ABUSE

Physical abuse is a deliberate violent or aggressive act by one person to another that results in bodily harm. Individuals who experience physical abuse often feel helpless and isolated. Physical abuse can lead to depression, eating disorders, PTSD, anxiety disorders, and substance abuse.   

Warning Signs of Physical Abuse: 

♦️ Skin injuries that appear to have a pattern.

♦️ Frequent injuries that are unexplained or the story doesn't match the injury.

♦️ Withdrawing from regular or social activities.

♦️ Anxious behavior

♦️ Unusually aggressive behavior

If you, or someone you know, is currently being physically abused, call your local law enforcement agency for immediate assistance. 

We help clients work through their past abuse experiences, offering personalized therapeutic approaches to promote healing and empower individuals to find peace and strength in their lives. Through teamwork and individualized care, we guide clients toward a brighter, more resilient future. 

Individuals who experience emotional abuse are often the recipients of insults and humiliation. Emotional abuse is a pattern of behavior that centers around control, manipulation, isolation, and demeaning or threatening behavior. 

Warning signs of Emotional Abuse: 

♦️ Monitoring and controlling who a person spends their time with or how they spend money. 

♦️ Isolating a person from, family, friends, or acquaintances.  

♦️ Constant criticism

♦️ Humiliation, shaming, demeaning

♦️ Instilling self-doubt and worthlessness

♦️ Gaslighting: causing a person to question their perceptions and competence.

We help clients work through their past abuse experiences, offering personalized therapeutic approaches to promote healing and empower individuals to find peace and strength in their lives. Through teamwork and individualized care, we guide clients toward a brighter, more resilient future.

Sexual abuse involves unwanted sexual activity, with perpetrators often using force, making threats, or taking advantage of victims not being able to give consent. Immediate reactions to sexual assault may include shock, fear, or disbelief. Long-term symptoms may include anxiety, fear, or posttraumatic stress disorder. (https://www.apa.org/topics/sexual-assault-harassment)

Warning signs of Sexual Abuse: 

♦️ Trouble sleeping

♦️ Eating more or less than usual   

♦️ Trouble walking or sitting

♦️ Fear of being with or around certain people or persons

♦️ Fear of being alone️ 

If you, or someone you know, is currently being physically abused, call your local law enforcement agency for immediate assistance. 

We help clients work through their past abuse experiences, offering personalized therapeutic approaches to promote healing and empower individuals to find peace and strength in their lives. Through teamwork and individualized care, we guide clients toward a brighter, more resilient future. 

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Charlotte Marshall

Meesh Maxwell