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relationship trauma, intimacy & recovery therapy

Have painful romantic, sexual, platonic, or family relationships left you questioning your boundaries, judgment, worth, or ability to trust?

therapists for relationship trauma & intimacy

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Shivani Solanki Patel, licensed therapist providing individual therapy for adults in Richardson, Texas

Shivani Solanki Patel, M.S., LPC, MT-BC | Clinical Director

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Intentional Therapy Lead Clinician Ayesha Youngblood, serving clients virtually across Texas

Ayesha Youngblood, M.A., LPC | Lead Clinician

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Baylen Roundtree, licensed therapist providing individual and couples therapy in Richardson, Texas

Baylen Roundtree, M.A., LPC

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Intentional Therapy therapist Ayesha Kadri, serving clients virtually across Texas

Ayesha Kadri, M.A., LPC

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Hajrah Javed, culturally responsive therapist specializing in self-esteem, body image and relationships

Hajrah Javed, M.A., LPC Associate

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Skye Adams-Thomas, M.S., LPC Associate

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Sylvia Kim MS LPC Associate therapist at Intentional Therapy Allen TX

Sylvia Kim, M.S., LPC Associate

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Intentional Therapy therapist Teresa Nguyen, working with adults and couples across Texas

Teresa Nguyen, M.S., LPC Associate

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Signs You May Benefit From Relationship Trauma Therapy

  • You may benefit from relationship trauma therapy if you:

  • Repeat relationship patterns that leave you feeling abandoned, unseen, controlled, or emotionally depleted

  • Struggle to trust after betrayal, infidelity, coercion, rejection, a breakup, or the loss of an important friendship

  • Shrink your needs, overexplain yourself, people-please, or accept less to prevent conflict or disconnection

  • Feel anxious, guarded, disconnected, or uncertain about emotional or sexual intimacy

What Relationship Trauma Therapy Helps You Build

  • Understand how attachment, family experiences, culture, and past relationships influence your current patterns

  • Recognize warning signs, clarify your needs, and establish boundaries without abandoning yourself

  • Process betrayal, breakups, friendship loss, relational harm, and painful intimacy experiences at your own pace

  • Rebuild self-trust and create relationships rooted in respect, communication, consent, and mutual care

You can stop losing yourself to stay connected.


Relationship trauma can come from romantic partnerships, friendships, family relationships, sexual experiences, or repeated patterns of betrayal and emotional harm.

Intentional Therapy offers culturally responsive relationship, intimacy, and recovery therapy in person in Richardson and virtually across Texas. Virtual availability in other states depends on the clinician providing your care.

Healing does not require you to stop wanting connection. It can help you build connection without abandoning yourself.

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

  • Relationship trauma can develop after betrayal, coercion, emotional abuse, abandonment, repeated boundary violations, or other experiences that make closeness and trust feel unsafe. It can occur in romantic, sexual, platonic, or family relationships.

  • Yes. The loss or betrayal of a close friendship can create grief, confusion, anger, isolation, and difficulty trusting others. Therapy gives that experience the attention it deserves.

  • No. Individual therapy can help you process past relationships, understand recurring patterns, rebuild self-trust, and decide what healthy connection means to you. Couples therapy may be appropriate when both partners want to work on the relationship together.

  • Yes. Depending on your therapist’s experience, sessions may address desire, shame, communication, consent, emotional intimacy, sexual disconnection, and the effects of painful experiences on closeness.

  • Yes. Relationship therapy is available in person at our Richardson office and virtually across Texas. Availability and state eligibility depend on the therapist you select.