The holidays don't create relationship problems. They put them under a spotlight. A couples therapy intensive gives you 5 or 9 focused hours to reset before the season starts, so you walk into Thanksgiving as a team instead of bracing for the next fight.

Not every couples therapist is trained in infidelity recovery. Here's what license, training, and questions actually separate a qualified infidelity therapist from a generalist — plus when a sex-addiction specialist is (and isn't) the right fit.

Replaying conversations, doubting your own memory, checking for answers at 3 a.m. — here's why your brain won't let the betrayal go, and what actually helps quiet the loop.

Roughly half to three-quarters of couples stay together after infidelity — but staying and healing aren't the same thing. A therapist breaks down what actually determines whether a relationship survives infidelity, and when leaving is the healthier answer.