Online therapeutic support for women navigating betrayal, secrecy, or infidelity
“When betrayal trauma leaves you stuck in your thoughts,
overwhelmed and unsure what to trust,
I offer Occupational Therapy-informed support that goes beyond just talking…
combining therapeutic understanding with
practical ways to navigate daily life,
so you can make sense of what’s happened
and begin to feel more calm, clear, and like yourself again.”
Make sense of what’s happened…
without getting stuck in loops of overthinking, self-questioning, or trying to piece it together on your own.
Rebuild trust in your own judgement…
so decisions feel less overwhelming and you can begin to feel more steady in yourself again.
Find practical ways to move through your day…
with more focus, capacity, and a sense of direction - even while things still feel uncertain.
Ways to Work Together
Individual Online Therapy
One-to-one confidential therapeutic support that meets you where you are, as you are.
Work together to gently process what’s been uncovered, while also finding ways to move through your day alongside it.
This includes understanding betrayal trauma and sex/porn/love addictions or compulsive behaviours (if relevant), working with the impact on your nervous system, and rebuilding trust in yourself over time.
We also make space for the immediate experience -
triggers, racing thoughts, emotional surges, or feeling shut down
and how these are impacting
your days.
From there, we look at how this is affecting your sense of self, routines, roles, relationships, and decisions,
supporting you to find ways of living whilst healing, that feel more clear, manageable, and your own.
Therapeutic Group Programs
Closed, online therapist-led groups offering connection and guided support for women navigating betrayal.
A range of online group offerings designed to support you alongside others who understand the impact of betrayal. These groups offer space for connection and shared understanding, as well as more structured support across different areas of healing.
Therapeutic Full Disclosure
Support for betrayed partners preparing for and participating in a formal therapeutic disclosure process.
This work focuses on helping you feel as prepared and supported as possible -emotionally, mentally, and practically.
Together, we gently work towards the disclosure process by exploring and preparing your questions, finding ways to express the impact of the betrayal, and identifying and giving voice to your boundaries and needs.
Alongside this, we support your capacity to engage in the disclosure itself in a way that feels manageable, steady, and safe for you.
Hi, I’m Rachel.
I’m an Occupational Therapist,
Mental Health Clinician, and
APSATS Certified Clinical Partner Specialist.
I work with women navigating
the impact of betrayal trauma.
Get to know Rachel
What betrayal can feel like…
When a betrayal comes to light - whether it’s an affair, compulsive pornography use, hidden sexual behaviours, or something uncovered over time - it’s not just painful. It can feel deeply disorienting. Like your life has been turned upside down.
Many women describe it as something that doesn’t just affect the relationship,
but shifts their sense of safety, their understanding of what was real, and how they see themselves.
It’s not only the emotional pain that’s hard to carry. It’s the confusion… trying to make sense of what happened, what was true, and what this now means for you.
Betrayal trauma occurs when someone you deeply trust violates that trust through secrecy, deception, or hidden behaviours. Because this comes from the person who was meant to be safe, the impact can feel especially complex and difficult to process.
Following the discovery of betrayal, it’s common to notice changes in how you think, feel, and move through your day.
You might recognise some of these experiences:
Beginning to find your way forward
There is a way to begin moving through this.
Even when your mind keeps going back to it,
when you’re questioning everything,
or finding it hard to think clearly and make decisions.
This work recognises the impact of betrayal on your day-to-day life;
the mental load, the constant scanning,
the loss of trust in yourself,
and how it starts to affect how you function, relate, and show up.
Together, we begin to make sense of what’s happened
and how it’s shaping your thoughts, decisions, roles, relationships, and sense of self.
We focus on what will actually support you;
helping your system settle,
creating space to think more clearly,
and finding a way to respond and move through your life with more clarity.
From there, we take small, steady steps forward,
at a pace that feels safe, supported, and manageable.
Considering reaching out?
If you feel curious about connecting, you’re welcome to reach out.
I offer a free 15-minute phone call as a gentle way for us to explore whether this support feels like the right fit.
If it feels like a good next step, you can use the contact form below to get in touch.
You’re also welcome to read more about me and my approach first here.
If your mind keeps going back over what has happened…
if it feels hard to switch off or stay present…
this is something you can come back to in those moments.
When Your Mind Won’t
Switch Off After Betrayal
is a short practical guide to help you:
settle your nervous system
step out of the thought loop
and come back to yourself
Words for when things feel confusing, heavy, or hard to hold.
