Betrayal traumas occur when someone who we depend on and are significantly attached to – a spouse, parent, lover, business partner, or friend – betrays our trust and lets us down in a critical way.
At the Center for Relational Recovery we specialize in treating two primary types of betrayal trauma:
Childhood betrayal traumas resulting from a caregiver in some way significantly violating the child’s vulnerability, dependence and well-being (including childhood sexual abuse).
Adult betrayal traumas resulting from significant incident(s) of broken trust and violation of the vulnerability in the relationship with a partner. We treat the following types of Adult Betrayal Trauma: