Center for Relational Recovery

Center for Relational Recovery What We Treat
The Center for Relational Recovery specializes in treating the following issues:

S*xu

In 2011, Michelle Mays founded the Center for Relational Recovery, a counseling and training center focused on providing leading edge treatment to s*x addicts, partners of s*x addicts, trauma survivors, and those struggling with relationship issues. The Center for Relational Recovery is grounded in the belief that all change happens in relationship and that our attachments to others are both the m

ost meaningful and at times the most challenging parts of our lives. Our programs are grounded in a relational attachment-based model that leads to transformed lives and relationships. Michelle is a Certified S*x Addiction Therapist and Supervisor trained under Dr. Patrick Carnes. She is also trained in Post Induction Therapy by Pia Mellody for the treatment of relational trauma and is in the process of completing her certification in Emotionally Focused Therapy for couples. Michelle is a registered Supervisor with the state of Virginia and is Licensed as a Professional Counselor in both Virginia and Washington DC. Michelle is a member of the Society for the Advancement of S*xual Health, the International Institute for Trauma and Addiction Professionals, the International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy, the American Counseling Association, and the Northern Virginia Licensed Professional Counselors Association. Prior to entering private practice, Michelle owned Envision Ideas Inc., a consulting business focused on strategic direction, branding and marketing. Prior to that she worked with a national crime victim assistance organization creating new programs and training materials and also spent several years working in the area of international relief and development.

10/10/2022

You all provided such tremendous feedback about a new cover for THE AFTERMATH OF BETRAYAL. Would you be willing to help one more time?

In anticipation of my new book, THE BETRAYAL BIND, coming February 28, 2023, I am doing a little revamp of my past titles.

This time, I need help choosing a new cover for WHEN IT ALL BREAKS BAD: 10 THINGS TO DO (AND NOT DO) AFTER BETRAYAL

Cast your vote here for OPTION 1 or OPTION 2!

WHEN IT ALL BREAKS BAD...

Cheating changes your world in an instant. Your past, present and future are re-written as the lies and betrayal surface. In the days and weeks that follow, clarity, direction and support are vital.

When It All Breaks Bad: 10 Things to Do (And Not Do) After Betrayal is designed to help you navigate the pivotal days following the discovery of betrayal by providing concrete guidance and support. Each chapter outlines the ten steps to take to quickly move you toward healing and the ten pitfalls to avoid that can hijack your progress.

Whether the cheating manifests as an isolated infidelity or a s*xual addiction, this book is your guide to taking positive action on your own behalf after betrayal.

If you do not own When It All Breaks Bad: 10 Things to Do (And Not Do) After Betrayal yet, you can grab a copy here: https://www.amazon.com/When-All-Breaks-Bad-Betrayal/dp/0998843423/

If you’ve already read it, would you leave a review here? https://www.amazon.com/review/create-review/?ie=UTF8&channel=glance-detail&asin=0998843423

10/07/2022

I need your HELP choosing a new BOOK COVER!

In anticipation of my new book, THE BETRAYAL BIND, coming February 28, 2022, I am doing a little revamp of my past titles.

Let me know WHICH COVER OPTION you prefer: BLUE 💙 or GREEN 💚

THE AFTERMATH OF BETRAYAL
Nothing can prepare you for the moment you discover that the person closest to you, who you count on the most, has betrayed you. If you have experienced s*xual betrayal, you need help navigating the emotional devastation that follows. Making sense of your experience is the first step toward healing.

THE AFTERMATH OF BETRAYAL, is intended to help you identify and articulate your experience. During a time when your mind and body are overwhelmed and a full-size read may feel daunting, this book is designed with short easily digested chapters to point you in the right direction. THE AFTERMATH OF BETRAYAL will give you words, language, and concepts to describe the storm of betrayal and guide you through helpful exercises that move you toward healing.

Even more importantly, this book exists to give you hope. Hope that there is a path through the trauma of betrayal, markers along the way to point you in the right direction, and plenty of help and support available for you.

If you do not own this book yet, you can grab a copy here:
https://www.amazon.com/Aftermath-Betrayal-CSAT-S-Michelle-Mays/dp/0998843415/

If you’ve already read it, I would be so grateful if you would leave a review here: https://www.amazon.com/review/create-review/?ie=UTF8&channel=glance-detail&asin=0998843415

Let me know WHICH COVER OPTION you prefer: BLUE 💙 or GREEN 💚

❓ Are you going blind to betrayal in your relationship❓ Why do people tuck information about what has happened to them o...
09/16/2022
How to Avoid Going Blind to Betrayal in Your Relationship

❓ Are you going blind to betrayal in your relationship
❓ Why do people tuck information about what has happened to them out of their awareness?
❓ Why do betrayed partners go blind to the traumas that they endure?

Dr. Jennifer Freyd, one of the seminal researchers on the issue of betrayal trauma, coined the term "betrayal blindness" to describe the tendency to withhold threatening information from our awareness in an effort to protect our primary attachment.

Betrayal blindness is an important topic for betrayed partners to be aware of and has a profound impact on their https://bit.ly/3qLgG14 this video, I'll discuss the patterns of betrayal blindness that I've observed in nearly every betrayed partner I've worked with over the past two decades - and how I've helped them to overcome it!

WATCH HERE: https://bit.ly/3DyvdF6

● Are you going blind to betrayal in your relationship? ● Why do people tuck information about what has happened to them out of their awareness?● Why do betr...

S*x and Attachment, Part 4: Insecure Attachment and the Challenge of Rigidity https://bit.ly/3H1gtgE
03/23/2022

S*x and Attachment, Part 4: Insecure Attachment and the Challenge of Rigidity https://bit.ly/3H1gtgE

The PartnerHope Blog is a treasure-trove of support and resources specifically designed for partners healing from betray...
03/11/2022
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The PartnerHope Blog is a treasure-trove of support and resources specifically designed for partners healing from betrayal trauma. Upon signing up, you'll receive several emails to get you started right away down the road to recovery. Subscribe to receive insight, wisdom, inspiration and authentic hope delivered right to your inbox!

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The PartnerHope Blog is a treasure-trove of support and resources specifically designed for partners healing from betrayal trauma. Upon signing up, you'll receive several emails to get you started right away down the road to recovery. Subscribe below to receive insight, wisdom, inspiration and auth

Only 4 Days Left! Grab your spot for Healing & Reparenting the Wounded Child within on Saturday, March 4th. Registrants ...
03/02/2022
Healing & Reparenting the Wounded Child Within

Only 4 Days Left! Grab your spot for Healing & Reparenting the Wounded Child within on Saturday, March 4th. Registrants will also receive 2 weeks of extended recording access following the live event.

https://bit.ly/3aJ1Obc

March 5, 2022 • $99 per person Online Workshop Presented by Michelle Mays, LPC, CSAT-S Register Now In childhood, many of us experienced parenting that was at times less than nurturing or perhaps even overtly critical, neglectful, or indulgent. When that happens, we grow up and become a

Join us on Saturday, March 5th for HEALING & REPARENTING THE WOUNDED CHILD WITHIN (Extended Recording Access Included!)h...
02/26/2022

Join us on Saturday, March 5th for HEALING & REPARENTING THE WOUNDED CHILD WITHIN (Extended Recording Access Included!)
https://bit.ly/3aJ1Obc

Who Should Attend this Workshop?
✅ Individuals who are working to heal the impacts of childhood trauma.
✅ Individuals who want to learn how to change patterns of negative self-talk or self-destructive behaviors.
✅ Individuals who want to understand the way their family of origin may have impacted them, as they work toward healing.
✅ Couples who want to learn to communicate with clarity and purpose.
✅ Therapists, coaches and other helpers who want to learn a model for helping individuals work through the impacts of childhood trauma or neglect.

The PartnerHope Blog is a treasure-trove of support and resources specifically designed for partners healing from betray...
02/25/2022
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The PartnerHope Blog is a treasure-trove of support and resources specifically designed for partners healing from betrayal trauma. Upon signing up, you'll receive several emails to get you started right away down the road to recovery. Subscribe to receive insight, wisdom, inspiration and authentic hope delivered right to your inbox!

https://bit.ly/3bM4dSv

The PartnerHope Blog is a treasure-trove of support and resources specifically designed for partners healing from betrayal trauma. Upon signing up, you'll receive several emails to get you started right away down the road to recovery. Subscribe below to receive insight, wisdom, inspiration and auth

Recently a client decided that the best and healthiest route for her was to end her relationship with her spouse. After ...
02/24/2022
I'm Divorcing, So I Don't Need Help

Recently a client decided that the best and healthiest route for her was to end her relationship with her spouse. After all, he had cheated on her and his demeanor after discovery was removed, distant, and often passive aggressive. She came to therapy, told her counselor about her decision, and declared that she was done with treatment. Since she was divorcing, she no longer needed therapy.

Please don't do this. [...]

Recently a client decided that the best and healthiest route for her was to end her relationship with her spouse. After all, he had cheated on her and his demeanor after discovery was removed, distant, and often passive aggressive. She came to therapy, told her counselor about her decision, and decl

Register now for Healing & Reparenting the Wounded Child Within!https://bit.ly/3aJ1ObcIn childhood, many of us experienc...
02/22/2022
Healing & Reparenting the Wounded Child Within

Register now for Healing & Reparenting the Wounded Child Within!
https://bit.ly/3aJ1Obc

In childhood, many of us experienced parenting that was at times less than nurturing or perhaps even overtly critical, neglectful, or indulgent. When that happens, we grow up and become adults who treat ourselves the same way that we were treated, parenting ourselves from the paradigm that we know.

Building on the developmental trauma model developed by Pia Mellody, this workshop is designed to help you to:
✅ Identify the wounded child within and the hurts that are part of your story.
✅ Identify the adaptive child who learned certain ways of relating to the world to cope with the hurts that were happening.
✅ Learn how to re-parent yourself from a functional nurturing adult self — changing your relationship with yourself and how you relate to those you love.

March 5, 2022 • $99 per person Online Workshop Presented by Michelle Mays, LPC, CSAT-S Register Now In childhood, many of us experienced parenting that was at times less than nurturing or perhaps even overtly critical, neglectful, or indulgent. When that happens, we grow up and become a

Register Now! https://bit.ly/3aJ1ObcMichelle Mays, LPC, CSAT-S will present Healing & Reparenting the Wounded Child With...
02/18/2022

Register Now! https://bit.ly/3aJ1Obc

Michelle Mays, LPC, CSAT-S will present Healing & Reparenting the Wounded Child Within via live video stream on Saturday, March 5, 2022 from 10 AM to 1 PM Eastern.

Special Note: As an added benefit to those with scheduling conflicts or living in other timezones, registrants will receive private extended access to the recording for a period of 2 weeks following the workshop date.

Join us on Saturday, March 5th for HEALING & REPARENTING THE WOUNDED CHILD WITHIN (Extended Recording Access Included!)h...
02/14/2022

Join us on Saturday, March 5th for HEALING & REPARENTING THE WOUNDED CHILD WITHIN (Extended Recording Access Included!)
https://bit.ly/3aJ1Obc

Who Should Attend this Workshop?

✅ Individuals who are working to heal the impacts of childhood trauma.
✅ Individuals who want to learn how to change patterns of negative self-talk or self-destructive behaviors.
✅ Individuals who want to understand the way their family of origin may have impacted them, as they work toward healing.
✅ Couples who want to learn to communicate with clarity and purpose.
✅ Therapists, coaches and other helpers who want to learn a model for helping individuals work through the impacts of childhood trauma or neglect.

The PartnerHope Blog is a treasure-trove of support and resources specifically designed for partners healing from betray...
02/11/2022
Subscribe

The PartnerHope Blog is a treasure-trove of support and resources specifically designed for partners healing from betrayal trauma. Upon signing up, you'll receive several emails to get you started right away down the road to recovery. Subscribe to receive insight, wisdom, inspiration and authentic hope delivered right to your inbox!

https://bit.ly/3bM4dSv

The PartnerHope Blog is a treasure-trove of support and resources specifically designed for partners healing from betrayal trauma. Upon signing up, you'll receive several emails to get you started right away down the road to recovery. Subscribe below to receive insight, wisdom, inspiration and auth

Grab your spot for our next online workshop: Healing & Reparenting the Wounded Child WithinRegister Here: https://bit.ly...
02/10/2022

Grab your spot for our next online workshop: Healing & Reparenting the Wounded Child Within

Register Here: https://bit.ly/3aJ1Obc

Registration is now open for our next online workshop: Healing & Reparenting the Wounded Child WithinGrab your spot here...
02/04/2022

Registration is now open for our next online workshop: Healing & Reparenting the Wounded Child Within
Grab your spot here -> https://bit.ly/3aJ1Obc

In childhood, many of us experienced parenting that was at times less than nurturing or perhaps even overtly critical, neglectful, or indulgent. When that happens, we grow up and become adults who treat ourselves the same way that we were treated, parenting ourselves from the paradigm that we know.

Building on the developmental trauma model developed by Pia Mellody, this workshop is designed to help you to:

✅ Identify the wounded child within and the hurts that are part of your story.
✅ Identify the adaptive child who learned certain ways of relating to the world to cope with the hurts that were happening.
✅ Learn how to re-parent yourself from a functional nurturing adult self - changing your relationship with yourself and how you relate to those you love.

The PartnerHope Blog is a treasure-trove of support and resources specifically designed for partners healing from betray...
01/28/2022
Subscribe

The PartnerHope Blog is a treasure-trove of support and resources specifically designed for partners healing from betrayal trauma. Upon signing up, you'll receive several emails to get you started right away down the road to recovery. Subscribe to receive insight, wisdom, inspiration and authentic hope delivered right to your inbox!

https://bit.ly/3bM4dSv

The PartnerHope Blog is a treasure-trove of support and resources specifically designed for partners healing from betrayal trauma. Upon signing up, you'll receive several emails to get you started right away down the road to recovery. Subscribe below to receive insight, wisdom, inspiration and auth

S*x and Attachment, Part 4: Insecure Attachment and the Challenge of Rigidity https://bit.ly/3H1gtgE
01/26/2022

S*x and Attachment, Part 4: Insecure Attachment and the Challenge of Rigidity https://bit.ly/3H1gtgE

Based on the ground-breaking work of author Pia Mellody, this workshop will examine the 5 key issues that are central to...
01/20/2022
Reframing “Codependency”

Based on the ground-breaking work of author Pia Mellody, this workshop will examine the 5 key issues that are central to healthy functioning in relationships. These are:

Being Valuable → which impacts → Self-Esteem
Being Vulnerable → which impacts → Boundaries
Being Imperfect → which impacts → Perfectionism
Being Dependent → which impacts → Wants/Needs
Being Spontaneous → which impacts → Moderation

This workshop will have you thinking about old concepts in new ways AND teach you how to restructure the relationship you have with yourself and others for a healthier, more fulfilling life.

https://bit.ly/2XM55jI

Healing the 5 Core Issues at the Heart of Relational Recovery January 22, 2022 • $99 per person Online Workshop Presented by Michelle Mays, LPC, CSAT-S Register Now Based on the ground-breaking work of author Pia Mellody, this workshop will examine the 5 core issues that are central to

5 Building Blocks to Understanding the Trauma Response Created by Betrayal, Part 3 https://bit.ly/3HvDt84
01/19/2022

5 Building Blocks to Understanding the Trauma Response Created by Betrayal, Part 3 https://bit.ly/3HvDt84

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