10/08/2026
Children absorb betrayal, even when no one tells them the story.
Meet our speaker: Morgan Ellsworth, LAMFT, BCC, CCPS-A, CPC.
When betrayal enters a family, the impact doesn't stop with the couple. Children feel the shift in the home, and silence and confusion can shape how they see themselves, others, and even God. That's why healing has to include the whole family.
In her session, "Family Systems in the Wake of Betrayal: The Impact on Children and Pathways to Healing," Morgan will walk parents through how parental betrayal ripples through a family and affects children emotionally, cognitively, behaviorally, spiritually, and relationally. Drawing on Kaethe Weingarten's witnessing framework, she'll offer a path from silence toward honest, age-appropriate disclosure and sustained repair, without overwhelming a child's capacity to cope. Attendees will leave with an age-appropriate disclosure language guide they can use right away.
Morgan is a Licensed Associate Marriage and Family Therapist in Arizona and the owner of Ellsworth Family Therapy and Morgan Ellsworth Coaching & Wellness. She specializes in betrayal trauma and helps families heal together, including the children, siblings, and extended family members who are so often overlooked. She is a Certified Clinical Partner Specialist-Associate and Certified Partner Coach through APSATS, facilitates the Witnessed group for teens and adult children, and hosts the Healing Betrayed Families podcast. As a betrayed child herself, Morgan brings both clinical training and lived experience to this work.
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