You’re Not Falling Apart.
Your Nervous System
Is Doing Its Job.
Betrayal Trauma Treatment in Washington State via Telehealth
Betrayal trauma therapy addresses deeper wounds that are not addressed in general counseling. Your nervous system may have gone into survival mode the moment you discovered the cheating was occurring. You may have “known” but not addressed the problem many times; your brain was protecting you from consciously knowing. That is not a defect in you; that is surviving until you were able to handle the reality of your partner’s actions.
At Woodland Pathways Counseling, I work with women who have been devastated by the betrayal of their most trusted person. This turns your world upside down, with nowhere to land for safety. Individual Counseling and the Intensive are ways I guide and teach you about your nervous system. With my guidance, you move toward safety within yourself.
Telehealth & In-Person Intensives · Washington State
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The Woodland Pathways Model Intensive
The Intensive is two days of individually focused treatment that meets your needs. We develop the treatment goals to match where you are at in the Woodland Pathways Model. You are able to move through the intensive with safety and stability, building understanding and compassion for yourself.
I will be with you through the whole intensive. You will also get breaks to journal and process on your own. The focus is on your individual needs, where you are. I don’t use a one-size-fits-all model where you have to fit into the framework. The Woodland Pathways Model includes all phases of healing from betrayal.
Who this is for
Anyone who has been betrayed by their most trusted person. You are at the end of your ability to cope, and have used all the tools in your toolbox. You may have seen a generalist counselor who was kind and helpful, but didn’t know what to do with your deeper, persistent symptoms. You have come to the right place. The Woodland Pathways Model is how you move through betrayal trauma.
How to apply
Fill out the application to apply. Teresa will get back to you within 48 business hours.
The Intensive is also available in person. Women traveling from out of state are welcome to come to the Leavenworth, Washington area — one of the most beautiful and restorative settings in the Pacific Northwest — and work with Teresa in person over two concentrated days.
Leavenworth is a Bavarian-themed village nestled in the Cascade Mountains, with world-class hiking, river trails, and mountain scenery. Many women find that pairing the Intensive with a few days in this setting deepens the work in ways that are hard to replicate at home.
Explore Leavenworth, WA →Individual Therapy
I see a smaller caseload of individual clients to better serve you. Where some therapists see 35–40 clients a week and are exhausted, I balance my energy so I can give you my best presence and service.
Working with me will bring expertise in Attachment-Focused EMDR and Parts work, with grounding in the neurosciences literature and current research on betrayal trauma.
Your nervous system is going through a major wounding experience. What your body is doing is normal for this type of wound; you are not losing your mind, though it may feel like it.
If you would like ongoing weekly therapy, you may request a consultation by clicking the button.
Request a Consultation →What individual therapy looks like here
- 55-minute sessions via telehealth
- EMDR treatment for betrayal trauma
- Attachment repair and nervous system regulation
- Parts work language integrated throughout all five stages
- The Woodland Pathways Model: Stabilize → Clarify → Reclaim → Integrate → Live Well
- Available to Washington State residents only
Teresa Zuvela
LMHC · CSAT · CPTT · EMDRIA Certified
Washington State License LH 00004733
I started my career working with the general population, as a domestic violence advocate, in an inpatient psych unit, in school special ed classrooms, in community mental health, as a hospital social worker, and in private practice.
I started working with sexual addiction in 2009 and have been working in that field exclusively. I started working with the betrayer and understand the CSAT framework. As more therapists became CSATs in the state, I began to focus exclusively on the women partners.
I work in partnership with therapists who work with the betrayer. When it is beneficial to my clients to have support sharing something with their spouse, I am adept at conjoint therapy. I will facilitate a session where both therapists are present to support and build trust for the couple.
My primary goal is to support you as you heal and learn about your own body and nervous system after betrayal. My secondary goal is for you to learn enough to not need me.
Calm is a boundary choice.
This phrase developed as I worked with my own nervous system. It took my own deeply wounding experience to learn the tools and to outline the stages in the Woodland Pathways Model.
Betrayal is a deeply intimate experience within a relationship. You need a therapeutic relationship to provide the safety that is needed to heal — one that doesn’t have underlying agendas for you.
My only agenda for you is to come to know yourself and your story fully, and to have the tools you need to maintain a calm life. Sometimes that means setting boundaries with people who trigger your nervous system.
Open the door to yourself
Not ready to apply?
Start with your nervous system.
If you are not ready to apply for individual counseling or an intensive, or you live outside Washington State, please download my free stabilization guide. I do ask for your email, but I promise not to sell it to anyone.
You can then also receive a weekly newsletter with topics about healing from betrayal. It’s my gift to you, and you can unsubscribe at any time.
In addition, my coaching business is hosted at livingwellpublishing.org for those outside the state of Washington. I’ll be updating you with new materials from time to time. In the works are ebooks, mastermind groups, 1:1 coaching, and more.
All my best…
Teresa
What’s inside
Free Stabilization Guide
The First Stage of the Woodland Pathways Model is Stabilize. You may download a Free Stabilize Guide as my gift to you.
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