A: If you’re unsure about your future after an affair, Discernment Counseling may be a better first step.

It helps couples decide whether to repair the relationship or separate, while reducing conflict and confusion.

A: For private pay clients, sessions are $160 for individuals and $180 for couples. I also offer 45-minute ($120) and 30-minute ($80) sessions to individuals to fit your schedule and budget.

 Insurance through Headway may reduce your out-of-pocket cost.

A: Yes. I accept insurance through Headway, a third party administrator that makes it simple to use your benefits for counseling in Ohio. 

You can quickly check if your plan covers online sessions by clicking here.

A: Yes. Research shows that online counseling is just as effective as in-person therapy.

I like virtual counseling because it affords the couple time to talk immediately after the session is over in their home.

 It also offers privacy, flexibility, and convenience—helping couples focus on healing without the stress of commuting.

A: Affair recovery often follows three key stages: Atonement, Attunement, and Attachment. 

• In Atonement, the partner who had the affair takes full responsibility and shows honesty and remorse. 

• In Attunement, couples learn to communicate openly, listen deeply, and rebuild emotional safety. 

• Finally, in Attachment, trust and intimacy grow again, creating a stronger and healthier bond for the future.

A: Betrayal trauma is the emotional impact caused by discovering infidelity. It can feel like shock, anger, grief, or even symptoms of PTSD. 

The betrayed partner tends to feel a deep sense of loss of emotional safety, which translates to rage.  The cheater leans into defensiveness and often wants to "move on."

Healing betrayal trauma involves safety, open communication, and structured counseling that helps partners process their pain while rebuilding trust.

A: Healing after infidelity doesn’t happen overnight.  It does happen over time.

On average, it takes 6–18 months of intentional work for couples to process betrayal, rebuild trust, and feel safe again. With affair recovery counseling, couples move through the process with guidance rather than guessing.

A: Yes, marriages do survive cheating.  It requires quick and early action on the part of the cheater.

A common pitfall I see regularly is where the cheater withholds or downplays the depth and the frequency in which they've interacted with the affair partner.  The betrayed partner usually does a good bit of digging and uncovers evidence that differs from what the cheater has shared.

Successful affair recovery requires honesty, transparency, and long-term effort. Affair recovery counseling gives couples the structure, tools, and accountability needed to rebuild trust and intimacy after betrayal.