We connect hurting couples with highly trained professional for help to heal and flourish after betrayal.

Our trained professionals are ready to join your journey with authentic care and clinical excellence, walking with you into greater courage, hope, and connection.

Our Founder & President

Dr. Jake Porter

LPC, NCC, CSAT-S, CMAT, CCPS

Dr. Jake Porter is Founder and President of the International Association for Couple–Centered Recovery®, as well as the founding president of Daring Ventures Counseling, Coaching, and Consulting. A nationally Board Certified Professional Counselor, Certified Sex Addiction Therapist Supervisor, Certified Multiple Addiction Therapist, and APSATS Certified Clinical Partner Specialist, Dr. Jake is also the creator of the Couple–Centered Recovery® model.

With more than a decade of professional and personal experience in the fields of addiction and trauma recovery, Dr. Jake is a highly sought after speaker who has presented across the nation and around the world. He serves on the Board of APSATS, as well as the host of Betrayal Recovery Radio, the Official Podcast of APSATS.

Desiring for his Couple–Centered Recovery® model to reach even more people in need, Dr. Jake founded IACCR to widen this reach of his unique vision for couples healing from betrayal by offering exceptionally high-quality training to qualified helping professional. A natural-born teacher, Dr. Jake bring his passion and drive for the sacred work of soul care to bear on every level of training in CCR offered by IACCR. 

Dr. Jake also serves as Lead Professor of the Doctor of Professional Counseling Program at Kairos University. He lives in Houston, Texas, with his wife, Kristen, daughters, Magnolia Jane and Lottie Jo, and dog, Clive.

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Are you a mental healthcare professional, certified professional coach, or member of the clergy with a passion to help couples overcome the damage of betrayal trauma? Are you looking for high quality training based on the latest findings in adult attachment studies, interpersonal neurobiology, and developmental psychology?

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As an IACCR-trained professional, your practice will be listed on our directory of organizations that are equipped to assist clients from a Couple–Centered Recovery® paradigm. Directory listings can be customized and even upgraded to drive even more leads to your practice.

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