Couples Counseling for Trust Issues
Trust can erode through one major event or through many smaller moments that never get resolved. If you are checking, second-guessing, or bracing for disappointment, it can be hard to feel close even when both partners want the relationship to improve.
What does mistrust look like?
It may show up as repeated questions, arguments about transparency, avoiding vulnerable conversations, or feeling that promises do not match actions. Sometimes the source is clear. Other times it is a mix of past experiences, current behavior, and misunderstandings that have accumulated. Counseling starts by getting specific about what trust means to each of you.
Moving from reassurance to understanding
Reassurance may help in the moment, but it often does not address the pattern underneath. Viktoriya Chiliy, LMFT, helps couples examine the moments when trust breaks down, talk about the impact without immediately moving into blame or defense, and consider boundaries and actions that both people understand. The work is about accountability and clarity, not asking anyone to ignore what happened.
Does trust have to be fully restored to start?
No. Some couples begin while one or both partners feel uncertain about the future. Sessions can help clarify what each person is willing to do, what remains unresolved, and whether repair is possible for them. There is no promise that therapy will produce reconciliation.
Viktoriya is a Florida licensed marriage and family therapist with Gottman Method Couples Therapy Levels I and II training. Meet Viktoriya. If a specific affair or betrayal is at the center of the concern, our infidelity counseling page may also help.
Reach out
We see couples by appointment in Boca Raton and online when both partners are in Florida. The free 10–15 minute consultation is a place to share what brings you in and ask whether this is a good fit. See the main Couples Therapy page.
Trust is built in observable moments.
Broken trust can follow a major breach, or it can grow from smaller repeated experiences: promises that do not hold, information withheld, or feeling dismissed when you raise a concern. We can identify the specific behaviors that damaged trust and what each partner needs to see change. That might mean more reliable follow-through, a clearer agreement about boundaries, or a way to talk about uncertainty without surveillance or withdrawal. Rebuilding trust is a process, and each partner should be able to say honestly where they are in it.