This is not couples therapy
The award funds individual care for you. Couples work may be valuable later, but it is a different service with a different clinical purpose.
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For partners carrying the impact
Resilient Travelers: therapy funding for affected partners.
Discovering a partner's compulsive behavior is a trauma in its own right. This program funds care for the person absorbing that impact.
Who this is for
Written for a specific situation.
Partners and spouses carrying the impact of someone else's compulsive behavior.
- 01
- Partners and spouses of someone with compulsive sexual behavior, whether the relationship continues or not.
- 02
- People experiencing betrayal trauma symptoms: intrusive thoughts, hypervigilance, sleep disruption, or difficulty trusting their own judgment.
- 03
- People who were told to attend couples work first and need individual support of their own.
Why a separate program
Why partners get their own program.
Partner care is frequently treated as an appendix to someone else's recovery, funded last and stopped first. Betrayal trauma has its own clinical literature, its own trained clinicians, and its own course of treatment, so it has its own funding award.
Trained partner clinicians exist
CPTT, CCPS, and APSATS-affiliated clinicians train specifically in betrayal trauma. Filter the directory by betrayal trauma to see who in the network works this way.
Find a partner-trained therapistYou can apply independently
Your application stands on its own. It does not depend on whether your partner applies, is in treatment, or knows that you applied.
How the review worksWhat the award does
Partial funding, paid to the practice.
The mechanics are identical across all three programs, and they are worth reading once before you apply.
- What it pays
- A defined share of each session fee, for a defined number of sessions, with a participating therapist you choose.
- What you pay
- The remaining share of each session fee, paid to your therapist's practice on their normal schedule.
- What it never covers
- Medication, inpatient or residential treatment, assessments billed separately, missed-session fees, or care from a therapist outside the network.
- How long it lasts
- Through the session count and date range on your award letter. Renewal, where a program allows it, is a fresh review rather than an automatic extension.
Apply to Resilient Travelers
Applications are submitted through the secure applicant portal. It is a separate system from this public site, and nothing entered there is published here.
Questions
Common questions about Resilient Travelers.
Answers that are specific to this program. The general funding questions live on their own page.
Does my partner have to apply too?
No. Applications are individual and independent. Your award does not depend on your partner applying, being approved, or being in treatment at all.
Can I apply if the relationship has ended?
Yes. The impact of betrayal trauma frequently outlasts the relationship, and the program is written around the care you need rather than your current relationship status.
Will my partner see my application?
No. Applications are handled confidentially through the secure portal, and nothing about an individual application is shared with anyone else's account.
