Abuse Counselling
What is Abuse?
It is trauma. It includes physical, emotional, social, sexual, domestic and gender-based. It may occur at key life stages, childhood, adolescence or in adulthood.
What does Abuse feel like?
Feeling unsafe, unprotected, unvalued, unworthy, unconfident, isolated, trapped, a secret.
Common Effects of Abuse
Mental, emotional and physical wounds. Having an unhealthy relationship with self and others. Shame and stigma. Syndromes like fibromyalgia frequently have their origin in early childhood abuse.
Why is Counselling or Psychotherapy Needed?
In order to access and release emotions and experiences held in the body in a way that feels safe. You will safely navigate the abuse feelings to find deep healing and empowerment.
Why is it Important to work with Abuse through the Body as well as the Mind?
The trauma of abuse is held in every tissue of the body as well as the mind. Words alone won’t bring healing. You will safely tap into the bodily sensations and feelings of abuse when you are ready to do that. Doing so will move the abuse experience from your body. All that energy held in pain will transform to joy and enlivenment.
Abuse Therapy
My therapy approach is caring and gently supportive. It will help you to meet, accept and process the feelings that go with your abuse experience. It will call on your active self-healing.