INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
Helping partners and spouses build self-worth, confidence, and autonomy to live authentic lives.
Healing from Intimate Partner Violence
The cycle of violence first begins in the tension-building phase. This is when your partner begins criticizing, expresses anger, and puts you down. You may react with reasoning, avoidance, or withdrawal. During the next phase, your partner acts out with violence. You attempt to protect yourself, leave, or fight back. Lastly, your partner apologizes promises the violence won’t happen again, declares love, and buys you gifts. You respond with forgiveness, agree to stay in the relationship, arrange therapy, and feel relief. You feel hopeful change is coming and often feel let down when it does not. This cycle can feel exhausting, confusing, and relieving.
It can feel dark and damaging when your partner or spouse has harmed you physically, emotionally, psychologically, or sexually. Many people who have endured Intimate Partner Violence feel trapped in a painful relationship with their loved ones. Perhaps you can relate. Maybe you may feel like you're walking on eggshells or wondering when the next shoe is going to drop.
DO ANY OF THE FOLLOWING RESONATE WITH YOU?
If these sound true for you, I want you to know that seeking support is scary, hard, and necessary. You are not alone, many others experience similar painful events in their lives. You may not feel worthy of taking care of yourself, you spend a lot of energy providing for others, or believe it's selfish to take time for yourself. With the support of therapy, you can begin feeling valued, respected, and safe.
• Feel physical, emotionally, and sexually safe.
• Return to your authentic self.
• Build self-awareness and recognize when to implement self-care.
• Heal from other previous negative life events.
• Establish healthy boundaries.
• Learn to manage difficult emotions and build a support system.
Healing from IPV helps you rise above your challenges and start moving towards your ideal life with less suffering, worry, fear, and more security, esteem, self-love.
You will discover new ways to cope with the negative memories/events you endured from your current or previous partner. Provide security and safety in your current or future relationship. Even if you are fearful about discussing intimate events of your relationship, trauma therapy may be able to help.
I've helped men, women, and non-binary adults overcome relationship adversities that were emotionally damaging. During therapy, they began to discover the intergenerational patterns that had kept them stuck in abusive relationships. They learned core components to build a healthy relationship.
How Trauma Therapy Works for IPV:
Addressing IPV consists of one-on-one sessions that help you work through your concerns. In addition to listening, I will provide hope, guide you towards healing, and inspire growth after trauma. I play an active and collaborative role in your healing journey. Here’s how it will work step-by-step:
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First, I provide a safe, accepting space so that you will feel comfortable sharing your struggles with me.
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Through hearing your story, I will start to get a picture of what your challenges are.
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We will start with ensuring your physical safety at your place of residence.
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We will also work to discover what your goals are in therapy and in life.
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Keeping your unique goals in mind, we’ll figure out what’s needed to help you reach them. EMDR therapy may be an intervention we incorporate into your healing journey.
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Over the course of our sessions, you will start making progress towards the life you desire.
Research shows that trauma therapy can positively change your thinking, beliefs, emotions, and behaviors. It can help you let go of what’s holding you back. Start feeling safe, validated, and a sense of community. Start your empowered healing journey today! Schedule a complimentary 20-minute consultation where you can share what’s going on for you and we can explore how we can help.
