Affordable Therapy for Infidelity, Trust Issues, and Betrayal Recovery in NYC

Experiencing infidelity, betrayal, or a breakdown in trust can feel devastating and disorienting. Therapy for infidelity and betrayal recovery in NYC offers a supportive space to process the pain, make sense of what happened, and begin healing at your own pace. At Insight Therapy NYC, we provide affordable, compassionate care to help you regain clarity, stability, and self-trust.

What Is Infidelity, Betrayal Trauma, and Trust Erosion?

Infidelity and betrayal occur when a significant expectation of honesty, safety, or commitment is broken in a relationship. This can include emotional or physical affairs, secrecy around finances, digital infidelity, repeated dishonesty, or other violations of agreed-upon boundaries.

Research shows that betrayal trauma can impact the brain similarly to other forms of traumatic stress, activating fear responses, hypervigilance, and emotional overwhelm. In a city like New York, where relationships are often strained by demanding careers, long hours, commutes, and limited downtime, the effects of betrayal can feel especially intense and isolating.

Betrayal doesn’t only affect the relationship itself. It can disrupt your sense of safety, confidence, and ability to trust both others and your own instincts. Therapy offers space to process the hurt, understand its impact, and explore what healing and trust might look like moving forward.

What Is Therapy for Infidelity and Betrayal Recovery?

Therapy for infidelity and betrayal recovery is a form of mental health support designed to help individuals and couples process the emotional impact of broken trust. It offers a structured, compassionate space to work through the shock, grief, anger, confusion, and self-doubt that often follow infidelity or other forms of relational betrayal.

At Insight Therapy NYC, therapy for infidelity and trust issues supports people in making sense of what the betrayal has stirred emotionally — whether they are navigating this experience on their own or within a relationship. This work often involves exploring questions of safety, worth, attachment, and identity, while helping you regain a sense of stability and clarity during a deeply destabilizing time.

Betrayal recovery therapy is not about rushing toward forgiveness or forcing decisions before you’re ready. Whether you are seeking individual therapy to process the impact of betrayal, or couples therapy to understand what happened and determine next steps together, therapy provides space to slow down, rebuild trust, and reconnect with yourself — and, when appropriate, with one another.

What Infidelity, Betrayal, and Trust Issues Can Feel Like

Betrayal often affects your emotions, body, thoughts, and relationships all at once. You may notice:

• Intense sadness, anger, shock, confusion, or emotional numbness

• Fear of being hurt again or constant anxiety about what might happen next

• Persistent self-blame, insecurity, or feeling “not enough”

• Trouble sleeping, nightmares, or waking with anxiety

• Physical tension, headaches, stomach issues, or feeling on edge

• Intrusive thoughts, rumination, or replaying details of the betrayal

• “Checking behaviors,” such as seeking reassurance or searching for proof

• Difficulty trusting your judgment, perceptions, or memories

• Struggles with communication, boundaries, or emotional closeness

• Pulling away emotionally or feeling overly dependent on reassurance

• Ongoing conflict, miscommunication, or painful misunderstandings

These reactions are not signs of weakness. They are human responses to a profound rupture in trust, and they deserve care and support.

As our founder and director, Dr. Logan Jones, Psy.D., puts it: “When someone betrays you, it isn’t a reflection of your worth. It’s a moment when their need for escape overrides their ability to choose empathy. That heartbreak can also be the beginning of remembering you don’t have to chase what keeps closing itself off to you.”

How We Approach Betrayal Recovery at Insight Therapy NYC

Healing from betrayal is deeply personal, and there is no one-size-fits-all path. At Insight Therapy NYC, we approach betrayal recovery with compassion, clinical expertise, and respect for your autonomy. Therapy moves at your pace and centers your emotional safety, clarity, and self-trust.

Our work may include approaches such as:

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help you make room for painful emotions, reduce struggle with intrusive thoughts, and reconnect with values that can guide healing and decision-making

• Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills to manage emotional intensity, distress, and communication challenges

• Attachment-based therapy to explore relational patterns and rebuild a sense of safety

• Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) for individuals or couples navigating betrayal and trust repair

• Mindfulness and grounding strategies to regulate anxiety and trauma responses

• Exploration of values, boundaries, and choices around whether and how to move forward

Therapy is not about telling you what to do. It’s about helping you understand what you need to heal and supporting you as you move forward with intention.

Benefits of Therapy for Infidelity, Trust Issues, and Betrayal

Therapy for betrayal recovery can support both immediate relief and long-term healing. Many clients find that therapy helps them:

• Reduce anxiety, hypervigilance, and emotional overwhelm

• Process anger, grief, and confusion in a safe space

• Rebuild confidence, self-esteem, and emotional stability

• Develop tools for communication and boundary-setting

• Clarify whether rebuilding trust feels possible or healthy

• Heal individually, regardless of what happens in the relationship

Over time, therapy can also help you reconnect with your identity, strengthen your boundaries, and understand what you need to feel respected, valued, and emotionally safe.

According to Dr. Jones, “Betrayal collapses the world you trusted, yet meaning slowly returns when you stop chasing the person who created the rupture. There’s a steadiness that rises when you choose yourself again.”

Accessibility & Affordability

We believe therapy should be accessible, even in a city as expensive as New York. At Insight Therapy NYC, our rates are lower than many private practices in Manhattan, making affordable therapy for infidelity and trust issues in NYC more attainable.

If you have out-of-network insurance benefits, we provide superbills that you can submit for possible reimbursement. To learn more about session costs, payment options, and insurance reimbursement, please visit our Fees & Payment and How Insurance Works pages. Our goal is to make therapy transparent and manageable so financial stress doesn’t stand in the way of healing.

Not Ready to Start Therapy?

If you’re not quite ready to begin therapy, there are still gentle steps you can take to support yourself during this time. These practices won’t replace therapy, but they can offer grounding and relief as you consider next steps:

• Name your feelings, even when they feel contradictory or overwhelming

• Lean on safe relationships, such as a trusted friend or support person

• Pause before reacting to triggering situations to reduce re-traumatization

• Ground your body through breathing, stretching, or guided meditation

• Journal your thoughts to process anger, grief, or confusion

Support can take many forms, and you don’t have to rush the process.

Taking the Next Step

Healing from betrayal takes courage, and you don’t have to do it alone. Whether you’re seeking emotional support, clarity, or guidance around rebuilding trust, therapy can help you make sense of what happened and move forward with intention.

If you’re ready to take the next step, you can begin by completing our Therapist Matching Questionnaire, which helps our client care team suggest therapists who may be a strong fit for your goals, concerns, and preferences. If you already have someone in mind, you can schedule a free 30-minute phone consultation directly with that therapist to see if it feels like the right fit. Sessions are available in our Manhattan office as well as via telehealth for clients anywhere in New York State.