Adult Survivors of Abuse

If you have experienced abuse in your life, you are not alone. Abuse, unfortunately, is more common than we want to believe. Abuse occurs in various forms. It can be physical, mental, emotional, overtly sexual, and covertly sexual, such as lascivious comments, jokes, and overtures.

Abuse takes place at home, at work, even in public places. Abuse affects every culture, socio-economic level, and every neighborhood. This is a fact that Sigmund Freud refrained from revealing to the public because it was so shocking and so pervasive.

The effects of abuse on the psyche can be devastating, particularly affecting a person's self-esteem. Many well-meaning parents just do not know that the way they treated you was not right and that it hurt you (even if you tried every which way to get through to them). Of course, other times, parents or other family members knew that what they did was wrong, but they nevertheless just couldn't hold back.

In light of all this, you may be asking yourself, "Is there hope?" The answer is a resounding "Yes!" I like to help people like you get the past out from under your skin so that no trace of that ugly, painful shame can remain. Many tears are often shed in this process, and when you go through it, you begin to feel whole and great again, like your natural self.