Therapeutic support for
women after partner betrayal
For women navigating the impact of an affair, secrecy, hidden sexual behaviours, or a partner's sexual or pornography addiction -
whether recent or further behind you.Therapeutic support that combines betrayal trauma understanding with an
Occupational Therapy mental health approach to daily life. Online across Australia.
Hi, I’m Rachel.
I work online with women across Australia after partner betrayal, including affairs, sex and pornography addiction and other hidden behaviours.
My therapeutic support combines betrayal trauma understanding, evidence based psychological strategies with an Occupational Therapy approach to daily life. We hold both: what’s happening inside - the triggers, the nervous system, the needs and limits - alongside the practical reality of your days.
AHPRA Registered
Occupational Therapist
APSATS Certified
Clinical Partner Specialist
Together, we work towards…
Making sense of what’s happened.
Understand betrayal trauma, why your mind keeps looping and what your nervous system is doing - without getting stuck in self-questioning or trying to piece it together alone.
Rebuilding trust in your own judgement.
Learn to recognise and respond to triggers, find language for your needs and limits and begin to feel steady in yourself again.
Finding practical ways to move through your days.
Protect the sleep, focus and capacity that betrayal trauma can erode - even whilst bigger questions are still finding answers.
Ways to Work Together
Individual Online Therapy
One-to-one confidential therapeutic support that meets you where you are, as you are.
Together, we gently make sense of what's been uncovered - including, if relevant, the impact of sex, porn, or love addictions or compulsive sexual behaviours. Alongside this, we find ways to move through your day as you heal.
For women wanting a steady, structured space to process betrayal and rebuild self-trust at their own pace.
Therapeutic Group Programs
A range of online group offerings designed to support you alongside others who understand the impact of betrayal. These groups offer space for connection and shared understanding, as well as more structured support across different areas of healing.
For women who are ready to begin connecting with others who get it.
Closed, online therapist-led groups offering connection and guided support for women navigating betrayal.
Therapeutic Full Disclosure
Support for betrayed partners preparing for and participating in a formal therapeutic disclosure process.
Together, we work gently towards disclosure - preparing your questions, finding ways to express the impact of the betrayal, and giving voice to your boundaries and needs, so you can engage in the process in a way that feels steady and manageable.
For women approaching or participating in a clinician-led disclosure.
Not sure which option is right for you?
What betrayal can feel like…
When a betrayal comes to light - whether it’s an affair, compulsive pornography use, hidden sexual behaviours, or something uncovered over time - it’s not just painful. It can feel deeply disorienting. Like your life has been turned upside down.
Many women describe it as something that doesn’t just affect the relationship,
but shifts their sense of safety, their understanding of what was real, and how they see themselves.
It’s not only the emotional pain that’s hard to carry. It’s the confusion… trying to make sense of what happened, what was true, and what this now means for you.
Betrayal trauma occurs when someone you deeply trust violates that trust through secrecy, deception, or hidden behaviours. Because this comes from the person who was meant to be safe, the impact can feel especially complex and difficult to process.
Following the discovery of betrayal, it’s common to notice changes in how you think, feel, and move through your day.
You might recognise some of these experiences:
If your mind keeps going back over what has happened…
if it feels hard to switch off or stay present…
this is something you can come back to in those moments.
When Your Mind Won’t
Switch Off After Betrayal
is a short practical guide to help you:
> settle your nervous system
> step out of the thought loop
and, come back to yourself
Beginning to find your way forward
There is a way to begin moving through this.
Even when your mind keeps going back to it,
when you’re questioning everything,
or finding it hard to think clearly and make decisions.
This work recognises the impact of betrayal on your day-to-day life;
the mental load, the constant scanning,
the loss of trust in yourself,
and how it starts to affect how you function, relate, and show up.
Together, we begin to make sense of what’s happened
and how it’s shaping your thoughts, decisions, roles, relationships, and sense of self.
We focus on what will actually support you;
helping your system settle,
creating space to think more clearly,
and finding a way to respond and move through your life with more clarity.
From there, we take small, steady steps forward,
at a pace that feels safe, supported, and manageable.
Considering reaching out?
If you feel curious about connecting, you’re welcome to reach out.
I offer a free 15-minute phone call as a gentle way for us to explore whether this support feels like the right fit.
If it feels like a good next step, you can use the contact form below to get in touch.
You’re also welcome to read more about me and my approach first here.
Words for when things feel confusing, heavy, or hard to hold.
