Pathways to Healing: First Steps to Betrayal Trauma Recovery

A Two-Day Private Individual Intensive for
Partners Ready to Begin Their Healing Journey

"I've witnessed time and again how this intensive weekend becomes a turning point — a place where partners find their footing again and begin to trust themselves. What might take months in weekly therapy often unfolds here in two deeply focused days."
~ Alex D. Fliess, LCSW, CSAT

Welcome, we are glad you are here.

If you've recently discovered infidelity, secret sexual behaviors, or ongoing deception in your relationship, the pain, confusion, and trauma you're experiencing are real — and you don't have to navigate this alone.

Pathways to Healing is a safe, structured, and compassionate two-day intensive designed to help partners take their first steps toward understanding, processing, and healing from betrayal trauma.

The intensive is designed for one-on-one private sessions facilitated by a trauma and addiction therapist who is licensed in Clinical Social Work (LCSW) and Certified in Betrayal Partner Trauma and Sex Addiction Therapy (CSAT). This immersive weekend facilitated at our Chicago offices provides the essential support, education, and tools to help you begin rebuilding a sense of safety, clarity, and self-trust.

Through individual guided work, psychoeducation, and evidence-based practices, you will learn to:

  • Understand betrayal trauma and its impact on your mind, body, and relationships
  • Identify trauma responses and begin regulating your nervous system
  • Develop tools for emotional grounding and self-care
  • Learn the neuroscience behind trauma and addiction
  • Explore attachment wounds and relational patterns
  • Understand gaslighting, disclosure, and the cycle of deception
  • Recognize your strengths and resilience
  • Learn about healthy boundaries and what safety means for you
  • Begin developing a personal healing plan
  • Address self-blame, shame, and the question "Why didn't I see it?"
  • Understand staggered disclosure and its effects
  • Connect with validation and compassion in a supportive, judgment-free environment

Who It's For:

Adults (21+) of all genders who have recently discovered or been impacted by a partner's infidelity, pornography use, affairs, secret sexual behaviors, or ongoing deception.

Individual Intensive Format:

Individual in-person two-day weekend intensive facilitated on Saturday & Sunday, 8:30 AM–4:30 PM

Held in a private, comfortable therapy space in Chicago, the intensive weekend will focus on confidentiality, safety, and non-judgment. Begin your healing journey here, reclaim your sense of self, and rediscover your strength.

How You Will Be Supported

It's completely natural to feel nervous, hesitant, or even skeptical about beginning an intensive.
Many clients share that walking through the door was the most challenging part — but also the most important. You are not alone in feeling anxious about being vulnerable, trusting again, or taking this next step in your healing. From the moment you arrive, you will be met with compassion,
respect, validation, and the steady guidance of a skilled therapist who understands the courage it takes to begin this process.

Our intensives are designed to move at a pace that feels safe and supportive for you. We start by establishing grounding, safety, and clarity before moving into deeper exploration and recovery work. Breaks are built into the day, and you'll have time to rest, reflect, and integrate what you are learning and experiencing.

Our intensive private sessions blend individual, somatic, and trauma-informed work with psychoeducation and experiential activities, offering eight hours of dedicated time each day in a safe, confidential, and structured environment. This approach allows for focused healing without the interruptions or distractions of daily life — an immersive experience that promotes insight, validation, and meaningful progress.

To secure your private individual spot and take a significant step toward lasting healing, contact CCSW today to schedule your intensive. We accommodate betrayed partners, individuals struggling with sex addiction and compulsive sexual behaviors, and couples. Family options are also available.

Alex@CCSWLtd.com, 773.599.1609

Who This Intensive Is For

Adults (21+) who have recently discovered or been impacted by:

  • A partner's pornography or cybersex use
  • Affairs, infidelity, or secret sexual behavior
  • Sexual acting out that violated trust
  • Ongoing deception, gaslighting, or lies
  • Sudden disclosures or devastating discoveries
  • Staggered disclosures or trickle truth

Whether the relationship continues or ends, your healing matters.