Relational Injury Recovery Therapy

 

​Relationship Wounds That Cut Deep

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When we think about a relational injury, often affair and infidelity comes to mind. While dealing with the aftermath of infidelity is devastating and often earth-shattering​, relationship wounds can take many forms. Violation of trust happens through secrecy, broken promises, abandonment at the time of great vulnerability and need, betrayals in friendships and among family members. It is an injury that breaks a bond - attachment injury and the damage is devastating. 

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As you are reading this, healing may feel hopeless, incredibly complicated or almost impossible but let me tell you - it is possible to restore your bond. It will take work and emotional investment from those who hurt and those who caused hurt but you can heal your relationship wound.

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My work attachment injuries is grounded in an evidence-based, emotionally focused approach - Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT). EFT has a model (Attachment Injury Resolution Model) that helps hurting relationships heal broken bonds. 

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In our work I will help you:

• explore the depth and impact of the injury on you and your relationship 

• explore the ways each of you have been trying to cope with the pain

• explore the meaning of what happened and how it re-shaped how you see yourself and each other, your sense of relationship safety

• explore what may be blocking the repair

• for the hurting partner - expressing the impact of the injury

• for the partner who caused harm - understanding the impact of the injury while experiencing your own emotions about what created the rupture

• co-create space for genuine and meaningful repair

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We will also explore what led to the injury so we can understand the full context and create a meaningful repair without minimizing responsibility or shifting accountability away from the partner who caused the hurt.

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Rebuilding your bond is possible.​​​​