Betrayal Trauma Isn’t Something You “Just Get Over.”
It’s something you heal through — by understanding what happened, reconnecting with your body, and choosing care… even when it feels impossible.
This course meets you with compassion and provides practical tools to support your body, mind, and spirit as you begin your recovery journey.Â
Reclaim Safety, Stability, and Strength After Betrayal
Move from the chaos of discovery to the calm of understanding.
Unpacking Betrayal Trauma: Embracing Self-Care is a self-paced, six lesson course that help you rebuild safety through knowledge, compassion, and practical self-care tools.
Here's What You'll Learn in
Unpacking Betrayal Trauma:Â Embracing Self-Care
Sex Addiction
and Your Trauma
Understand how sex addiction shatters attachment and safety, and how trauma differs from heartbreak.
Trauma Triggers
Recognize what activates trauma responses and how to ground yourself when they arise.
Tools for
Intrusive Thoughts
Calm your mind and reclaim focus with cognitive reframing, soothing statements, and mindfulness.
Healing the Body — PTSD & Physical Manifestations of Trauma
Learn how trauma impacts your sleep, digestion, and nervous system, and how to restore balance.
Abuse and Trauma
Identify manipulation, gaslighting, or unsafe dynamics — and learn how to set healthy boundaries.
Partner's Survival Kit
Create your personal self-care plan across emotional, physical, relational, and spiritual dimensions.
Is This Course for You?
If you’ve experienced betrayal and find yourself wondering:
“Why do I feel crazy?”
“Why can’t I stop thinking about it?”
“How do I even begin to take care of myself?”
This course is for you.
You’ll learn to understand what betrayal trauma is, why your mind and body react the way they do, and how to begin rebuilding a sense of safety—one small, compassionate step at a time.
GET STARTED TODAY FOR ONLY $47
Begin Healing with Compassion
ENROLLÂ in
Unpacking Betrayal Trauma:Â Embracing Self-Care
What’s Included…
- 6 self-paced video lessons
- Downloadable worksheets and tools
- Guided reflection exercises to apply each lesson
- 6 months of course access so you can start embracing self-care today
You can begin right now. Rebuild safety. Reclaim your body. Restore your hope.
START THE COURSE FOR ONLY $47Note: Hope & Freedom University recommends beginning your recovery journey with our foundational courses, in this order: 1)Â Sex Addiction 101, 2)Â iRecovery 101, and 3)Â Beginning Recovery for the Betrayed 121.
Meet Your Instructor
Tina Wehner, MTSC, LCMHCS, CSAT-S, CCBRT, CPTT-S, CMAT, CHFP
Tina has walked with hundreds of couples and individuals through betrayal trauma recovery. Her compassionate, clinically grounded approach helps partners regain safety, self-worth, and hope.
Learn More →Tina Wehner
MTSC, LCMHCS, CSAT-S, CPTT-S, CCBRT, CMAT, CHFP
A Leading Sex Addiction Expert
Tina Wehner is the president and executive director of Hope & Freedom Counseling Services in Charlotte, North Carolina. She is a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist Supervisor (CSAT-S), Certified Partner Trauma Therapist Supervisor (CPTT-S), Certified Couple Betrayal Recovery Therapist (CCBRT), Certified Multiple Addiction Therapist (CMAT), and Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Supervisor (LCMHCS).
Tina received her Bachelors of Arts in Human Services from Elon University and received a Masters of Theological Studies in Counseling from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. She served as a Licensed and Ordained Minister with the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel and spent over 10 years in varying roles within a ministry capacity.
Tina’s professional expertise and extensive training includes treating compulsive behaviors and addictions (substance and process addictions – including sex/love/romance, food, finances (gambling/shopping), and work related addictions; all aspects of sexuality; trauma (including PTSD); abuse survivors; anxiety disorders; eating disorders; codependency; family issues; life transitions; mood disorders; and individuals and their loved ones who are affected by addictions and/or personality disorders. She is trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), including advanced EMDR methodology Feeling State Protocol (FSAP); skilled in 12-step therapy; trained in multiple levels of Gottman Method Couples Therapy; and currently serves as a Director of Prepare-Enrich for couples seeking premarital/marriage assessment, enrichment, and therapy.
Tina has personally studied with Dr. Patrick Carnes, (the foremost authority on sexual addiction) and Dr. Milton Magness, having received over 240 hours of specialized treatment training within the field of Professional Trauma and Addiction Recovery. She is a current and active member of the International Institute for Trauma and Addiction Professionals (IITAP).
