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About this Episode:
In today’s episode, Dr. Megan Speciale interviews Dr. Talal Alsaleem, PsyD, LMFT, leading infidelity expert and marriage counselor on his approach to working with couples facing infidelity. Dr. Alsaleem tackles the common myths related to infidelity and discusses the foremost factors contributing to breaches in relational contracts. Following the approach outlined in his book, Dr. Alsaleem describes the important milestones and common clinical challenges of infidelity recovery.
About Talal:
Dr. Talal H. Alsaleem, PsyD, LMFT is an award-winning infidelity recovery expert, marriage counselor, and researcher. He is the author of the acclaimed book, “Infidelity: the Best Worst Thing that Could Happen to Your Marriage”, and the founder of The Infidelity Counseling Center. He developed Systematic Affair Recovery Therapy (SART)®, a method of infidelity counseling that has helped hundreds of couples navigate the challenges of the healing journey from affairs. As an international lecturer and speaker, he has helped many counselors gain the necessary clinical tools to help their clients recover from affairs.
You can learn more about Talal at www.TalalAlsaleem.com.
Links and References:
Talal’s practice and resources: www.infidelitycounselingcenter.com
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The APA Citation for this Episode:
Speciale, M. (Producer). (2019, May 1). EP125: Counseling Infidelity – A Conversation with Dr. Talal Alsaleem [Audio Podcast]. The Thoughtful Counselor. Retrieved from https://wp.me/p7R6fn-Hr.
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