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Domestic violence

Trauma-informed support for survivors

seeking safety, healing, and empowerment.

Experiencing domestic violence can profoundly impact your sense of safety, identity, and trust — in others and in yourself. Abuse can be emotional, physical, sexual, financial, or psychological, and it often leaves survivors feeling isolated, confused, ashamed, or unsure where to turn. At Health Allies Counseling, we provide compassionate, confidential therapy for survivors of domestic violence, centered on safety, choice, and respect. You deserve support that believes you, honors your autonomy, and moves at your pace.

Our Approach to healing

Bridge In Forest

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What we mean by domestic violence

Domestic violence involves a pattern of power and control within an intimate or family relationship. It can occur in relationships of any gender, sexual orientation, age, or background.

Domestic violence may include:
 

  • Emotional or psychological abuse

  • Physical violence or threats

  • Sexual coercion or assault

  • Financial control or exploitation

  • Isolation from friends, family, or support

  • Gaslighting or manipulation

  • Monitoring, intimidation, or stalking

  • Coercive control
     

You do not need visible injuries or a single “extreme” incident for your experience to matter.

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How this may be
affecting you

Survivors of domestic violence often experience a wide range of emotional and physical impacts, including:
 

  • Anxiety, panic, or hypervigilance

  • Depression or emotional numbness

  • Shame, guilt, or self-blame

  • Difficulty trusting others

  • Trauma symptoms or PTSD

  • Dissociation or feeling disconnected

  • Chronic stress or exhaustion

  • Difficulty making decisions

  • Fear of leaving or fear of staying

  • Impact on parenting or relationships
     

These responses are not weaknesses — they are survival responses to prolonged harm and instability.

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How therapy can help

At Health Allies Counseling, therapy is survivor-centered and trauma-informed. Our therapists help you:
 

  • Restore a sense of safety and control
    Therapy prioritizes emotional safety, choice, and consent.

  • Understand abuse dynamics
    Learn how power, control, and manipulation operate — without blaming yourself.

  • Reduce trauma symptoms
    Gently address anxiety, hypervigilance, dissociation, and emotional overwhelm.

  • Rebuild self-trust and self-worth
    Untangle shame and reconnect with your inner strength and intuition.

  • Process grief and loss
    Honor what was lost — relationships, safety, identity, or dreams.

  • Explore options at your pace

    Therapy supports you whether you are staying, leaving, or healing after separation.

Does this sound like you?

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