
Domestic Violence Recovery
Support for individuals healing from physical, emotional, or psychological harm in relationships. Therapy helps restore confidence, safety, and a sense of personal power.
Overview
Domestic violence recovery focuses on healing from physical, emotional, sexual, or financial abuse within intimate relationships. Survivors may leave the relationship or still be processing its effects. Therapy offers safety, emotional support, and tools to rebuild autonomy, confidence, and identity.
Symptoms
Anxiety, fear, or panic attacks
Feeling stuck, powerless, or ashamed
Hypervigilance (constant fear something bad will happen)
Difficulty trusting
Flashbacks or intrusive memories
Guilt or confusion about the relationship
Low confidence and self-worth
Sleep disturbances
Causes
Domestic violence can involve:
Physical harm
Emotional manipulation
Threats or intimidation
Financial control
Isolation from friends/family
Gaslighting and psychological abuse
How Therapy Can Help
Safety planning & crisis support
Trauma-informed therapy
EMDR, somatic therapy, or CBT
Rebuilding autonomy and identity
Setting healthy boundaries
Processing guilt, shame, and fear
Support for regaining independence (financial, emotional)
Support groups for survivors




