What is Betrayal Trauma?

Betrayal trauma is the profound emotional and physiological response that occurs when a trusted partner violates the foundation of safety within a relationship. Often associated with infidelity, sexual addiction, or chronic deception, betrayal trauma can trigger symptoms similar to post-traumatic stress, including intrusive thoughts, hypervigilance, emotional flooding, and loss of identity stability. Healing involves restoring nervous system regulation, rebuilding internal safety, and processing the attachment rupture at the core of the experience.

Betrayal Trauma Therapy for Partners After Infidelity

Dr. Jamie Gibbs, PhD, LPC, CSAT, CST — Licensed Psychotherapist

I provide specialized betrayal trauma therapy for adult women experiencing nervous system dysregulation, attachment rupture, and loss of self-trust after infidelity, deception, or sexual betrayal.

This work is for women who:

  • Feel hypervigilant, anxious, or unable to calm their body

  • Struggle with intrusive thoughts, obsessive checking, or emotional flooding

  • Question their intuition or sense of reality

  • Feel caught between staying and leaving

  • Want structured trauma recovery — not just reassurance

I am a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Certified Sex Addiction Therapist (CSAT), and Certified Sex Therapist (CST). I am licensed to provide psychotherapy to residents of Colorado, Florida, Texas, Virginia, and Vermont. Telehealth sessions are available where permitted.

Who This Therapy Is For

• Adult women recovering from betrayal trauma

• Partners of individuals with compulsive sexual behavior

• Individuals experiencing trauma bonding or attachment shock

• Those ready to engage in nervous-system-based trauma repair

Who This Therapy Is Not For

• Individuals seeking couples therapy only

• Those primarily looking for validation without therapeutic work

• Situations requiring emergency or crisis stabilization

• Individuals outside my licensed states

What This Therapy Focuses On

Betrayal trauma impacts the nervous system first. Our work focuses on:

  • Nervous system stabilization and safety

  • Trauma processing (including EMDR when appropriate)

  • Rebuilding internal clarity and decision-making capacity

  • Boundary development and relational discernment

  • Restoring self-trust and embodied confidence

This is depth-oriented, trauma-informed psychotherapy. It is not quick reassurance or advice-giving. It is structured recovery for women committed to healing with clarity and strength.

Format Options:
• 50-minute individual psychotherapy (virtual)
• Structured group therapy programs
• Self-paced online courses