Affairs and Recovery

We Treat Affairs with Extra Care and Compassion

Dr. John Gottman unfolds the science behind trust and betrayal and provides the tools needed to create trust and commitment in love relationships. The Gottmans describe their impactful “Atone, Attune, and Attach” model for treating affairs. This model provides Elizabeth Mahaney, a specialized clinician, with an unbiased approach that compassionately serves both partners as they struggle to rebuild a collapsed marriage. Sometimes, hitting rock bottom can be an opportunity to create the life that you and your partner truly want to live together! Shaking things up a bit may reawaken a sense of thought, " HOW THE HELL DID WE GET HERE? AND HOW CAN WE CREATE HAPPINESS INSTEAD?!

I look forward to implementing this approach plus many other approaches including IMAGO, Couple-Centered, EFT, and several other therapeutic techniques

I use a solution focused activity type transformational program based on the issues that I've seen couples struggle with over the past 18+ years of working with relationships. It only takes about 15 mins a day and you will learn how to change destructive behaviors, negative communication styles, and sabotaging thoughts into day-to-day, simple, and solution-focused “positive-check-ins" to create a more desirable lifestyle. We must get really clear with ourselves and create specific steps to achieve our goals. I will give you as much information or psycho-education as possible to help you develop skills to gain more focus and clarity and to establish an agile plan of action that may enhance your partnerships and life even from the very first activity.

The sooner issues are addressed, the easier they are to work out. Sometimes, an online marriage or couples course is all that is needed, providing a space for the couple to think and to explore their situation. This course offers the opportunity to understand the deeper, more subconscious blockages and patterns in a relationship. The frustration of not feeling heard and understood can result in a detrimental outcome and is frequently linked to our earliest and most powerful emotional experiences.

Good news, these are learned behaviors. We can reprocess, become more self aware, and set clear intentions, goals, and boundaries to overcome challenges. Several agreements, resources, and tools are facilitated and made readily accessible through this approach to effectively help handle even the most complex cases.

Through mutual understanding, a couple often finds new strategies for enjoying their relationship.