Psychodynamic therapy treats trust issues after being cheated on as a relational injury that requires relational healing. The therapist provides a consistent, reliable presence over time, and that consistency becomes the ground on which the patient's trust responses can be examined. When the patient doubts the therapist's motives, withholds information to test reliability, or pulls away to preempt anticipated disappointment, those moments reveal how the betrayal trauma continues to operate. Examining them within the safety of the therapeutic relationship is what allows the trauma response to gradually loosen.
Dr. David Steinbok provides this approach from his Boca Raton, Florida office, serving adults from Deerfield Beach and throughout South Florida. His practice is private-pay with monthly documentation for out-of-network insurance reimbursement, and the office is designed for confidentiality with no receptionist present. To schedule an initial session, call (561) 362-9952.
