Counseling for Domestic Violence Survivors

Rediscover Your Resilience!

At True You Always, we specialize in guiding individuals through transformative journeys of healing from domestic violence. If you’ve endured the pain and trauma of domestic violence, our dedicated team of therapists is here to illuminate the path toward reclaiming your strength, resilience, and empowerment.

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The Domestic Violence Experience: We Understand Your Struggles

We understand that reaching out for therapy can be a courageous step, and we acknowledge the emotions you may be experiencing right now – perhaps a mix of fear, vulnerability, and a glimmer of hope. Domestic violence casts a dark shadow over your well-being, leaving deep emotional scars and profound feelings of fear, helplessness, and shame. Whether you’ve experienced emotional, physical, verbal, sexual, or financial abuse, the impact can be devastating.

You may find yourself:

Haunted by Memories: The constant replay of traumatic events, fear and hypervigilance can leave you feeling overwhelmed, paralyzed and physically and mentally exhausted.
Trapped in Fear: The fear of your abuser and uncertainty about the future may consume your thoughts and actions.
Difficulty concentrating: Your brain may feel like mush because eit is exhausted from the never ending planning and walking on eggshells, wrongly believing if you just do the right thing then the abuse won’t happen.
Struggling with Self-Worth: Years, months or days of manipulation and abuse can make you questions your self-esteem and make you doubt your own worth.
Isolated and Alone: The tactics of isolation employed by abusers may have left you feeling cut off from friends, family, and support networks.

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How Therapy Can Help

Therapy can transform lives, one session at a time. Recovery from domestic violence is a journey, but it’s one you don’t have to navigate alone. Therapy offers a safe space for you to explore your experiences, process your trauma, and rebuild your life.

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Here’s how our specialized therapy services can support you on your path to healing:

Create a Safe Haven: In therapy, you’ll find a confidential and supportive environment where you can share your story without fear of judgment or blame. Our therapists are here to listen, validate your experiences, and provide compassionate support as you navigate your healing journey.
Process Trauma:: Through evidence-based techniques such as cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and trauma-focused therapy, we can help you process your trauma and develop healthy coping mechanisms. You’ll learn to identify and challenge negative thoughts and beliefs, allowing you to reclaim control over your life.
Rebuild Self-Esteem: Therapy can help you rebuild your self-esteem and sense of self-worth. Through affirming your strengths, setting achievable goals, and practicing self-compassion, you’ll learn to value yourself and recognize your inherent worthiness.
Manage Emotions: Survivors of domestic violence often experience intense and overwhelming emotions such as fear, anger, sadness, and shame. Therapy provides you with the tools and strategies you need to regulate your emotions in healthy ways, empowering you to cope with distressing emotions and reduce the impact of triggers on your mental and emotional well-being.
Develop Healthy Boundaries: Establishing and maintaining boundaries is essential for your safety and well-being. In therapy, you’ll learn how to identify and communicate your boundaries effectively, both in your current relationships and in future interactions. By setting clear boundaries and enforcing consequences for boundary violations, you can protect yourself from further harm and cultivate healthier, more respectful relationships.
Reconnecting with Support Networks: Therapy can help you rebuild and strengthen your support network. Whether it’s reconnecting with loved ones, accessing community resources, or joining support groups for survivors, our therapists can assist you in finding the support you need to thrive.
Build Self-Esteem and Confidence: Many survivors struggle with low self-worth after enduring abuse. Counseling can help them regain their sense of identity, self-confidence, and empowerment.
Understand the Cycle of Abuse: Survivors often seek to understand the patterns of domestic violence, which helps them recognize warning signs and avoid similar situations in the future.
Safety Planning: Survivors may need help creating a plan to stay safe, whether they are still in the abusive situation or have left. Counselors can work with them on practical steps for safety.
Processing Guilt and Shame: Domestic violence survivors often feel guilt or shame, even though the abuse was not their fault. Counseling helps them release these feelings and develop a sense of self-compassion.
Coping with Anxiety and PTSD: Many survivors experience anxiety, depression, or PTSD as a result of the trauma. Counseling offers strategies to manage these mental health symptoms and regain control over their emotional well-being.
Restoring Trust in Others: Trust is often damaged in abusive relationships. Counseling can help survivors rebuild trust in themselves and others, especially if they want to form new, healthy relationships.
Reclaiming Independence: After leaving an abusive relationship, survivors may want to regain their independence, whether it’s emotional, financial, or social. Counseling can provide support in setting and achieving these personal goals.
Support with Parenting: For those with children, counseling can help them cope with the impact of domestic violence on their parenting and provide guidance on creating a safe, nurturing environment for their kids.

Your Healing Journey Starts Here.

At True You Always, we’re committed to supporting you every step of the way on your journey to healing from domestic violence. Our experienced therapists specialize in trauma-informed care and are dedicated to providing you with the compassionate support, guidance, and resources you need to reclaim your strength, resilience, and joy.

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Take the first step towards healing today by scheduling a confidential appointment with one of our therapists. You deserve to live a life free from the shadows of domestic violence, and we’re here to help you achieve that. You are worthy of love, respect, and safety, and we’re honored to walk alongside you on your path to healing.

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*Note: If you are in immediate danger or experiencing a crisis, please call emergency services or a local domestic violence hotline for assistance.*

Meet our expert therapists

Brandi

Specialties: Depression, anxiety, self-esteem, PTSD/trauma

(Ages 18+)

Kaydianne

Specialties: healthcare providers, BIPOC, anxiety, depression, anger, mood swings, trauma, grief/loss, work/ life balance, and substance addiction

(Adults)

160 Island Beach Blvd
Merritt Island, FL 32952

(321) 613-8685

Counseling offered via online
telehealth in Wisconsin & Florida.

Life Coaching offered via telehealth in all states