Couples Therapy for Cheating & Sex Addiction | Dallas-Fort Worth, TX.
When a partner discovers cheating, pornography use, or sex addiction, the shock often shows up as betrayal trauma in the marriage: anxiety, broken trust, and a constant search for what else might be true. Couples across Dallas, Fort Worth, and the Metroplex are reaching out for help with exactly this.
Cheating and sex addiction are among the hardest things a relationship can go through. They hurt the couple, and they unsettle each partner’s sense of what’s real.
Cheryl Ann Camarillo, LCSW, CSAT, CST, has spent over 31 years helping couples navigate exactly this. She is one of a limited number of therapists in the country certified in deceptive sexual trauma, and she offers DFW couples a structured path from crisis to rebuilding through online sessions anywhere in Texas.
Are you and your partner ready to find out what healing actually looks like?
Reach out today.
Online therapy for couples in Dallas, Fort Worth, and the surrounding Metroplex.
Whether you live in Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington, Plano, Frisco, or somewhere in between, you can work with Cheryl without adding another drive to your week.
She is licensed throughout Texas and works with DFW couples through online sessions, so you can focus your time and energy on the work itself.
Couples who prefer to meet in person are welcome at her San Antonio office.
Specializing in Couples Therapy for Cheating & Sex Addiction Recovery
What Couples Therapy for Cheating and Sex Addiction Really Involves
Many couples searching for help after cheating assume therapy will focus on the partner who acted out. In Cheryl’s work, both partners get support.
The partner who was betrayed needs space to be heard and to feel safe again. The partner who acted out needs to understand what drove their behavior. Couples sex addiction therapy works best when both happen within one structured process.
Cheryl is trained in the Minwalla Model, a framework that makes truth and safety the foundation for any real repair.
When Cheating Turns a Relationship Upside Down
Discovering cheating in any form changes how both partners experience the relationship.
The partner who was cheated on often faces anxiety, a loss of trust, and doubts about everything they thought they knew.
The partner who cheated often feels lost about how to make things right, or unable to explain their own behavior.
Without the right support, many couples stall out, stuck in conflict, silence, and progress that doesn’t last.
Cheryl helps couples break that pattern. Her approach gives both partners the structure to move through the crisis, not just get by.
Common challenges she works with include:
- Repeated discoveries of cheating or deception
- Conversations that escalate before anything gets resolved
- One or both partners unsure whether to stay or leave
- A loss of intimacy and emotional connection
- Anxiety, depression, or trauma responses affecting daily life
Sex Addiction and Couples: What’s Really Going On
Sex addiction is one of the most misunderstood issues couples face, and a topic many couples search for online.
For many couples, it goes beyond a single affair. It may involve pornography that became compulsive, repeated sexual behavior outside the relationship, or a cycle that kept repeating despite real attempts to stop.
Cheryl is a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist (CSAT), one of the most specialized credentials available in this area. She works with both the partner who has been acting out and the partner on the receiving end, helping each understand what actually happened and what recovery looks like for the relationship.
The goal is to give both partners a clear picture and a real way forward.
Helping DFW Couples Rebuild After Cheating or Sex Addiction
Rebuilding a marriage after betrayal trauma takes more than good intentions and time.
Cheryl pairs structured couples work with trauma-informed therapy, EMDR, and Brainspotting, so the hurt partner’s trauma responses are treated alongside the relationship itself. The process moves at a pace both partners can manage.
With 31+ years of experience, including work with more than 250 couples dealing specifically with deceptive sexuality and betrayal, Cheryl has seen what leads to lasting change and what keeps couples stuck.
“We had 2 couples therapists and 3 personal therapists over 5 years, and nothing started to change until Cheryl worked with both of us. She understood the trauma, the damage to our relationship, and our worries about our children.”
Why Houston Couples Choose Cheryl Ann Camarillo
If you’re searching for a Houston couples therapist who specializes in cheating and sex addiction, the right training matters.
Cheryl has specialized training in sexual betrayal, deceptive sexuality, and sex addiction recovery. Her certifications reflect that focus.
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
- Certified Sex Addiction Therapist (CSAT)
- Certified Sex Therapist (CST)
- Certification in Deceptive Sexual Trauma, Institute of Sexual Health
- EMDR and Brainspotting
She has worked in this specialty since 1994 and has focused exclusively on deceptive sexuality and betrayal trauma since 2017. She has trained future clinicians at the university level and brings personal experience with betrayal to every couple she works with.
Her clients describe her as straightforward, caring, and non-judgmental.
Take the First Step Toward Healing as a Couple
Cheryl Ann Camarillo helps Austin couples find greater clarity, stability, and a path forward through online therapy or in-person sessions at her San Antonio office.
Whether you’re both committed to rebuilding or still working out what comes next, the first step is a conversation.
Reach out today to schedule a free consultation and see what a clear path forward could look like for your relationship.
Start with Cherylâs free Relationship 911 webinar to learn more about healing after betrayal.
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