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Over A Decade Of Hope And Healing
We're a non-profit organization providing professional training and compassionate support to partners affected by problematic sexual behavior and betrayal trauma.
“The partner of a sex addict has responses that serve as reactions to a stressor that is traumatic in nature, in predictable emotional, behavioral, and physiological ways. She seeks what she cannot find: safety in an unsafe situation.”
Dr. Barbara Steffens
(APSATS founding President).
Join for an hour long Q & A session with Jeanne Vattuone, LCSW, CCPS-S, CSAT-S, CCPT-S, to get all your certification questions answered! This is a free event. Open to all who have taken the MPTM Training and are seeking further clarity in the certification pr… Read more
The negative impact of sexual betrayal on a partner's sexual health is significant and complex. A betrayed partner can experience a loss of sexual desire, develop body image issues, be given an incurable sexual disease, and develop sexual disorders such as Vagi… Read more
This training will present theory related to the relational trauma and abuse often experienced by those in relationships where there is chronic infidelity and/or sexual compulsion/addiction. Empirically researched treatment theory models and techniques will be explored. Relevant … Read more
Together We Rise: Collaboration, Care, and Community For fourteen years, APSATS has stood at the forefront of partner trauma recovery, offering training, standards, and community for those who support healing after betrayal. Now, for the first time, we are gathering in person to… Read more
Compassionate care and resources for partners affected by problematic sexual behavior and betrayal trauma.
We train and certify Clinicians and Coaches, using a model that responds to the traumatic stress found in partners affected by problematic sexual behavior.