Couples & Marriage Counseling
Professional help for couples struggling with intimacy, betrayal, and communication in their relationship.
By The Healthy Intimacy Coach
When couples are facing the discovery of sexual addiction, infidelity, pornography use, or chronic communication breakdowns, the impact can feel overwhelming and destabilizing. Allan J. Katz and Karen Brownd of Rediscovery Counseling & Coaching Associates work with couples who want to restore trust, improve communication, and rebuild emotional and physical intimacy.
Through structured, clinically grounded couples counseling, partners learn how to move out of cycles of conflict, secrecy, and emotional distance. Treatment supports healthier intimacy, reduced stress, and a renewed sense of personal and relational stability. Couples often report fewer emotional blowups, clearer communication, and a stronger sense of safety and connection over time.
Infidelity, excessive pornography use, and online sexual behavior frequently lead to betrayal trauma. Allan J. Katz is certified in the Early Recovery Couples Empathy Model and has completed a three day intensive as a Hope and Freedom Practitioner, providing specialized support for couples navigating early recovery after betrayal.
Clinical Approach to Couples and Marriage Counseling
Allan J. Katz has completed the externship program in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT). EFT is a short term, evidence based approach designed to reduce relationship distress and strengthen secure attachment bonds in adult relationships. Emotions serve as the primary mechanism for change, allowing couples to understand and respond differently to one another.
In addition to EFT, Allan integrates Developmental Couples Therapy and clinically appropriate interventions from Dr. John Gottman, ERCEM and other leading experts in couples therapy. This integrative approach is especially effective for couples impacted by trauma, addiction, and attachment injuries.
How Couples Counseling and Marriage Counseling Can Help
Couples counseling offers a structured opportunity to:
• Understand the roots of attachment and intimacy disorders, including biological, psychological, and social factors that increase vulnerability to addiction
• Identify destructive belief systems such as self reliance that blocks help seeking or moralized views of addiction
• Support partners in understanding addiction as a clinical condition rather than a personal failure
• Begin healing from trauma related to neglect, abuse, broken trust, deception, and secrecy
• Reduce shame and isolation while addressing the real consequences of infidelity, pornography use, technology overuse, and poor communication
• Create a personalized recovery plan that supports emotional, relational, and personal wellbeing
• Strengthen relationships, preserve family stability, and restore shared values and trust
Sexual addiction and infidelity are difficult to self assess. Betrayal trauma, loss of safety, and chronic distrust require professional intervention to be addressed effectively.
Addiction, Denial, and the Risk of Crisis
A defining feature of addiction is minimization and denial. It is common for individuals to believe they do not need help or that their behavior is not harming others. Because sexual addiction is progressive, early warning signs are often rationalized or dismissed.
For many couples, it takes a significant crisis such as discovery, health risks, legal consequences, or exposure to disrupt denial. This moment is often referred to as hitting bottom. Early assessment and intervention can prevent deeper harm and accelerate recovery.
Do not wait for a crisis. Call 901-248-6001 to schedule an assessment.
Betrayal Trauma
Betrayal trauma creates a rupture in both the foundation of the relationship and the sense of self. Chronic secrecy, deception, gaslighting, and broken trust act as a corrosive force over time. When discovery occurs, the emotional system that once provided stability can collapse.
Healing begins with rebuilding this internal and relational infrastructure. In the initial phase, the betrayed partner focuses on establishing safety, processing the impact of betrayal, and identifying current needs to make informed decisions. For the partner who betrayed trust, recovery involves committing to treatment, developing empathy, and taking consistent action to restore credibility and emotional safety.
About Allan J. Katz
Allan J. Katz, LPC, MHSP, CSAT, is a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist with over ten years of experience helping individuals and couples address sexual addiction, intimacy disorders, trauma, pornography use, infidelity, and compulsive online behavior.
All services are provided in a confidential, respectful environment focused on understanding, accountability, and meaningful change.
What Recovering Couples Learn in Counseling
As a couple engaged in recovery, therapy supports you in learning how to:
• Break through secrecy and emotional isolation
• Address the underlying drivers of fantasy, escape, and avoidance
• Develop effective strategies to manage sexual impulses and emotional triggers
• Replace destructive coping patterns with healthy self care and connection
• Create a clear Monogamy Agreement that defines boundaries and expectations
• Build a reliable support system and understand the role of group recovery programs
• Distinguish intensity from intimacy and cultivate deeper emotional closeness
• Rebuild trust through consistency, transparency, and empathy
Recovery can begin with an individual consultation or a couples session.
Take the Next Step
For more information or to schedule an initial phone or in person consultation, call 901-248-6001.
You may also reach out through Contact Us to begin the process.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do you offer couples counseling for infidelity and betrayal?
Yes. Couples counseling specifically addresses betrayal trauma, infidelity, pornography use, and trust repair using evidence based models.
Is Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy effective?
Yes. EFT is a clinically validated approach shown to reduce relationship distress and improve attachment security.
Do both partners need to attend every session?
Not always. Treatment may include joint sessions, individual sessions, or a combination depending on clinical needs.
Is couples counseling confidential?
Yes. All counseling services follow strict confidentiality and ethical standards. However we do not keep secrets between couples during couples counseling.
Do you offer in person counseling in Memphis?
Yes. In person sessions are available, and scheduling details are reviewed during consultation.
Do not wait for a crisis. Call 901-248-6001 to schedule an assessment.