{"id":226387,"date":"2026-03-04T12:49:40","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T12:49:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/04\/katie-bates-shares-update-after-couples-therapy-infidelity-in-her-marriage\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T12:49:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T12:49:40","slug":"katie-bates-shares-update-after-couples-therapy-infidelity-in-her-marriage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/04\/katie-bates-shares-update-after-couples-therapy-infidelity-in-her-marriage\/","title":{"rendered":"Katie Bates Shares Update After Couples Therapy, Infidelity in Her Marriage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Katie Bates doesn\u2019t appear to be giving up the marital fight.<\/p>\n<p>As previously reported, the reality star opened up in January <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/01\/katie-bates-loses-baby-i-will-spend-the-rest-of-my-life-missing-you\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">about having had a miscarriage<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A very short time later, husband <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/01\/travis-clark-cheated-katie-bates-miscarriage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Travis Clark confessed to the world that he had had an affair<\/a>. <em>Yikes<\/em>, huh? Both for the timing and the act itself.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Katie-Bates-Travis-Clark-011826-5283893c5e2b418c94563eb958ad1453-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-549800 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Katie-Bates-Travis-Clark-011826-5283893c5e2b418c94563eb958ad1453-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Katie-Bates-Travis-Clark-011826-5283893c5e2b418c94563eb958ad1453-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Katie-Bates-Travis-Clark-011826-5283893c5e2b418c94563eb958ad1453-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Katie-Bates-Travis-Clark-011826-5283893c5e2b418c94563eb958ad1453-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Katie-Bates-Travis-Clark-011826-5283893c5e2b418c94563eb958ad1453-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Katie-Bates-Travis-Clark-011826-5283893c5e2b418c94563eb958ad1453-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Katie-Bates-Travis-Clark-011826-5283893c5e2b418c94563eb958ad1453.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Katie-Bates-Travis-Clark-011826-5283893c5e2b418c94563eb958ad1453.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption><span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Instagram)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Bates hasn\u2019t delved into much detail regarding her feelings on this betrayal, except to say late last month that she was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/02\/katie-bates-to-enter-intensive-therapy-in-wake-of-husband-cheating-scandal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">headed to intensive therapy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Based on her latest social media post, Bates appears to have completed these sessions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust wrapped up a four day therapy intensive,\u201d Katie wrote via her Instagram Story on Monday, March 2. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt some point I may share more, but for now I\u2019m just really thankful for the experience and what I\u2019m walking away with. I spent the past few days in both individual and couples therapy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Added the 25-year old:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was hard. Emotional. Stretching in ways I didn\u2019t fully expect. But it was also one of the most meaningful experiences of my life. I\u2019m leaving better than I came, and that alone feels like an answered prayer.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Katie-Bates-and-Travis-Clark-322776560_1343425169750178_8141772927496925360_n-1024x768.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-549113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Katie-Bates-and-Travis-Clark-322776560_1343425169750178_8141772927496925360_n-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Katie-Bates-and-Travis-Clark-322776560_1343425169750178_8141772927496925360_n-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Katie-Bates-and-Travis-Clark-322776560_1343425169750178_8141772927496925360_n-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Katie-Bates-and-Travis-Clark-322776560_1343425169750178_8141772927496925360_n-728x546.webp 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Katie-Bates-and-Travis-Clark-322776560_1343425169750178_8141772927496925360_n-480x360.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Katie-Bates-and-Travis-Clark-322776560_1343425169750178_8141772927496925360_n-320x240.webp 320w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Katie-Bates-and-Travis-Clark-322776560_1343425169750178_8141772927496925360_n-960x720.webp 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Katie-Bates-and-Travis-Clark-322776560_1343425169750178_8141772927496925360_n-1080x810.webp 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Katie-Bates-and-Travis-Clark-322776560_1343425169750178_8141772927496925360_n-1200x900.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Katie-Bates-and-Travis-Clark-322776560_1343425169750178_8141772927496925360_n.webp 1919w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Katie-Bates-and-Travis-Clark-322776560_1343425169750178_8141772927496925360_n-1024x768.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-549113 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Katie-Bates-and-Travis-Clark-322776560_1343425169750178_8141772927496925360_n-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Katie-Bates-and-Travis-Clark-322776560_1343425169750178_8141772927496925360_n-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Katie-Bates-and-Travis-Clark-322776560_1343425169750178_8141772927496925360_n-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Katie-Bates-and-Travis-Clark-322776560_1343425169750178_8141772927496925360_n-728x546.webp 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Katie-Bates-and-Travis-Clark-322776560_1343425169750178_8141772927496925360_n-480x360.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Katie-Bates-and-Travis-Clark-322776560_1343425169750178_8141772927496925360_n-320x240.webp 320w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Katie-Bates-and-Travis-Clark-322776560_1343425169750178_8141772927496925360_n-960x720.webp 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Katie-Bates-and-Travis-Clark-322776560_1343425169750178_8141772927496925360_n-1080x810.webp 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Katie-Bates-and-Travis-Clark-322776560_1343425169750178_8141772927496925360_n-1200x900.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Katie-Bates-and-Travis-Clark-322776560_1343425169750178_8141772927496925360_n.webp 1919w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Katie-Bates-and-Travis-Clark-322776560_1343425169750178_8141772927496925360_n.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption><span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Instagram)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Clark and Bates started dating in 2019\u2026 got engaged in April 2021\u2026 and then got married that December.<\/p>\n<p>They welcomed daughter Hailey in February 2023 and son Harvey in September 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Clark, for his awful part, admitted to his infidelity on Instagram on January 17.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is hard to write, but I owe the truth and I owe an apology. I was unfaithful to my wife. I had an affair and repeatedly broke her trust,\u201d Travis wrote at the time. \u201cThere is no excuse for what I did. This was my failure and my responsibility alone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He continued as follows:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know that words don\u2019t begin to express the damage I caused or the depth of the hurt I\u2019ve brought into her life, but I am truly sorry. I\u2019m sorry for the pain, humiliation, and betrayal I caused my wife through my choices.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI understand that an apology doesn\u2019t repair what I broke, and forgiveness is not something I deserve or can ask for. I am taking responsibility by getting help and doing the work to change and become a more honest and accountable man, regardless of outcome. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI ask for privacy and grace for Katie as she processes this in her own time.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"771\" height=\"899\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0119_travisclark_ig_01.png\" alt=\"Travis Clark shared an Instagram Story confessing to cheating on his wife. This is a dark mode screenshot of the confession.\" class=\"wp-image-545781\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0119_travisclark_ig_01.png 771w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0119_travisclark_ig_01-257x300.png 257w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0119_travisclark_ig_01-768x896.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"771\" height=\"899\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0119_travisclark_ig_01.png\" alt=\"Travis Clark shared an Instagram Story confessing to cheating on his wife. This is a dark mode screenshot of the confession.\" class=\"wp-image-545781 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0119_travisclark_ig_01.png 771w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0119_travisclark_ig_01-257x300.png 257w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0119_travisclark_ig_01-768x896.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0119_travisclark_ig_01.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">On January 17, 2026, \u2018Bringing Up Bates\u2019 alum Travis Clark shared a stunning confession.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: Instagram)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Bates also released a statement of her own, saying she and Travis are seeking counseling both together and individually, and that she is being supported by legal counsel. <\/p>\n<p>However, she added that it is her \u201cheart\u2019s desire\u201d to \u201cpreserve\u201d her marriage.<\/p>\n<p>Considering the spouses are part of Institute of Basic Life Principles (IBLP)? The same church and belief system subscribed to by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/categories\/the-duggar-family\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Duggar Family<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s safe to assume they stay together.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/03\/katie-bates-shares-update-after-couples-therapy-infidelity-in-her-marriage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes Katie Bates doesn\u2019t appear to be giving up the marital fight. As previously reported, the reality star opened up in January about having had a miscarriage. A very short time later, husband Travis Clark confessed to the world that he had had an affair. Yikes, huh? Both for the timing and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":226388,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-226387","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/226387","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=226387"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/226387\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/226388"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=226387"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=226387"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=226387"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}