Individual Online Therapeutic Support

A one-to-one online space for women navigating
the impact of intimate partner betrayal.

Intimate partner betrayal can take many forms — infidelity, hidden sexual behaviour, pornography use, sex or pornography addiction, or secrecy within the relationship.

Sessions are held via secure telehealth, allowing you to access support from your own private environment… often at a time when leaving the house, explaining what’s going on, or holding it together in public can feel like too much.

This work meets you in the reality of what this experience can feel like:

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What’s different about working with an Occupational Therapist

There are many overlaps in how counsellors, psychologists, and trauma-informed practitioners support those impacted by betrayal. Often, what matters most is the quality of the relationship, the safety, and the feeling of being understood.

As an Occupational Therapist, my focus is also on how this experience is affecting your ability to live your life — your thinking, your decisions, your roles, your relationships, and your sense of self.

We’re not only making sense of what’s happened, but also paying attention to how it’s showing up in your day-to-day — and what might help things feel more manageable as you move through it.

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How the work tends to unfold

Every woman’s path is her own, and sessions are shaped around what feels most important to bring each time.
But the work often moves gently through phases.

Steadying

Understanding

Working with triggers, needs, limits and the deeper layers of how betrayal has affected you and your sense of self.

Settling the nervous system, finding safety and making initial sense of what’s happened - so your days, your living, feels more manageable.

Integration

Reconnecting with yourself and your life and finding what feels possible moving forward - at your own pace.

This is a space where you don’t have to be okay. You don’t need to explain why this hurts so much. You’re met with care, not pressure or urgency.

We work in a way that respects where you’re at - what you need, and what feels manageable to hold. There is room for what feels confusing, overwhelming, or hard to carry on your own, without needing to make sense of it all straight away. Your safety is the first priority.

What this work can support…

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There is also safe space for the emotional impact of this experience.

Feelings like grief, anger, confusion, or numbness are part of this,
and we work with them in ways that feel contained and supported, rather than overwhelming.

We begin with what feels most present
and what feels manageable to hold.

Together, we make space for what’s happened
while also supporting you in continuing to live your life alongside it.

If this resonates and you're curious about working together,
you're welcome to fill in the form below.

I’ll be in touch with more information and we can gently explore if this feels like the right support for you.

  • Presently I only offer appointments online (via telehealth).

    Appointments are held on the Zoom platform and are secure. You will be sent your own individual zoom invite with password prior to your scheduled appointment.

  • If you would like to book an appointment with me please use the contact form on this website. Alternatively you can email me via rachel@heartandhope.com.au


    Once I receive your information I will be in touch to either organise a free 15 minute phone call or if you are ready organise an initial appointment.

  • My intention is to create a safe, warm and supportive environment so you can feel authentically heard, seen, valued and held.

    For more information about my approach please visit my ‘About’ section of the website.

  • An initial appointment is 75 minutes.


    Subsequent appointments are 60 minutes.

  • A 75 min initial appointment is $220.

    Subsequent 60 min appointments are $185.

    Please note if you have private health insurance you may be able to claim some of your costs under ‘Occupational Therapy’

  • There are many overlaps in how counsellors, psychologists, and trauma-informed professionals support those impacted by betrayal.

    Often, what matters most is the quality of the relationship, safety, and feeling understood.

    As an Occupational Therapist, my focus is on how this experience is affecting your ability to live your life; your thinking, your decisions, your roles, your relationships, and your sense of self.

    We’re not only making sense of what’s happened,
    but also paying attention to how it’s showing up in your day-to-day,
    and what might help things feel more manageable as you move through this.

Frequently Asked Questions