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Sexual assault or abuse

Survivor-centered support for healing,
safety, and reclaiming your sense of self.

Experiencing sexual assault or sexual abuse can profoundly impact your body, emotions, relationships, and sense of safety in the world. The effects may linger long after the experience itself — and they can show up in ways that are confusing, painful, or hard to explain. At Health Allies Counseling, we offer compassionate, trauma-informed therapy for survivors of sexual assault and sexual abuse. Therapy here is grounded in choice, consent, and respect — and moves at your pace.

Our Approach to healing

Bridge In Forest

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What we mean by sexual assault or sexual abuse

Sexual assault and sexual abuse involve sexual contact, behavior, or exposure that occurs without consent or through coercion, manipulation, or force.

This can include experiences such as:
 

  • Sexual assault or rape

  • Childhood sexual abuse

  • Coercion or pressure into sexual activity

  • Sexual violence within relationships or marriage

  • Abuse by authority figures or trusted individuals

  • Sexual exploitation or harassment

  • Non-consensual touching or exposure
     

You do not need to label your experience in a particular way for it to be valid. If your boundaries were violated, your experience matters.

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How trauma can affect survivors

Sexual trauma can affect both mind and body. Survivors may experience:

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  • Anxiety, panic, or hypervigilance

  • Depression or emotional numbness

  • Shame, guilt, or self-blame

  • Difficulty trusting others

  • Trauma responses or PTSD

  • Dissociation or feeling disconnected from the body

  • Sexual difficulties or avoidance

  • Relationship challenges

  • Sleep disturbances or nightmares

  • Feeling unsafe in your own body
     

These responses are not signs of weakness — they are survival responses to violation and loss of control.

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How therapy
can help

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

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

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

  • Release shame and self-blame
    Understand trauma responses with compassion, not judgment.

  • Reconnect with your body
    At your pace, using grounding and body-based approaches when appropriate.

  • Process memories safely
    Without pressure to disclose details or relive experiences.

  • Rebuild trust and boundaries
    Support healing in relationships and intimacy.

Does this sound like you?

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that can help you with these concerns now

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