For Licensed Mental Health Professionals

A clinical method for the work no one trains you for.

The Compass Recovery Model gives clinicians an evidence-informed framework for the unique terrain of betrayal trauma — where standard PTSD and grief protocols leave gaps. License the assessment. Train in the method. Run Compass groups in your practice.

The Compass credential ladder

A specialist credential in betrayal trauma recovery. One-time training fees. No annual platform fees. You keep 100% of cohort and 1:1 revenue. Active clinicians stay free in the network forever.

Entry Credential

Compass Trained · Level 1

The entry credential. Integrate Compass tools into your existing 1:1 practice and administer the Compass Recovery Stage Assessment. Founding cohort capped at first 50 clinicians.

  • 8 × 60-min live virtual sessions
  • Compass Model Manual + 12 CE hours
  • Authorization to administer Stage Assessment
  • Listed in Find a Therapist directory (base tier)
  • Compass Connect portal access
$397 founding · standard $497 (one-time)
Apply for Founding Cohort →
Mid-Tier · Most Clinicians Stop Here

Compass Practitioner · Levels 1+2

Trained + Level 2 (Individual Healing, 8 × 90min) + 1 of 4 comorbidity tracks. Authorized to deliver the 8-week Compass Intensive group cohort. Listed at silver tier.

  • Levels 1 + 2 + 1 comorbidity training
  • License to use workbook + facilitator guide commercially
  • Authorization to deliver 8-week Compass Intensive cohorts
  • Silver-tier directory listing
  • Quarterly group consultation
$897 founding · standard $1,297 (one-time)
Apply for Practitioner →
Top Tier · Individual + Couples

Compass Certified · Levels 1+2+3

Practitioner + Level 3 (Couples Repair) + 2nd comorbidity + 12 supervised consultations + 3 video case reviews. Authorized to supervise other Compass-Trained clinicians.

  • Full Levels 1 + 2 + 3 + 2 comorbidity tracks
  • 12 supervised consultation sessions
  • Authority to deliver couples-systemic Compass work
  • Authority to supervise other Compass clinicians
  • Gold-tier directory listing with featured placement
$1,497 founding · standard $2,197 (+ consultation)
Inquire About Certification →

Active clinicians keep platform access free, forever.

If you've run a cohort or are seeing 3+ active 1:1 clients in the past 12 months, your Compass Connect portal, directory listing, and materials license stay free. Inactive clinicians keep their listing for $97/year. Lapsed clinicians can reactivate any time.

The five stations of the Compass

Betrayal recovery is not linear, but it is patterned. Most clients are not stuck — they're between stations. The Compass gives you a map.

01 · CENTER
Discovery Shock
First knowing
02 · NORTH
Stabilization
Ground beneath
03 · EAST
Integration
Story rebuilt
04 · SOUTH
Healing
Self returns
05 · WEST
Beyond Betrayal
Becoming

Is this method right for your work?

Designed for

  • Licensed mental health professionals (LMFT, LCSW, LMHC, LPC, LP, PsyD, PhD)
  • Couples therapists working with infidelity disclosure
  • Trauma-informed practitioners holding partner-trauma cases
  • Clinicians supervising or teaching adjacent fields
  • Doctoral candidates and researchers in trauma recovery

Distinct from

  • Sex addiction partner training (e.g., APSAT) — different theoretical lineage
  • Standard PTSD or generalized trauma protocols
  • Couples-only frameworks — Compass treats the betrayed individually
  • Coaching certifications — Compass is a clinical method for licensed practitioners

Bring Compass into your practice.

The Compass Recovery Model was developed by Megan Burton, MHC-LP, ASAT, Doctoral Candidate in Sex Therapy, through clinical work with people navigating betrayal trauma. It is now open to licensed clinicians ready to bring rigor to a population most frameworks miss.