Betrayal Trauma Recovery

What You Need to Know Before Scheduling Couples Therapy

Published: January 13, 2026

Duration: 22:41

Has your husband betrayed your trust, lied to you, or left you feeling confused about what’s really happening? Many women think, “Maybe we just need couples therapy near me to fix this.”

It makes perfect sense to want support when the marriage feels unstable.

But here’s what most women don’t learn until much later:

After interviewing over 200 women who experienced their husband’s betrayal, I discovered that couple therapy often makes things worse if he has a history of lying. Many women told me they walked out feeling even more confused tha...