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Abuse Recovery Therapy

Abuse can take many forms, including emotional, physical, domestic, financial, or narcissistic. Its effects often linger long after the experience ends. We understand how deeply abuse can impact your self-esteem, relationships, and sense of safety. Our abuse recovery therapy offers a safe and supportive environment to help you process your experiences, find clarity, and begin your healing journey. Whether you’re seeking therapy for narcissistic abuse, emotional manipulation, or physical harm, our tailored approach can meet your unique needs.

We provide both in-person therapy in Timmins and online therapy across Ontario, ensuring accessible care wherever you are. Our dedicated team is here to help you rebuild confidence, regain control, and move forward with strength and resilience.

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Who Can Benefit from Abuse Therapy?

Abuse therapy is for individuals seeking support to overcome the lasting effects of harmful experiences. Whether you’re dealing with emotional wounds, physical trauma, or difficulties in rebuilding trust, this therapy offers tailored guidance to meet your needs.
This therapy can help you:

  • Manage feelings of anxiety, depression, or low self-esteem caused by abuse.
  • Rebuild trust and navigate healthier relationships.
  • Address lingering trauma and emotional pain.
  • Regain a sense of safety and control in your life.
  • Foster resilience and confidence as you move forward.

No matter where you are in your healing journey, abuse therapy provides a compassionate and supportive environment to help you thrive.

Areas of Specialty

Emotional and Narcissistic Abuse

Emotional abuse involves manipulation, gaslighting, criticism, and belittling, all of which can damage your self-esteem and overall well-being. Narcissistic abuse, a specific form of emotional abuse, includes patterns of control and harm inflicted by someone with narcissistic traits. Both can deeply impact your confidence and relationships. Therapy offers a supportive space to rebuild self-worth and regain control of your life.

Domestic Abuse

Domestic abuse occurs within intimate or family relationships and can involve physical, emotional, or financial harm. This form of abuse often creates a cycle of fear, isolation, and dependence, making it difficult to break free. Therapy can help you process your experiences, regain your independence, and build a future that prioritizes your safety and well-being.

Physical Abuse

Physical abuse refers to deliberate actions that cause injury, pain, or harm. It can involve acts of violence such as hitting, pushing, or restraining and may also result in chronic physical and emotional trauma. Our therapy focuses on providing a secure environment where you can process the effects of physical abuse and develop strategies for healing and self-protection.

Financial Abuse

Financial abuse involves controlling or sabotaging someone’s financial resources to exert power and control. This might include withholding money, limiting access to accounts, or ruining financial stability. Therapy helps you address the emotional and practical effects of financial abuse, fostering empowerment and independence.

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The Caregivers Role in Child Therapy

Authored by Kelly Lamothe, MSW, RSW

Generally, children are not in therapy because they’ve requested it, rather, their caregiver, medical professional, or school has recommended they attend. Here are essential insights for caregivers to bear in mind during their child’s therapeutic journey.

Navigating the Start of Therapy
Before the first appointment, it can be helpful to prepare the child by explaining to them what they are about to do and what to expect. Offering ample reassurance, framing therapy as a positive and exciting experience, and creating positive associations can significantly enhance the child’s willingness to engage. Positive associations go a long way for helping the child enjoy and be willing to attend therapy. Pair a therapy session with a fun activity afterwards, such as allowing them a special treat or activity.

Creating a Positive Therapeutic Environment
Therapy doesn’t have to come with the same dread as going to get a cavity filled at the dentists. Therapists are committed to making the experience engaging and fun through activities like games, positive reinforcement, and creative expressions like playing with toys or art. Importantly, therapists respect a child’s comfort level and never force them to prolong a session beyond their readiness. The goal is to build positive associations that encourage the child’s enthusiasm to return. Forcing the child to stay longer than they want will not be conducive to learning new skills or building and maintaining trust.

Building Trust Over Time
Establishing trust with the therapist is a gradual process for the child. Similar to adults who may be hesitant to share inner thoughts with a stranger, it is unrealistic to expect immediate trust from a child. The initial few sessions, and sometimes longer, focus on nurturing trust, developing the therapeutic relationship, and gaining a deeper understanding of the child.

Diverse Approaches to Child Therapy
Child therapy doesn’t always appear like the traditional portrayals in the media. Unlike the image of someone on a couch in deep conversation, this is not an accurate representation of child therapy. Most children will not engage in traditional talk therapy to have deep conversations about what is troubling them as adults would. As such, the child therapist is trained to obtain relevant information and provide the child with essential skills through other modalities, such as play.

Home as an Extension of Therapy
While therapists spend limited time with the child during sessions, the caregiver plays a crucial role in reinforcing therapy at home. Just as a child needs reminders for everyday tasks, such as brushing their teeth, caregivers are responsible for prompting and supporting the child in practicing the skills learned during therapy. Like learning any new skill, practice makes progress.

Mutual Engagement in the Therapeutic Process
Caregivers are integral to the therapeutic process. The therapist may offer recommendations based on observed interactions, encouraging caregivers to manage situations and behaviors more effectively. Learning to navigate their own emotions and behaviors equips caregivers to better support their child, sometimes necessitating their own individual therapy.

Collaboration for the Child’s Success
Therapists are allies with the child’s best interests at heart. Open communication is crucial; caregivers should share thoughts and concerns, enabling therapists to tailor the therapy to the child’s unique needs and goals. If a particular approach isn’t yielding results, caregivers are encouraged to communicate with the therapist for alternative strategies. Together, caregivers and therapists form a collaborative team dedicated to the child’s success and well-being.