support you.
I have published a book: What Happens After Shattered? Finding Hope and Healing After Infidelity.
I enjoy working with individuals with Bipolar Disorder to help them develop a treatment plan and to provide useful education about the disorder. Accurate information is critical in developing acceptance of the disorder and fighting stigma. Regarding infidelity, I work to help the patient(s) heal from the trauma and heartbreak of infidelity. Managing anger or obsessive thoughts, learning to be vulnerable again, and developing forgiveness are important goals for the betrayed spouse, whether separating or reconciling. Rebuilding trust, adhering to total honesty (the hallmark of healing), and being behaviorally accountable are tasks that I help the straying spouse develop.
I have published a book: What Happens After Shattered? Finding Hope and Healing After Infidelity.
I enjoy working with individuals with Bipolar Disorder to help them develop a treatment plan and to provide useful education about the disorder. Accurate information is critical in developing acceptance of the disorder and fighting stigma. Regarding infidelity, I work to help the patient(s) heal from the trauma and heartbreak of infidelity. Managing anger or obsessive thoughts, learning to be vulnerable again, and developing forgiveness are important goals for the betrayed spouse, whether separating or reconciling. Rebuilding trust, adhering to total honesty (the hallmark of healing), and being behaviorally accountable are tasks that I help the straying spouse develop.
Regina DeBilio
Licensed Professional Counselor Associate, MS, LPC-A, EMDR, CPTT-C
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Dallas, TX 75204 (Online Only)
Regina is supervised by and works closely with a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist and has received direct experience working with partners dealing with betrayal trauma, sex addiction and is familiar with the process of preparing for a formal disclosure, creating boundary plans, receiving polygraph results, as well as co-facilitating groups for support.
I work with those experiencing trauma after the betrayal and disclosure of sexual addiction and infidelity by their partner. I am a certified partner trauma therapist associate and provide trauma-focused work for individuals and couples. I have training in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), an attachment-based modality that tracks the negative interaction cycle that causes distress and results in insecure attachment and disconnection. Additionally, I provide EMDR, a researched-based technique, for clients experiencing trauma and symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). I also specialize in family enmeshment issues.
Regina is supervised by and works closely with a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist and has received direct experience working with partners dealing with betrayal trauma, sex addiction and is familiar with the process of preparing for a formal disclosure, creating boundary plans, receiving polygraph results, as well as co-facilitating groups for support.
I work with those experiencing trauma after the betrayal and disclosure of sexual addiction and infidelity by their partner. I am a certified partner trauma therapist associate and provide trauma-focused work for individuals and couples. I have training in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), an attachment-based modality that tracks the negative interaction cycle that causes distress and results in insecure attachment and disconnection. Additionally, I provide EMDR, a researched-based technique, for clients experiencing trauma and symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). I also specialize in family enmeshment issues.
Dr. Jan Martin Dunn
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, LMFT, LPC, LCDC
Verified Verified
6 Endorsed
Dallas, TX 75240
If your life has experienced pain from affairs, alcohol/drug or other addictions, and/or violence, you can be helped through my Gottman Method Couples Therapy training.
Is your life similar to any of these past clients I have had? 1) A woman being "beat down" at work by her superiors and the work environment has become impossible for her; 2) Couples where one of the spouses had a lengthy affair; 3) A married person who realizes that his/her parents will not accept the new spouse; 4) A messy step-parenting situation; 5) A woman wanting to reconcile with her father; 6) A couple where one of the parties became addicted to pain medication and was in a treatment center for several months; 7) A person who realized on the honeymoon that he/she had made a mistake. Now what should happen?
If your life has experienced pain from affairs, alcohol/drug or other addictions, and/or violence, you can be helped through my Gottman Method Couples Therapy training.
Is your life similar to any of these past clients I have had? 1) A woman being "beat down" at work by her superiors and the work environment has become impossible for her; 2) Couples where one of the spouses had a lengthy affair; 3) A married person who realizes that his/her parents will not accept the new spouse; 4) A messy step-parenting situation; 5) A woman wanting to reconcile with her father; 6) A couple where one of the parties became addicted to pain medication and was in a treatment center for several months; 7) A person who realized on the honeymoon that he/she had made a mistake. Now what should happen?
Tiara Lipps
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, JD, MA, LMFT-A
Verified Verified
Dallas, TX 75219
I love working with couples, specifically working with them to understand their relationship dynamics and helping the individuals in a couple to better understand themselves and relate to each other more lovingly, respectfully and graciously. I want to support you and walk with you to create a thriving relationship. I have experience working with couples for premarital counseling, communication problems, infidelity, parenting and blended family issues. I also work with adults facing life or career transitions or experiencing anxiety.
I love working with couples, specifically working with them to understand their relationship dynamics and helping the individuals in a couple to better understand themselves and relate to each other more lovingly, respectfully and graciously. I want to support you and walk with you to create a thriving relationship. I have experience working with couples for premarital counseling, communication problems, infidelity, parenting and blended family issues. I also work with adults facing life or career transitions or experiencing anxiety.
Saliha Qadir | Couples Therapy | Infidelity Recovery | South Asian
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC, NCC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Dallas, TX 75219 (Online Only)
My approach for therapy is to provide my clients with a warm, empathetic space to be vulnerable. I understand how hard it is to share your story which is why I’m here to listen! I specialize in working with couples seeking help for pre-marital, marital concerns, infidelity recovery, intimacy concerns, understanding attachment styles, modern dating, and dealing with interpersonal conflicts. As a South Asian Muslim therapist i’m passionate about working with clients struggling with cultural roles, issues with identity, generational trauma, and enculturation, especially within the South Asian and first-generation communities.
My approach for therapy is to provide my clients with a warm, empathetic space to be vulnerable. I understand how hard it is to share your story which is why I’m here to listen! I specialize in working with couples seeking help for pre-marital, marital concerns, infidelity recovery, intimacy concerns, understanding attachment styles, modern dating, and dealing with interpersonal conflicts. As a South Asian Muslim therapist i’m passionate about working with clients struggling with cultural roles, issues with identity, generational trauma, and enculturation, especially within the South Asian and first-generation communities.
Michael Salas
Licensed Professional Counselor, PsyD, LPC-S, CSAT, CST, SEP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Dallas, TX 75219
If anonymous sex, infidelity, compulsive pornography use, or other sexual behaviors are creating problems for you or your relationship, I can help. I know that the idea of discussing problems relating to sex and porn addiction can be intimidating. I will help you assess the issues that you're dealing with, so that you can rebuild your life and relationships. My gentle, yet firm approach will help you open a door to recovery that you've never before thought possible. Call or e-mail me now to regain control of your life and your relationships.
If anonymous sex, infidelity, compulsive pornography use, or other sexual behaviors are creating problems for you or your relationship, I can help. I know that the idea of discussing problems relating to sex and porn addiction can be intimidating. I will help you assess the issues that you're dealing with, so that you can rebuild your life and relationships. My gentle, yet firm approach will help you open a door to recovery that you've never before thought possible. Call or e-mail me now to regain control of your life and your relationships.
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Or maybe you've discovered your partner has been cheating on you or keeping sexual secrets from you.
If you're dealing with relationship problems or betrayal, sex and love addictions, I can help. I have experience helping people learn to manage addictive behaviors, rebuild trust and intimacy, and learn how to reconnect. I understand the toll betrayal trauma, intimacy disorders and the pain of past abuse can take on your life and relationships. I am a therapist who specializes in sexual abuse and intergenerational trauma. I understand how intimidating it can be to reach out to a therapist for help. No one should have to do this alone. Contact me and we'll discover a life of healthy recovery, connection, fulfillment and trust.
Or maybe you've discovered your partner has been cheating on you or keeping sexual secrets from you.
If you're dealing with relationship problems or betrayal, sex and love addictions, I can help. I have experience helping people learn to manage addictive behaviors, rebuild trust and intimacy, and learn how to reconnect. I understand the toll betrayal trauma, intimacy disorders and the pain of past abuse can take on your life and relationships. I am a therapist who specializes in sexual abuse and intergenerational trauma. I understand how intimidating it can be to reach out to a therapist for help. No one should have to do this alone. Contact me and we'll discover a life of healthy recovery, connection, fulfillment and trust.
MIND Systemic Psychotherapy & Relational Expertise
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, LMFT, Coach
Verified Verified
Dallas, TX 75205 (Online Only)
My work with couples and individuals includes recovering from relational betrayal trauma, breakups, life transitions, communication challenges, infidelity, and depression.
Hello, I'm Dr. Haselmayer Fayed, a licensed marriage and family therapist and a life coach. What would you like to change? What's on your mind? I will work with you to find clarity and purpose. With over a decade of experience, I have empowered countless clients to navigate their unique journeys toward fulfillment and well-being. As a therapist, professor and researcher in the therapy field, I blend evidence-based techniques and innovative approaches, ensuring that our work together is tailored to YOUR needs. Let's embark on this journey together. Call me!
My work with couples and individuals includes recovering from relational betrayal trauma, breakups, life transitions, communication challenges, infidelity, and depression.
Hello, I'm Dr. Haselmayer Fayed, a licensed marriage and family therapist and a life coach. What would you like to change? What's on your mind? I will work with you to find clarity and purpose. With over a decade of experience, I have empowered countless clients to navigate their unique journeys toward fulfillment and well-being. As a therapist, professor and researcher in the therapy field, I blend evidence-based techniques and innovative approaches, ensuring that our work together is tailored to YOUR needs. Let's embark on this journey together. Call me!
Dr. Sheeza Mohsin
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, LMFT, LPC
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Dallas, TX 75205
Sheeza specializes in couples relationships, infidelity, sexual intimacy & Executive Coaching for Professionals on a C-Suite Track.
There are times in life where certain challenges come in our way of living life and being happy. Whether it is your relationship with a partner, taking care of a parent, in-laws, adult or teen kids; not understanding why you are feeling the way you are can be hard. Sheeza works with you while helping you protect the important relationships in your life. Sheeza looks at your entire life & experience including family as a contributor to the situation, not just you. This insight and reflection helps create positive healthy changes. Sheeza continuously trains with the best experts to keep her skills sharpened for her clients benefit.
Sheeza specializes in couples relationships, infidelity, sexual intimacy & Executive Coaching for Professionals on a C-Suite Track.
There are times in life where certain challenges come in our way of living life and being happy. Whether it is your relationship with a partner, taking care of a parent, in-laws, adult or teen kids; not understanding why you are feeling the way you are can be hard. Sheeza works with you while helping you protect the important relationships in your life. Sheeza looks at your entire life & experience including family as a contributor to the situation, not just you. This insight and reflection helps create positive healthy changes. Sheeza continuously trains with the best experts to keep her skills sharpened for her clients benefit.
Dolores Ann Guilliod
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Dallas, TX 75243
I counsel married couples desiring healing from a spouse's infidelity or those just seeking to obtain a deeper connection with their spouse.
In one's walk towards wholeness and change, there are various barriers and hindrances one must overcome: The prism in which we view life, the messages we received about ourselves from our family of origin, what has happened to us and what we tell ourselves about it, our fear of feelings, and our learned coping mechanisms are just a few. As a Christian counselor, it is my desire to provide a safe and accepting environment in which we can walk and work together to expose, understand, and overcome these barriers.
I counsel married couples desiring healing from a spouse's infidelity or those just seeking to obtain a deeper connection with their spouse.
In one's walk towards wholeness and change, there are various barriers and hindrances one must overcome: The prism in which we view life, the messages we received about ourselves from our family of origin, what has happened to us and what we tell ourselves about it, our fear of feelings, and our learned coping mechanisms are just a few. As a Christian counselor, it is my desire to provide a safe and accepting environment in which we can walk and work together to expose, understand, and overcome these barriers.
Julie Davis Landsaw
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, CSAT, EMDR tr
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Dallas, TX 75205
As an EMDR trained, experienced CSAT and betrayal trauma therapist I use a trauma and attachment informed approach to get to the bottom of what is causing the pain.
Whether you can’t seem to manage your own impulses, anxiety or pain, or someone else’s choices have left you feeling stuck and in pain, it’s often hard to find a single safe person to telI. I want to be a safe place for you, where you feel it’s okay to be who you are. Together we can take a look at which ways of thinking and reacting are helping you reach your goals, and which parts of yourself may have helped you get to where you are but are now not as effective in helping you move forward. As you learn to see your whole story and learn new tools to respond in ways that line up with your true value, healing begins.
As an EMDR trained, experienced CSAT and betrayal trauma therapist I use a trauma and attachment informed approach to get to the bottom of what is causing the pain.
Whether you can’t seem to manage your own impulses, anxiety or pain, or someone else’s choices have left you feeling stuck and in pain, it’s often hard to find a single safe person to telI. I want to be a safe place for you, where you feel it’s okay to be who you are. Together we can take a look at which ways of thinking and reacting are helping you reach your goals, and which parts of yourself may have helped you get to where you are but are now not as effective in helping you move forward. As you learn to see your whole story and learn new tools to respond in ways that line up with your true value, healing begins.
I work with individuals and couples navigating complex relationship issues. If you and your partner are struggling with escalating conflict, constant fighting, betrayal, or simply feeling disconnected from one another, let me help you build a love that lasts. If you are seeking more stable dating relationships or are rebuilding post separation, I can help you process the past and identify what you need in future relationships. I use attachment research and evidence-based interventions to teach you where things went wrong and how to build a stable, healthy relationship moving forward.
I work with individuals and couples navigating complex relationship issues. If you and your partner are struggling with escalating conflict, constant fighting, betrayal, or simply feeling disconnected from one another, let me help you build a love that lasts. If you are seeking more stable dating relationships or are rebuilding post separation, I can help you process the past and identify what you need in future relationships. I use attachment research and evidence-based interventions to teach you where things went wrong and how to build a stable, healthy relationship moving forward.
Marqui McGill
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Dallas, TX 75205 (Online Only)
I provide a safe space for you to express emotions, understand your needs, heal from betrayal, and navigate feelings of resentment affecting your loved ones.
I know how tough it can be to navigate conflict in our relationships, especially with the people we care about the most. Have you recently dealt with a betrayal in your relationship? Or maybe you’re feeling drained from trying to break free from those exhausting, unhealthy patterns? I’m here to support you if you’re looking to overcome generational trauma that’s affecting your relationships. My goal is to create a space where you can truly feel heard, connected, and emotionally secure. Healthy and fulfilling relationships are possible, and I’m here to help you find your way back to feeling more connected with yourself and others!
I provide a safe space for you to express emotions, understand your needs, heal from betrayal, and navigate feelings of resentment affecting your loved ones.
I know how tough it can be to navigate conflict in our relationships, especially with the people we care about the most. Have you recently dealt with a betrayal in your relationship? Or maybe you’re feeling drained from trying to break free from those exhausting, unhealthy patterns? I’m here to support you if you’re looking to overcome generational trauma that’s affecting your relationships. My goal is to create a space where you can truly feel heard, connected, and emotionally secure. Healthy and fulfilling relationships are possible, and I’m here to help you find your way back to feeling more connected with yourself and others!
Supervised by Diana Walla LPC-S, LMFT-S. I work with couples and individuals who want to live their lives to the highest potential. I work with traditional and nontraditional relationship dynamics and family systems. This includes working with LGBTQ+, ethically non-monogamous, and those in monogamous relationships. I assist people in building healthy relationships, and I also work with those experiencing issues with infidelity. In individual therapy I work with trauma, eating disorders, OCD, bi-polar, anxiety and depression, everyday life issues, and family trauma.
Supervised by Diana Walla LPC-S, LMFT-S. I work with couples and individuals who want to live their lives to the highest potential. I work with traditional and nontraditional relationship dynamics and family systems. This includes working with LGBTQ+, ethically non-monogamous, and those in monogamous relationships. I assist people in building healthy relationships, and I also work with those experiencing issues with infidelity. In individual therapy I work with trauma, eating disorders, OCD, bi-polar, anxiety and depression, everyday life issues, and family trauma.
New Season Counseling
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFTS
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Dallas, TX 75287 (Online Only)
Couples counseling from marital to premarital including communication, relationship issues, infidelity, family conflicts and divorce.
New Season Counseling provides online counseling for individuals, couples, families, and groups. We are a team of experienced professionals with a passion for helping people. If you or someone you know is in need of counseling don't hesitate to contact us.
Couples counseling from marital to premarital including communication, relationship issues, infidelity, family conflicts and divorce.
New Season Counseling provides online counseling for individuals, couples, families, and groups. We are a team of experienced professionals with a passion for helping people. If you or someone you know is in need of counseling don't hesitate to contact us.
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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.