Partner Betrayal Trauma Group Therapy in Farmington Hills

Available in-person and virtually across Michigan.

When Betrayal Shatters Your Sense Of Safety

Partner betrayal trauma is not just emotional pain

It is a nervous-system injury.

After discovering betrayal, many partners experience: 

  • Shock, panic, or emotional numbness 
  • Intrusive thoughts or obsessive questioning 
  • Hypervigilance and loss of safety 
  • Difficulty trusting yourself or others 
  • Sleep disruption, anxiety, or depression 
  • Feeling blamed, minimized, or told to “move on” 

These reactions are not weakness or overreaction

They are trauma responses to relational injury.

This group exists because betrayal trauma needs validation, stabilization, and safety

Not pressure to forgive or decide.

*Betrayal trauma is a nervous-system injury, not a relationship problem.*

What The Trauma Recovery Group Is

The Partner Betrayal Trauma Group is a therapist-led, trauma-informed group for individuals whose partners’ sexual or relational behaviors have caused deep emotional harm.

This group focuses on: 

  • Stabilizing the nervous system 
  • Understanding betrayal trauma responses 
  • Reducing self-blame and shame 
  • Restoring emotional grounding 
  • Rebuilding trust in yourself 
  • Learning you are not alone or “crazy” 

This is not couples therapy

It is a space dedicated to your healing.

*Validation and safety come before relational decisions.*

Betrayal trauma impacts all genders, but it often shows up differently.

For this reason, We offer separate Partner Betrayal Trauma Groups for Women & for Men.

Men’s Betrayal Group

Often supports men navigating:

  • Suppressed grief, anger, or confusion 
  • Isolation or minimization of pain 
  • Challenges to identity or self-worth 
  • Delayed trauma responses 
  • Difficulty accessing emotional support 
  • Reclaiming stability and self-trust 
Women’s Betrayal Group

Often supports women navigating: 

  • Shock and grief 
  • Loss of emotional and relational safety 
  • Body-based trauma responses 
  • Shame, comparison, and self-blame 
  • Identity disruption 
  • Rebuilding inner safety and voice 
Both groups are:
  • Trauma-informed 
  • Therapist-led 
  • Structured and paced
  • Non-judgmental 
  • Deeply validating 

*Different experiences deserve different containers. *

What This Group Supports

Participants in Partner Betrayal Trauma Groups often experience:

  • Reduced hypervigilance and anxiety 
  • Improved emotional regulation 
  • Greater capacity to make decisions from clarity 
  • Relief from isolation and self-doubt 
  • Clearer understanding of trauma responses 
  • Increased grounding and self-trust 

There is no pressure to stay in or leave a relationship.

Healing is centered on you.

*Healing happens at the pace safety allows. *

What This Group Is — And Is Not

This group is: 

This group is NOT: 

  • For partners impacted by betrayal 
  • Trauma-informed and validating 
  • Focused on stabilization and healing 
  • Separate from couples work 
  • Couples therapy 
  • A disclosure group 
  • A space for graphic details 
  • Pressure to forgive or reconcile 
  • Focused on fixing the betraying partner 

Your healing comes first here. 

*This space is for you.*

How This Group Fits With Other Services

The Partner Betrayal Trauma Group often works alongside:

  • Individual Partner Betrayal Trauma Therapy
  • Couples Healing After Betrayal (when appropriate) 
  • Therapeutic Disclosure & Polygraph Support 
  • Trauma-informed individual therapy 
  • Medication Management (when needed) 

Group support strengthens your healing

It never replaces individual care.

*Layered support promotes stabilization.*

Group healing works best when paired with betrayal trauma support. 

Group availability varies by gender and cycle. 

You deserve support that honors the depth of what you’ve experienced.

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If you are in crisis or experiencing an emergency, please call 911 or your local emergency services, or visit the nearest emergency room.

Thrive Beyond Trauma Counseling does not provide crisis or emergency services.

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