If the significant wound of betrayal happens in relationship (and betrayal is always relational), then it makes sense that our healing and restoration must also happen in relationship. The impact of betrayal is always felt most profoundly in our sense of relational disconnection. We feel disconnected from ourselves and who we knew ourselves to be, from our significant other and who we thought he … [Read more...]
June Recommended Reading
Love Sense: The Revolutionary New Science of Romantic Relationships by Dr. Sue Johnson Sue Johnson is the founder of Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) for couples, an attachment-based approach that helps couple build a safe bond with one another that allows intimacy to flourish. While Johnson has written several books on EFT this is her most popular seller as it provides an eye-opening … [Read more...]
CRR Team Spotlight, Cheryl Schenck
Over the coming weeks we want to introduce you to members of CRR’s Clinical Team who you may not yet know. This week we invite you to take a few minutes to get to know a little bit more about Cheryl Schenck. Cheryl Schenck is a Licensed Professional Counselor who works with individuals and couples, and leads groups. Cheryl has been with the Center for Relational Recovery since 2012. After she … [Read more...]
May Recommended Reading
Facing Love Addiction: Giving Yourself the Power to Change the Way You Love by Pia Mellody First published over 15 years ago, this book is still the go-to resource for understanding love addiction and love avoidance. Pia Mellody masterfully lays out a clear understanding of how the attachment patterns of love addiction and avoidance manifest in relationships, helping the reader identify each … [Read more...]
CRR Team Spotlight, Bruce Butler
Over the coming weeks we want to introduce you to members of CRR’s Clinical Team who you may not yet know. This week we invite you to take a few minutes to get to know a little bit more about Bruce Butler. Bruce Butler has been a member of the Clinical Team at the Center for Relational Recovery since 2013. Bruce specializes in treating individuals and couples dealing with relational (marital) … [Read more...]
But If Not
My sister is a potter. Well, really she is an artist and one of the ways she expresses all the pent-up artistic ability she carries around is through pottery. I get pictures texted to me at random times of vases, pots, sculptures, and platters, all thrown and carved, showing exquisite care and intricate detail. Often, these are pictures of the raw clay item waiting to be glazed and fired in the … [Read more...]
CRR Team Spotlight, Michelle Mays
Over the coming weeks we want to introduce you to members of CRR’s Clinical Team who you may not yet know. This week we invite you to take a few minutes to get to know a little bit more about Michelle Mays. Michelle D. Mays LPC, CSAT-S is the founder and Clinical Director of the Center for Relational Recovery, serving individuals and couples struggling with sexual addiction, betrayal trauma, … [Read more...]
CRR Team Spotlight, Scott Bradley
Over the coming weeks we want to introduce you to members of CRR’s Clinical Team who you may not yet know. This week we invite you to take a few minutes to get to know a little bit more about Scott Bradley. Scott is a resident in counseling, pursuing licensure in professional counseling in the state of Virginia and is currently in his residency. After working with adolescents in and out of the … [Read more...]
March Resources and Inspiration
ANCIENT SPIRITUAL RESOURCES TO HELP GUIDE RECOVERY “If we find ourselves with a desire that nothing in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that we were made for another world.” - C.S. Lewis The process of recovery from addiction is fraught with many arduous challenges and tasks, not least of which is recovering what I call our ‘deep heart.’ Every layer of pain that we … [Read more...]
CRR Team Spotlight, Robert Rubinow
Over the coming weeks we want to introduce you to members of CRR’s Clinical Team who you may not yet know. This week we invite you to take a few minutes to get to know a little bit more about Robert Rubinow. Robert Rubinow is a Licensed Professional Counselor with the Center for Relational Recovery. Robert has many years of experience (both clinically and pastorally) treating individuals and … [Read more...]
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