Very few things in life cut as deep as betrayal from an intimate partner. It has the ability to create disorientation and PTSD symptoms that can be acute and severe. It’s also often extremely isolating due to the fear of sharing it with others. Trying to heal alone can lead to increased PTSD symptoms, confusion, and a loss of sense of self.
Join our newest group for betrayed partners to learn how to help accelerate your healing and find support so that you don’t have to go through this alone.
Details:
Women's Betrayal Group led by Sara A. Herrera
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An individual session with the group leader is required to ensure that it is a good fit for all participants.
Thursday Nights: 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Virtual Meetings (Zoom)
Beginning on February 13th, 2025
The group meets weekly and is $100 per group.
Learn
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Identify and understand the types of reactions to trauma that you are experiencing
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Triggers are not your enemy
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Who to tell your story to and who not
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Tools to help you when you feel activated
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How to identify the stages of healing from betrayal trauma
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Where trusting helps and where it is dangerous
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How to prioritize your healing and how to get out of the “if he just does x,y, or z, I’ll be okay,” fantasy.
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The answers to the “Why?” questions
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What you can expect from your partner during this process
Experience
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Having a supportive group who are going through a similar experience
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Stepping out of isolation and shame
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Learning to trust yourself again
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Emerging from seeing danger everywhere
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Healing from deep grief
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Healing in a profound way
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Returning to feeling yourself again
The group will be led by Sara A. Herrera, LMSW
Sara earned her Master of Social Work (MSW) degree from the Columbia University School of Social Work in 2020 and has since specialized as a relational and attachment-based therapist. She is dedicated to working with individuals, couples, and intimate partners to navigate the complex challenges of their sexual and intimate lives, whether in the aftermath of relationship crises or with long-standing issues.
Sara views individuals and relationships through a socio-cultural lens, recognizing the impact of societal legacies, lived reality, and personal history on sexual and relational health. Passionate about supporting diverse and marginalized individuals in their journeys toward deeper intimacy and fulfillment, she facilitates a therapeutic space that is explicitly anti-racist and LGBTQ+ and kink/poly-affirming.
Sara's style is person-centered, compassionate, interactive, and collaborative. Grounded in relational and existential frameworks, in addition to addressing problems related to sexual desire, function, and behavior, she partners with her clients to explore questions of freedom, responsibility, self-worth, authenticity, and vitality in their sexual choices and intimate relationships. Clients working with Sara can expect to feel seen, valued, and empowered as they heal emotional wounds, strengthen relational bonds, and strive to live authentically in their sexuality and intimate relationships.
Sara is an Elders Scholar in the Sex Therapy Program at ICP, completing certification as a sex therapist with the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT).
Sara has training in emotionally-focused therapy (EFT) with couples and individuals.
Sara had advanced training in relational family therapy through the Ackerman Institute for the Family.
What makes us different?
Intimacy
We don’t discuss intimacy.
We do intimacy.
Learning to be relational comes from being relational.
The intimate relationship is an integral part of the healing experience.
Our staff works intimately with our individual clients to help them discover and see their authentic selves.
We help couples develop or deepen their intimacy on all levels and to remove the obstacles that hold them back from feeling more intimately connected.
Our Intimacy Groups are living, breathing experiences of intimacy.
. For us, the relationship between therapist and client is sacred.
It’s more than someone to tell stories to.
It’s more than “a friend who listens.”
It’s more than someone telling you to do “self care.”
It’s more than someone who gives you advice.
The relationship with your therapist should be one of the most intimate experiences of your life
At the Center for Intimacy Recovery it is.