Childhood Sexual Abuse

Hi there, I am so glad you clicked on this page. I can’t imagine how much it had to take to actually look for someone you want to go on the healing journey of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) with. I just want to say you are braver than you think. You already survived something unbearable, probably by yourself. If you are looking for someone to disclose about CSA for the first time or if you are already getting help from family, friends or therapists and you are looking for someone you can explore your life and or your experience, I am here for you to support your journey to healing/understanding.

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How the sessions work

First we will make sure you can safely process the trauma without re-traumatising you.

Every client is different and you might want to explore other areas of your life before we even touch on your experience of CSA and that’s completely fine. For some clients it can take years before they open up about CSA and some feels like they can tell me straight away in our first/second session. Whatever feels right for you. We will go at your own pace.

 

The goal in therapy is to process the trauma and reframe it. We don't have to necessarily revisit exactly what has happened. It might be helpful for some but triggering for others. We would work to get your sense of self and value, to feel empowered and to have full control over your life. It is quite common to feel guilt or shame. If that’s the case for you, we will work on minimising these feelings and learn how to neutralise flashbacks and triggers.

As well we are going to explore your beliefs not just about yourself but other aspects of your life. Sometimes survivors have got beliefs from the abuse that they might not even realise and we will work on checking if these beliefs are true to you or not.

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I find that psychological education about trauma and how the body and the brain respond is very helpful to clients to understand how and why they have reacted the way they have.

 

 

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