About Us
At Close Connections we’ve been driven by a passion to help people recover from infidelity and betrayal trauma for more than two decades. Founder and Clinical Therapist, David Feder wants you to know that at Close Connections we care about you.
When responding to the crises of an affair, we focus on three primary goals.
1. Crisis Phase: In the Crisis Phase we help you recover from the immediate fall-out of discovering the affair.
2. Awareness and Understanding Phase: In this phase we focus on meanings and motives. We also begin to focus on relational empowerment (as opposed to individual empowerment) with your spouse or partner, which sets the stage for the next step.
3. Vision Phase: in this the final phase of recovery. For couples who decide to stay together, you define your vision of the relationship you always wanted to have, one that meets the needs of both spouses/partners, rebuilds trust and slowly begins to build new memories together that are based on honesty, integrity and transparency. For those who decide to end their relationship, our focus is to help you move on from the affair more whole and complete. We base this on VISION, a concept I created that provides the road map for healthy living.
At Close Connections we are committed to reducing residual animosity that exists between you and your spouse. This benefits both you and your children. We consider a divorce rate of more than 40% staggering and at Close Connections we believe that staying together is a realistic goal as long as that is what both spouses/partners want. However, if you choose to separate we work hard to help both spouses/partners move on with the least amount of animosity as possible. This is important to you and to any children who may be affected.
Our state of the art ‘Road Map for Recovery’ (RMR) includes education, insight-oriented therapy, coaching, sensitivity and empowerment. Looking at our testimonials you will see that those who have been through our system (RMR), grow by becoming more the person they intended to be and many of our graduates are living the life post-discovery that they wanted to experience.
We are available when you need us.
We do not believe in long wait-lists. Furthermore, we do not believe in making you wait because what you need, you need NOW!
Our services are given with the right combination of understanding, compassion and commitment in order to help you recover and feel better.
You will survive infidelity. You have no choice... the question is how?
Professional Qualifications
- In Private Practice since 2001 as a therapist and coach trained in helping people and couples survive and thrive after discovery of infidelity
- Trained with Esther Perel and Terry Real
- Trained in EMDR and Trauma Counseling, Debriefings and Defusings
- Certified as a CSAT Therapist
- Certified as a CPTT Therapist (focus on recovering from partner betrayal)
- Trained as a Forgiveness Trainer
Professional Memberships
- OCSWSSW
- OAPSW
- EMDR CANADA
- IITAP (International Institute for Trauma and Addiction Professionals)
Special Assignments
- September 11, 2001: In New York City and the tri-state area, provided treatment to victims, survivors and family members of victims of the attack on the World Trade Centre
- Trauma Counsellor: Responsible for de-briefings, defusings and trauma counseling
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