About this course

Learning Objectives

• Guide clients who have betrayed through writing a What & How Letter, including identification of specific events and behaviors.
• Support betrayed clients in generating effective, specific questions to be answered in the What & How Letter.
• Identify recurring themes in completed What & How Letters and apply those insights to help clients who have betrayed write a Why Letter.
• Demonstrate how to use the Disclosure Process Worksheet to establish structure and expectations for a Therapeutic Disclosure session.

Course Instructor(s)

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  Laney Knowlton, PhD, LMFT-S, CST, CSAT-S, CCPS, CPTT-S, CCRDS-S, CCBRT, RAE)

  creator of the Connected Recovery™ model

  Laney Knowlton, PhD, LMFT-S, CST, CSAT-S, CCPS, CPTT-S, CCRDS-S, CCBRT, RAE, has worked in the mental health field since 2009, specializing in PSB and Betrayal Trauma. She has a Ph.D. in Clinical Sexology. Her therapeutic work includes individual, couple, and group counseling, along with intensive work and therapeutic workshops, with individuals and couples struggling with PSB and/or betrayal trauma. She has presented at multiple professional conferences ranging from local to international levels, including ACA, AAMFT, SASH, IITAP, and TAMFT, and regularly guest lectures at various universities.

  She created the Connected Recovery™ model of therapy, which walks individuals and relationships through recovering from betrayal trauma, connecting the fields of Problematic Sexual Behaviors (PSB) up to and including Sex/Love Addiction, Betrayal Trauma, relational counseling through an Emotionally-Focused Therapy lens, and Sex Therapy. She has published four books on her model, including a full-length book that walks through discovering truth and creating emotional safety for yourself and within your relationships, and three books centered on disclosing PSB within relationships. She volunteered with law enforcement for six years, initially with the Dallas Prostitute Diversion Initiative, then as a presenter at the Dallas John School. She currently owns and runs the Connected Recovery™ certification program, co-owns NorthStar Relational Consulting, and owns a private practice (Knowlton Counseling) in Highland Village, TX.

Disclosure

References

• Caudill, J., & Drake, D. (2020). Full disclosure: Seeking truth after sexual betrayal. Volume 1: How disclosure can help you heal. Kintsugi Recovery Partners.
• Stavrova, O., Pronk, T., & Denissen, J. (2023). Estranged and unhappy? examining the dynamics of personal and relationship well-being surrounding infidelity. Psychological Science, 34(2), 143–169. https://doi.org/10.1177/09567976221116892
• Rokach, A., & Chan, S. H. (2023). Love and infidelity: Causes and consequences. International journal of environmental research and public health, 20(5), 3904.
• Johnson, S. M. (2004). The practice of emotionally focused couple therapy: Creating connection (2nd ed.). Brunner-Routledge.
• Hollenbeck, C., & Steffens, B. (2024). Betrayal trauma anger: Clinical implications for therapeutic treatment based on the sexually betrayed partner’s experience related to anger after intimate betrayal. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 50(4), 456-467. https://doi.org/10.1080/0092623X.2024.2306940
• Freyd, J.J. (2021). What is a Betrayal Trauma? What is Betrayal Trauma Theory? Retrieved 2023, February 14 from http://pages.uoregon.edu/dynamic/jjf/defineBT.html.
• Minwalla, O. (2021, Feb.; rev. Nov. 2021). The Secret Sexual Basement: The traumatic impacts of deceptive sexuality on the intimate partner and relationship (White paper). The Institute for Sexual Health.
• Fox, J. G. (2020). Recovery, Interrupted: The Zeigarnik Effect in EMDR Therapy and the Adaptive Information Processing Model. Journal of EMDR Practice & Research, 14(3), 175–185.
• Allan, R., Edwards, C., & Lee, N. (2023). Cultural adaptations of emotionally focused therapy. Journal of Couple & relationship therapy, 22(1), 43-63.