MARRIAGE BREAKDOWN & BETRAYAL

When the ground beneath your relationship has given way working through marriage breakdown & betrayal

Compassionate, considered support for partners reckoning with infidelity, deception, separation, or the slow unravelling of a marriage. Space to process what has happened, to think clearly about what comes next, and to care for yourself through one of life's most disorienting seasons.

A space to slow down and be properly heard

People navigating marriage breakdown and betrayal come for therapy at very different points: in the immediate aftermath of discovery, mid-separation, or long after the event when the dust has settled but something still hasn't healed. Whatever stage you're at, our work begins with making room to process what happened and your feelings, within a trauma-informed safe space.

For those working through whether to stay or leave, my aim is not to steer you in either direction, but to help you process what has happened, understand its impact, and move through this season with as much clarity and self-respect as possible.

My approach is evidence-based, trauma-informed, and faith-sensitive. I work primarily as a Schema Therapist, which is particularly suited to the identity disruption, self-doubt, and old wounds that betrayal and relationship breakdown often reactivate. Where helpful, I also draw on the Gottman framework to make sense of betrayal dynamics, and on trauma-focused approaches for the shock and intrusive impact of discovery. I use a range of trauma-informed approaches and offer EMDR for those that are seeking this for trauma processing.

My approach & therapy modalities

"Growth happens when we process our pain, seek clarity, and make decisions that honour our values, safeguard our emotional health, and consider the well-being of those we care for"

— KYLIE WALLS

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To take the next step, book an confidential online session with psychologist Kylie Walls and access compassionate, trauma-informed support wherever you are in Australia.

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