Your relationship can heal from Betrayal.
Generally, there are 3 phases of healing from betrayal.
Safety and Stabilization
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Feeling completely blindsided? Confused? Overwhelmed? Shocked? Hopeless? Healing is possible with trauma informed guidance. I will coach you to create healthy boundaries, new communication patterns and a clear path leading to safety and stability so you both can begin to heal.
Grief
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Need to see the magic of EMPATHY? That is the number one complaint betrayed partners have as it relates to healing. Let’s get you the tools you both need:
Learn empathy tools your partner can see so you both can grieve what you have lost and voice the grief of what you have lost.
Reconnecting
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Once you embrace the tools needed for healing and are moving forward, what does your new relationship really look like? Who are you both now?
For some couples, this can be one of the most challenging and, at the same time, joyful times in their relationships.
We offer Disclosures:
Therapeutic Disclosure following the Kintsugi Recovery Partners Model
A structured, compassionate path to truth, safety, and repair after intimate betrayal.
When betrayal shatters trust, the pieces can feel irreparable. The Kintsugi approach honors every fracture—carefully mending with truth-telling, accountability, and dignity. Our Therapeutic Disclosure service offers a step-by-step, clinician-guided process to disclose facts safely, minimize further harm, and lay the groundwork for healing—together or apart.
Who this is for:
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Betrayed partners seeking clarity and emotional safety
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Unfaithful partners ready to accept responsibility and disclose fully
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Couples who want a structured, clinically supported method rather than chaotic, piecemeal revelations
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Individuals divorcing or undecided who still need truth and closure
What makes this different
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Kintsugi-inspired structure: A phased protocol that prioritizes safety, clarity, and pacing over reactivity
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Partner-sensitive: Validates trauma responses, avoids gaslighting, and centers informed choice
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Clinician-guided: Each step is facilitated by trained professionals to reduce harm and increase integrity
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Future-oriented: Whether you reconcile or separate, you gain a foundation for next-step decisions
FAQs
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Is this only for couples trying to reconcile?
No. Many partners pursue disclosure for closure, court clarity, or to co-parent with integrity even if reconciliation isn’t the goal. -
What if my partner refuses?
You still have options. We’ll help you establish safety, boundaries, and a plan for informed decision-making, with or without a full disclosure. -
Will I hear “everything”?
The process clarifies scope to balance the betrayed partner’s need for truth with protection from unnecessary, graphic detail that can cause additional injury. -
How long does this take?
Timelines vary by complexity and readiness. We move at the pace of safety—not urgency. -
Is this therapy?
While we do coordinate with your therapist or coach and we provide structured facilitation, it is not a substitute for individual therapy.
We offer healing
the ERCEM way.
Help.Them.Heal. The Early Recovery Couples Empathy Model (ERCEM) embraces teaching tools to learn empathy while creating a path you can accomplish. Healing from betrayal is possible with the proper guidance and support. Carol Juergensen Sheets (author of Help.Her.Heal.) has hit success once again with her new book: Help.Them.Heal. Kim Hansen Petroni is one of a few coaches certified to teach the ERCEM method of healing to couples.
"Kim offered us a refreshing perspective on our marriage. The journey to healing felt terrifying for us but her gentle, yet direct, methods helped us find new hope. We are grateful for her gift."
The S Family in LA