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Across diverse therapeutic orientations, post-infidelity recovery in couple therapy relies on recurring change processes—including emotional safety, meaning-making, attachment repair, behavioral consistency, and relational restructuring—that can be integrated into a three-phase clinical heuristic. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.SYNTHESIS. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

What question did this study set out to answer?

To explore the processes of change in couple therapy interventions for recovery from romantic infidelity.

July 30, 2026American Journal of Family Therapy

Post-Infidelity Interventions in Couple Therapy: A Systematic Thematic Synthesis of Change Processes Across Therapeutic Approaches

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MYMuhammed Alkın Yalçın ÇGÇiğdem Yavuz Güler

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Systematic synthesis explores change processes in couple therapy after infidelity, suggesting a flexible intervention framework.

Key Points

To explore the processes of change in couple therapy interventions for recovery from romantic infidelity.
Systematic review of 11 intervention-oriented studies in couple and family therapy.
Analysis of recurring change processes across various therapeutic orientations.
Development of a three-phase clinical heuristic: emotional stabilization, narrative reorganization, and relational integration.
Identified key change processes: emotional safety, meaning-making, attachment repair, behavioral consistency, and relational restructuring.
Proposed a flexible framework for clinical decision-making in post-infidelity therapy.
Emphasized the necessity for longitudinal and culturally responsive research.

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Yalçın et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a6af4e960e2b924d3ea07da https://doi.org/10.1080/01926187.2026.2701676

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July 30, 2026American Journal of Family Therapy

Post-Infidelity Interventions in Couple Therapy: A Systematic Thematic Synthesis of Change Processes Across Therapeutic Approaches

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MYMuhammed Alkın Yalçın ÇGÇiğdem Yavuz Güler

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Overview

Systematic synthesis explores change processes in couple therapy after infidelity, suggesting a flexible intervention framework.

Key Points

To explore the processes of change in couple therapy interventions for recovery from romantic infidelity.
Systematic review of 11 intervention-oriented studies in couple and family therapy.
Analysis of recurring change processes across various therapeutic orientations.
Development of a three-phase clinical heuristic: emotional stabilization, narrative reorganization, and relational integration.
Identified key change processes: emotional safety, meaning-making, attachment repair, behavioral consistency, and relational restructuring.
Proposed a flexible framework for clinical decision-making in post-infidelity therapy.
Emphasized the necessity for longitudinal and culturally responsive research.

Cite This Study

Yalçın et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a6af4e960e2b924d3ea07da https://doi.org/10.1080/01926187.2026.2701676

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