Infidelity
Supportive and understanding psychologists for navigating through infidelity & cheating
Infidelity and cheating in a romantic partnership can be incredibly painful and destabilising. Often equated to the pain of the death of a loved one, knowing how to wade through this grief and move forward with your life can be exceptionally challenging.
Whether a once-off indiscretion or a long-term sexual and/or emotional affair, the fall-out and subsequent decisions regarding the future of the relationship must be faced.
Even where it appears the relationship is irreparable, spending time to work through the grief and understand what went wrong can be essential to recovery.
Pursuing infidelity counselling, either alone or with your partner, can be particularly beneficial in this process.
We're here to help
Providing support, encouragement and understanding, a psychologist experienced in infidelity counselling can assist with:
If you are struggling to come to terms with infidelity in your relationship and feel lost about what your future now looks like as a couple or alone, we encourage you to reach out. Help is available.
Why Choose Us?
What you can expect from Port Phillip Psychology
Highly skilled and qualified, at Port Phillip Psychology, our team have decades of combined experience in supporting couples and individuals through infidelity. Recognising this distressing time, we offer a welcoming environment focused on your comfort and care.
Compassionate and understanding, our sessions are conducted in a safe and supportive space free of judgement where you can discuss anything you need. Tailoring your counselling to meet your needs, we help you to work through your feelings, process what has happened and feel empowered to move forward.
Setting goals with you as individuals or as a couple, we regularly review the progress of your therapy and adjust our approach as needed. Through this monitoring, we ensure that all participants feel heard, properly supported and that your hoped-for outcomes and goals remain in alignment.
Accommodating both couples and individuals for infidelity counselling, you are welcome to attend alone, together or a mix of both. Our team will guide you on what we think will be most beneficial based on your circumstances and goals.
Infidelity Counselling
For the Betrayed Partner
Processing the shock, grief and anger at your own pace.
Infidelity Counselling
For the one who strayed
Rediscovering each other after years together.
Infidelity Counselling
For Couples Reconciling
Rebuilding trust is hard work. We’ll help you do it together.
Infidelity Counselling
For Couples Separating
Ending well matters, especially when children are involved.
Infidelity Counselling
For those attending alone
You don’t need your partner in the room to start healing.
Infidelity Counselling
For Emotional Affairs
No physical contact doesn’t mean no real pain.
Experience Compassionate & Genuine Care
With Port Phillip Psychology
At Port Phillip Psychology, our team of Melbourne-based psychologists for infidelity counselling provides genuine understanding and impactful care for those navigating infidelity. Impartial and committed to the wellbeing of all parties involved, our desire is to see everyone living a fulfilled, happy existence.
Find yourself again amidst infidelity and access the care and understanding you need to navigate through it. Contact Port Phillip Psychology today to get started.
Frequently Asked Questions
Thinking about taking the next step?
We know that reaching out during something this painful takes a lot. These are some of the questions we hear most often from individuals and couples considering infidelity counselling. If something’s still on your mind, our friendly team is always just a phone call or email away.
We often get asked...:
Will my counselling be alone or with my partner?
This will depend on your situation and preferences. If your partner has cheated, counselling for infidelity can be something you pursue individually or together. However, if your partner is unwilling to attend, regardless of whether you have decided to remain together or not, you can still pursue counselling alone.
Even if you both decide to undergo counselling, a mix of individual sessions and couple sessions is often recommended. You can discuss this further with your therapist as needed.
Is infidelity counselling only for those who hope to reconcile?
No, while infidelity counselling can be very beneficial to a couple who may wish to reconcile, it is also helpful for those who decide to separate.
There can be many complex feelings to work through following a relationship breakdown following infidelity and counselling can help you process and make sense of these. This can also be important for those who have healthy, trusting relationships in future.